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Newspaper
Atlantic Evening News
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1908
Page
8
A new electrical unloading machine in New Orleans halves the labor needed and prevents most bruising as 7,000,000 banana bunches are shipped yearly. Operated by a single worker from a lookout tower, the platform moves along tracks the full length of the wharf, replacing the former bucket brigade of many enslaved laborers.
An electrical experiment shows two brass pieces in a strong salt water solution. Connecting them to opposite terminals without contact, after one or two minutes the solution colors and a colored precipitant forms. Colors vary by current strength solution composition and brass.
An American naval officer invents a face hardening tempering method using electricity. Carbon powder is spread on the plate face and electrodes applied to drive carbon inward to the required depth. The process concentrates effect on the face, with the inner plate remaining tough, offering a reform beyond Krupp or Harvey annealing.
An electrically driven centrifugal pump in Buffalo municipal plant operates on 1500 hp induction motor at 500 rpm. It handles 25 million gallons daily. The vertical unit sits on a platform above the pump with one step-bearing and two guide bearings. Friction is minimized by water suction pressure and oil film lubrication, with forced lubrication for guides.
A Victorian era notice describes a windless electric time alarm wired to a bell. A railroad tale recounts Engine No. 587 haunted by the ghost of Mr W, appearing in the cab to start or back the engine, pleasing old friends and confounding yardsmen.
An automobile fitted with wireless telegraph gear shown at Brussels, now used in army operations. Armored cars with this equipment placed in divisions could transmit orders faster than field telegraph, if the enemy lacks a matching device.
At a banquet honoring Thomas A. Edison on his sixty first birthday, Edison said electricity is in its primary stage and its potential is boundless. He claimed future generations will view today's electrical achievements as merely the start of a master science.
Railroads spend vast sums to save tiny amounts of time. The Pennsylvania system plans a $60,000,000 Hudson River tunnel to shave about 30 minutes to New York. New York Central may spend $70,000,000 to reduce six to eight minutes per trip. Each minute saved carries a high cost.
By a vote of miners and mine officials it was decided to adopt fulminate powder as an explosive in the Hazel mine at Canonsburg Pennsylvania. The belief is that this explosive is far less likely to cause gas explosions than the powder formerly used.
A curious coincidence arises as Canada’s famed railroad figure Sir William Van Horne is American by birth while America’s premier railroad builder James J. Hill is native to the Dominion.
A Bristol to Paddington journey covers 118 miles in two hours, highlighting rapid railway service between major English stations and reflecting efficiency in early 20th century travel.
Basil Tanfield Toothly, seasoned engineer, recounts 13 years in Africa and South America. He helped build Uganda's government railway to Mombassa, led campaigns against hostile tribes near the Wakikuo valley, and survived the lion attack that claimed Walton Harrison. He then surveyed the Andes crossing to Valparaiso and later aided the Shanghai Nanking line, financed by a British-Chinese loan.
The subway beneath Chicago embodies a vast 45 mile network of tunnels designed to move freight quickly and relieve street congestion. Aimed at speed rather than time savings alone, the $30,000,000 project duplicates street grids underground to connect depots warehouses factories stores and consumers across the city.
China resumed through traffic on the Manchurian railways last year. The Hsinmintun Mukden line was redeemed for 1,666,000 dollars. Shanghai to Nankin line extended to Chinkiang with completion expected within months. Kalgan railway, fully Chinese built, opened section on September 30, 1906 and advance work continues. The Chentung Taidan branch of Pekin-Hankow opened December 6 after three years and three months of construction. A branch from Kalfeng to Chenchou opened earlier in the year. Canton Kowloon railway work progresses rapidly.
Canada plans a transcontinental railway from Moncton to Prince Rupert spanning over 4000 miles. The project aims for completion by December 1, 1911, at an estimated cost of 200 million dollars. The line advances to connect the Atlantic and Pacific coasts, promising major national infrastructure development.
A veteran writer predicts a highly competitive 1908 season with Chicago challenged by New York Boston and seven other NL clubs. He lauds Wagner as a supreme talent and notes improved rosters across Cincinnati Brooklyn St Louis Boston Philadelphia Pittsburgh and Chicago. The American League also shapes up as balanced with strengthened pitching and debuting players joining Boston Detroit Cleveland New York Philadelphia and Washington for a wide running pennant chase.
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