New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-03-08

Balances Tor The week ending March s. 29lt9i 80
The memorial of the Chamber of Commerce ofthis city
TO the General Assembly representing that the New
York and Midland Railway is deserving Of state aid and
ia worthy OF the serious consideration OF the Assembly,
for as il states. "our commerce is being already d
vcrted by the Grand Trunk Railway on the North, and
by the Pennsylvania Central and the Baltimore aud
ohio the South and, IN view OF the danger that the
overlooking products OF the great West may seek an out
let TO the markets OF the world by the Mississippi and
st. Lawrence Rivers, your memoriaiss earnestly re-
commend that no be neglected whereby the COM
Inercial supremacy OF the Empire state may be main
tanned" The memorial concludes as follows:
"In n word. your memoriallsts respectfully submit
the great cost aud state like proportions OF the Mid
land Railway the important interests to be promoted by
construction with the yergrOwing Dement'S incident
thereto and the just claims OF the district for which
state aid is asked unite in commencing the application
of the Company to the justice and generosity OF the
State"
The Grand Trunk Railway has just entered into con-
tract with the Michigan Central and the Detroit and
Milwaukee Railways, the joint purse system, and
division Of the gross earnings according TO the average OF
past results" As wrote some weeks ago, New-YOrk
city cultivate the West or its Atlantic Dock and
other large warehouses, will soon be to let" We must
secure connections with the West at any cost and
not let the golden pass before they made
Many of the Western Railways need ad-New-York has
money aid them-and 1t will pay twenty fold. Look
TO the West.
The IIousatanic Railroad, under the financial
management OF J. Il. Goodrich President, is earn
ing success. The business OF tins road In
1864 was si2s,4I7 1862 S03,s07. IL paid, in
1862 Two dividends OF n per share, and shows a
profit SlOoy79 The total surplus OF the road Dec 81
1862 was 1853 2JT The Company possesses eight freight
engines OF OF % tuns each five passenger
gnos OF uns each, 81 passenger and baggage cars
and ?sg freight cars.
The Chicago and Rock Island Railway Company is set
ting good example Ia other companies, IN building first
class sleeping and drawing for their road ut
their shops. On the lst Of May this railway will
have ten of these elegant drawing room and sleeping
in The builders have complied with the nStruc
tuIs Of Mr.. Tracy year ago, President Of the Com
pany: Build NJ just good can, and
keep building better" These 60 feet long aud
will accommodate 81 persons. aud fitted no IN the
most cegan; STYLE with all the modern improvements
According 20 tho report Of the city Auditor Of Cincin
natl. the total expenditures In That city last
$2,s0Jl Of The valuation of real and personal prop.
erty which a tax Is levied slaO7i5,io. Amount Of
state Cnun ana city tax, H,i69s2i a. Dchhquencies.
&c., s2l,5s9 o.
Spain Is staggering md'r heavy load Of debt. and
state pensioners eating mp her snhstanrr. Her pub
lie debt IL aii 9GCa The nierrr, an this IL Al oOOon
stealing. Tho iata Of tho pIaiic charges FOR tho