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WILL TEST A NEW V^ wpi ■ i * i m y% g\ 1 -,v ENGINE AT POLj . ——- VhbrTH eyHAVE.SOLVED BIG POWERproblemG%SEVENTY MILES AN; HOURNcvy Gasoline, Engijie For Interucban Traffic tp be^Tried Soon on I.- VC. Between Polo andhe*te' Mendota.yet:*t€ iJLr tc~U)tlriSome very interesting-, announcements may be expected tro.ni Polo- yvithin_the--nex*t_-two—weeks—relaiix. -to -the- success-of -an experiment thatIs now under way .vhieh may re-“^volutlonize t he~~4ol i cy~o f—al lsteam-railroads and possibly place''^hem in a position where they may successfully cope with, .all, -electric, rail-way- competition;E—*nreThe Caldwell Engine company of Polo, is now engaged in making engines to be placed on the trucks of motor. cSrs that will furnish power at aTmffx fmtrm- r a te~of~s eT e nty~m il es~p ef-; hourv— The claims ‘the .companyJi ade have attracted the attention ofctsdthe Big Four railroad and they have placed an order with the Polo manufacturers to equip' one of their motorCITs f € 1cars -with the patented engin~e~aira~a~ practical test of the merits of theeirgine~w!li‘be-made-^4thhi-arfew~dayB7The initial trip will be made, between Polo and Mendota and a large number of prominent officials of the lead ing~rai lroadS-0 f ~th e~U ni te d~S t ates will he inyited to be present on this occasion. ' The importance of thisroads have been.iXKixithat .all the steam considering the advisability of adopting the interurban service wherever the electric roafis are making a strongg^oF^the-frei^htFBmt^assenggi^tr^between givenWhile much depends ‘upon thej .merits of the new engine manufactured at Polo, it is a practical certainty that the experiment which will be carried out within a few- d a ys-~atrtli e -i ns tan c e-*o f~-td!eOlfSbia']S' of the Big Four road, over the tracks of the Illinois Central company between Polo and Mendota will be far•Teaching-* n-its-significanee;—’ bur sonrehave .been in a quandry. They have“eTregarded the ^ ex i si eh ce oflines as a menace to their business, but* no solution has been offered .that would be an expedient until the engine ^ of the Polo engine builders loomed up on the horizon and presented the merits of the engine in such a plausible manner that the officials of the Big Four were at once convinced of its feasibility.
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Sterling Semi Weekly Gazette
Sterling, Illinois, US
Tue, Aug 15, 1905
Page 5
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