Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 49, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 February 1914 — Steel Cars. [ARTICLE]

Steel Cars.

The advantages whloh were presented by the advocates of the steel freight cars when they were first used In this country, have been well sustained by ten years’ experience with Increasing numbers of them. The wooden car Is shown to be more and more Inefficient with eaeh advancing year. The capacity Is low and good lumber Is scarce and high priced. The oost of repairs to ordinary wooden cor' cars Is nearly SIOO a year, and the time wooden cars are out of service undergoing repairs. Is abou« six times that of steel cars. The quality of the material In steel cars is nearly uniform, sad good material can be seoured by MNKBftodt test and Inspection. • . \ * ‘Y . J - ’ %l ’