, 1864-01-09
RAILROAD SHOW PLoWS,
L Suggestion, to Railroad M[auneers

Of trayel and traffic. and the suspension Of raflroa.
business for even single day, is great loss an
Inconvenience to the whole community, and cyer1
department Of business is seriously affected By th,
delay, Almost every winter the western. road
| suffer more Or less Inconvenience and pAsscnRers
arc delayed on account OF SNOW. Numerous Dc
vices have been tried from time to time, but il
most instances hare failed to answer the purpoae
Of moving the snoW effectively and satisfactorily
AL sizcs Of euow plows have been made and tested
some upon 6wheels, and upon four, and not a
| few have been attached to engines. The object
arrived at, fs to drive the plow through tho SNOW
bank and clear the track Of enow-to throw it 20
far out on either side that It viii not fall back be-
fore the engine passes. as il the s1ow falls upon
the track before the drivers pass. the traction is
!ost. and The train muet stop, perhaps in u SNOW
be dItted In again and the train detained for hourg
TIL men can be summoned In sufficient numbers 10
remove the enow with shovels, and set the engine
Western railroad men have learned by expcri-
ence TINT some other plan must be devised for rc-
moving snow when packed into cuts, and drifted
iosaities Where Tic esn9 IS b!own " on 3s e4 X
possd ha, aad n1Kes @ With the drifting snow, the
plov has very little eject upon it, and The mass IN
sEch caEes must be removed By picks and ehoYe,s.
This is brunch Of rol1road machfueFy to which
100 aiile attention has been given, and which,
nkely TO occur any minnie, and for which t6ezef Is
mere or less demand almost every eeason,) should
receive The attention it deserv5s, from our rail
IN looking through the inventions on this sub
lest Ts @ %e,s iayoEably impressed with uepatent.
which, Judging from the drawings and DESCRIPTION.
ta da Thls
eeh dsmete a and seven 81 op or eie[ siy
feet lorg: KnnnIng spizally around this cylinder
are series Of kntres, made OF about thfee-s1-
m FL and 49, 10 Or INCHES vide firmly a1sd
snives are fastened together at the centre OF the
o.nm, running ~ outward to the edge ut an angeo
fn7es Il 70 posep 80 ss1se e1t ke y o The
cylinders At any 1e9a1ed 2eioeitg
when train comes to one Of theee 5anis at 1irs1
snow az sand the engine can proceed SLOWLY.
Whnc the sno" e1tgrminator may run at great ve.
thing with which 1t comes in cQutact-the anned
II both the engine and the cylinder being rcdncei
o. increased according to The obatructfons to BE-
We submit It to the Railroad men. whether
inachtne or this Is cot worthy OF tflaI-es eome
nn T. seay demanded IN hs
road tracks free from snow.
F1RsT BAPTIST CHURCH SoLp1gns' AID So
c1ETE.-The following is the report OF the First
BaptiEh Church Soldiers Ind Society, for the
quarter ending January 7st 1854:
The Soldiers Aid Society take p]easure in mr.
sening their quarterly report Assuring the nu-
Inerous friends Of the Society, Of he success that
ass crowned TIE further continuance Of their en-
eold'ers. We desire gratefully to acknowledge
the many iaEors received, in forwarding goods,
2ES eGntipqeG eent.bntio1s also ior ths 9se
boxes dispatched, Il; receipts for the quarter.
Ssf; a1sbg5sesnts IL x17 TOR Do i1slqIng speei
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ofSs:.11. Dona7ims-Mrs. Nicholas, ia tea Mrs'
Herzdck. 100 suapers; Mr: Broas, 80 Ch1csgo tn |
r. Do; &s ssaG Goodan. pes5S o Sa9ssfai 9aafs
Wneht, ) bsskets; 81, Harvey, pspe1 boxes; Res;
on y95s s snsas e. Lad
apples, y by onions, nrkln buttcr,1 car pinms,
aIs Tsn osd ds; boss ss1sub s
onions; Mra. Loomis, / can peaches; Mrs.
Wright gallons catsup, 8 buahcls tomatoes;
Ell H. psSed aaa
preserved huit, pkg com Messrs: chtlds Bros
! ina nsrkipG % %etamp for society; Richards. ornm-
Bos Bs a. vana 81 11Ti m
eugar, pkg blackber1ics, Scans tomatoes. bottle
cayenne pepper, ID licorice root i ID cloves, l.
she sa @t 81 io bs
msgs, Won eet,o9, sbottlee ssmp5of, rs ba:ts',
tartar. 10 s sooa, rolls bandages, q lbs dried
ltef 9uisea letter paper, can gooseberrios,B 8
lbs Tapioca gox 10, va1uc $3.50 bfl apples; Box
{. II. boz ginee!snaps: Boz 1la value Sss9l,7
q's tomatoes ID cream Of tartar lb eloves, bs
sczp, cans safd milk lib alspiee. lb elm bark,
ts g1nger.1 brush, i pig ,eayeno pepper, 5 o. !
nutmcEs, combs, boz pearl barley, bottles OF
acid boz eods, lbs tea, rolls linen, miscella-
ncous reading, quiros letter paper, bandages,
= 1te sugar; Box H. value $40, box crackers;
Box 1lb, value e161, box gfngetanaps: Roy LIS.