, 1877-10-14
THE RAILROADS.


Pacific Coast, Independent of The Union Pacific,
without being taxed to death to assist Col.
Thomas Scott in retrieving his fortunes by pay
ing for the completion Of the Southern Pacific
Railroad. The Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fc
Kaiiroud, which is now running from Kansas
City and Atchison to Pueblo, has just COM
plctcd arrangements for the extension Of its
line to the Pacific Coast without asking any
more assistance from the country than is usual
~ granted to enterprises Of such vast i1n-
portance. This road is principally owned by
Boston capitalists. who have long beef,
aching 10 spoil the plans Of Jay Gould
and Thomas Scott. The former has lcen charg-
iny cxorbltant tolls OIL tho traffic to and from
the Pacific Coast because his is the only line
HOW leading there. and the latter is asking the
people to build Il liue OF which he alone will de-
rive all the benefits.
These Buston gentlemen hare already COM
mcnced The work of extending their line, and
they have rendered the management OF the road
to q gentleman whose reputation is sufficient to
guarantee 4 successful carving ont Of the en-
terprise. Surveying parties arc now in tile field
from Pueblo west. 10 lay out line to connect
with the Utah Southern. which will brin. it to
Salt Lake City and Ogden, where it
will connect with tho Central Pacific;
The The ,,1 ai1tanse ,hx is fss than @ ~
The way. This line will bc superior III some rc-
spccts to Jay Gould's Union Pacific, and has
much less to suffer from rigorous winters. But
besides this. it is contemplated to push the road
southwest via Santa Fe, and connect it with the
completed portion OF the Southern Pacific, which
is now running to Fort Yuma, aud is heinG rap
illy pushed eastward. THIS will spoil Col.
SCOTS argument that 10 one else than himself
can give an Eastern outlet to the southern Pa
ce, and that it will have to be done with the
asSistAce OF the nation.
Tho ant nrnt91hilifV
charge of the gigantic enterprise Is Mr.. ". Is.
Strpngt General Superintendent Of the Chicago,
Burlington il Quincy Railroad. The position
WIS offered 10 Mr.. Strong several weeks ago with
tic offer tayo5ably, aud he has finally made up
his mind to accept, provided tine directors Of
the Atchisun, Topeka 81 Santa Fr will unani-
mously consent that be shall have full control
without interference from amy one All the
Directors hut one have already .acccded to Mr..
Strong's demand. aud this one, WHO is atso
Director Of the Chicago, Burlington d Quincy
Railroad, will undoubtedly follow the same
course, having withheld his signature thus far
merely on account OF his reluctance to see Mr..
Strong leave the Chicago, Burlington d Quincy,
the affairs of which he has managed with such
signal ability.
Air. Strong's transfer to more useful and I'M
portant fields Of labor leaves Il vacancy in the
General Superiutcudcncy OF the Chicago. Bur
lugton Il Quincy Railroad, and it has not yet
been GEnn1LclE HCC1utu NIlu Is u III! I!is cHiAlf
Were it not for the fact that Mr.. c. f. Perkins,
the present Hicc-Prcsidcnt Of the road. is aDx-
ious 10 sever his connection with the Chicago,
Burlington Il Quincy, he would undoubtedly
coue here and fill the place himself, but as it is,
it is hardly probable that he will accept. The
reason that Mr. Perkins is anxious to leave Is,
I hat he il also the General Manager Of the Bur
liugton & Missouri River Railroad in Nebraska.
This road, Us is well known. has been trying for
some years past to compel the uuion P:ltitic to
pro-rate with it as lar as hcariey. lhe matter
is now before Congress for adjudication, and
will probably come up during the con>'ng scS-
sion. On account Of Mr.. Perkins connection
with the Chicago, Burlington Il Quincy, Mr..
.Jay Gould has been discriminating against the
latter road, believing thereby hc would be able
tn force MIR. Perkins to terms. Mr.. Robert llar-
ris, tie President, and several other gentlemen
connected with the Chi. ago. Bur-
Nneton Il Quincy Railroad, do not Ike. to have
their line made the ses'pegoat for other peoples
lights ami Air. Perkins. III order t. have his
hands 1rec and be aole to fight Gould to the
bitter end without hinGra1ce, has sent
in his resignation as Vlcc-President OF the
Burlington, which. however, 1ns not hecn ac-
ceptcd. As the tnattcr now stands, the
probabilities are that, in tfc event OF Mr.. strung
Harris will resume tic management himself,
and if it becomes necessary to !ll the position OF
General Superintendent Mr., w. c. Smith, at
present General Freight Agent OF tue road, has
the hcst show for it. No better ur ADLER man
for this position could be ionEd, rs Mr.. Smith is
well posted on all The duties appcrtain'n@ to
this responsible position, having formerly filled
the office of General Manager OF the 1nuian-
apolis, Bloomington & Western Railroad with
good judgment and ability.
AN IMPORTANT EXPERIMENT ON
RAILROAD CAR WHEELS.
yer York Eni9t'in.
Ar ;nteroetiYer tpst Iy E{t}r,l;c f1ressf,re xras
recently made at the Harlem Railroad machine
shops, in the presence Of a large number Of
railroad men, upon two Of the Atwood steel
tire railway wheels, the popularity Of which is
that the tire is held to It's place upon the centre
by packing Of hemp, dispensing entirely with
bolts or rivcts. FOR the purposes Of expert
tire Of which showed signs Of being slightly
loose, was first selected. The experiment was
to show that although tire may work
loosc it cannot come OF, the hemp packing in
terlocking and securing it beyond the posi-
Eility Of an accident. The pressure being ap-
piled, the tire was seen 10 start alta pressure Of
t},rec tons. The pressure being Increased
Ut to FAX tons, caused the wrought iron
ring, which is simply nscd tn cover
ing is inserted, to spring off. When the
pressure was further carried ND to 80 l-5 tons,
it caused the tire TO muyc off tx inches about
half way Off, but still left it firmly liked 10 the
centre As 4 second experiment, wheel was
selected which had also run 10000 nils, III
sound condition. To this II pressure OF G3N
tons w:s applied. when the tire showed inlilca
tions OF moving less than one-sixtccnth Of an
ucl. It was not thought necessary to carry
Lhc experiments any further. tho demonstration
being perfect that tires secured i'll this way arc
safe beyond nil contingencies.
i set Of these wheels, which have during the
past winter and summer run 1st.tU mites.
lu1cr sleepius-car weighing thirty tons, have
.ullv tIenonst rated what is claimed for this
wheel, the perfect fastening OF 4 steel tire to
IN iron centre, decreasing the noise and jar,
md also the wear and tear upon rails and
journals.
THE MICHIGAN AIR LINE.
A Detroit dispatch in yesterdays TRIBUNE
stated that Rufus Osborn & Co.. stockholders
If the original Michigan Airline Ra;}road Com
,any, had brought suit in the United States
Circuit Court Friday to imrcach the forcctos-
ire nnd sale By j. Young Scammon OF that part
# the road running from Ridgway to Romeo,
thinning that the mortgage under which the sale
vas made WIS fraudulent.
All 1iEat Mr.. ScaInlnun remembered Of tho
Mortgage referred to when appealed to for in
Yesterday WAS that it was made to
lin some eight or ten years ago rs Trustee to
rc,lre certain bonds. When the bonds were
not paid. he forcc!oscd the mortgage, OH the
,t1yicc Of his attorneys twas 50 long ago that
,ir. Sramnun did not remember the names of