, 1863-06-15
RAILWAY ENTERPRISE IN CHICAGO
SUPERIORITY OF WESTERN MAN.
UFACTUNES.


cx w~,*.ss vrorr In f1,a u,s1-
49, Shops.
,o,,,a n +bo b,.+o,n .e .,,a
,.s .ho ;n.reosa ~ -.;,a.r. sa.s..~s .-..1I
4,,e+ of+h. ,,,.4 NV, e4.pa4s1 - 49,
hoen 90 o,e.t .s..to,s ~. '7 ~ w. .4c.s. go
,rasterr st.+n, !. 49, s1 4..a - ~ -,s., -
"e0'e4" elans' ~ LIE outse1' mosI Oh tae
western Railroad Companies were compelled
to buy their rolling stock wherever they cou1d
ret r. Tbs ras,,t w.e 4,,a+ .n,-ira. oaa 49,.
of different s.ss ana 1s 1stta4n. s aasn,n,atas M ~ 10
VI o1ue1ent slzes anu PatLerns accumula1eo, 10
euch an extent that one road had fourteen
different e;zes of 1ocomotfrcs IN psc-e,ch "a.
~o - ~ - 49, 49,
qol11ng an entre EEL oi patte1ns' IN ofaer 10
make the parts necessary to keep them in re-
rafr. The same was true Of cars. Because
r.. ,va,a ,,,oao - r.at -
el'eee purchases "ete iuaue .. tu7 has., lta'usf
from the urgent demand, and want Of time to
manufacture, than from my absence Of the
raon,s;te talent md materials !, tho e+o+an,an+
ea0A04's 'AsA' ~" 44'e' 4.eh .ae e1A.eoieA'
WIS luaae III Ill 1+asteIu laA1oad puoAcatlon
that "the general character Of work done upon
locomotives and cars In the Vest. Eas cham
s..z.,.-,, nut, ,..a. - ..t-
ana ~. te4u pot4s' ' - niue VI ene etutA'
There are no better engines or cars bnilt In
the United States, than those constructed by
hCTnH mechanical 9i1r WPRtArn fHffpnFS
m. 80. - s7-;nc.1 .a.. ss -
1o ~ ~.
4'1!s " e's', A.n., ~ sA4'' "us "nee 1he
rolling stock bnnt bY some manufacturers
East, is thrown together for sale That made
in Western shons il bni1t for eervice. and is
far "a sunerior to INV tint can T ba purcbased or ~
manufactured by contract, This is particu-
larly applicable 10 cars
Another important reform TINT Is being
worked in Western shops, is the uniformity
Of patterns, SO that those portions Of either
engines or cars, that are most liable to get
ont Of order, In case ofan accident, can be re-
placed without delay at any repair point on
the road. For Instance, II the wheels and
axles arc Of uniform size, the defective can be
replaced By q new one, with very little delay
ore1pcnse- The same rule applies to engines.
| So far as consistent, the companies are using
the same patterns for number Of locomo-
tiycs,-the advantages Of which are tronspa-
rent to apy one.
Several Of our Western companies now con-
ttruct all their own engines and cars, while
and for the Government, upon contract.
From reliable data, it has been found that
| botlscnniues and cars can be manufactured
here tuiIy as cheap as they can be purchased,
| and that they arc tar better than can be
! bought rcady.made anywhere, The following
is a list OF the rolling stock turned out at the
| different Chicago railroad shops during the
past Eix months:
rur 11,1xo,s CENTRAL ran woprs
sH :. .IA.,11sa~.
Of the city, and are the most extensive of any
within The corporate limits For several
months past, three house cars per day have
been built, besides keeping up tue necessary
repairs, which is no tritling affair. Since No
have hren imi1t lar fI,e Connanv hesi3es oyer.
a,,1,n ~ gus aIt.,;n ~ sho,,t pne Tsad
~ thc fsorern,nenT '~~ ~'@'7
rhr c,,nn.nv orderaa ,,otcr,o1c fo- zoo e,b.
s4ant;ai co,e "a 4ha ~ ~ sau
~ -,;i1 10 r6rst~rntaa as .non ~ .ha $500;
IL ia ~, h. 1ot tnrsther ttern heinz saa ro;.r
afsnme " EiSJs II t3mhar Thev nrs usfnr ~
~ t1oc "nd x Wins,o1Es 1,at.at ~ ,ra,, Fne
ny Ros;aes nv a "t,ars ;roansa rua 1umt t'
freieht cars 1sntt1cisnt 10 fniv stocl nnnst ~. w.
asGn. Sa.s sut..cH. 49, ~ 5 iua5 s.och uust ".
ea IT. aoaus5 .so oan;ns- ncss u passenger ears
constTnct;nn 1T t.cse Worrs A4~ ~ ~oAA0. VI
In In me hoa MasalnGty Englae No.
~ ~ oeSn ,;. ,sol ~ naA5 g., .oe pEMo q onc
| Tl.a sS!o' 4,3n ,S3nn1esn.s ~ - ~ y uscts 4eet;
i11sre r. =, @ ~ dS h H. anu
att;n ~ eon,ee ia1s " Icy aIe
o1ne5sIcSAnaeIs ONE =, 10 Dy =, nse 1est drivers; s.,
VI lhe 90 engines On ihe T9aa bstWee1 en-,
easoaI4 sn.la1A'a1 neaL1y au nase peen altered
~ tocoai.p1lpers. ~ tuele alE ~" oat TX pufn-
1ng wooa. aaess IT, Is How How ons t'1, one qps.aGie 10
/
able to accomplish this, which Is to consume
me smoke, 8hen oal-bnrners Will he adopted
1oI PasseuEsr 'a engines also.
Apo9t ~ naaos aIT ehPleieu ~ Inc ma
shhops ~ H. n,aa aye Is sTpetenae9t niane 90
OF Mac1lncFy lof Inc Chcaso Olslelon; ".
4; Moff0w, Moster Aaehinlst; n nc u "a gar
st9a MosAe, w. nanus ale emPlqyeq; ~ ~ y. =: @ sco
' WIZ eupeF"eeuuent' ana ~ D. ono"' eore'
nlan"
| GALESA AND CHICAGO UNION Shops.
This Compapy EMPLOYS about 90 men in the
MACHINERY DEPARTMENT. uniler the control Of
Thos, Burgess, Master MachlnIst. During
the past SIX months, the following engines
have been turned ont In these shops;
ssmpson,;ntyiinfeF on. Is b. = Il: drlyers-en-
tirely rebnilt, VIII be out IN about stx weeks.
s1t e9m91Tcsnnder same SIZE aFaSera II. u inches
oMheenov-s,ns s,z. cx1,n5e,s md d-.r.-.-
rebuilt and altered from hook to link motjons
Fox Hye1-eame size, drivers 5tt.-in course Of
e1nstinttion.
EiIK1nol4-Eyllhoera u ps ~ drtFcEs 1t.-tnof-
iudeanWrnf,,1+ on+,~a no+.,,,, hats. .aos
| from ol5 enrine crcent a nostinn of thc ho,icr
| cyli1,dtr 16 ty =, drivers tx fect. Oot In sir
weeks.
| Ihunder-al new except boiler and frame-cyl-
inaes 10 ns - drivers on 'ret-
| "A portion OF the work on the Hndsou ~ao
done last summer. ,
| Ant{ 1Iee aten epiaoIt ueNV 1 anten
md Ineh ha1c' with a csnacftv nf fi1rowin9
| r. mn o.o1inns II water ntr dav The we'll
fsn,n H5f1cb tbc wotcr "a farcn = 1fa fast f,ccn
n +he E.r ncna1tment' IN cbar%e of Huh
| Grnv Eune,Inttndent there 1,as hern cnn.
s+r,n,ed .l;s vo.1 1hn's ~ IN oo++fs rars -,
Inv cnrs 70 at rars and Z nassancer cars
| rehniit E,th the i1nnrnred raised TnGf Thiss
| aa,..-4,na.,+ t,,-4,ia!l. IL ,anas ''oA At9
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