Democratic Sentinel, Volume 17, Number 5, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 February 1893 — Quick Moving of Troops. [ARTICLE]

Quick Moving of Troops.

The manager of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad has lately replied to an inquiry sent by Secretary Elkins to the rail roads of the country regarding their ability to move military troops quickly in oa*e of need. The four trunk lines, he says, can move from the interior to the coast, taking the main distance at 1,000 miles, 350,000 troops in thirty hours, together with their necessary equipments, horses and supplies. At the same time, he say§, these roads oan move enough commercial supplies so as not to affect the general business of the