Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 19, Number 104, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 September 1898 — Standard and Sun Time. [ARTICLE]

Standard and Sun Time.

According to the best U. S. maps Rensselaer lies in 40 degrees and 57 minutes north latitude and 87 degrees and 7 minutes west longitude. Now as central standard time is true time on the 90th meridian, it follows that true or sun time is 11 min. and 32 sec. faster than R. R. or standard time here. In this latitude the time varies nearly 5 sec. for each mile east or west. To get the true time, get standard time from any R. R. office, add 11| minutes and you have sun time here, within a few seconds. Add 1 minute for every 12 miles east or substract 1 min. for same distance west and you will have true time sufficiently accurate. I aim to keep all the time by keeping my clock on sun time, my watch on R. R. time and my stomach on meal time. • L. A.