, 1881-12-10
RAILROADS.
The East Bound Freight Prob
lem and the Way to
Solve It.
Pcriccting Arrangements for tho
Discontinue OF Dishonest
Shippers.

SnlpperSs
Tho Eaat- Bound Freight proh1en-As
Long AN tho Prices Hero nre AecMu.
1ntcu by Speculation tho l1mi1ronda
Will Nnffcr.
Tho inanility of the railroads leading East to
secure bustpcss nt present. except ut lostng
rates, IL causing mitch apprehension among
railroad managers, who predict that It this COTS
dillon Of nffatrs contnuos throughout the win
ter nearly all tho Eastern llucs will DO seriously
crippled. Tho roads loading East from this city
havo kept UP thus far totorably well. and their,
osscs haye not beon 50 heavy as on nome Of tho
Nav England roals; but II this condition Of
at1ars contfnnes much longer, It is claimctt, tho
Western roads will mako ns bad showing In
tho spring as tho Now England roada havo dono
aey. The noston & bsny Lot nearly tho
S!'es esssaf 'f' snsass '
havo alsappeared entrety. Tho Nav York L
stsnanT s iarso INCREASED % Business % is surplus
oSy % a. o.: Hta9t 4 Sy Sfxss lSs
Fitohb,irx Road iIloosao Tunnel Iinej annual
repart at,ows that, after hayIug many tat yours
hss % r. ropost os siau1 q ss si.er @ oot"s ]
tae liked M ehasSes @ a ana dividends Of per cent
% TN S%a, St tbat bore aro no onsor any
obstacles ,n y the Msy Of rsstDration 1t ncaes
ny sf tho other msFnate.. hi tho roads
arc nut able to vet business even ut tho present
ICY rates were + tat for thls @ eonttiot' 81 af.
tho ett,so ] of nnyKatton. The railroads arc com. H.
peltot to cnt rates now 10 ordor to secure some
and \ has st, pssn h
| meet tho competition Of the Mississippi lHvgr
barge lines, which nro takinE grain through
Il @ cen1s Is pcr bushel ~ majority Of tho ] re1oad
officials, however,. are opposed to making a
;nnS as .sc u faes asop s o as a hSy Do
moving mors irelKhta. Tho ditticnlty Is not
because freight rates aro TOO light, but
they aro T. i tbe Ess1 ana il Earopo and peforo
chanHe for tho botscr can tako place prices
Or tho prices Ia tho East to advance. in epeAk-
,nx ct thle matter, a promsnont Ea:iern frolxht
sat- af The s"s was
Of tho pruperty. There was no dou,and in E,l-
railroads leallink east IRON Chicago have now
good supply Of cars, and were short Of business.
mat,e by raiire.ds e,tttnx rates. whoh 10 con con-
Ss S9 yoa pooE aspsfay as a IT. s
It tic railroads had 'Snly 6acxbono eaough 10
/ y
business for q few wocks, he felt quite certain
that they would succeed In forcing tho lnnrkct
Eesropss nc 81 .pss
| u1Rton.
Hydraulic Motors on English Railways.
The american &rchtt<ct has tho following re-
Eardtng new syBtom Of hydraulic motors
which has latoly been introdrcod on some OF tho
English railways:
A sy4tom OF hydraulic motors has been intro
| duEed Intn the freight stations OF soule English
railways which presents many novel foat1rcs.
As every one knows, an itnnensa amount, of
neschans!so Is ls handiea vt these staaons and II
ccvng and dIspatchny lnrRo qumher ot ours
during THO twenty-four hours. With ua this
tiins t VIII psrai'ai trsaks S sad swiches; b..
ground in London aud Llverpopl IN COSTLY, and
rloro CAREFUL tban ours 70 keep inc goods In
trusted TO- them projected FROM tho weather. ~
+ L for ae ad g osar ]
e two stories: ho!s.lne 90 oars ' bodily
sssei y arrsoElns ito ts;.sS. tas ths ssorase q
to the lnain tracks, fron which thor aro shiltc;l
by means Of rows Of turntables, which will take
ak or Buv0n ours at once frou Il train and trans.
te tedous hiIne @ @ 81 ' ,he I whpe trai,i bnck @
forth over the switches by which the snr,p objcnt
Of single cars. for which our yarttnAicrN wol,lt!
htsu IT, ~ ~ ~ e'hpt1y S oeon'otsg. ~ ~ snuIe unaMcs
py tnc use VI Hotssa 9E speciat nou1s r1s M M sneH
~. ~ pHMee s =. ,t as
tors On tns Armstrong principle. LII which Water
sptitnpnd Into anyllndor under piston loaded
WIN McIEnt VI tulFty or IoFty toHas iuFhtsn-
my part Of tho freiRht-yHrd, or indeed to q
KEeator distance. by means OF irun pipes, la la
| underground, beyond tile reaCll OF frost. Tho
, conversion oI tals tprGo INTO u0ton Gt tho an.
"vrytmimw csc.mf sisc tn sn'a ~ air. tn,nil,ns ~
water. Enuiurs, Mid snupl,rtI like hytIranf Dy
simple valve with il i1nK steMl. losts with 10.
trnuelnit tho power IN auy required direction
anu three mon5ot wuom one inanaErs go ea1,-
stAit, TOO sccoh1 runs WIN tn9 f0pa ahd NIX
~ tno reaulfea pntmt ny meats u ne nrake-
, EAil move 4RtGIp lE4 H4E EttEH every twenty