We should not dictate to the manufacturers the amount of crop which
shall be removed from the top of the ingot, as this should vary
with the care and time consumed at the various mills. The railroads
should not be asked to take anything but sound material in their
rails. The mills can furnish such sound material if the proper care
and sufficient time are taken in the making of the ingots.
Information derived from the tests being made at the Watertown
Arsenal shows definitely that sound rails cannot be made from
unsound ingots, and that, therefore, the prime requisite in
securing a sound rail is to first secure the sound ingot.
"We recommend that the present Specifications for Steel Rails be
withdrawn from the Manual of Recommended Practice of the
Association, as no longer representing the current state of the
art.
"We submit herewith, as Appendix 'A,' a form for specifications. It
will have to be amended from time to time as we receive further
information on the subject.
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