, 1874-05-26
MISCELLANEOUS,
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Tho Joliet d Northwestern Railroad CompA-
nv. which Inns 1atoly boon incorporated undcr tic
general laws Of this State, will conntruct road
from Joliet, ILL.,, whore tho Chicago, Rock Island
4; Pacific, the Chicago l. Alton, and tho Joliet
Division Of tho Michigan Central 1noot, north
wost to Aurora, Ill, and thence north to Geneva.
Tho distance from Joliot to Aurora Ia about 20
miles, and thonce to Geneva 10. Tho
nov Company hopoH to induce tho
Chicago Il Northwestern Railroad to o1tond
tho branch from Geneva to Batavia southward
eight mios to the new line at Aurora, and
to uso It as an outlet for through freight intor-
changed with tho Michigan Central. Tho limo
from Aurora to Joliet, tho Chicago, Burlington
Il Quincy, intended TO build foW yoars ago as .
cutoff for tho interchange OF through freight
without tho necoBsity OF passing through Chicago.
Tho va1uo of tho limo would dcpona almost on
tirolv OIL tho disposition Of this and the North
Hcstorn to use 1t.
RAILROAD EARNINGS.
The earnings of tho Michigan Central Railroad
for tho first week III May were: 1874 Sld2, 1856 !;
1873, s14o.oo3; incroaso, s2'1s3 or 1}4 per
cont.
Tho earnings Of the Chicago, milwaukee, 4 st.
Paul Railroad for tho second wcok in May wore !:
1874, s22o 1000; 1878, sl60 042; increase, eos95s
Tho earnings Of the Chicago l. Northwestern
Rniroad for tho first week III May weroi 1874,
$2Is,75a, 1873, S221,e5oi lnoreaso' s16.o3i' OF
fhe earnings of tho Detroit Il Bay City Rail-
road for tho year 1879 wero: Passengers $685.
s30.9t; freight, 9133, ,7G5.42; othor sources,
SS; SiSo soaoo ' operating es' o1eases % ss2s s POI
cont}, s11233G.42. Not earnings Isl ,093 per
milo), Ss7,470.67.
FAsT FREIGHT.
The Baltimore l. OHIO lsailroad has com.
mcucod running y fast freight line Westward
from Baltimore. and has mado arrangements
for cloan connections with other roads. Tho
train leaves Baltimore ut P. NJ. roaohoa Gin
cinnati on tue morning of the third that IL. In
56 hours, and Chicago nnd st. Iouia on tho
fourth day, or III 80 hours.
TOLEDO, rKonrA 4 wAnaAW.
On yesterday tho Toledo, Peoria d Warsaw
Railroad changed timo. running one passenger
train each way daily. Tic weBt:bonnd train
man ut l1:47 4. nn. connecting with the Illinois
Central train which Leaves Chicago at 8:15 L. 1n..
and roEohes Peorin at $3.50 p. m. Tho cast-bo'tnd
train loavca kookuI, la. At 7:l6 a. NJ, arriving
Tho officers OF Tho Chicago & Northwestern
Railroad havo returned from their trip to Wig-
consin. They state that the drangors nro MAX
Ing but little trouble. Thus far mono Of tho
mentioned in yesterdays dispatches, havo boon
hEreatod, but orders hnd been given to all tho
local attorneys to bail the men out as fast ns
aEreBtod. 1t was understood that tue Chicago.
milwaukee d DI. IAul EtallfGnu WQu1
Withdraw tho bnil OF ono Of thoir
agents arrested day before yesterday, and that
writ Of haboas corpus III this caso would be
sent out Of tue Supreme Court of tho State to
bring up the question Of tho constitutionality Of
Tho Potter law.
ANNUAL STATEMENT OF THE INDIANA ILLINOIS
CENTRAL nAILNoAD COMPANY.
Special Dispach to The Chicago Tribune.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, May 25.-The Indiana 4
Illinois Central Railroad Company filed state-
mont Of their transactions for the yoar 1873 with
The Secretary OF State to-day. Capital stock ALL
thorized 430000 900 actually paid in, 50, 600, ,000
paid for right Of way, $50 200; paid for six sta
lion buildings, $4,000; paid for SIX ongnes,
&St ,470.65; paid for casH-fonr passenger, four
baggage, Heveu mail. and 252 freight $685.
102.57.
indebtedness on material, s318, ,41707.
No dividends; no engne-hous or shops;
eight miles Of track completed In Indiana aud
operated since July /, 1878.
Speeiai Dispatch 10 The Chicaao Tribune
New ToRR, May 25.-James 1fcHenry, tho
English railroad operator, who negotiated tile
Lease Of tie Atlantic l. Great Western Railroad
to tho Erio Company, has engaged passage to
England on ono OF tho steamers that sail next
"Wednesday. A meeting of tho stockholders Of
the Atlantic tS Great Western Railroad IL to be
bold here June 25, to consider and act upon tho
lease of tho road TO tho Erie Company.