, 1880-09-10
THE RAILROADS.
The Roadmasters Continue Their
Interesting Deliberations.
Business md Financial Condition OF tho
Michigan 1lailrou.ss for 1870.
The Trunk Line Arbitrators on Bail and
Water Traffic.

Iha Trunk-Lino Arbltrators on Bail and
Water Traffic.
NOADAIASTERs' CONVENTION.
The RGconh dny'a session uf tic llOnd-
ntasters' Convention bcRnn yesterday morli-
lng Mt . O'clnck, tho newly-clectrd prcsltltng
officer, 1saao !}nrnet, In tho chair.
Tho Iirst order Of business Was tho reading
Of TIM ANIMAL ndtlress by Vice-prestlent j.
w. Kennedy. Tho gentleman commenced
by congrntulnting tho n'en,hcrs upon tho fact
that In tile list OF casualties on American
railroads 80 few wcru traccable to defects III
tllo track. This fact was and ought to be n
subject OF prlc to NIL who wero CONNECTED
with this brunei. Of rnilronti service. Tho
speaker said upon tho subject of .lisci-
plinc TINT solriety nn,Ung traekmen WIS ab-
| sUlutely necessary. mid Rontlsilnstors should
mover prottote al,y mnll not known to be II
sober, careful hand. Itnatln,asters should
know their men thoroughly, alldt 10 lO st,, 1t
WIS necessary tll''t lntlnate relations should
nxist betwee!l them. Truck men ar, section
l,artts SHOULD ho promoted upon merit. Thu
sppakcr a.lvniiect! 4lle idea tint great benefits
wuuld accrue II R0admAstcrs recommended
@ ~ tile!r men st'i'!e ; raiiroad paper or Masa-
iat iI a d'. s9ss s ey aa lft Il rs3a1 95tnn u l E"
work.
It was Il Rondnnster's duty 10 fully appre-
ciate we greaa responsibility wlllcl. dtsUlycl
nna, a"' n, "S nSsxg Sc st 9 dn, tsack + ntsr s
fs1is Sect ut ' EnnzI 3nsS Ksferrias 's, 10 1 tc
socclfcs OF Insurance companies, the gentle
MnMan ~ ~ believed sucl! organlzatIo,ls .desirntle.
| onght to be divided Into four sections, but
| ny thought such q step ought not to be
taken.
| i5niIf3A ntitlrSa fhn fnnrurItff,n MI 1}pr
until utter dinner, III order to make ilie lake
excursion MID visit The Crib. TWO tugs wcre
l,'q,tlrrtl to transport the exellrstonists, a,l
Char,!cr !nit tho Clurk street bri.lga outward
honstf. Thy lArty was divided. tlloso on the
TNrr.nt having s1n,1r. Ilarrsot. as master of
ccremonlcs, who, With EnEineGr Crcgter,
Snperintendent, Capt. Mckee. The rtln to
tho Crib was ltnrktHl by rough wsttrr and tho
| little steamers ttaiiseI about ul!on the waves,
| ucens10n!ns sensations new to tho experienced
Of the nycrnEn rnl!rOnd nlfst,. 4 snfe landing
was lnntle ut the fa,uOlis cast1e In the Lake,
md abont III liour w,ls pissed lii Investigate
inK tug ntnG!llncry Mt tho outer elld Of tho
tunnel; Ihe party returned aboMt o'cl9ck,
prniso Of Chicag0 ENTERPRISE. -5.
At thu afternoon scasiUt1, which began ut
hnlf-pnst 9 a'o'clocA, the C0inuitteo ul Frogs
presented their report, whicl, led to lengthy
:. The Committee, consisting Of Mr.. .lsaac
IsMrlet, OF tho Chtcngo, Kock Island & I'll
cl!lc R0n'l. aHd J.: q. Armstrong, OF tic At.
inntle y Grcnt Y Western! NHad, ruported rs
Information derived! froin Road1'lasters III
different parts Of the country, that tho steel
rail- spring frogs wcrc the most desirable for
their general l,se. tic conclusion of tho Com
nlittce helng hased upon three pUIn.s, nnltln-
| ly: safHty, slightest Injury to rolling stuck,
durability, al'tl cl,eaphess.
sss!f AsS'9a z 0 Hoa IT, KsSs afw + af9Gs Is
Rosion y ,A,!oany;, Aisop, 81 tic Naws York, X
fowsd S F to III result IL bens IssastfS' tsat
the technical differences between tic steel
fashioned cast-irol, frog, were thoroughly
fnE, IN fnyor Of tho steel rait spring frne.
:. Thu ngxt subject taken up WIS "Tho Ac-
t!.n Of Frost oli Different Materials" The
ETinciMpa|| M pfont IN aHeston was as to what
frost hicssrs. LnttfnIer, Hardy, Shnnka,
CnlaIf. Harris, ailti several others discussed
the question. l}rnkcn Stag. gr1lyel, ctlltlers,
s"e to tn d erntsf eetxo ffafn0ns' gravel b.
however, generally admitted tllut III
whiuh nlways foltnwa heavy, frost, It WIS nott
II atee s a, fse9 oFfsct o. rae Gnst as Of W% f9%
which tho track would t!cavo from tho action
of fr,st, REGARDLESS OF what kind Of material
was used In bnllnsttng.
! Mt So,na length, tho Association at o'clock
adjourned fnr nn hour.
a. thH es evening session the Association dis
GSss tS 9nlntve f srita # SWlschss rhs
Jeltrny, mt! Cooko PATTERNS, I'LL well known
n,nong track.mcll. were III turn cllampiuncd
by cntliusiasttc believers In their favorEt
patents.. llowever, tho express'ons Of op[,!-
Tho reportof tho Committee on Nut Locks,
reeon:lMel,.llns tho Verona and Atwood
EntGffs, s Iref,9m'te1tdSd ntl "ended to
teu was requested t1 report tic result OF OK
perloHGcs With the tl,rpu styles at tho nuxt
1lgntl'sg OF tho Association.
hen as sSsS5 @ q ss4s Gffs saE n'fxa'sp spans ms
Patch, Armstrong, Hardy, md I.attinnr dlss-
c!lssesl tlo auestinn Mt great length. much Of
eica er a1k a,rS %eyns S esansa 9snE 1t S5ey
was TINT tho outside, rail Of all curves stonld
Chfef Englnecr ot the New York, I'c1,l,syl.
ynn!a II Ohio tsaIlroad, surprised tho Assn
WHICH, although we'll knuwM In, England, Ii
foreign 10 American tlE0ad engineering, Mr..
l.attlncr lirst discussed tho proper ELEVATION
uaMl uentcsHis.lt M OF c!iryss y eithor must By
kl4E H4s&hHEG WII!Eit SlEfHItul hal1HLu H4
continued Oh curves, tho proper increase III
approaching curves. .anl tho lucaI,s for Oh
Waiting the jerkfnE Or sl,apa!ing sensation OK
pGrlencet when truths running Mt n high tatn
OF speed stslke tile ordinary ol,ryn. Ito hal
IN prncttce on his rond II systo,n of laying
depression. Tile ctlrv0 was male on tic
hanlu level aS tho stralgllt track, and lie wis
prepared 10 say TINT the. old theory nf eleya-
tlol! WIS wr0nR. A level curve could be IT,
they Were rounding curve, ansl tile tipping
RgnsntI9l wns thus entirely ohylated. Eitlt-
mont ruttrOas men antl competent engineers
l,aya Ridden nyer curves Of thls description.
Oblections which were attached to tho pres
ent American System. Thcsu Impressions
wEre forMcd on 4 trnln speeding at the rate
| Of fOrty.tiye miles per hour. IIu was not M