Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-02-04
THE RAILWAY AGE.
Brief Sketch Of the Rail-
way way Situation
A BRIGHT PROSPECT FOR 1885.
The Late Depression in Railroad
neutrality-suspicious. for the Current
Year-Contracts Let.


As reported lew days ago IN 'ne
HERALD Mr. II. Il. Hobart, editor oil
49, pa;,,.a, lac nublisbed in Chicago,
.Ao $500 80. - !. - Al.
Is spehuihg sno'e ''A' ~
geles.
Since learning Of his presence here
Hrp.,n renorter has been lying in wait
AA'D ''po's' - .,;sw ~ learn.
ior the geneieh'an WIFI ~ 81. All.
ing from him what the outlook ior la,''
road building in the United States TINS
~ M Hobart is, Of course.
year may 10 - 4. he cou,trv ON
the best informed men - -
this interesting topic.
The roporter fortunately found him
ths office OF tho q. S. Ry.
yes.e,uay ,han and tbara ,at in
Ia this CITY, anu 49,
tho intellectual suction pipe INTO the tuii
we'll OF knowledge and started the mo-
!, an instant The result il
80.
detahea oeiow uah.. ha -
hepor'er- 1851, 1, Deea
"sson,ns s ~, ~ he subiect If ali.
Anew q uess,oas % e., ~. ~ usss iese r.
way conseruo''on ~ III he,,d ~ ,a
you are MOI engagee shyuiu 70 veiy
much indebted 70 you ior haii-ho"r Vi
yonr time. 80.
Mr.. hobart-oh' az nov .niah 'nsrS
IS any tning cou'u s1i you - " tha
interest,": mere y sho ,A ~ a' r. contains
age when mas isaone1 ME MI a;vs vou ali
table wn'cn WIN pp'' So
KNOW .ns' you wsn r tha table and
neporter- lslanSins vs ~ InowIedge
pnolng 10Y siAeu sshis !, INF nothieo
from inc licn IL I.aI t,,,'s,rv q, r;os;tvl.
IKE meal Ipi n.s a nu gs;yy,srsst;ng 40 far
Yes. sir, this y very 'n 10 s ~ ~, ~,
as tne repoIs ~, ~ - oraca lae6 ioaks
reader oil tne year u ~ ~ /, '.o .Ye y
Tor some.ning se.y Az. ~ Iess ~ wants
overlook any stns 49, har;ts 4, tnw -
to know ABOUT our ne,' etha.r;s ~" AZ "
make penny, nohess VI s usas' "a al
his taste may ruiz, .onoa'V rl. ;na ~;
dom feaas nucn apou. ou 49, 81 -
me fyramius. an nue. Ia. &C. sJa -.
tn's item. anu snai' vs. WV sha,,,a
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IKE TO ask you aoou ~; .ns ou.seAr son.
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drawing np NJ: cnanE ;.h - t,ow,
wen, wnat u y YOU ~ssn
VIII Ien you a xv Ts,, y Al ' she recsnt de.
Mpol;;u ~ ra;,wav oonstruction begin
precision III railway oons'.u ,eon as ~
MT. nopar' ~ y I.',Ss;..~ =. a.
greatest year ~ lAnway 'u"Ttas :" ~.
h,s.oy y Wy ~, - IA =, nsw
lh'W mues u 700, she saars fsIi !"
noaus' nua :. ~ ..-s,.t 4, ~
s'ou. Las' yeu. ~. ,ss;.ssa af ,'a,s
pas, e'gnt yeA, nv .a - . sno
UscA'ay,rs s s.saJ,, aao,;as IN
miles. inere was = s, sas ,a ase nus al
wy pfes,94s, Nv n.i
abrupt break ~ .ne wors. a.
Fspof'er was '"' e"1'' " ''-'
hara times nas' r, -, 90 ia
mr. TO-DAY aes w.o ~ hascrs
last year as 'ney wele sne ~. 1890
that. iney wcle pos'ei snA ,;..i. 49,
even Ai'nousn .n -
laid, there was Rooo des' u p'epa.a
ZION maae 70 ray " ~ sne W. P:.sss
years, WINE more mites "eie noneu'
yet tne companies weFe msleiS oo'a
pleting work begun peicre' lne ro ~
beds were graaea' me 'ies wers ou', 'ne
iron was bought. NO new o 1en ' The
to the mills, anu ,nsy olosea uoTn iii
GRADERS were ui'ona o."
points depression was se1.ous; -.
hepor'er-ihena fesi'a' 'esaA 'As'
year ,,., ri. -.
mr. hoDar,,-I reclsesy lazy ~.
year spirit OF reneweu connnenSe sooA
possession o. tne pubic nhinu snu ptals
we're maze 10 go On wsa "9'n "H'1n
h9d peen stoppea N 1909 anu ioos. ~
some cases the gtsuers were pus " wola
on the lines; ofaers were gwen ~ se'
out ties, and coatrao's were haue io'
iron. -, =.
keporter-ihen tine prospect iof inc
enrrent year y gooa -,
mi mr. hooAr -. .n,n .,,,hsy - No k, cnr.
mere nass osa 1 nsaars :, nroseS q
porauons .9 III, b., Hsns KIN aoa "a
H4ss nesa ss''' ~ s@ 's s.an,s &c.
sIgns o. me- ,,a,. sJ ~. ~ "ahs anns -
wolk VI $3.50 pson - y. - ~ '''e' ~'''''
Two OF nreo ys@ss aso. al. -
neP s.pa 's h - NJ w s
par u III r rs,.t et.,.
MI hoeaItn man w.; ~. vsss t sSsa
WIN is{ o' retss.r. naLas. "a Ta~-
any other; Nscrassa, pako'a a anu iii In,
= VIII iolivy l'ossss y L. M;ssa,. -
~ some 'sesihyins aoao ~. y. -
pu. no. 'no sA'"o 'ne'ses's 's" ~
these otners' ...h.. L.. L.. o. 49,.
sh.r -. 1900 ...1,,xra.., A.
sure tn's con'e'nP'a'eu pros'e's' 40
tne rAi,s sp'c. " ~. In. -,
M; nvpare e - ~ -. '.''i. y. "as - -
got npeli son oa.': ~ s5on y r ~
pfsrfa npt' 2ptn's ~" Su.s'''s.t : ~
are now vosknA W 'n9s sa,s
ana this Is WnA' "a ui1Pe'sa w s'oo ~
2, tne s.osns ps s a,,ov,'snt Ths
iinuls se 49, ~ 80 1872 1900 ,;hor.l
orders fcf rails are muen more hocral
tnan nne osen loox ~ ~ ,.at ~ 49,
ssnguine: before ene sna .. las' yenl,
the steer haii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS = 5ne
workers Of bessemer steer rai.s-n n'; :
meeting and passed = r n i''1 ps
ing the output 70 i,ooo'oVv tons; Pc
fore the end OF the year there mao come
In orders Tor aT5, 600 tons. and since
then new contracts Of large aggregate
amount have been made. The associa'
tion then raised their limit to l,a5O,o
tons. =,
Reporter-How many mites would
this from j..
Mr.. Hobart-A fair average is ioc
tons per mile, so that 200, 900 tons
would iron Il, 50o miles OF track.
Reporter-What is the capacity OF the
mills when running at foil head = any
more than this limit
Mr.. Hobart--Their fuli capacity Is
little more than this. but not much,
The greater number OF the m'iis have
contracts to Keep them busy ior the
neft four months or more. Inere was
not much iron on hand % pegin WIN,
and is Is probable tnat tue mus WIN
work pretty busily the whole OF the
current year.
keporter-The a. /. ). r. ny were
telegraphed as buying great man,
Faiis. Mnaf Is that for
MI. Hobsrt-Ihey VIII ouliq gcos
zeal OF road IN southern Kansas
iney Heea several prancn road
tnere 70 sap growing regioi
and 70 leea tue trsnk'hne. Ihey vii
have TO keep busy sneIe also TO Keep GU
OF me way Of tne M. Z. ny, winch
pushing into that country with grea