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in a great benefit to the South in many
ways. It will show to the capitalists that
the South offers a splendid field for invest-
ment, as its development of its natural re-
sources has just reached the initiatory
stage, and no doubt astonishing develop-
ments will take place during the next few
years.
• • •
A New Tunnel and Railroad
System.
MR. STEINWAY DESCRIBES IT.
M
R. WILLIAM STEINWAY, who is
chairman of the Board of Directors
of the New York & Long Island Railroad
Co., made public last Sunday a wonderful
project in connection with which steps will
Few people appreciate the importance of
be taken at the meeting of the company on
the South in the export trade of the country. Dec. 16th, to increase the capital stock to
The Southern States have a population of $20,000,000.
Mr. Steinway said: "The
24,000,000, or about one-third of the 70,- company proposes to build twenty-six
000,000 people to-day living within the miles of double track railroad, beginning
limits of the United States. Of this num- in New Jersey, and thence, by tunnel,
ber 7,000,000 are of the black race and de- under the Hudson River, and under Forty-
scendants of slaves. Yet this region, de- second street to and under the East River.
vastated and ruined by war in 1865, has in The eastern surface terminus will be in
thirty years so advanced that three-eighths Long Island City.
From this point the
of the value of the exports of the country road will be continued, by viaduct, over
are produced there, and more than one- the East River at Hell Gate, and have a
third of the total exports are dispatched surface connection with the New York,
from what are called Southern ports, while New Haven & Hartford Railroad, the New
great quantities of the production of South- York Central & Hudson River Railroad and
ern industry find their way abroad through the New York & Harlem Railroad north of
Northern outlets, principally through the the Harlem River.
port of New York.
"In New Jersey, the new line proposes
to connect with the Pennsylvania Railroad,
the Central Railroad of New Jersey, the
Hand Organ and Pistol.
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, the Philadel-
phia
& Reading Railroad, the Lehigh
N antiquated hand organ and organ
grinder, grinding out such modern Valley Railroad, the Delaware, Lackawanna
gems as "Sweet Violets" and "Annie & Western Railroad, the New York &
Rooney," was the cause of what may prove Greenwood Lake Railroad, the New York,
to be a murder in Brooklyn. Last Tuesday Lake Erie & Western Railroad, the West
morning this musical artist proceeded to Shore & Buffalo Railroad, the Northern
play in front of the door of a Mr. Lyon, Railroad of New Jersey, the New York,
whose child had just died, and being request- Susquehanna & Western Railroad, the
ed to go away, the Italian refused to obey, New York, Ontario & Western Railroad,
and emphasized this by whipping out a re- and the various street and local transit
volver and firing three bullets at a Thomas roads having their termini at or near the
Nolan who made the request. The organ west bank of the Hudson River.
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HIS department is edited by Bishop 8c
Imirie, Patent Attorneys, 605 and 607
Seventh street, Washington, D. C. All re-
quests for information should be addressed
to them and will be answered through these
columns free of charge.
PATENTS ISSUED NOV. 19, 1 8 9 5 .
549,916. Expression Indicator for Self-
Playing Instruments. F. W. Hedgeland,
Chicago, 111., assignor to the W. W. Kim-
ball Co., same place. The music sheet is
provided with certain slots through which
A
grinder has been held for examination for
felonious assault.
Electro Bronze Art Work.
•"THE Homer D. Bronson Co., Beacon
1
Falls, Conn., make a specialty of elec-
tro bronze art work such as panels, dados,
friezes, center pieces, etc., for pianos and
organs. This art work adds materially to
the attractiveness of pianos or organs, and
quite a number of manufacturers are using
it with profit.
The Homer D. Bronson
Co. also manufacture continuous and sec-
tional hinges, wrought brass pressure bars
and brass goods in general. Manufacturers
requiring anything in this line should not
fail to communicate with this reliable
house.
The Weser
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Mandolin
ment.
Attach-
HE Weser piano with the mandolin at.
tachment is one of the great successes
of this house. In their attachment they
have secured tfi2 tre>nolo effect so character-
istic of the mandolin. It is a very valuable
and interesting device, and it will tend to
increase the output of this house.
springs arc permitted to full and close elec-
trical circuits. The closing of these cir-
cuits operates a pointer on the front of the
instrument, and indicates to the operator
that a certain pedal should be manipulated.
549,665. Fall-Board for Pianos. P. M.
"An immense central union station is to Zeidler, New York, N. Y., assignor to
be built at Broadway and Forty-second Strich & Zeidler, same place. Board swings
street. As the tunnel crosses the city in substantially horizontal plane. Obviates
under Forty-second street, connection will
be made with the Manhattan Elevated
Railroad system, the new underground
rapid transit system (when the city builds
it), the Grand Central Station and all the
surface lines which now cross Forty-second
street, north and south."
The project of the new company will
permit roads converging from all points to
enter the city, thus effecting a saving of
time and money to the traveling public.
The entire cost will be less than half that
of a bridge, affording equal facilities, and
will tend to relieve the present congested
surface and elevated railway traffic of this
city. Mr. Steinway is of the opinion that
the new railroad and tunnel system can be
built for $60,000,000, and should be in
operation by 1898.
the use of hinges, improves the appearance
of the piano when opened, and affords more
room for the fingers of the player. ,.
549,690.
Organ.
William Schuelke,
Milwaukee, Wis. A simple construction of
valve. Beveled walls are arranged parallel
THE Board of Control of the new Mutual
Protective Association recently organized
in Chicago, is composed of Geo. P. Bent, P.
J. Healy, C. H. MacDonald, I. N. Camp
and R. K. Maynard.
FRANK D. ABBOTT, editor of
is in town.
The Presto,
to the partitions in the wind chest, and
flexible diaphragms are arranged over the
air openings in said walls.