Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-01-31
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PERSONAL AND GENERAL,

An interesting letter viii be found on an
other page of this mornings APPRAL, con-
tanning the latest from the work going on on
the Chesapeake, Ohio and Southwestern
railway.
The Mobile and Ohio railroad has
pressed the transfer steamer ST. Louis into
as service, and will run her between Cairo
and Columbus, transferring their freight and
passengers. This arrangement will be con-
tinued until the break is repaired between
Cairo and Columbus.
New York indicator: at is reported at
In annapolis that the Seney syndicate, which
is building the New York, Chicago and ST.
Louis road, has made arrangements to build
ON Fort Wayne, Indiana, TO Memphis,
tennessee. 1t is said that the Indiana polls
and Evansville Straight Line will be used
frotn indianapolis to Evansville, and that
line has just been laid out for the route
IRON T. ansSille 10 Memphis. 1t is stated
mat ~ per cent. OF the right of way between
Evansville and Memphis will be given in
order to secure the road President Heryey.
OF the Indianapolis and Evansville COMPANY
i understood TO be in the city engaged In
negotiations for the transfer Of his line 10
New York, Chicago and ST. Louis interests.
1t is reported that the Reading railroad
viii introduce station indicator on passeu-
ger trains, the Boynton patent. ANeach end
OF the car ia an obloDg box containing the
names Of the stations on a ribbon. Over the
top Of the box is printed ''next stop" and he
name OF the station at which the next stop
Is to be made shows through an opening in
the door of the box. The shifting of the
names 10 controlled by the engineer on the
locomotive. There is a small rubber bellows
in each box which is contracted when the
engineer makes vacuum; this works a
lever that raises platform on which the band
containing the names OF the stations rests. An
Ingenious catch prevents the band from slim
ping backward, so when the platform falls
again by the bellows filling with air the band
must fall to the front, thus shifting the name
OF the station passed to the next one above
1t. The engineer has a small indicator 10
the locomotive cab, bearing the names of the
stations, and he thus knows whether the ap-
paratns is set right. The indicator can also
be worked by the Westinghouse automatic
brake cylinders or by bell-cord.
The Cincinnati Commercial thus commepts
on the bill recently adopted by the State leg
islAture of Mississippi: "a railway bill has
been introduced into the Mississippi legisla-
ture which takes the cake even in these
days Of the Brigham act in Ohio and Bill AZ
in the Kentucky assembly. 1t declares the
train tracks within the limits Of the State
to be public highways which is a novelty,
to say the least. The commission is to con-
sist OF three persons at $500 per annam
each, with clerk at $1,000 (this seems to be
the ruling figure for an Al commission), and
these salaries, with incidental expenses, are
TO be paid by their victims, the railways,
which are 10 run, like groggeries, on twelve
months Licenses, revokable at the pleasure !
of the commission. This sort of thing has |
become epidemic, the object being, in some !
cases, without doubt, the creation of fat lob |
bies for pluckiny by greedy politicians. All /
the protection that the State can throw over |
lie, limb and the property rights of individ- |
n, I'D
eddy be given, but beyond that the object OF
these bills is questionable, not to say sus-
picious." |
ST. Louis Age cfSteei. 2sth GThe question
of standard time for the Mississippi valley
is one that cannot fail to interest business
and railroad men, and It's accomplishment
seems to be near at hand. The observatory
OF Washington University, this city, has
been tquiped with proper instruments for
making time observations and the managers
of the Could Southern systems are now run
ming wires to it. In order to obtain the
greatest possible degree of accuracy in Civ
ing time signals arrangements have been
III ade for the cooperation of pumber Of
observatories in different parts of the coun-
try with the United States Signal Ssrvice
office at Washington, to which, as a central
reports will be made, and from
which time will be sent out having the greatest
possible error of one-half second. The OBJ
servatories entering into this arrangement
are the Washington, Cambridge, Albany,
Allegheny City, Glasgow, Mortified MINI
Yale College, and Washington
University, of this city. 1t is expected 60
have arrangements completed and the sys-
ten in operation early in February. The
corrected time, a. received from Washington,
will be distributed through The Mississippi
valley from the observatory in this city.
This insures to every cmploye of the South
Eestern railway system, and all telegraph
stations along its lines, the convenience Of
perfect, accurate and uniform syst.m of time,
hus diminishing the chances of accident.
Busiuess establishments employing large
numbers of men will doubtless And it to |,
heir advantage TO have come infallible
ource from which TO take their time. 1t is
interesting to know that in furnishing time,
IS in other respects, st. Louis takes the lead
If all the cities in the Mississippi valley"