Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1867-06-06
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THE 6BLUE L1NE.'
Western Points without
or Breaking OF Buik.szs suz a. yas
1IIesreeent establishment OF Inc u biue
Line" over the Great Central hou.e ana
its connections east ana west, 9las alreauy
and industrial interests not alone OF the
northyest but the entire country. This
fast: freight line could not have been in
aIlgurated under more favorable auspices
There was and is no suspicious flavor Of
priyate speculation aboutit; no sacrifice of
bubble good to stbserve selfish ends. The
limited capacity of all the other freight
lines running eastward, to accommodate the
: vast ands growing needs of the West, ana
afford sufficient outlets for the immense
quantities Of pork beef cereals and other
commodities accommodating AT this point,
first suggested the necessity for such
a. commodiensy freight. route sas the
Blue Line, and subsequent events
have fully justified the sagacity that
conceived and executive energy that has
since developed this experiment into a tri-
umphant success. ~ ss-''til.a e~od ge9f
At the very threshold of the enterprise
it was deemed a matter of first impor-;
hitherto incident to the freight system Of
the West. Instead of building up huge
monopoly to inflict arbitrary rates upon
the public and divert the cream of the rail
road patronage to its own Golfers, com
pellng the former to accept such terms as
it chose to grant, and restricting the latter
to one sided contracts more conducive to
loss than profit-instead of making the
transportation business separate and dis
tinct interest from that of the railroads over
which and by which its business was tran
ysaeted; = instead of paying heavy sums
yearly for running privileges, or support
ing an army of outside officials, agents,
clerks employees and laborers in all parts
of the. county at an immense cost, for
which superfllities the shipping and mer-
camille community must pay in enhanced
rates of transportation-the "Bue Line"
was organized and is conducted on plan
radically different. It's the exclusive proper
ty of, and is managed and operated by the
railroad companies themselves over whose
combined lines forming a continuous route
of similar guage, its freight is carried. Its
,. profits are not distributed among middle
men, or outside agencies, but equitably
divided among the stockholders represented
by the respective Presidents of these rail-
roads who are the parties in interest, viz
the Northwestern, the Chicago, Burlington
81 Quincy, the Alton 81 st. Louis, the ILL.,
Central the Michigan Central, the Canada
Great Western, the New York Central, the
Hudson River, and the.B Boston, Worcester 81
Western R'ys. The mutual contribution and
hearty cooperation of these great lines for
one common purpose, resulted in placing
the "Blue Line at once upon a sound
financial and working basis, and securing
the entire confidence of the freighting
classes for whose especial benefit this Line
was instituted. TheconversiOn of the five
feet and half track of the Canada Great
Western by "a third~ory" annexation rail"
to uniform four feet eight and half inch
guage to correspond with that of the Mich
igan Central and all other roads east of
Suspension Bridge except the Erie-and
the immense iron steamship at Detroit, by
which an entire train OF heavily loaded
cars can be crossed over without delay-in-
sures for all time to the Western producer
and Eastern manufacturer the most attrac-
tive freight line of continuous rail between
remote terminal points, enjoying the advan- 7
tages Of speedy and safe transit without in
termediate handling or breakage of bulk.
The great value to the entire business
public of this new freight Line will be still
better appreciated, when we state that an
equitable number of cars have been con-
tributed by the various railways in interest,
all of precisely similar pattern, and espe-
cially adapted to the accommodation of all
, classes of freight. The first "Blue Car"
, was designed and constructed at the extern
siye car shops of the Michigan Central at
Detroit, Then exact duplicates of timber,
wheels, stays iron work, &c, down to the
smallest bolt and rivet were sent to the
shops Of the various roads in interest, SO
that every Blue car now built, is the pre-
else counterpart and type Of all the rest
The consequence is, that should any acct
dent or loss of material occur en- 70Ute to
any one of these cars, repairs can be
Adomptly made without involving hardly
a. moments delay. These cars are all
built. with a view to obtain the utmost
capacity consistant with the greatest posi-
BILE, solidity, and strength. Unlike ordi-
nary freight cars they tare mounted
on passenger trucks, the brakes playing on
rubber springs and resting on the inner in
stead of the outer surfacePOf the swheels4
thus affordng better control of their mo- 1
ton when under full Roadway. They are
in every respect undoubtedly the best cars
for freight purposes ever put on any line of
road TT - v--s~ =. 81
- A novel feature has been recently intro
duced on the Blue Line called the ere
frigerator Car''-ten of which are already
completed, and more being added for sum-
mer use7-which are designed for hespeedy
Transportation and delivery in a sweet and
wholesome condition, of dressed meats,
beef, pork, game, fish, butter and perish
able articles This car, unlike the rest, is
painted white to reflect the suns rays. 1t
is built double throughout, the space be-
tween its inner and outside lining being
closely packed with the best non conduct
ing material. At either end are compart-
meuts for the reception of huge blocks of
ice which rest on grooved platforms slight
ly raised and lined with sheet zinc through
W hich the water drippings are passed to a 4
tube and conveyed to the outside Of the
car. Byasimple and ingenious mechanical
arrangement, the upper strata of air
Ialways the warmest) when the car is in
motion comes in contact with the ice at
each end and is thoroughly cooled by the
time it has passed to the rear and comes up
from. underneath into the interior of the
car, thus keeping up a STEADY circulation
of air and at the same time maintaining its
Temperature at a point uniformly equable
and cold. TO iron rods firmly fixed in the
roof by iron brackets, heavy sliding hooks
are attached from which dressed quarters
of beef and other meats can be hung, the
same as in a butchers STALL To counterfeit
the swaying and strain of such load upon
the adjacent sides, the car is further
strengthened by transverse rods of iron