The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-03-01
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The Rogers Locomotive Works has an
order for twenty-six locomotives for a
narrow gauge railroad in the Argentine
Republic. Ter are to be passenger en-
gines, the others freight. Two of this or
der are about ready for shipment.
A Leslie rotary pillow was shipped
yesterday from the Grant Works for the
Southern Pacific. the second one shipped
for that road. 1t contains all the latest
improvements and looks considerably diff
ferent from those made a year or two ago.
A new design of engine was put upon
the Central Railroad on Wednesday as an
experiment.. There is but one driving
wheel on each side, and by the use OF ny
draulic shiftings, under the control Of b
engineer, the weight Of the engine can be
wholly or partly thrown upon the drivers.
A completed JUL snow excavator was
shipped from the Rogers Locomotive
Works recently. What with the manufac-
ture of these and the Leslie snow plows
it begins to look as if Paterson would be-
come the head centre Of the snow ploW
industry in this country.
The Cooke Locomotive Works have an
order from the Union Pacific Railroad to
build fifteen consolidated engines, which
will weigh eighty-six tons each and 1t Is
claimed will be the heaviest engines yet
maze. I0Cy Will nave eight uflfOI5 GuQ
cylinders 20x26 inches.
The establishment of the new Seashore
Railroad Company's car shops at Rich
land, Atlantic county, is now a certainty.
Work is to be begun as soon as the depot
is located. The Shops will give employ y
ment to a large force the year round.
At the annual meeting OF the stockhold-
Tuesday, the following officers were
elected for the ensuing year:-President,
Samuel Sloan: secretary, i. Z. Chambers;
treasurer, Frederick II. Gibbons, man
ayers, John L. Blair, George Bliss, Percy
r. Pyne, Wilson G. Hunt, Benjamin G..
Clark, Sidney Dillon, Russell Sage, Edgar
William H. Appleton, W. W. Aston,
Henry "A. G. Taylor. Eugene Higgins and
William Rockefeller.
In connection with the new block signal
system, which is being extended from
Newburgh Junction to Lackawaxen, eight
fine towers for signal men are being
erected between the Junction and Port
Jervis. 1t is the purpose of the company
to have these signal stations as equally
distant from each other as possible, and
as the regular own stations are in many
cases long distances apart it is necessary
to build the others in between.
The Erie has devoted a number of years
and a large sum of money to placing
0bOAC hAAtt Oh IN
The line between Jersey City and Pater-
son represents probably as smooth and
well built a piece of track as there is in
his country. The company is now max
ing preparations to do more ballasting OF
another kind at other parts of the divis-
ion, which when completed will place it
in a very substantial condition.
1t is generally believed In railway cir
cles that E. p. Thomas, second vice presi-
dent of the New York, Lake Erie n
Western Railroad, will at an early date
take the place of second vice-president of
the New York, New Heven and Hartford.
Mr.. Thomas said yesterday that the pub
LEGATION was premature, and he was not
yet at liberty to speak regarding the
subject.
The entire detective service of the Della
ware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad
Company has been detailed to run down a
gang of thieves who have perpetrated
numerous freight car robberies. Over
$1,000 worth OF goods have been stolen
from the cars during the past month.
a cat was thrown on the roo of a Pull
man car at Harrisburg, Pa, one night
last week and it rode to Jersey City.
The Lehigh Valley company is laying a
railroad along the towpath Of the Morris
canal in Jersey City from Mill creek east
ward, The track is on Lehigh Valley
property and runs from its land west of
Mill creek to its land near the water front
and the track laying is regarded as a
strategic movement.
An order has been issued on the Erie
for the discharge of any employee assign
ing his wages or neglecting his Obligations
to such IN extent as to compel his credit
orst o attach his wage If d man IL not
honest enough to pay his debts he is not
thought honest enough to remain in the
employ of the company.
Last Monday the Central Railroad Of
New Jersey began the operating Of the
new automatic signals on the New Jersey
division.
Benjamin Van Brunt. Of Sea Bright,
has been awarded the contract by the
Central Railroad Company to bulkhead
the enormous washott at Atlantic High
lands made by last falls severe storm.
The contract was awarded yesterday.
The work, when completed, will cost
S40,0 900.
Ihe Pennsylvania Railroad Company
expect to utilize about 80. COO tons OF steel
rails this, year.