The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-05-16

is not that of anyone in authority of the Lake Shore
road So it would seem that President Newell, of the
Lake Shore told the truth when he telegraphed
the country that the Lake Shore had made no conces
sion.
The model locomotive with music.box attachment
that works and plays when you drop nickel into the
receiver exhibition at the local Office of the
Rock Island road in Chicago, is attracting consider
BILE attention Says the Chicago Inter Ocean: THE
machine was made by William T. Smith, of Provi-
dence and cost 1900 II every person that goes to
it will drop in nickel the engine will more than
pay for itself 1t is perfect little marvel as well as
perfect model
Col o. M. Shepherd to-day becomes general su.
perintendent of the New York, New Haven q Hart
ford road He has risen to this position from mes
senger boy. He is forty-four years of age. and
when but fourteen years of age acting as tele-
graph operator on the Ohio q Mississippi railroad,
and from 1865 to 1867 served as traln-dspatcher.
In the latter year he became master of transportation
on the Gulf Colorado & Santa Fe railroad and after
ward was general superintendent OF the ST. Louis 80
Southeastern. He then went East and was made
superintendent of the New York u New England
railroad Since joining the consolidated road he has
had charge of the freight business at Harlem and has
been superintendent of the Airline division and gen
eral assistant to the president. Mr.. Shepherd fire.
quently West visit oden time associates,
all of whom will be glad to hear of his promotion.
The third annual meeting of the American Train
dispatchers Association will be held in Chicago, on
Tuesday. June g. in the Madison street Theater and
will be attended by delegates from all parts OF the
country. Most of the railway companies will
furnish transportation to the members, the
sleepingcar companies give half rates and reduced
hotel, omnibus and livery rates have been secured
During the session the Goodrich Steamer Company
will give the members free ride Lake Michigan,
and the Illinois Central railroad will take them on an
excursion into the suburbs. After the adjournment
the Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul Railway Company
will offer an excursion to Minneapolis st. Paul and
Lake Minnetonka. While this class of railroad en-
ployes will doubtless be glad to mingle
pleasure with business they will discuss some very
important questions regarding train rules, etc., and
good results may be looked for. The time has been
reached when the train-dispatcher holds one OF the
most important positions in railroad service Ninety
per of the trains in this country by wire
orders issued by the train dispatcher, and any
blunder may serious loss Of life and property
and every to improve the service should De
encouraged by their superior officers
The Railway Age gives en- interesting sketch of the
life of Matthias W. Baldwin, the founder of the Bald
win locomotive works. These works rank with the
early railway builders apostle of American prog
ress. The present works. which cover nine acres on
North Broad street and westward, which employ -
600 men, which produce twelve locomotives q
week, which require 734 machine tools, capable OF
producing from the materials all the principal
parts of locomotives and tenders, and which enlist
of the highest engineering talent in the country
have grown out of small shop in an alley on Walnut
street There, in 1925 Mr.. Baldwin, who had Deen q
jeweler and silversmith, began the experiment OF
manufacturing book binders tools and cylinders
for calico printing His in constructing a
small stationary engine for his turned his at
tention to steam engineering and miniature ocomo-
tive which he built for exhibition in 1881 led to an
order from a railway company for a locomotive to run
a short line to the suburbs of Philadelphia In
1913 Mr.. Baldwin took contract to build for the
Vermont Central railraad. for $4,000 locomotive
which would run with passenger train at speed OF
sixty miles hour 1t had pair of driving wheels
six and half feet in diameter back of the fire box
and the cylinder seventeen and quarter inches
in diameter and twenty inches stroke. This engine
was used the road several years, and the officers
stated that could be started from state or rest ana
run mile in fortythree seconds. Mr.. Baldwin died
in 1866 and in 1867 the business was reorganized
under the title of 1.-THE Baldwin Locomotive Works. "
NJ. Baird & Co., proprietors.