Deseret Evening News | 1905-02-25 | Page 1 | Comparison between America and Prussia

COMPARISON BETWEEN BEWEN AMERIcA AUD PRUSSIA I Feb Fob von na i Prussian minister of ot and public works In he budget committee of ot tho time diet made mado a I comparison between rail railway rai way vay l accidents In II the thc United States and Prussia showing that derailments are three times more frequent In tho the Unit United ed I States and ald collisions three thre a n half hal times worse worM while tho the persons per wounded awl and killed are arc tre 36 35 times great groat greater trot er em Cr TIle The Interest upon capital Invested railroads hns has risen In Prussian since 1890 1800 from roni 49 4 to 73 p pe er r cent cent Recent experiments with wih high speed locomotives tives have yielded a 1 maximum of at 82 02 S miles mies an Rn hour but hut locomotives am are unable to maintain this rota Seventy tour miles flubs mies nn an hour Is possible ble ide but the tho government recommends an ribs that hour tho time speed do not Ilot exceed CS 69 allIes