Show V IN FREIGHT CAR construction the fad fact that tha tover over two billion feet of lumber and timber are used an in nlaly in the united states for or the n e of freight car equipment and for the construction of rew nev r ew cars representing an annual outlay for material alone of f 0 ver over is amplo ample evidence of the I 1 mp ortance of wood woodin in this big li di try itry says mr air H S sackett agent of 0 the chicago alii ishee st paul railway compsy in an address in new york cl cit before the american society of ac la engineers 9 gathered by operating 0 of some ot of the agger rail wa systems seera seem to indicate says sackett that thai the cost coat of mainu ng ni E cel gondola cars over a pe ra of years is greater than for com fsr 0 o e wooden and steel cars of the ame type the data collected shux s that all steel gondola cars in jhc thc r tn twelve ive scars years of service cost over 10 so ar r cent more to maintain than did ie composite gondola gond olai the int tl tia cost ost of t the he composite gondola ct c r less than the all steel gondola LL 1 be sides of the eom composite car do act ct bulge as to do those of tho the steel cr r another advant advantage ago ol of the com ils flis s 13 0 type Is that certain properties lii iii coil coal cause corrosion to lo steel and Z is not by them lit 1 I steel cars are too heavy to be i rl T ar it in faiet fact no material yet disc discovered combines cym bines the properties of stran san ath th ll 11 lightness atness ht ness availability and ease case of working such as are possessed by wood 1 it Is also rather curious that the value of wooden cars is is gieter giefer gie ter fer than that of steel cars the wohlen C car r may be quickly and easily y rp repaired aired while the steel car is re only at a high cost or is 13 capped cr ped |