, 1874-03-30

TIE MILWAUKEE ST. rAUL ROAD.
supt. g. II. Prior, Of the Chicago Milwaukee
d st. Paul Railroad has filed in tho o1lce Of
tho Register Of Doods Of various counties coll
solidated mortgage;deod Of trust from tho Com
pany to Russell Gage aud Levi P. Morton,
TrusteeB. This instrument mortgages tho fol-
lowing lines Of railway, with all tho franchiacaof
tho Company, and all lands, railway tracks,,
sidlngs. &C.: From Chicago to Minneapolis, via
milwaukee,. Portage City, aud La Crosao, being
about420 miles; from Milwaukee,, vim Prairie du
Chieu, to st. Paul, being about 405 miles; from
Hastings to Glencoe. being about rs miles; from
Conover to Dooorah, about 10 nileH; from Col
mar to Algona about 1876 mllos; from Labuld
to Marion, about 81 miles; from Milton, Wis.,,
to Monroe, about ~ miles; from Watertown to
Alediaon, about 81 miles; from Horizon, Wis,
from milwaukee, to potage City, VIA 1loricon,
about 95 miles.
Upon thu property thero arc already mort
cages to the extent Of 92G, G,220, $780, aud in ordc-
d ST.. Paul Company mako this mortgage, and
also to raise means for completing, improving,
md equippiug its lines of railnay, involving
tho building ct thrcc railway bridges across the
b1ississippi River, and tho substitution Of steel
rails in place Of iron upon those portions Of it's
main line Oh which steel rails have not already
boon laid; to accomplish which will, in tho
aggregate, cost s35,oo0. go. The road issues
for lho purposes aforesaid byndA to the amount
of 925, 100000 and e., ,0D0, 900. The total num-
bcr Of miles Is 1885.
TIE NORTHWESTERN.
The officers OF tho Northwestern Railway Com
pany aro gradually coutralizing the control Of
heir vast and varied System. Several Of tho
tho one corporation, arc not yet consolidated.
Though operated jointly, the separate corporate
names arc maintained. This courso 1attera tho
pride Of the several localitios. Thus, the Wnoua
f. Dat Dali live ts1~%
ncross Minnesota into Dakota, though as much
tho property Of tho Northwestern Com
Pany as any known under its name, las
been Kept distinct, because Of tho local
silcration demanded by tho Legislature for IN
act Of consolidation. An entirely separate
organization for. this limo has hitherto been
maintained, with headquarters at Winona. That
lino will DO run as Division, with superin-
tendent IN charge, and 4 General Agent will nt-
tend to all freight business, both OF whom will
bc nndcr the direct supervision Of tue general
officers ct Chicago. NJ; John Q; hluiken,
appointed General Agent ct Winona, In place Of
Mr. A. j. Mead, General Freight and Ticket
Agent, aad Mr, +. y. Moad, Agent.
Mr. D. p. Hand, for several years past chief
ct Chicago, has been appointed agent at Sterling.
This being n junction point with tho Rockford,
Rock Island i st. Louis Railroad, tbs agent
represents both roads,
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Baltimore d Ohio RAILROAD Company will
put on line of steamers from SanduHky to
Chicago as soon rs navigation opens.
The action Of tho mauagors OF tho Kanknkoo
line in restoring tue wages Of the employees to
tho same ratea as before tho reduction made III
December, gives general satisfnction, and sever
81 other Companies that have lnale reductions
wilt aoon imttate the good example. Tho Presi-
dent of this road has issued circular
f,4 frr hh irt1 t{O1,
tie reduction was met, and the faithfaluesB with
which tl,ov worked