Show TYING MING TO DISCOVER CAUSE IE OF DEFECTS IN RAILROAD RAILS Railroad Men Hen and Manufacturers Manu Man Endeavor to toI I Devise Remedy NEW NE YORK March 22 embers Members of the thc Joint committee of or railroad men mart and and ta jail lall I manufacturers frn formed d to the quality of oC if steel stoel lr 1 lal rail held a R conference confer confer- ence nc yesterday and after arel several e hours hours' hoUs dl cu appointed a which will wi consider the whole holc hole subject and report Its conclusions and f rc recommendations to 10 tho lie general committee Because of 0 the frelen frequency of wrecks ck due to defective rai rails raib men and ralla railroad are Ire unanimous in th the tho opinion that thai for rOI Iho of the public I the quality of the rails rais rolled roBed b by th the steel 1 companies must be he Improved Railroad m men n claim cahl that bad had mill mi practice lias has d the deterioration in t but the rail ri say n the tho ra rails are arc re the specifications submitted sub sub- lolled according ar to 10 tH liy hr the railroads and that th they arc ro Iro not r responsible If lf the hl high h carbon rail rul blanks under sudden shock hock Tile J process of oc manufacturIng the ral rails rals SW II the to they are arc subjected 1 tr s dl I l at great length lEngth and al although although al- al tL though the conference was held lucid behind closed clod doors door It Is known that the theral railroad rail rail- ral- ral roy road men have compiled figures S1 por pec cent ent of or the broken rails rais are due to soft sot metal brittleness and what I is t Hl piping I the of or orthe A steel teel man said ahl that the rails no now being used is due to the in increased in- in creased creased rp Jl ed p of ur carbon contained and that this thi ha has been increasing for the thela thelast thelast la last t twenty years R. c At t t the conclusion of or the session lon the thc fol followIng following fol- fol lowing stat statement ment was given out I by Daniel Danle lard the railroad companies companies com corn panics and Elbert II I. I Gar Gary representing the manufacturers I A meeting of or the joint committee heretofore here here- appointed b by t the h railroad companies com corn pante arid and manufacturers at the m meeting held February 15 Ii v as a In se session slon during frank rank discussion discus discus- the entire day dRY A full ful and arid sio sion of the questions relating to lo the character char char- acter aeter and amI wearing qualities of rails rais was had and he the opinions of experts were re received re- re and considered The Th questions of mill mi practice In manufacturing K ri rails and usage of uC the rails In 11 tracks were discussed ed and it was wn conceded con con- r- r dod ceded 1 that Improvement can and Ind ought t tu to be made b by both sides EVer Every reason reason- reson will be made In lu this Rb abe e effort 1 promptly direction Important facts raes were ere gathered together and anil IUt much will stil wi bo he derived derIve as the result result- of the lie meeting Before adjournment adjourn adjourn- truant ment a a subcommittee of or six was appoInted appointed ap ap- ap pointed consisting of three representatives tl tires tives of oC the lie manufacturers to con consider lder the whole subject matter matel and report their conclusions conclusion and and recommendations at a future m meeting of the general committee to to- he call called an Hl d by hy the chairman Mr 11 Wll- Wll VJ h lard laid Id presided d. d |