Show cb or TEE RAILROADS gono gone to murry barry up tip blex tI water tanks Tout sHoles notes purchasing agent mcelroy of 0 tho the rio elo grande crande western has KOHO gone to portia Fort laud u d and san francisco to stir up tho the delivery front from thero there of 0 ties lies for or tho the want vast of which his big road 14 tho the union pacific people have promised to reform and hurry burry through delayed earn cars from rom over tho the oregon short line ilic but mr mcelroy will stir things up him gulf and have the tics bics pushed righton they uro needed about green river nud and at other places where ere are nc emary ard and then the road Is hurrying on its san aeto reto exten tion from thistle horn flora which station ralls rails have been laid about ton miles CHICAGO ISLAND there Is considerable speculation on wall in regard to tho the situation of the rock island rumors were in drkula alon t I 1 on lat last weak that tho the management was c confronted on fronted with a largo deficit and that thal president cable wits wan about to resign res fra these rumors were promptly denied nt at the com cofo banys offices but a great many are still inclined to in think that there Is something bo be bind then them vico vice president purdy is quoted as AI saying that tho the telegraphed from rom new york tire aro ce biado a up of juggled figures they aro are 0 april 1 I UM aud and us as they protest to bo be genres of april akrit 1 1869 compared d w with ith those thoe of at april 1 1800 regarding tho allegood di L since of 0 in 5 per cent extension bonds I 1 will say eay that we tike take thu the 6 per cont cent bonds ot of tho chicago K kansas 1 i q nebraska and then issue boci c losa island s land 5 per cent bonds with tile the chicago acan kulaas S 6 nebraska nobi brods its as collateral seen security rIly that in bi bonds had not net yet been needed for or this purpose but was so used litter later on we have not sold or dl di coed po ed of 0 a bond or sharo 0 of stock sleek job wo hold held la in any of our auxiliary or connecting companies the gross bross earnings of 0 tho the entire rock kock ibling system for au auguet abt alcid ISS 59 it a deo renio as compared with au august gust issis of 0 il UNION TASKS the now new feet water tanks on the line 1100 of 0 tho the union pacific 2 d have bato many points a ot f InU icat because 0 f tho the good mechanical oil urca of 0 the dela ck ails alls lu in claudins bracon brac ln the spout lifting devices dB vices valve binding hoops foundations and fill all tho the features of improved tank works tho the tank Is covered with a ceiling ot of pine balled to vir sag gluch G luch joists foists wj with tit one laver ot of bull burldine dine paper abo above ro the eel cell ls ing the root roof li is formed of it inch alno laid over one layer ot of builder 9 paper with the joints covered with beveled battend the valves are of 0 babbitt and have rubber teat basis all bolts passing P through the tank arc ara wound with and white lead to prevent leakage the rafters in the root aro aa inches and the iho blares are i inches thick and 6 s inches wide laid dove falls the hoops aro are 4 tr inches wide and 5 35 32 luch inch thick to the buckles which aro are dravin drann together by two holts bolts I 1 acca eliam ter ler nad 1111 inches long the tha capacity cap Is about gallons ane SION FRONT shops ot of tho the lehigh valley road they put on a complete extension front tor for the small surn sum of 0 0 this e extension I 1 es so I 1 Q Is of 0 cast casl iron half balf juch inch thick hiving having a flange at uw the back edge on the in sicie on very larso large boilers bolleri the saitie cast lug Is la used by placing the lanso flango on the tho the extension is rounded neatly it ut t the alio trout front corner carrier showing no joint having baring no bolt heads and requiring no front ring the door lugs being cast on all that Is ia necessary is to put this cast casting Ingon on a boring will face ace tho the bw back cad and the door joint aud drill the bolt holca bolog lu its the back mingo or these can bo be cured cored in the I 1 rout front is about el long louigi presents it clean and neat appearance does not crack as bud bad as a separate rout and Is cheap to apply and ro replace plAce its as if broken thero there Is holdi M retarn la in the of iron for or tho the cupola this rout front ought to bo be ft a popular one on account of its cheapness for or repairs repair it Is but very vary little heavier than a aw wrought iron front of tho the route earno length sod and not its heavy as the average ono one of awen twenty ty four or tw auty eight locomotive Enu incer SOTS NOTE all PERSONAL Septer september aber la Is the day sot set for or opening the reconstructed utah 14 northern road cabo conduct conductors ois abd brakemen employed on the southern pacific are trying to secure tho the adoption of a new scale of wares wages aud and sot oral conferences between the grievance committee and the at 0 tho the road have recently been hold in san sail francisco tor for this purpose the company has ha rat refused used to treat with tho the grievance committee but announces that it will put a z new ot duet into effect oct which virtually covers all the concessions asked a tor for tho the noty eow york now haven hartford road ha bits erected a building tor for its employees at new haien hai en conn the building Is intended tit ba the headquarters for trainmen of all 11 divisions who ruay luay tor for any reason be obliged to about the new haven station off duty it la Is attractively I 1 furnished ru find and has ha a largo reception and reading jug room and dormitory with eight beds a wash room and other necessary appointments the new york now haw naven hartford road will build a now double track iron drawbridge over the river near now new london conn coant between east ea ab lynno lynne and Ni antle on tho shore line division to replace the present single track bridge which Is feet long bo be foot long will have four spans each so 60 toot foot loog long and anda 0 draw span ot of feet operated by steam the structure will cost chicago general passenger agent charlton of the chicago alton road has bas introduced two phonographs law into hla his gervice and when he bo Is busy aud and a in man an comes in to ask tor for a pass po 3 or wants to ev plain I 1 in tho the workings of a newly patented car heat ica t tho the f after Is 1 told to talk to the phonograph mil i call again mr charlton calls the phonograph his big ass assistant litant general amanuensis Cl iliago craid 71 thoro aro rumors hero here to the effect goddard of 0 bo be IVL sturn passenger Passe association may he be being heartily ot of the way some orae ot of the railroads are carrying on in regard to the cutting of pai ps songor rates he has appealed to the presidents of sonio of the western roads to have them discipline their passenger and keep keel them tn in una line but us the presidents have tried to do th this a ILTA and made a failure of it in the past it 0 li 4 hardly i rosil blo ihly will succeed now 11 brosan goddard thinks the passenger ag abuts c it aro things with too bl hah b a lia hand in but to there to be 1 no help tor for it aud and lance the juniors that hab he bo may re resign sig a |