, 1869-04-18
l0E9MOTivSS.
Their Manufacture in Chicago
by tho q. Il N. W. n.
H. Co.
sntereoting Information

The c>n8tfoetton OF locomouTc1 has gtncAcd It's
hlsheSt exceslenee ln this eountzJ. me "Amer1-
cav "a ~ a7ted tho drat Prize At the PaTh Expo
s1aoo, and her beauty, strength, power And DUH
bility won eneomiastic words from curious fof-
etzne1s, and ~ once asserted the superiority od
American tnAnufActure THIS machine dMcred
from nr13-claAa locomotives used on railroads ali
over the country only In the elsoossse osnaneuta~
ton and costly nnisa- The Chicago / kSorthvestern
Railroad Company have now tn thssr serTtce three
locomotives equal in all the elements that corstt-
tute dst-Fata article 10 any locomotive In this
eount9 or any other. These na.chiaes vcse %
exhibition yestefizJ ai the cxsnpAoyA shops On
Chicago RTcnub corner Of Hststed streft
They were chfistened 1t thels births with The
following nanca: "HenI1 Keep, Rufgs Hatch
other, 70 thai description ot sae applieA to IL
Thty ate 16xe4-ach cylinder, And ba4-teet Wnecl
nse 5neFr T. ate fear eos4ns and e!sas seaa* wee1s
Aecl TIE boilers nfe constructed with great ea5t
ID anent.ep- Tals y uaesssas3 to tnsase sA.cty,
- s1pIoalo9s a5s kons Nh.t n an2Ttoas anI eosay
II srt IN length Steel enters insS
ia ttrned. They a1e st13s incheA Tue tenders
hold 2, co gallons Of EsteY, besides the coal And
wood Tie can, where the driver and stokeE nau-
sesut, ss and .n s9ssi1 Iae e =
NOE, ind the bright traxs G1aGe7 coek as1d naadeA
q soh vs {f< seco,,ae r. ssa
taste uf tns engineer. Their taste runs mostly tn
tht lauy hut, and peAuufnl fsce And fAalucss
shape stands before thtis gaze and travels with
On TOP q the boiler arc the don,es horn.shed 70
tb.s they Rttmtner ~ ths ilghsy sna 81 saad-oox
snoke-8fAck rises At the end OF the boiler and
pou1a forth Ia thick, black vclunea OF smoke OF
&c ns1t 2gt1 s'ea on Il. a1a f. ras Sne nnea ~ ane
,ia1kuesa. r2shea OF Game OF sPafSA q tzc ase
e1p.t1ed frotu il mouth a ron miniature vol-
!a1pp, that casts brilliant Light on the road for
ts"S q TIC sts' ''As nrsas M.un" a = ~
81 o1 na n .hs roa Tso TnS rsne
rlrsssntatlon o. rhs o:!Stnat n ! ana - = sxsca.ea @
snt q .Ss Eo9 nS G5ss E Ds ana sas
picture Ia good one. Tns +lienr5 Keep" ha., b.
woodwcfk II tfuuJ Painted, and the steel o.
ns,nensason 4 e1aai.e;; M ;. S.taia9 sos;n1 H1nt,
much cheaper L nothing tu; what Is Absolutely
eeHFsai n.ve I pttds il taslE fo1llas ssoes. *
inas alsn inox hit Then hisnis autsSed sS
engine Is put In the hands Of q competent ea-
esne1 he mn he tA'efai Of her aui t,se g,oi
cafe that 1Et IL not hurt IN 4 snasn-uo. LIE
gTnWa attached 10 her Jus: rs he wooI - hy1
srettaeaIt o. vie; he londles her. p.ts her,
a& Hc1 uEl1 lEtN HEf Ep anu lQfE2 hcr 1S d QQaQ
Goes fatorfte horet or dog.
soEt engineers rnn one engtoe for ycarx,
and when ate {s laid up for repairs, do n,thiul
hIu ale Lac fully recovered from her tpIu13es
and Is turned Lnt from the hospital conyAtsceut
| ard !: for ncttTc service.
lhrSc cnf3nes arc dt for speed, aad eapahle OF
running 1Db mues IN Iess than the sa,pt number or
minutes They ere worthy u any railroad, a1d
the deslxueF Of them may well feel proud of the
result OF bis mechanical gcniHA They we're do.
sighed BY MI. e. ". Gushing, Master AcrhapIc OF
| the WtsccnAn Dirtaton. He made tho plans, SAN
ths i.andstson iaid, and every piece Of t1c cum
| Fetk1Ea1 supervision
There engines wn fuu from this city to Clinton,
| Iowa, distance Of 40 miles, and engines Of tho
s7mt calbfe " III fun thenca to Omaha This CON-
rt1sts " hat u known N tho Pacific Dvl1iou of
the road, and a. the Rock Islnnd Road IS \ COM
retitor a. far Us Omaha, the Northwestern IL de-
| fully.
| The shops Of the company IN this city AT ex-
tenstre, and give employment 70 souu 40 u.e-
chaH1cs lne mue1c Of taboE, the lneT5! ring OF
! The AnTtl The loud blow Of the sledZe, sad the
thousand varieties Of sound TINT makc up the hum
Of industry, arc to be heard here.
Therc efe other shops along the Inc Where en-
| G1nes md czfS are aleO built These ehpIA turn
! ont = 1nh ro1k ~ Ia done IN any PAT o1 the
| world.
- m interesting sees, worth noting, .hat the
| Focf Island Company haa purchased the @Aruet.
tca," The locomotive referred to above rs having
| obtained tic gold ncfal 1t the P1r1s Exposition.
She viii arrive In this city In month She Il said
10 hxre coat $loe+ +ocu which. Of cuur1e, includes
the Costly Eold and kftret Putting with which The
| heantg e adorned- Tnts cnte1pItstas Investment
fur Whist city has . better right to this splendid
nsschtne tha1 Chicago: She d worthy of the city
and the city Of her.