, 1874-03-03
RAILROAD NEWS.
Condition of tho Iowa. Central. Railroad
Personals.
Bonds Of thelx e., B. & O. Branch
Lines.

Bonds Of thelx e., B. & O. Branch
Lines.
IOWA CENTRAL.
At d meeting Of Tho bontlodors Of tho Central
RaiIroad Of Iowa. hold in Boston On tho 10Th,
tic Committee read report stating TINT num-
her Of bondholdors had agreed to tho extension
OF two yoars asked for by tho Company. Tho
earnings for 1873 lad, however, fallcn short of
tllo autcipationa Of the Directors, and tho COM
ml.teo did not think tho road would be able to
resume in 1875. They bud, however, re-
oeivcd an ofer Of .: ront Of 80 por cont
Of the gross earnings, NTH q guar
antoo assuring. tho interest on tho h.at
Mnwaukoo i st. Paul Railroad, aud recommend
cd a feadjustmont OF tho claims aEalnat tho
road for tho purpose Of et1ecking tho 1oaao. Tho
dobt OF the Company, Juno ~. 1873, wasl: IH't
seaond,m mortgage bonds, 1925, ,ooo; floating debt,
1850, ,o0o. The report was finally accepted aud
its recommendation adopted. ;.
PERSONAL.
MIR. n. A. nanbo has boon appointed General
Freight and Ticket Agent for tho Davenport Il
vt. Paul Rai]road Company, yico ]. a. Grior, who
has resigned to takd h similar position OH tho
Pittsburgh Cincinnati i st. Louis Railroad.
Mr.. J. S. Conuor has boen appointed Auditor
Of the Davenport i St. Paul Road.
It IL rumored TINT W. O. Clelaud, tho General
Western Passenger Agent Of the Pittsburgh l.
Fort Wayna Railroad, will soon rosign lis poa-
tlon to accept q similar atuation on tho Balt-
moro j. Ohio Railroad. Mr. Fraloy IL mentioned
III tho SUCCESSOR Of Mr. Cloland.
81. LOUIS AND MILWAUKEE.
st. Louis tA unusually olated ut present about
tho direct llno 1t Is to Aayo to Milwaukee,,
thinking it eau divert much Of tho
This limo las beon formed by tho conBolidati on
Of the Milwaukee i Northern Railway and the
Yarna, Poru, Mendoza T. State Llno Railway
Company and is to be known as tho st. Louis i
Milwaukee line: The lonsth Of this road will
DO &s miles, while from Chicago to milwaukee
Soon that Chicago hRs still tho advantages and
but little to fear from the now effort for su-
pro,nacy by entcrprisiug st. Louis.
UNION PACIFIC F1K1anr MATTERS.
Mr. j. r. ElnlnE, General Freight Agent Of
thu Union Paoitic Railroad, aud J. c.. stubba,
Genornl Freight Agont OF tle Central Pacific
Iailroad, arrived hero day bcforo yesterday, and
yesterday during tho entiro day they wore clos
Northwestern, Chicago, burlington / Quincy. and
Chicago Rock Island l. Paciao Railroads trying
toocct asett!emant Of tho existing difficulties bo-
twoen thom In regard to prorating on thoir road.
They woro still in session al. u late hour last
evening, at which tlmo they had not yet coma to
any conclusion; though it Is expected tint all
the differences will be settled to-day.
CHICAGO, nURIIsuroN QUINCY.
~ c2ntolsy WIZ con.taess posween tno a IN ~
aS1s oaas.o. @atloy nail'oau ~ @ ana sne LUZ
.5mi6 % cuaposl.,4t's, y. wno 'stoa1ss M uta,cIes'
taa company nlYi!es P1oposalas 10 ~ Maua oa"
iy,o mooh " 15cu t1 % 1unn T. ~ uan'sun 4'' ,1
Of tho por cent bonds Of these Companies. Tho
aliounts aeuotoa oolow "ist po putcHhseo " .le
io%oss oloaga, a. Price nos oaceedtne phs aua
interest. The proposals aro TO DO lndorsoa
- Proposals Tor Drahcn BoudR - ::
american Csns7 1saa Railroad Company por con
p aaH Ivy as1s
fss aua Ju,V d is1s ifoaa pet 40 ooo
KeoEuk L 81, PAUL nailroad company. pcr 1''sS~
cent, duo April i, 1879. $4,000
Carthage burlington Ralroad Company, s per
cent, duo h1ay !, ls19." $4,000
oxon reora M Mailsna iaaa ailroaa Company N nm
ner cet aas lily 10y I 4uooo
81 1snn Pei eoA'' ~ mn
1llinou nraud Tr,,uk 1saroni comnany. nci @S''''
cont, duu Oct. i. lso0. ~ 90 600
Ottawa, Oswego & Fox River Valley RAILROAD
Company, per cent due July !, 1900. o........ 10000
Tho company also invites proposals, which
will bo oponed at noon OF March e. for the salo to
it OF 9,o00 Of tho per cent convertible bonds