, 1874-02-22

Total January, 1874 s5oo8isa5 7745 ss11 400
| Total actual earnings.
January, 1s7s...... 523531.7o 7s,7cs83 602 2a4o62
This shows decrease Of ~ per cont in the
Illinois earnings; an increase OF 4055 per cent in
the Iowa earnings, and an increase OF y per
cent in tho total earnings.
| The application for the Fl, GOO. 600 OF per
cent bonds with which thia Company is to pur
chase the Mississippi Central Extension bonds
| VAS for more than double the amount, tho price
| being 81.
| THE CLINTON BRIDGE.
The joint resolution regarding ths Clinton
bridge. which vas recalled from the Senate, at
| Springfield. Thursday, and referred back to the
| House Railroad Committee, is = diversion for
renewal Of the old tight between the Chicago,
Burlington L Quincy aad the Northwestern Rail-
way Companies for the right to use tho bridge
across the Mississlppi- Tae conflict, two years
| Northwestern, but the Chicago, Burlington &
Quincy wero given the right to construct another
! bridge. This right they have not chosen to ex-
ercise. It is too expensive. The present struct-
| ure is 3, G25 feet long, and cost 9355, ,339. Aud
just because it WAS SO costly and demands q large
business to insure anything Like return upon the
the Investment, the Northwestern are decidedly
aSerse to allowing r1va line equal sccess to it's
advantages. The courts have By iujunctions.
sustained this position; but the fact that the
Burlington Company's branch line ia thus made
only plug line without any connection, and is,
therefore. Improbable, incltes them to put forth
every conceivable effort to secure ACCESS to the
bridge. In this they are aided BY Mr. Joys
"river roads," as the lines running along the
west bank Of the Mississippi a1o termed.
Another incentive is the EFFORT to neSo-
tiate the bonds Of the Iowa Pacific
Road,-a feeder OF the river roads,
running west to Fort Dodge and beyond, if the
projectors set the money to extend it. The
line is graded to Fort Dodge ready for the iron,
and President Graves has gone to Europe to ne
gotiate the bonds- Els SUCCESS is largely de-
pendent upon the Company's forcing passage
over the Clinton bridge. The resolution to this
mittee on Commerce. despite Alr. Hurlbut'a en-
dearor to have it referred to tho Committee on
Railroads, of which he is member.
SUIT AGAINST THE NORTHWESTERN.
Monday the Chicago & Northwestern Railway
Company vill ask Of the Crcnit Court as Free
port for commissions to take the depoaitions Of
witnesses who cannot personally attend the trial
fer violation Of tho Illinois lar against discrim-
ination and extortion. Four Of these witnesses
reside in England They are prominent traffic
managers who have frequently appeared before
parliamentary Committees to testify regarding
rates of transportation. Three prominent Cana
dian gentlemen, residents Of Montreal, Toronto,
and Hamilton, will also give evidence. The re-
taken reside in Boston, st. Aoans, Hartford,
Pittsburgh, Cleveland aud other American
cilies, Several eminent experts in railway man-
agcment will appear upon the stand. aud, jude-
ing from the preparations mixing. it Will be the
most oyentful railway case that has ever boon
4ried Every possible e1crticn is put forth to
get the eyidence ready b. March Is. the day set
for the trial, but it is By no means improbable
that tho case will be sent over to the September
torn.
RAILROAD EARNINGS.
The earnings OF tho Great Western Rai1wayof
Canada for the week ending Jan. % were: 1874,
COS SIS; 1873, SIT 600; increase, 96,055, or s4ss
por cent.
The earnings Of the Grand Trunk Railway for
tho week ending Jan. a Eere: l874, Es5, 900;