The prcscnt critical position of the fine cliciiiicnI industry is Inrgcly diic t o tho lack of co~ificlc~~cc which 1iiniiuf:icturers linvc iii tlic Covcrnincilt. l'o-Legul Conditions and llates f o r Dangerous Goods. -1t wis iicrcr suggcstcd tlint tlic railwny conipanics lind rcfused to convey dangerous goods, nnd i t is obvious tliiit $ t h y iibilscd tlicir rights, tllc power given tlicin in :inciciit history to rcfuso to cnrry must linvc bwn witlidmwi. Nevertliclcss, ns the hiw stands to-dny (Clriusc 105 of tlic Itnihwy Clnnscs Act, 1845), tho railway conipiinics uced riot c:irry nny nicrcliiiiidisc 11-liich in tlicir juclgnicnt 'mcy bc of dnngcroiis natiirc, rind it is n soro point, as s t n t d (not only to inysclf but ti, all the trndcrs coiiccrnd) tIint tlic cnrricrs nrc tlic sole jiitlgcs of \dint goods niny bc dangerous. ( I t slioiild ~IO noted t h a t i t is not ii qiicstioii of tlic nicrcliniidisc bciiig dnngcrons in fiict, but dnrigcroiis in tlic opinion of tlic r:iilwny coriipnny.) The qucstioii is tlicii rniscd ns to rvliether niiy otlicr :irrniigcniciit would IIC jii+ nnd rciisoniiblc, scciiig tliiit tlic riiilwiy conip:inies nro rcsponsible for tho snfcty of tho public, ctc. Referring to Anicricn, JIr. Arclibutt sngs, I' Accidents which wcro occiirrinr: led to tlic cstnl~lislinicrit of the Burcnu of 1Ssplosires in I D O i , iind Col. Taylor cniiio over licro on piirposo to study our Dritisli rogulntions." Tlie following c1uot:itioii fro111 tho Xnicricnn dnr i t is Ilot too late to Sarc tile sjtuntioll; soo,l i t Tntcr-Stntc Coiniiicrco Coniniissioii Rcgiiliitioiis will be. 'or tlio Trnnsportiitioii of 1':splosives and Otlicr Ilnngcroiis A rticlcs by Frciglit nnd Ihprcss, Reg. 1706, 1918 edition, will sho!v tlie stntus of tho f3nrc:iii of Es~~losivcs (tho italics nro niinc):-_ _ RAIL CONVEYANCE OF CHEMICAL COMMODITIES.. -J. LUKES. It \vns wit11 satisfaction tliiit 1 rend tho nrticlo wliicli nppcnrcd ill tlic Jouriiul of Xovciiil)cr 15, written by Mr. L. Brclibutt with tlio assistance of