The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-05-26
RAILROAD MATTERS.


Roadmaster John Tracey, of Freeport,
| is in command of squad of some ninety
men, working on the c., Nj. & ST. p. rail
road below Savanna. Forty of these men
are Italians All of them board them
selves in five cars, furnished by the com
pany, They do their own cooking, no
women being employed. They are raising
the track above high water mark on an
average of about two feet, for distance
of thirteen miles.
General Manager Marvin Hughitt, of
the Northwestern road, has issued the fol
lowing order: The closing of the general
offices of this company Saturday afternoon
at three o'clock will take effect the first
Saturday in June and continue until the
close of September This arrangement
will be subject to such notifications as
the heads of departments may find it nee
essary to make.
The earnings of the Chicago. Milwau-
kee and st. Paul system for the third week
in May were $42s, 900. against 1907, 900
AOA InC NCCh Ill 1909 1LtICdSSs
sol 900
The passenger pool of the Iowa Trunk
Line association is not in such settled
condition rs the roads connected there
with wsuld desire The recent with
dra wal from the pool of the Chicago,
Rock Island and Pacific road in order to
be able to compete if necessary. with the
Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul, which
is not a member of the pool, has already
resulted in one or two meetings, from the
last of which an adjournment was had
until Tuesday next, when the managers
of the various lines will meet at the Office
of Commissioner Midgley. 1t is under
stood that the Chicago, Milwaukee and
st. Paul and the Wabash ST. Louis and
Pacific roads are now anxious to join the
passenger pool, provided they can be put
upon snch an equality as to percentage as
will satisfy them But they are thought
to want more than the other lines will
ans if they should persist in
such a course, as has been indicated,
there will be no possibility of an agree |
ment, and the pool will then go to pieces |
In such an event there will be war of |
rates to Council Bluffs, and it may reach |
other points of competition and become |
general. Interested parties indulge hope |
that there will not be a rigid adherence |
to the claims for percentage. and that the |
II 0ck Island road will return
The Shaw double-cylinder locomotive |
was tested on the Pittshurg, Cincinnati |
aud St Louis road last week, and per
formed very handsomely. This engine |
mas two cylinders side by side, on each
side of the engine. also two sets of guides
.wo pistons. crossheads, main rods and
side rods on each side The distribution
If steam to both cylinders is accomplished |
)y one valve and the main rods are
coupled to pins Numerically opposite
ZACH other in the main wheel, and side
DDS similarly in each wheel. This con
truction necessitates overhanging cranks,
. that the rods may pass around without
The object in making this
construction is to avoid the necessity of
Ising any counterbalancc in the wheels,
S the reciprocating and revolving parts
re all balanced by exactly similar parts,
lways moving in exactly opposite
directions This in itself is generally
onceded to be very desirable result to
cconlplish. but it remains for the seq-eI
, tell whether the unusual construction.
18th severely strained cranks and the
ltroduction of additional parts, will 4
ost more than the accomplishment
ONES to.