, 1873-03-07


ment ls-clear steel Of the best oualitv. This
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Iron rails 1or renewals OF sfack are no" Tarely
They confne their purchases to steel. and make
iror contracta on1v for rero]1er3 rni1a gevera,
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III CO" p"ues u0'o eaoeeo @ne4l CONTRACTS
1or this years oeuset'ee. mo " D. v Will
lay 70 miles Of steel in addition to the 130 miles
of stee1 track now in use east Of tho Mis-
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1or ao'ooo 'on9 % o'ea4' o4uI'Aen. ~
110 miles Of track: These rails will be laid on
where the traffic is heaviest and most exacting.
The nhore line between Chicago and milwaukee,
will be placed In unsurpassed condition. The
bridges along the route have been renewed and
the track will bo so improved that remarkable
speed and safety will be guaranteed. In the
Galena Division, some 10 miles Of steel will
also be laid The same mhnag ement ls promptly
attending to the steel neceentles OF the Aock
will put In steel track between Chicago and
joliet. Mr- Joy intends TO make the M1chlgnn
Central steel-track road through to Detroit
as rapidly aa possible; and even tho CONSERVE
tive Illinois Central u making similar improve
ments lay1ng tho steel where the passenger
travel ls most constant
In this connection, IT may be stated that many
OF tho accldente caused oy proken fals were not
fata! eolely because q tno 1ortnnate aPRucatlon @
OF the brake and ouner platform Ihe for-
mer enables the engineer to stop the train 90
au1cA!y, Ano .ue ia..s5 ~ ~ tte taosen.s
the cars " "teleseoPmE, tnat me eoope1mt:enoenta
OF INC !aI6est Omeaep 1aluoeue ounee1ta.6!y
as thant + ane +hs.s snni.ncee and sir Ha1is m
goes 30 1a5 as u qeem ~ -, .. ane
iatufe 70 declare u .nna ca1M ~, io1 auy lsutoao
tram 70 90 sen' ou1 "A'nou| 'nl1 precautionary
equipment
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Gus drawoaSk. me large aho increasing de-
mano mas plaeeo Il oeyono ane 1eaca or st1us-
elinf companies. 1"g 5ea9 nfo' tne oess auau
OF Eng4sn el9el 1as c19ao 70 eaaoy ptocaieu
TOT ~ golo, aeAEetea III He" toaA. 1ney "elo
80 proataole ~ ta1s tate, sna' ana mas
cres:eo, causing 1a9 ps'Ge " ausaneo Ss1u ton
Within year: Inc long oontlnuuE ~ stfAe5
among INC Gomez ra.t aA 49, 'ees, rnu
smone me puaaets IN s1e sieat Ina ~ esntiee'
have stlu 3u1tnar aovaneo @ tho ,osa - ta,,,a
hility i, that, and before the close sc OF summer,
me sen9g ra1o VIII apprp1l1to so foia aa;un ~:
tbs ho On oonsa qs te ntv On
importations, aud it I'll be readily seen that
me er3 OF en1Uo steel t1AcAs ID 1c0teoty Posoi-
bl4ty OF tne near 1uIu1e.
Despite the exoInltans hrst COST or s.ee1 ra1l5'
their economy IN me ione run = aa raad. ~ ~
aSe aa best fon rails do not ontast their h
yesr: Good i5on should, however, l.st eight Or
Yen years. naen 5Aus nt %e.o ..a0 sro Suon n
tel1A was produced Is Is fafe!5 eeen nPon ou ous
present fauMays: Inc oo heealnE E ~ ~ oole +h ha
immense tranc 1ot tMen'y yeaS an4 M one T., tno
Providence Railroad. ceatainly the traffic va vas
not so heasy as II now +b ba' ,,.S+1 nng 1aet et
1s not oen1eo ny Hon Meu tuAs ~ 4aanty -
their wo1k Is 1ntefior TO 5aas o. & a91ge a se41n AZ
Similar remarks would apply to e1eet M Ians. Inc Inc
ploduc1 Is not 30 gqoo as.Wnen tno .a aeand d nao
lees. 1et sanng tne average o. s.eet - auu ~ ~
Tais, one OF Ine 1o1mer WI! ou..as. .en - ~ ~
1atter the H9n9on Nol!"ess0an, .a,><srt @,19
FhlAoeIPn1s hatoIe @ eaGn
having had steel fal48 tnat outla5teu nAheen noA