Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-05-12

an effort to rid the operating depart
-nent CT is worst handicap in these
three undesirable water. The
water of Iowa and South Dakota wells
lis the chief cause of wear. of the Log.
motives. II the problem OF supplying
pure water can be solved the pr35.e.n
CT adding years to the lie CT cagine5
viii have been disposed CT.
The plan of the Milwaukee and St.
Paul railroad is to erect lerga fita-ins
stations, costing nearly $4,000 caeh.
The filters are expected to remove all
the alkali CT lime or Other ceiectiona-
bic chemicals.
The water either ferns c crust in
1.-THE boiler or else foams when it is
boiled Either course is very Injurious
| to the boilers. If a crust is formed
the inside CT the boiler is scaled c.as.
Sometimes the water is 50 bad that it
fills up the tubes within the boiler with
| it's de1osits.
| The experiments will be watched
with interest, as this is the first rail
road to make any attempt to purify
water used by engines. It is stated
| that the Milwaukee and St Paul rail
road has tested every well in South
Dakota within mile of it's right-of-
way, IN ar effort to find acceptable
water
Build Its Own Engines.
The Milwaukee & ST. Paul railroad
/ announces its readiness to construct
all the locomotives demanded by the
/ system. Engine works have been con
structed at Milwaukee at a cost of
/ 100000, which will be able to make
from seventy-fve to eighty engines an
nually. The Milwaukee & ST. Paul
railroad is the first to begin building
its own motive power. For ten years
/ the company has built all its freight
4 cars at the Milwaukee shops, which
have an annual capacity OF 5000 cars.
AS a result, the Milwaukee & St. Paul
railroal has usually been better sup
piled with cars than any other of the
| western roads. Now the company
will be able to get locomotives when
they are wanted.
4 The company has arranged for the
construction of thirty-eight engines al
once In the car shops are being built
800 stock cars, seven railway postal
cars, 200 refrigerator cars, 1000 box
cars, 500 combination gondola cars and
800 ballast cars.
The appointment CT Mr.. Barr to be
assistant to President Earling is fol
the purpose of placing him in charge
of the construction of cars and loco
motives. Orders have been placed by
, the management OF the Milwaukee &
st. Paul for six water filtering plants
to pe located at important stations ir
Illinois, Minnesota, South Dakota ant
Iowa.
Roads Want M. N. & S.
1t is reported that two railroads ar
after the Muscatine North and Soutl
road now in the hands of receiver
, With the prospect of an extension tt
Burlington the C. M. & ST. P. sees OF
portunities to make valuable feede
. out of the road. and therefore wants il
! The fact that the Milwaukee is afte
i the road has stirred up the Rock Is
!, land. Its object, no doubt, is to pre-
: vent competition.
Burlington May Extend Northwest.
There is strong belief in Washing
t ton that the Burlington road will e,
tend northwest. Engineers have con
menced setting stakes at two differen
S times, commencing in the northwes
S part of that city near the Mrs. Congo
/ property and going northwest. 1t i
/ also believed the road has purchase
real estate near the new Milwaukee
a depot to locate their station.