, 1873-01-01
LOCAL AND GENERAL RAILROAD NEWS.
ANOTHER ABSORPTION,

ANOTHER ABSORPTION.
Tho Pennsylvania Railroad Company arc grad
ually absorbing NIL tho important railroads OF
tho country. The power they arc acquiring will
soon bocome invinoblo. It Is now rnmored TINT
tho indianapolis, Bloomington h Western Rail
way will soon become part Of this great corpo-
ration. The prize is ono long coveted by tho
Peunaylsania, tho Baltimore Il Ohio, AMI tho
leo Line intorost and tho managera of tho
l., D. l. W. line will probably mako profitable
trade WHOM thoy part With their road.
road, haa taxed the ownors to their utmost in
providing motive powos and meaus for transpor-
tation, 30 that it las bouomo ono OF the most
important linca into Indianapolis. Eastward
vlled with tho Boe Line, tho Pau Handle, and
tho Indianapolis, Cincinnati & Lafayette Roads,
II tho Pennsylvania Company secures tho l.,
D. d ". koad, tho business vii! DO concen-
greatly increasing the busineHa of tho lattor.
This now addition would secure to tho ponn-
sylyauia Company tho indianapolis route to
Peoria, and thence westward to tho general con-
California mud tho Westorn Territories.
Btructing limo directly west from
Champaign, ILL.,, to tho AliaaiHsipp, which will
form an important link IN tho eaasesn connec-
tons Of tho Northern Missouri aud Southern
Iowa ssatems. rhoso advantages, and nlany
otl,ors which tho Pennsylvania Company would
secure by leeaing tho indianapolis, bloomington
Western Railroad, mako 1t highly probable
that tho managers will secure tho nov iiue rs
Hoon MS possible.
TIE TRANSFER noAT
OF tho Cannda Southern Railway, which s to bo
used to forry cars across tho Detroit River,
from Maiden, Ont, TO Trenton, Mich is now
wood, heavily Blcatod with iron as 4 protection
aGaiiut Ice, is 2l4 feet long, II foot depth Of
hold, and Is feet wido oyor tho guards. Throo
tracks, eac! long enough for suyon cars, will DO
carncity OF 81 cara oacli trip. t'l,e is n silo-
wheel boat, nnd will l,nvo two doublo-cyinlcr
engines, with four hoilern. Tho engines it IL
thought, are OF sufficient capGcity to dU any ro-
qnirul work III forcing tho boat through tho icc.
NEW HALFWAY COMPANY
has bocn organized unlor tho nau,o Of tho
Galion, LosNnsport i Chicago Railway, to build
a limo from Gallon, Ohio, wost to tho State limo
whore It connects with tho Indiana Central Iinil-
way. Tho capital stuck il to 10 So, sue, 900. Ton
por cont OF this utock haH been aubBcribnd ns re-
CURED by ,law, aud the Company organized by
don't, j. ban!.a,n; vico President, J. Riblot:
Secretary, ]. II. Green |; TREASURER, y. Il. Mann;
Directors, i. G. Le Blond, ". @. Cessna, General
George .. Wright, ". Armstrong, J. Marslsam
and John Riblot. Tho Company propose to boz
gin work Oil tho road early in the spring.
THE NEW ReUND.IIoUsE
Of tho Chicago, Danville Il VincenneB Railroad,
at l>anville, is now worry nearly completed. 1t il
Of bick, on Il radius Of 100 feot, md lns stalls
fur l2 locomotives. The Company have recently
completed O. ncchino shop in Dauyille, 14017S
feet, for which tho machinery las beon pur-
chasod, and will shortly bo put in. Tho new cur
shop ut tho same place ia almost finished. Tho
now rounG-houto In this city, as tho cornor OF
Douglas street and Western ayen1e, IL almost
completed. It will be similar to tho ono at Dau-
ville.
CHICAGO AND LA CROSSE.
The Chicago Dubuque t. Minnesota Railroad
Company havvo roourod from tic soutlorn lin.
nnsota Hallway Company the right OF wny into
tho city Of I.aCrosso, over their icc-bridgo 70.
Gently eonplotot ct across tho MiHslaappi n'yor at
na lss SH Sa,con Is eipsa q" ia
Of Aurora and Forroston to Dubuque, aid tLonco
over tho Ohcago, Dubuque 4 Minrosota Rail
way to LaCroBse. This is tho only northern
Tos'to which has not boom moro or loss obstructcd
by snow.
aTooKHoLDERs' MEETING,
Tho stockholdera Of tic burlington & Missouri
River, and the Chicago, burlington, l. Quincy
Rn,1I"ada h9yo appoinsd ted Joint meeting i
consolidation OF the two roads. The lroeting ia
regarded with much intorcAt, rs It Is oxpeclod
that Important measures will be adopted Affect
ing tho management OF tho roads, and tho looa-
ti0n Of ot1coB
Tho Cincinnati, LaFayotte Il Chicago nniroad
Company, In Indiana, have consolidated with the
organization Of the same na,ns in Illinois, and
have fornod under tho general railroad Inv OF
this Stato. This is tho second company to form
undar tho goneral law, which nlay be rcooyed as
al indication that It IL looked upon with aouo
favor, despite tho diB!ruHt with which 1t Was at
first regarded
-.... PERSONAL.
William A. Tlrall, tho Assistant Gonosal pas-
sangor Agent Of tho Illinois Central Railway, has
accepted Tho appointment Of ucnola! Ilcknt !
and will enter upon TIN dntiea Of his now posi-.
tlan noxt Monlay. alr. ThraIl haH bnon long !
and fayorab!y cnl'neutod with tho Illinols Con.
trail hallway, and will loubtlosa ill his now pou-
tlon with ability md croillt