New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-01-20

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HE Ercniug Post of this afternoon says: ." We have
good authority saying that there Is truth IN tho
report that the Wabash directors nave threatened to
break their freight connection at Toledo and give all
their business the Pennsylvania Central road, unless
the Lake Shore Company lease the Wabash road for IS
years and guarantee the payment Of a six per cent
annual ydend upon the present share capital Of tho
Wabash"
At meeting OF the Directors Of the Milwaukee and ST.
Paul Railroad dividend Of u per cent cash and - per
cent stock declared the preferred stock and
per cent cash and per cent stock on the common Div
dends payable the 18th Of February next Transfer
books close the 29h inst and open on the 10th Of
February.
The following shows the comparative earnings Of tho
Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railroad during tie
second week in January:
463 7o...... s2o7Go3 Deerea. So ~
The following the approximate earnings Of tie
Milwaukee and Paul Railroad during the second week
in January:
slO68O Il87o.... 2oo D,c..... s7lGio
The following the earning Of the Pacific Railroad
of Missouri during the month OF December:
BG9... s228845 70 l9e3..... s227 5o3 II Ihc.sl5J7 ~
The following shows the exports exclusive OF spece)
from NewYork foreign ports for the week ending jan
IS and since the beginning OF the year:
y E. g: ;.s..;:i ' s,5 sssss '$,
sac. January l...... slOo5Lai s5g5lGs s5Is6oo
decrease Of exports thus far since Jan !, as com
pared with 1868, OF sone$2 100000.
At meeting. last Monday, OF the Governing Com
mittee OF the Stock Exchange, resolution passed
amending the Constitution that any member who
applies legal interference to prevent the enforcement
Of the rules Of the Exchange shall by the act Of appica
ton, vacate his membership. This action Of the Com
mitee made the Exchange at the first call. and
was received with decided favor and expressions of
II is simply this That men shall be governed
by the laws rules they themselves make and agree TO-
II party win not be bound by the rules Of an associa
ton which applies for admission he should az
retire The action OF the Committee is right. A
Committee Of Nine has been appointed TO obtain moro
desirable location for the stock Exchange Mr John T.
Denny of the firm Of Thomas Denny & Co. Is Chair
man OF the Committee
We are in the receipt, from Messrs. William +. Dana &
CO.. publishers Nos 70 and 81 Wilamst OF the gth vol
ume Just bound from July December uS6g inclusive.
Of The Commercial and Financial CHRONICLE wesky
newspaper representing the industrial and COMMERCIAL
interests or the United States" This paper valuable
all business for its record OF finance railroad
commerce. and manufactures for agricultural! statistics,
and for Lists OF natiora state. railroad and city secu-
rites and the OF the produce markets. at home al
abroad. Its pages filed with important information
The numbers OF passengerarried by steamers Of tho
NJ o. Company's Mail Line between Portland, Maine.
and Liverpool during the season Of Winter navigation ~
1869, were: cabin 49, Storage 4iloi, from l'epoV5
from Portland-j75 cabin. Az Storage.
TIE DIES MONIES VALLEY RAILROAD LANDS.
To The EditOr Of The Tribune.
SIR In the money article Of your paper yes
eriay you say that The Des Mones Valley Railroad
Company will shortly bring into the market 10000 acres
Of lands mostly lying the route Of the railroad
Should not your readers, some OF WhOm seeing tue
above may be induced invest in these lands, Doe IA
formed that the title To large amount ~ ihc lands
claimed by this Com any Is regarded by some Of tbs
Iowa officials and officers OF the Land Department
OF the Government extremely doubtful, II not utterly
| worthless Yours truly, CHAS. PONERoN.
HytSe ~ RcpIeSeHfatrcS, Washington Jan. d.. 1870