The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-07-15
Rambling. OF the Rail.


agent of the Chicago, Milwaukee & st.
Paul railroad, is in the city.
Mn. c. z. ArMoRE, general passenger
and ticket agent OF the Louisville q Nash
vile railroad, who has been in the city
several days looking after the company's
interest here, returned 10 Louisville yester-
day.
A PEW days ago the Louisville & Nash.
willie advertised for bids on 500 freight
cars Eleven different car.works bid on
them aud offered 10 build them at prices
ranging from 10 10 per cent. lower than
prices Of twelve months ago.
THE contract for nineteen miles Of tho
Huntsville branch OF the Louisville &
Nashville railroad was let yesterday 10
Jno. W. Worthngton & Co., OF Birming.
ham. The work Is 10 be completed and
the road ready for trains in ninety days.
Isaac King. Of Louisville, well known
in railroad circles, has invented a railroad
car coupler that promises 10 realize what
all inventors have sought for heretofore
without success. II Is said 10 possess all
the qualities needed in the inventions OF
the past, and 10 serve the wants OF an
automatic coupler exactly. The style OF
the appliance is rs yet secret. but 10 the
few who have seen II Il has proved salts.
factory.
GENERAL MASAoERJ AMRs l.. FRAZIER, OF
the Newport News & Mississippi Val.
ley Railroad company, said in an
interview ut Cairo last Wednesday
that the survey Of the creek route
for the Cairo and Paducah conncc.
ton was about completed, extending along
the Mayfeld creek bottom, reaching the
Mississippi river opposite Birds Point,
Mo, thence back 10 Cairo. This route
would pass through Lovelaccylle and Nv.
ansyille. The engineers will ntnrn 10
Paducah via another route, q little north
Of the one just surveyed, passing through
Hinkleyille. II neither OF the routes prove
satisfactory another and more northerly
one will he run. Mr.. Frazier assures the
people that the road will positively DO con-
sirucicd.
CHARLES T.. E0AS, a young inw tor oi
Columbus. o., has applied for patent for
an invention OF his OF a system for lighting
railway cans with electricity by pm.
mary battery" lie claims that the cost
OF lighting n car will be los than II can he
illuminated by coal oil, and there il no
danger, and Il can be applied 20 any
train in five minutes. The battery IL a
zinc and carbon and new kind Of solu.
ton. Mr.. Egan says Il was tested on the
Hooking Valley road about two weeks ago
and proved grand success. lie he has
got Postmaster General Dickinson and the
new superintendent Of the railway mail
service Interested. and II he can convince
them that the invention posses the merit
which Is claimed for II, they will use their
official influence 70 have the application
made special 10y the patent office aud con.
sidercd nj once, thus advancing the issue
OF patent about six months.
TnK mission OF General Manager T.. 7.
Jeffrey, OF the Illinois Central, 10 Jackson,
Miss, was 20 have conference with the
railroad commissioners Of Mississippi ~.
garding the freight rates put In effect by
the commission about year ago. When
these rates were put into effect the Illinois
Central accepted them under protest ~ u
could not make expenses ON those rates.
and would compel Il 20 reduce is inter.
state rates cofrcspondingly. The commits
siones having failed 10 take any action In
the matter, the Illinois Central short
time ago sot aside the commissioner tar.
III and adopted rates OF from 20 10 10 per
cent higher than the State tariff. The
State authorities threaten 10 institute suits
against the Illinois Central, add Mr.. JEFF.
ircy's mission WIS 10 convince the com.
mission that this company was compelled
10 advance the rates, rs Il could not live nj
the rates established by the commission.
SoMg Of the eastern papers have recently
been indulging In glowing descriptions Of
the new Wootcn engines being built for the
Union Pacific road, and they seem 10 think
them astOnishingly marvellous machines,
though doubt their safety on account Of
weight, and predict all sorts Of disasters
from mashed track and crushed bridges. I,
Is true these engines especially the double
cab ones, built for uso on the mountain
/ divisions, are very heavy weighing sixty.
three tons, or l26, 900 pounds when loaded,
but no person need have the least fear Of
any bridge on the entire 800 miles ri road
going down beneath one Of them Gen.
sugt Dickinson, Of tho Union Pacific.