Show the purchase of twenty gallon locomotive tenders at a total cost of Is announced today by E E adams vice alce premi preset dent of the union pacific in charge of the purchases and standards the order calling for delivery as soon as possible was given to the baldwin locomotive works at philadelphia la the new nem tenders will b be used to replace smaller tenders on locomotives in order to carry 9 a greater supply of water and coal especially water this will eliminate alln abate a number of stops for water and also will facilitate the sprinkling of the roadbeds of the union pacific in the summer months which for several years has been a special feature on their transcontinental trains to the added comfort of passengers |