Show i I STill STEEL IJ RAILROAD D TIES Minneapolis 1 Tribune Tho Pennsylvania PennsYl Railroad com company pan has ordered the lie removal of or all metal tics ties from Its tracks and will replace them with Georgia pine pino ties tics for which a large order has nas been placed Tho The decision a against the tho steel tio do was the result of careful investigation tion lion by a commission the majority of whoso whose members decided that it ft lacks the thc resiliency necessary for the tho tho support of or he heavy v traffic and that Its rigidity rl constitutes an especial weakness at curves A minority of or tile tile- commission commission commission com com- mission expressed the opinion that the steel tie tio might prove durable on straight ht tracks but not on curves The steel tic received a heavy blow when Investigation tion of or tile tie Mineral lIneral Point wreck in ht which many lives wera ivero lost revealed rc tho the fact that the rails were torn from the tIes tics Although it was not clearly shown that this was the primary cause of or the accident it was accepted as convincing convincing con con- evidence e that the rails could not be fastened to the ties securely enough to withstand unusual strains However Howe there are man many steadfast advocates of the steel tie tic who believe that the rails were welo torn from flom the ties tics at Mineral Point as a result of or accident that was due to tho the failure allure of or another part of the equipment Although the Pittsburg mills which are aro engaged In Inthe Inthe inthe the manufacture of steel tI ties s will receive no more orders front from the Pennsylvania hanla railroad they the will doubtless continue continue continue con con- to manufacture the metal tie as American Inventive inventive Invent invent- ive I genius Is dogged In iii its persistency and will experiment with steel and combinations of steel and anel concrete until eventually e a successful product Is evolved evol The Tho problem of or securing wooden ties Is one ono which w will become Increasingly increasingly difficult with the time passing of or tho the to forests rests and eventually c e all ally the railroads will be compelled to turn to steel The experiments in fore forestry now in to progress ma may postpone the expected recourse to steel but reforestation Is slow while white the tho demand for railroad facilities is always alwa's heavy y and tracks track are arc wearing out under the steadily increasing weight of oC frame frame Something more moro durable than wood Is much desired even en now but the steel steel tie lie has as yet et not satisfied railroad men that It has the necessary strength efficiency and durability |