The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-11-02


To III up ueee at station. ..........,....+.."... 90
Film. t srssss sd maxim: ecrmsuea. water ways 5
Ilns .lra a and sans pfmaacas water ways al
| thirteen larger openings Of ,rese work 'sN"
! SURPLUS MATERIAL.
| On examining the ii,t OF surplus rolling STOCK,
| materials and supplies. submitted Dy the company,
the Commission - OF the opinion that, after making
! liberal allowance this company have more than
| million dollars worth OF such property on hand
beyond tue immediate future wan;, Of the road. IN
| ana statements submitted by this company.
| Elspers at the Union Pacific Railroad with an
Estimate Of the Cos; Of Completion.
The location OF the accepted line IL highly credit
able TO the engineers. OF the company. There ars
| Iewer errors than might reasonably have been ex-
| pected, considering the length Of The roaa end the
| difficulties encountered, and none which, IN our
opinion, the government should require corrected.
! There arc deviauons from the accepted line
| ut the Pronontory Mountains and at rmiah, which
| shonId he butt to avoid The present heavy yrade.
| The adoption OF this line removes the necessity of
reducing le grades en- the present location as here
tolore required An estimate vi The cost OF these
| changes Is made.
| ROAD pEo.
width, both in cuts and ehbansmant,, though there
| are some places where greater width is needed on
| the empankments, ior winch an estimate Ia made.
TUNNELS.
| There are four snor tunnels, three through solid
rock, not aieied aud one archei VITA timbeFs The
| Commission have not deemed II necessary To pro
| - GHfntE>, lRssTlns AID tuLvEHTs
OF 'e nn ,rss o ~ Sa G e, Tress
once. They were evidently intended temporary
expcdiehte to gain time IN opening the road. Below
| Echo OF the G1lst mile, two high trestles ana the
TWO OF the same character near Piedmont on the
93Ath and sS1th niles, should be Gtied within the
coming year. The hill ttestle OF bale creek Is a
good structure and 10 estimate has been made for
ding tns, it being irsl class work OF the kind
materials. There are, however, several o. 100 ana
1856 feet span on Bitter creek where water way Of
forty feet would have been ample. The Inasonry OF
| these is Of an Interior character The company are
now engaged N changing me course of tie
sary, ana VIII Ill the crossings with embankmenis.
| An estimate is made for Completing those which are
to relaan. Some OF tue How truss bridges. like scy
cral OF those ca !he Ceuiral road, arc light IN ther
Suspension rods fof the maximum load Of tram OF
| locomotives. several should be strengthened, for
which estimates are made IN reference 10 many OF
the tresiles not heretofore mentioned aud cuyeris
/ which re have estimated FOR replacing, we would
remark that practical railroad managers having Que
regard TO economy, would not replace them BY per-
manent structures 80 long as they are safe and rea-
bic which Ia the opinion OF the commission viii be
four or Ave years for many o. them at the cnd 81
/, which timc experience WIN roint out positions and
size u water ways vita much more certainty than
| caa now DC determined.
ssow FrNcss.
Some protection against has already been
| nroyided, ana much moro viii bs necessary. tue
officers OF tle road seem 20 be aware Of the inpor
lance Of these structures snd were engaged IN pre-.
parlng the material for them. 10 wns undoubtedly
| be expedleuG eject SLOW sheds at some OF the
! exposed points, but experience only can locate
he.l. Properly the saving OF expense ~ operating
anl repairs vii DO SO large that no railroad sln,i.
| larry situated can aIord TO be without them We
thiak therefore, that u Will be sas to laav. ell this
part oT tho work In the hands OF tbs company ~
done as last their experience shall pcint on the
right p!Gees AMI TIE character u shs structures 20
| be oulst.
The track il generally very good, bat few miles
were observed whera the heavy traffic near Omaha
! had worn Tic rails consderably to replace
them is matter o. ordinary repairs and
| baving been In operation fos feuT gears Abort 400
miles Of the track are laid with ra,s weighing dry
chairs the remainder q Of lffy.sx pounds ana aid
with asn Joints Tbe erosstlcs are generally OF pine
M n ssa sssa as VS. s q s' .hs.s
originally largo proportion were sof cottonwood;
Msy 8 sn asS r nsg are s ~ M cn
part OF the cost OF replacement belongs to the repairs
OF the road, bu. portion should ne bornc by the
nally inferior. One hundred thousand dollars above
this ordinary repairs IA estimated for their replace
hand ior that purpose The crosstlas number Eoai
$500 to 400 in each mle OF the track.
sIBtNus.
The s'dngs are annie for the business OF ma road
| amounting 80 fuus nine per caat OF its length
A considerable portion Of the rad s. wen bal.
! lasted with good material. Quite large amount is,
however, sur needed, especially between prcmon-
Still VIC regard L 80 Important as TO Justly Us ia
estimating sns s1 acsss Or gpeSar1ng It.
Tie station houses arc Of good character properly
| located ana sufficient In number 70 Accommodates
the puelness OF She road. The company has aiso
| erected at convenient points on its line, several
good hotels and easlug houses for The sccomn.oda.
There are several long intervals betweer water
TANKS, but the commission is satisdod all that IS
practicable Is being done BY the company OBTAIN
an abundant supply OF good water.
| COAL.
| The discovery OF good coal IN large Quantities,
easily Accessible Of several points on the line Of tins
road Ia oil great value In reducing the cost oper-
sAopINB sHoPs AND ENGINE HOUSES.
| a. several places there Gro perInanens machine
shops, well constructed and fully supplied with
| machinery and tools. These are properly located.
we have estimated for building ono more at the pro.
posed Junction OF the two roais. Tho engine houses
are generally Of stone or brick and OF cien size.
There are those points at which Others viii be
required. FOR which estimates are made
! EQUIPMENT
There are ppon the Inc OF the road lse locomo.
tive engines: &c Drst class and Is second class pas.
Sese s ears m, @ e S @ cars IN use upon
gage. mail ana express cars IS caboose cars which
can also be used as emsrant GERS; ol0 box cars,
| by osher roads There are first class passenger
and express and baggage cara IN the course of
construction IN the conpany's shops AT Omaha The
freight cars ore considerably in excess ~ the present
and immediate future wants Of the ROAD. In view
! OF very large amount OF material the COMPANY
! have on hand OF Omaha, and their ample faciltles
for tAe construction o. passenger have made
no estimate Tor additions to this class OF equipment
! Thg TELEGRAPH LINZ.
The telegraph line and stations are sufficient for
present purposes tneuph many OF the poles arc NOT
| OF the most durable material.
! ESTIMATES FOR OUTLYING DEFICIENCIES or Tuu
UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD FRoa pRoaoSIoRy M
| OGDEN. -
Balss,lns the track $4,000
W,nSnih MI me ~ $500
nies Inclusive ssooo
,ho ms o ,Ss o. l hand ard work 5000
The work cone sna materials on hand. 1000
shoTt openings. 10000
.isrss epOnings. 1900
ebuimcas y large rcsiles s.oo
| form 10 tao accented location between the J0sOIh
md i,0s5h mics, Inclusive. $1,000
I rsgfN1rEs F0R SUPPLYING THE DEFICIENCIES 'Op
THE UNION f4CiFiC RAILROAD FAOd O0DBN 70