, 1874-03-31
RAILROAD NEWS

The General Ticket Agents Of the New Yor,
Contral, Pennsylvania, aud Eric Rairoal Com
panea have agreed to stop cutting down ratosto
tho West. and to advance again tho prices OF
tickets to tho old flguros,-an advauco on tho
Chicago faro Of from 916 to 322; St. Louis,
from $40 to $27 Cincinnati, from SIG to SO ;
and Cleveland, from 511 to 914.25.
Tho Baltimore d Ohio Raroad continues to
sell Cincinnati tickets for 31a.5D Chicago (by
way Of Cincinnati, for $3.50; st. Louis, S21.26
and Omnha, $50.
Line, and II. J. Jowott, Gonoral Manager OF tic
Pittsburgh, Cincinnati d St. Louis ltaiiroal, aro
expected III this city for the purpose Of maliug
arrangoments to pool the earnings OF the two
roads. An advance in both tho passenger md
freight rates to Cincinnati will undoubtedly be
the result, as no other foads load to that oity,
and consequently thoro will be no opposition.
THE CHICAGO 4 NORTHERN rA0IrIC.
Tie Railroad Gazette says aomo important
ors Of tho Ohicago & Northorn Pacific Air Limo,
Of which roal full description was giyen IN
TliE TRIBUNE q few WoekB 400. It is intended
to begin tho construction Of tho road from Chi
cago to the Wisconsin State line ut MI enrly day.
y passed. by tho Wisconsin Legislature, tho
Company will 10 entitled to nearly GOO, 600 acreB
Of tho 81. Croix land grant. Forty-ayo mea OF
road-bcd is III readiness for the iron from tho
II l6GoAblI1 otAlG lllC tGll0a Lu JOuGfbUQ WIS.,.
q portion Of which is already laid. Tho
present officers Of the Company ara
George T. White, New York. President
Noleon LI1,nlngton, Chicago, Vice prcsi-.
dent and Teeas4rer; William Price, ohoago.
Solicitor; Col. Edward nuger, Cllief Engincor.
Tho officers Of tho Chicago l. Northern Pacific
Construction Company, which il to build this
roaa, arc tIoratio Witbecs, Chicago, prosl-
dent dent; john q. parnos, Now York, Vico-proai-
i. Howell. Chicago, Secretary; Ansol L, Cook,
ChntrmAn Executive Committee.
Tho offices Of both Companies havo boon re~
moved from No. 10 Wall street, Now York, TO
No, 81 Washington street, Chicago.
The road will intorsoet with Tue Chicago &
Pacific ltailroad short distance west Of tl.e
cropsing Of that road and tho Chicago A1ilwnu-
koe d st. pau Railway, That ia, about four 1,ulos
west ard mile aud half north Of the Junction
Of tho North and South branches of tho Chicago
River, for tho present, but it is intondel oyen-
tlally to continue 1t aouth On tho woat aide OF
the city to connection with tho Chicago, Bur-
tngton d Quincy and Michigan Central.
THE CHICAGO PACIFIC.
The Chicago l. Pacific Railroad Company las
expended over q million mud half dollars and
yot has not, up to tho present tins, borrowed D
dollar Of capital. The road Is operated to Elgin,
ind forty mlles woat of TINT city u graded ind
pletod to Rock 1tiyer during tho summer. It
runs through the ulost fortilo portion or the
6tato, aud il abont as near m air lno nB It could
bo made. Thoyo III ono tangent OF twelve niiea
aud anotlor Of ten; and out Of tito ilfty miles be-
t'Eoon ElgiM mud Byron, forty-four oonalst OF
tangontp. Tile ourYoH are al moderate, tho
highest bong of 5 logrues. The Company is
now endeayorlng to negotiate tue sale Of bonds
to oarry tlo rond to its destination, OH tho Mis-
aiasippl; and ~ It has solid basis Of property
now rnlnou,nberetl, its ollcors think tue money
can DO readily obtained. They arc talking Of
building two 1nios Of road III tho olty limits, no
aB to conuoot, ut tho Intersection Of Rockwell
mud Kinzle atroots, with tho Pittsburgh, Oinoi,,-
llatl y Ut. Louis, and thus get a connection with
tho Stock Yarls.
RAILROAD EARNINGS.
The earnings OF tile Chloago Il Northwestern
Railroad for the second week In March were
1874, B2aa, 701 1873, s22l l,773; increase,
s9,028, Or 011G por cont.
Tho earnings OF tho Kankakoo limo for tl4a,
first weok In March wera 1874, e34,277, 1873"
$9l 900; inoroasc, $2,308, or 796 par cent.
The earnings aud oxponsea Of tho Gilman,