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Identifier: railwayage44newy (find matches)
Title: Railway age
Year: 1870 (1870s)
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Subjects: Railroads
Publisher: New York (etc.) R.G. Lewis (etc.)
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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0,000 gals, capacity. Besides the four large rooms in the mainIjullding already mentioned, there is an ex-Iieriment room, lii ft. x 39 ft., fitted with aminiature tie treating plant, whose retortwill hold two ties. The preparation of the plans of the plant and Its construction were in charge of \V. J. Frein, .-Vrchilect of the Burlington, under the supervision of T. K. Calvert, Chief Kngl- neer. The buildings were erected by the Knickerbocker Roofing & Paving Co.. Chicago. F. J. Angler, superintendent of the plant at Sheridan, has been put in charge of the new plant. The Sheridan plant is being renewed and modified to administer the Rueplng process in addition to those previously used. The English have built a railroad 36 miles long on the Islandof Cyprus, which is large enough, populous enough and fertileenough to support much more than this; but this it supports ill.In the first eight months of its last fiscal year Its gnoss earningswere ;12,186 and its working expenses J31,179.
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Forms for Erection of Main Building: Galesburg Timber Preserving Pant. 5^3 THE RAILROAD GAZETTE. Vol. XLIV , No. 2. Interstate Commerce Report. ■111.- roliowiriK cxtrartH aif taken from the twenty-flrst aauualreport of the Intentute Conimt-rcf ConinilxMlon, iBHiied Jan. 6, which1b of H(>or;al IntereKl bccauoo It t-ovein the firm yi.-arh work uuderthe IJOO Kat« Law. Utile more Ih attempted In thiii report than a general Blate-ment of the work performed liy the CommlHwlon during the lawlyear In the discharge of IIm ofllilal diitleH. A coiuilderable part ofthe time haw been occupied In giving admlnlHlratlve constructionto varluuH provlHlons of the law for the guidance of both shippersand carriers. To secure the bcjtt results of legislation with theleast possible delay there was obvious need of a correct and uniforminterpretation of the statute. Therefore, wllliout referenie to ques-tions arising In particular cases, and to avoid unnecessary contro-versy, It has seemed our duty to c

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