, 1873-09-11
RAILROAD NEWS.

Trntn eo,. t1,r St,,nn1a Ccn1rni,.T,hc
Now S1,on. Mt Aurorn--Tno Capnt,..
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a hpeo'al moetfng OF tue asooRnoiders OF inc
Chicago, Alton & st. Louis Railroad Company
was hold yesterday at tho oflca Of tho Company,
Nos. and West Van1,uren street at wlfet, It
vas ~ dooldei to authorize % the oroation Of m In.
"ae uoo'ao" " a''uot@o snu @ ao - An to@
the Bame by mortgage OF deeds OF trust, in order
to retire and cancel tho proaont bonded
inaooteanoss OF tho companS' and TO furnish tne
moans for procuring stool rails, double-traok,
rolling-Btock, and transportation facilities, SO aa
to provide, from time to time, for conducting an
increased traffic with the grestees degree Of Of
economy. II is pfoposoa to SGT aph1t from thas
amount 93,470, 600, for tho purpose OF retiring
md cancoing q like amount Of mortgage bonds.
now outstanding, and falling duo at different
poA4o ~ ~ =. .o, roo ooa ~, s-'eooevo 40 p.o
posed 10 sen ~, i,oao'ooo th1s year, Inc rfoceoos
to be applied in tho construction Of \ bridge
over tho mississippi Nivor at LouiaIena, No., at
,~h;o,, ,,,o no,nnanv will ho the ao,e ow,or tho
nnyoi,nEo of ateei rniia. eoustruotion Of doubie
frnck oto'' tomoot thu nroaont domands Of trai1fo
The remaindor viii DO issued from tlne to tiuo In
tho future, to provide means for tho purchase Of
arn worn ont. and for adl;tiounl double tracks,
rolInr.atonk ctn' Tha meotinr wag hald in
comnflanco viii m act Of tho lint Loeisinturo
ontitlod:. An act to enable railroad companies
a1l flpancos therofor."
surEn1on oAns.
The Illinois Central nailroad is building. un-
dor tho suporintondonco OF Mr.. H. o. Wadlie,
tie master car.builder, ono passepeor-car. ouo
6loonor. ono combined baggage and EXPRESS. and
one combined baggage and smoking-car. Al Of
! them hnyo Hnows ratene croeB-rooler bolBtcrs
and Platforms which add materially to tho
strength Of cars. The HiliH are all Of tho
| best Southern pino. Tho method Of putting
on tho longitudinal truss tronB Ia deserving or
| mention, 4 plate 8 feet 0 inches long 8 inohoa
wide, and a1 inch thick, taporod to half IN inch,
is placed under the qll about three foot from tho
| transom. On top Of the sit, over this, is an
other plnto, md tho Two arc bolted together with
three x inch, three Il inch, and 55 inch bolta,
passing through tho sill tho larger bolts being
truss-rod is connected with tho plate by q
| kpucklo-ioint and may be llRlkoned by buckle
in tho centre Of tho rod
| NEW anopH At AURORA.
The Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Company las perfected plans for now ycar-shopa
| ut Aurora, to take the place Of those destroyed
| by fire few months ago. The contract for tho
erection Of the now buildings has boon let to Mr.
A. Wallbsum, Of this city: The buildings will
| wood-maahlnary-shop B0xs0 foot; freight.
shop, 80x310, and coach-Bhop Of tho samo sizo
They wiu be OF brick, with OBJECT high walls,
aud iron-truas roof, covered with slate. The
oar and coach Bhops will ouch contain fourteen
tracks, capable Of holding twenty-oight pasBen
eer coaches or flfty-si1 freight cars II one timo
Other buildings Of like magnitude will be COM
| rnoncei next spring.
TIE 1rMosr ACTIVITY
prevails In the different car-shops Of the Lake
hhoro d Michigan Southern Railroad. Fou,
first-clasa passenger coaohea and eighty freight
cars are completed each mouth, and yet tht
Oompany has to refuae orders for grain for wan