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Show rtAILWAY TIES. It is said that there is now bnt one non-striking railway organization tho National Yardmasters' association. The Big Four 103 private switcliee at Indianapolis, which were constructed on an understanding with those benefited, bene-fited, that, ratea being equal, the Big Four was to have tho business. Chattanooga boasts of a now bridge across tho Tennessee river. Tlie entire iength of tho bridge is 2,870 feet. There j are three spans of 210 feet each, three of 520 feet each and 780 feet of iron trestle. There is not likely to be any cheerful Wlort from tho railroads for some time to come. They will be fortunate if they i can keep their earnings up t the stand- , ard of last year, but they will undoubtedly undoubt-edly show a falling off. The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers Engi-neers are asking the Ohio legislature to pass a law requiring that the state railroad rail-road commissioner shall have knowledge of mechanics and shall be a railroad man of twenty years' experience. The citizens of Kalamazoo, Mich., are dissatisfied with the railroad facilities of that city, aud have raised a purse to build a road from Kalamazoo to Mar-cellus, Mar-cellus, twenty-one miles, where connections connec-tions with the Grand Trunjt road can be had. Willie Marsh, son of J. N. Marsh; ticket agent of the Big Four at Colum-"us, Colum-"us, Ind., was 8 years old recently, and tor two years past has sold most of the local tickets, making change correctly. He probably in the youngest ticket soller in America. Tho Michigan lines aro all exercised, over the discovery of a statute enacted by the lait legislature, which reads: "That no freight car sha.ll be run upon any of tho railroads of this state after Jun 1. lB'Jl, unless furnished with safety couplers, as provided by this act." The Pennsylvania Railroad company' largo transfer, classification and car storage stor-age yards at Walls Station, fourteen mile- east of Pittsburg, Pa., are nearing completion. The yards will contain sixty miles of track, and there will be facilities for caring for between 5,01)0 aud 6,000 cars. |