The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-01-25
Has Been Procured by the
Erie Railroad.
CARS and LOCOMOTIVES
Have Been Purchased During
the Year.
Railroad Men are Watching the
Suit Which Has Been Brought
Against the Monon.

During 1907 the Erie has put itself
into better condition for handling
freight. There has just been deliv-
ered to the company the last of an
order of 5000 box cars, each with a
capacity OF forty tons, for the ham
ding of merchandise, freight that
Originates on the lines of the road.
To the $500 steel hopper gondolas
for carrying coal and ore added to
the equipment in 1906, the Erie added
in 1907, 1900 more cars of this type,
each with a capacity of fifty tons.
This gives to the road a total OF
nearly 10000 of each of these types
of cars added within the past five
years, The Erie has also added
within the year. 27 new express cars
of modern type.
To help haul these cars the Erie
purchased within the year thirty-five
locomotives of the consolidation type,
all of which have been put in service
on the western end of the road, be-
sides the three Mallete type engines
which have been widely noted as the
largest engines ever constructed.
Sixty passenger coaches of the lat
est type have been added to the pas
senger equipment for use on the
lines in the suburban territory about
New York City, and the first all
steel passenger coach manufactured
for use on steam rail lines is now
being tried out on the through serv-
ice to see how it will serve during
the cold weather. This experiment
al coach is being subjected to the
most severe tests that its efficiency
In service as well as its safety may
be determined. 1t was the Erie that |
FIRST built and used the all-steel postal
car, an experiment that proved 30
successful that two more are to he
added to the equipment early in the
new year.
The Erie also put into service dur
ing the year the first motor car of
me CAM type used in this country.
ma Is now giving 1t thorough trial
'h its Newburg branch to see IL II
VIII work as well as it is reported to
nave worked in Europe, where the
'ype OF car has been in service for
several years.
rms new equipment showing, con-
'idering the Erie's general condition.
especially the business losses. sus- =
AIMED near the years close, compares |
we'll with the record of some of the
strongest es.-Plain Dealer.
In spite OF rumors to the contrary
me Monon must 60 to trial for vio-
ating the rule Of the interstate COM
mission that railroads cannot legally
exchange transportation for advertis-
Ing. The case has been set for a |
hearing on March 2, before Judge
kohlsaat in Chicago.
1t is practically test case which
The Monon invited Intentionally and !
In this regard 1t has believed with
larger interests that do not believe
The ruling is sound, or constitution !,
al on the ground that 1t interferes
with the rights OF contract. More
than one railroad company that has |
strictly complied with the letter and
spirit OF It has done 30 as a matter
of obedience to command and an in
disposition to engage in a controversy
that was deemed impolitic in view Of |
the food OF anti-railroad legislation |
sweeping over the country.
They have kept an eve,on. .his Mon
on case, and. as rule, in the hope
that 1t would be prosecuted to a
finish and the question definitely dis |
pOsed OF. Up to this time the mat
ter has been allowed to drag along.
N the Monon wins the interstate COM
missions conclusions will be over
ruled PLAIN Dealer.