, 1881-04-27

npproprlatlng nbo,lt $1,000 to tho extension OF
the Cincinnati, Wabash 4 Michigan Hallway.
Thorn Is n great deml Ut excitement hero about
the election. II Is hard to say which way 1t
will eu.
A NAIIRoW-GAUGE ROAD ACROSS
THE CONTINENT
Special ooTrtspondtres of 7As Chicago Tttbana.
KoKoA0, fntt, April ah-The construction Of
tho now through narrow-gnugo railroad from
Toledo to Cincinnati and st. Lonis Ia ono Of tho
largest rAftrond schomcs now b0lnR prUlocled
and executed fn tho United 6tatos. This great
work and consolidation Is ilow drawing the ut
tcntfon OF tho railroad world TO tho narrow
gaug0 Bystom,-a system which rnilroad men
say will within four years extend aIl tho why
frurn ChiunRo and 81. Loula to New York.
Tho technical nnno OF this great trunk nar-
row.Nnuga syatou, is tho "Toodo, st. Louta &
Cincinnati nnllwny." This lluo Is not only q
liked fact on paper, but already 1t has nj miles
OF rnrrow- RauRo road undor one consolidation
I try to keep posted about all now railroads,
but whom dsoovor tho tnnguittsfc Of this Fo'td,
Eratiins TIC truck scst 1 N 81 KoEuno towarsi 1t.
Louis, and SEQ 4ol mics Of tho road alreldy
equipped and running trains, am astonseed.
c c.es Il sPS Sa s1tt vn y
of tGis roal. Whun nsked him Who w1.s G,lox-
Ing aoa ss stsas ess sss S E 'i tosdou Tho head
as plenty 2. means aaa e ono yeas To WI
TOLEDO to st. Louis. from Toledo TO Dayton. o.,
e"a a f osnR R1yG S suoo so vass H.
md atar our limo Will run to Huntington, on Tho
Ohio Rtvcr. whcFe It will connect with tho HUNT
Toledo, g. to1is q Cinet1nafE. when finished
"How 10 moi, MI ' ia fsr'is,esl S n,wY' aaltod.
"Four huudlcl and niloty-one tnilos.. Our
cars nrc now running from Toledo to Dc!ph0s
an4 @ hokomo' 1s5 miles: irom To!edo 70 ilelphos
s 1Its. " anM soatnenst g. e m9itstoa "
tne nocKin9 valley eG4rnolas, - mlless and
!Fom C1nc!nnatl townta 1ayton, ~ mlleS: Iaon
to Frankforr, Ind. 4 miles, and from Frsnkfnrt
to tiarksyiilc. Il miles. Fiyo 81 Sundroj nun are
f'inS ~ so truck netWcon kek0mo sna e.
south of Dnyton on the line to CincInnati.S
""Atl NARROW ganseS'' ~ '''~'
"becMaso We want TO mako It lho oAphpe8t
anu ~ ne Sang tine tne most auestantal rond
" w Sud w1n an zen ce, Sa to .tr ,ss i,e o
road. You w! 80 TINT 10 high.Preed broad-
gnnxo road Gun begin to compcte With ~ tn gar
1 Is rs as sonr e ,varih tfir M na ~
sq 1an ~ aS E{S SyS5 an a.ns ssS x x sys
tonth M tn,nh' W. w havu hottrr ef3trnnfse into
Taisss sS ttsa G sso Lake shora q Wabsss .a'o
.n[S S8HE @ rnaa ~ ruF F, nGIF re Tn9Asa dsoa9 ,,,,
runs t,Otwcen iha T'afc Mr1a (. Wnat.rn IN nn G ~
WnbuHh. From ISrnnkfnrt IT, s1t rim 1l1cit
traIsc In,tas sm.,ts ~ fhn !vonosh - n.nr NV
tom, ILL.,. whore II will oroes tho lnd.nnapolis i
st. Louis Hoad, and thon 60. straight into St.
I.ou!s between tho Indianapolis T. It, Louis md
tho vandalln.''
"Aro you making heavy freight. .cars?"
"Olr frnight-cnrB woIgh soren tons, but thoy
have tho same trucks. Journals. and axies % rle
big cars. OF course our cars hayo smHller
whoels. They are mado to carry Hftson tons.tho
same rs the nyeraVo broad .guugo freight. cur.
Tho hrond-aRuge frelght-cnrs carry iiftncn tons
Of dcad weight for every nttcon tons Of freight.
Wo curry soyen tons OF dead weight to fifteen
tons Of freight. Our Iron Is forty pounds to tho
ynrd. Tho broa1-gnuNO Iron Is nhout nifty
rpes snoIgh 9 14
for the broatl- EluGc cars fult Of grilin to 0iIr
trsacks, aud vtco yarsa."
!. ~. r. y not hara 70 transIer cafsT
1oad w. f, rm nars ,cts y
,siJo.Enugc trucks in forty minutes. and 1t q
Whit !. roaas 6 6avo M Loon consolidated to mako
Tits gro4t trunk l,ner'
ton l. .sontheastcr!i,:: Dayton s Covington, and