The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1881-04-29
RAILWAY RACKET.
CHICAGO, ST. LOUIS 4 NEW ORLEANS
RAILROAD.

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RAILROAD.
y. A. Jacobs, train dispatcher at
this, place, has returned from trip to
Cairo. ss 5 e - 49,
Is car loads Of bananas, bouni for
points north, went over this road on
Tuesday evening.
We are informed that the work of
changing the gauge viii take place
on the s1st day of July, which falls
on Sunday. "
Travel and business generally is
holding up splendid on this road. In
fact it was never known to be better
during the spring season:
South-bound passenger train, No.
was three hours late on Tuesday.
The delay was caused by hot boxes
on the Illinois Central road.
Dixie II. Fenner, who has been
wiping in the round house for several
months, has been promoted TO a posi-
ton in the machine shop, as an APP
prentice.
Hester Watkins, John Grimes and
VIII Hadaway, apprentices in the ma
chine shop, are very highly praised
for their mechanical skill. They all
three are young men Of superior adj
vantages, and bid fair to become
skillful mechinists in the near future
Sixteen carloads of compressed
cotton, shipped from Memphis, passed
throguh this place on the c.. St. L. &
N. o. road Friday last, bound for
New Y ork and Liverpool. The man
ufacturers of the latter place will
recevo more than one half of the con-
signment.
Thos. Riley, second clerk in the
master mechanics Office, made a flying
trip to Pinson on Sunday last, to see
his fair "Dulciuia." The attraction
was so great that he did not get back
until late Monday evening, and was
greeted with a slight 'jacking up"
by his superior officer on his return.
The jackson Ice Manufacturing
Company has the thanks of the c.,
St. L. & n. o. railroad for several
thousand pounds of ice, which they
generously delivered at the shops on
Thursday last, to be distributed
among the employees. The ice was
pronounced first class in every respect
by all who used it.
Ali the boys in the shop, have tia
ken in" the "Public School Fair" to
considerable extent. They have
all got "stuck" on some of the sweet
girls that come TO you with win
ping smile, and a book and pencil,
saying ooh do please take a chance
IN this, It's only a dime" Resistance
to them is impossible when they come
to them in this manner.
Engine 81, bound north oil freight
train on the 22nd. bursted a
driving tire, near Fulton, KY, but
doing no further damage. The en-
zinc returned to the shop, received
another tire and left for McComb
City on the morning of the 2Sth, in
charge of engineer Lewis, The en-
CINE belongs to :McComb City shops,
and was only borrowed to help out
the rush of business on this end of
the road.
Making changes on freight car
and engine trucks, besides those ne
cessarv to be made nn bridges, etc,
will be in order on this road from
now until everything is in readiness
for the changing of the track. The
work will be extended from Cairo to
New Orleans, and will cost half
million dollars or more to carry 1t
through. This change when effected
will render thisline superior in many
respects to any other compe-
ting road.
MOBILE & OHIO RAILROAD.
The new brick extension of the
round house will be rooted over and
will be divided INTO partitions for the
accommodation of engines.
A wash up occurring on this road,
near Mobile, occasioned by the heavy
rains and Iigh waters: on Sunday last,
delayed the north bound mail train
eight hours. She was due at 2:l5 hut
didn't arrive until 10 O'Clock Monday
night.
Nine extra workmen have been
added to the carpenters shop, and will
probably be kept busy all the spring,
As there is considerable amount OF
work to be done in the shape of car
repairing, building and other int
provements of like nature. The
addition of new machine shop, to
the already extensive works Of the Nj.
& O.. shops stands among the fore
most of any in the South.
.f.- MISCELLANEOUS.
It is very few years since Mr..
Vanderbilt exclaimed: "Four trunk
lines to the scaboard and only bust
ness enough for twow Now he is re-
ported to have said the other day;
''The New York Central has all the
work it can do There is business
for two roads through to New York.
We are running 100 trains and that is
all we can do. Our trains run only
nine minutes apart now"
The lightning south-bound mail
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