New-York daily tribune., 1856-09-27

Increase. sL%looi@
The average increase is nearly 33i y cent. 1t will
be seen that with the exception OF Reading and Penn
syvaDa Central Ii ere has been general increase over
last year. The entire West is full Of produce moving
toward the Atlantic market, and we hear from oil tho
roads complaints of deficient equpage for the traffic
offering. This complaint is marked from roads
| IN Illinois and Wisconsin than from other quarters
The roads in those States with few exceptions have
more freight Offering than they can transport.
The Harrisburg Railroad Company has declared
semi-annual dividend of p cent payable Oct. l.
At a meeting of the managers of the Catawissa,
Wilamsport and Erie Railroad, held on Wednesday,
Thomas Kimber, r., was elected President, in place
Of WIN. ID. Lewis, who resigned some time since At
the same time, Samuel v Merrck, Morris l.. Halo
well and Joseph b. Myers were elected managers, in
place of Robert Bayard of New-York, Alexander Di-
ven of Elmira, and Francis n. Buck Of Philadelphia,
re'igned.
The Delaware, Leckawanna and Western Road is
bringing forward about 900 tuns of coal per day To
ths new avenue Of supply for New-York is to be as
cribed portion of the depression in Reading. The
Cumberland Company have more orders for their coal
than they can supply, and decline, for the present
making contracts ahead. They are mining about
2CO tuDs per day, which they are selling at Alexan-
dria and Baltimore at Soc T. tun advance the prices
of last month";
The earnings Of the Milwaukee and Mississippi Rail
road to the 10Th inst, inclusive have been:
9ie5 30 20
Mails NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. $40 81
Tot. ..........................S55IiO 2l
This indicates about 800, 900 for the month which is
very favorable.
Messrs. Atwood & Co. will pay on the lst Of October
the coupons the City of Milwaukee 7s issued to the
Milwaukee and Watertown Railroad City of James
vile ~, and Ross County Ohio Is.
The Improvement Of y cent in La Crosse and Mil
waukee Road to-day occasoned by the news re-
ceived from Milwaukee that the La Crosse road had
purchased the Milwaukee and WatertOwn road, thus
removing all fears Of competition between the two
roads and giving the La Crosse double track for the
eastern end of their road which will soon be much
needed, and direct communication with the Lake
Shore road rendering transhipmen Of freight unneces
sary. The friends Of the La Crosse road look upon
this as one of the most favorable steps which has
been taken for that enterprise, and the annexed para
graph from The MRraukee Sentinel shows the value
which is placed upon this connection there:
''In Yesterdays paper made brief mention of a
very important arrangement entered INFO Saturday
last by the Milwaukee and WATERFOWL and La Crosse
and Milwaukee Railroads, whereby the two Companies
have been consolidated and their interests become the
The intelligence gave universal satisfaction in
our city and must be highly acceptable to all who
interested in either enterprise. Under the terms OF
the arrangement the Watertown road will be merged
in the La Crosse and the consolidated Companies will
be known as the La Crosse and Milwaukee Railroad
Company. Messrs. w. b. Hibbard, Alexander Nit
cheil and Ephelet Cramer, of the Watertown Board,
go into the La Crosse Board and will prove valuable
accessories Mr. Hibbard, who has filed the post of
President of the Wutertown Company for some months
past, has shown himself 10 be most efficient and
energetic officer, and has contributed not little, BY
his efforts influence thp favorable the
negotiations between the two Companies. His bust
ness energy provebal tact and excellent adninsira
tive qualities will still be use,ully employed in prosec
ing the La Crosse road.
The consolidation must have very favorable
effect upon the La Crosse and Milwaukee Railroad.
I'M, road viii connect at Portage and Columbus with
the Ianu Grant Road running 800 miles and upward
noIth-westery, and will offer to the trade and travel
to and from Minnesota and Northwestern Wisconsin the
shortest and best route between the Upper Mississippi
and Lake Michigan. II must therefore from the ma.
ture Of things take the bulk of the business and can
not fail to prove profitable stock And as in addi.
ton 10 tins north western feeder il enioys connection
with the HORIZON Berlin and Stevenss Point Road,
running norherly, it would be difficult to over-esmate
The amount OF traffic likely to pass over It's line Wa
10 reason 10 dOsbt that will be one of the busiest
and best paying roads in the West and that its stock
will speedily become favorite one in w all street
Another advantage of the consolidation is the har.
mOnizDg of rival railroad interests hitherto conflicting
ard the resulting union of their exerons and influence
for the common good This is avss benefit as well to
our city and the several roads leading out of it. as to the
State at large. All can now cordially cooperate in
measures calculated 10 advance the interests of both
city and State and it, confidently anticipate,
the Legislature shall make a wise disposition OF the |
Land Grant and contide the administration of this
important trust 10 honest, experienced and capable
hands the railroad system of our State viii be placed
on secure basis, and will be pushed forward to |
completion under the most favorable auspices"
There has been steady business doing in the Dry |
Goods market, but trade is less active than previously
observed although many the iohbers s bu sitv
engaged Prices for all staple qualities Of cotton