The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-11-06
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March Is. 1898. IL per cent. LOIS, 035
June Is. 1898. ~ per cent. LOIS ,035
Carried to renewal fund.-. 1000. 900
Surplus for the year. ........s 1892. 066
No action was taken regarding the
refunding plan. and the prophesied op-
position to President Perkins did not
materialize.
Cornelius Vanderbilt, tr., who Is en-
ployed as mechanical engineer I'm the
office OF William Buchanan. superinten-
dent of motive power and rolling stock
OF the New York Central railway sys-
TEN, has a paternal interest I'm the new
freight locomotive. No. 1871. He pre-
pared the designs from which this loco
motive was built, and he has just had
the satisfaction of seeing the embodi-
ment Of his mechanical theories sue
cessfully undergo n severe practical
test. This engine is of the mogul type,
and has proved economical in fuel con-
sumption n capable of handling a
load 20 per cent greater than the type
in use heretofore. 1t hauled a train of
so loaded grain cars from Dewitt, near
Syracuse. to West Albany. a distance
Of about 40 miles, last week. in good
average time and with perfect ease.
The weight of the locomotive Is 144.-
$50 pounds. the weight IN the drivers
being 1850 pounds. The weight of
locomotive and tender loaded is 144,-
go pounds. The cylinders are 19x2S
inches I'm dimension. and the boiler Is
Of the extended wagon-top type, the
smallest ring being 60 inches in diam
eter. The steam pressure is $50 pounds
per square inch. There Is a drop front
fire box 111% inche long and 50ss
inches wide. and the fire crate area Is
29.45 square feet. There are 217 fiues,
liz feet long. each 2 inches in outside
diameter. These fiues furnished a heat
ing surface of 1885 square feet. the
total heating surface being 1.s12.94
square feet. The driving journals are
sX9 inches. the engine truck journals
5lsx1O% inches. the tender truck jour
nails AZ Ks inches. and the driving
wheels 81 and so inches. wheel centers.
Mr.. Depew remarked a few days ago:
Cornelius Vanderbilt. jr., Is quite a
mechanical genius. Since this young
man turned his attention to the me-
chanlcal branch OF railroading he has
developed two or three ideas of prac-
teal value. One of these ideas relates
to car ventilation, and another to a To-
connective fire box"
The oregon Short Line has completed
arrangements with the Union Pacific
for running passenger cars through
from Omaha to Portland. 1t Is pro-
posed to improve the through passen-
ger service by the addition of new
standard Pullman chair cars n day
coaches. which will carry passengers
from Omaha to Portland without a
change. thus giving a much better SER
vice h at the present time. These
care are to be OF a better class than
those which have formerly been in use
on this route, and will be arranged so
as TO provide the very best comforts
for all who p%atronize the line. This
arrangement. which Is to go into effect
MIA hi. NAA na~f fAxU. A.. 10 90. - The
most important that has yet been en-
tered into. i-.
Regarding the proposed double train
service between Granger and Pocatello
and from Pocatello to Butte. il is stat
ed that nothing will hefdone until next
summer when the double service will
likely be inaugurated.
The steamship Victoria. of the North
ern Pacific, which sailed Wednesday
from Tacoma for Hong Kong under the
American flag for the first time. The
company converted the ship from Brit
ish to American sailing to take Ivan
tage of the surplus business offered in
this country. Foreign bottoms cannot
DO business from American ports. The
privilege of which the Northern Steam
ship company took advantage was Of
fered by the United States govern
ment when the United States govern
ment took over the steamship Arizona,
of the same line. as a transport. This
was pronounced the best transport in
the service. The government paid for
its use $3.50. 900. which was considered
a very cheap figure.
General Superintendent A.. +. Welby.
of the Rio Grande Western. has an
nounced that the mechanical depart
ment would start at once or the con-
struction of In so. OOO-pounds capacity
coal car. This big car is to be put
up entirely at the Salt Lake shops
and Is designed as a sample car. II II
proves a success NAM more will be
built there. The car is to be massive in
construction, with steel trucks and ev-
cry modern appliance. 1t Is designed
for the coal traffic, the most important
part of the roads earnings, ana will be
a great Improvement yer the present
cars of $1,000 pounds and 1900 pounds
capacity, which are now used in the
traffic.
The Baker City Democrat says a sec
ond party of capitalists are making
preparations to build a road from
Huntington to the Seven Devils copper
mines. IL says that those interested in
the venture are Isaac Il. Blake and T..
w. Cornell, who, some time ago., incor-
porated what is known as the Hunt-
ington & Seven Devils railway: John
Glass. James Glass and G.. NJ. Allen. all
prominent mining men with. cash. A
meeting was recently held with the re-
suit that the building OF the oad will
be pushed with all possible speed.
Boston capitalists being behind the
scheme
General Passenger Agent Fee of the
Northern Pacific. recently appointed
president of the American Association
of Passenger and Ticket Agents. has
announced the appointment of the fol-
lowing executive committee: Col. s. +.
r.. Morse, general passenger agent of
the Atlantic system of the Southern
Pacific. New Orleans. chairman; 4. :.
Hanson. general passenger agent of the
Boston x Albany, Boston,: Il. n. Aus
tin. general passenger agent Of the
Baltimore a Ohio lines west OF Pitts
burg. Chicago. Mr.. Austin was for