The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-22

dollars to cents there viii be anywhere
from one TO dozen special cars In the |
string. and the purposes they serve
are as varied as their ownership. The |
dressed meat rcfrigcrators are now so
well known as to excite no interest. I'M
less Il be the vague conjecture as TO
how many millions Of dollars are tied
up therein for the number OF these
travelling Tee boxes Is legion. Directly
the opposite OF the rcirlgeraiors are
the heater cars. clcycrly conirivcd 70
/ keep the contents at fixed degree Of
temperature throughout the trip. ana
therefore invaluable for shipping fruit
Ia cold weather The heating ls done
I by OH stoves. There are quite a NUM-
/ Der Of special fruit car companies
which own ears especially equipped Tor
the carriage OF fruit and produce In
/ hulk ana these cars are divided into
many classes. such Hs orange ears, cab
b1rC ears. melon ears. and no on almost
indefinitely There Do O. pickle line q
coffee line. uumber'ors beer lines. and,
lraugos, OF all. % chicken OF poultry
line, these latter cars being filled with
permanent coops and feeding and
watering facilities. intended Tor The
safe handling OF fowls of an kinds.
/ There are furniture cars. buggy cars.
chair stock cars. lee cars. plate-glasa
cars. crockory cars. and indeed ears
for almost every known commodity
manufactured In sufficient quantities 90
make Il worth while Tor the producers
20 build their own conveyance As 90
live stock cars. there are an kinds,
from the palace or stable cars down 90
the plain everyday SLATED affairs. and.
unlike most OF the other special We
hlclcs. the stock cars can be- used by
any shipper willing 10 pay the owner
a nominal sum Tor the rent OF the ear
over and above the usual freight charge
imposed by the railroads. the adyan.
tagc gained being the much better ac.
commolaiions afforded by these spe.
clal cars than given 10 the regular
equipment o. the railways In tank
cars there are varieties ior nearly
everything liquid Petroleum. lard
cotton OIL mo,assos. acid. tar cider
water and even whisky are q few o
tho commodities carried On tanks now
adays. says the g. Louis Evening Jour
nal The owners oi these private
ears get no direct benefit from thci
use. The contents must pay Jus, th.
same freight charges as II carried Il
railway company ears. but the on
grea, advantage Hes 10 the fact tina
supply Of cars ready 20 load can al
ways be depended upon. Tor the spcc.a
cars when empty are promptly sen
home or 20 their point OF origin. an
are not used In any other trade with
out the owners permission. Tho rail
roads allow tho owners a trining sur
for mileage which serves 20 keep "a
cars In repair but hardly yields an
great revenue 10 them OF cours,
many OF these special cars are bui
because OF the special trade In whic
serves 20 keep the cars In repair M
pay railroad company 20 he up none
In furnishing the equipment ncccssar
As builders must conform 70 the rul,
OF the master car builders. the prlyai
= cars are ns safe 10 run as those owus
e. by the railroad companies, and inde,
a. many are superior 20 the average cal
as IN general use. 4 western invent,
ho has recently brought out now idea
p a car which looks like a tank but VIII,
he rcyolycs and can bc used either Tor
be- open or closed car When the latt
" Is desired the goods are placed lnsid
" the tank turned half around and q
he opening brought TO the bed OF the ca
as when the conveyance becomes "a
he and burglar proof The hrilliancy
ny the idea has not yet brought about al
to overwhelming desire for a supply
IN the odd vehicles on the part Of the "a
All way managers.