The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-04-03
OFFICIALS ISSUE ORDER
To white Lead" Number
of Big Locomotives.
This Action mVaribly Precedcs \
Heavy Decrease In Traffic and Erie
People Seem 10 Believe That \
Slack Period Il Due To .ArriNc In
\ short Timc--News OF The Rail-
roads.

Considered sure indication OF
big falling off in freight shipment
the application of white lead 10
number OF engines which have been
i'm service on the local division OF
the Erie has caused CONSERVATION
among employees and fhey are looking
forward to dun scasun which will
become noticoable' within rev
weeks. says the Huntington Demo
crat. To white Lead a locomotive
means that II Is taken out of service
Tor a period of no short length ana
orders to this effect Invariably pre-
cede a big decrease in traffic.
Thus far in the present year.
freight movement over the Erie has
been greater than usual at such "a
season and employees in the road de.
partment had hoped that this excel
lent start would mean an UNUSUALLY
prosperous year for them. The rise
and fall I'm the amount of freight
shipped across the country * some
thing however which is difficult to
understand. Good fortune of the Erit
I'm securing big business during
the first three months of the year
now promises TO he Offset by Il dul
season during which train movement
will be lax.
orders to apply white lead to por
ton of the locomotive equipment on
the G. & Il. division came Friday
from higher officials Of the road and
the instructions werc already being
nut into effect today Such a condi.
ton will mean added difficulty IN
train movement from the fact thai
the engines In best condition are the
FIRST 20 be placed In white lead ant
with the older engines freight mcr
are sure to have their troubles.
Passenger equipment Of course h
not included in the orders to white
lead. The freight power will be de
crea sed To a great extent and not un
| til traffic again assumes normal pro
portions will the engines be returned
to service. In white leading an en-
| gine. all exposed parts which woul,
rust through standing unoperated fo
a long period are covered with an AZ
plicatlon of the liquid which prevents
oxidation. The engines are rher
stored. Was the falling off in freigh
movement expected to he of shor
duration such precautions aguins
rusting would not be taken ever
though the equipment was not to b.
| used.
Until a short Tine ago traffic oi
the local division had been considere,
good. In the past week however
| decrease has been noticeable whicl
was considered a forerunner Of tn
big drop to come seldom has lonl
train been seen In the last few days
| MI have been less than sixty car
and there has been no occasion 4
use the third brakeman required Il
Indiana for trains OF over dxty-hv
cars. The extent OF the falling OF
In freight may be Judged from tn
fact that trains Of more than sixty
five ear limit are common during tn
winter months For periods OF sew
eral months in past years. trains G
even eighty-flve cars have been han
died. on an eastern division in u 7
cent test, one locomotive Of the heav
freight hauling type handled q
loaded cars. TO prevent the waste {
power in running small trains IN
Erie Is now taking large part of the
freight equipment out OF service.