, 1874-04-21

An agreement Of consolidation has boon made
batwoon the st. Louis J. Iron Mountain Rail-
road, tho Arkanaas Branch, Cairo, Arkapsns i
Te1as, ind Cairo il Fulton Railroads. It hus
yet to be voted on by tie stockholders. but there
il little doubt that it will bo ratified, by tho
terms Of the agreement, tho name OF tho now
company is to be tho st. Louis Iron Mountain Il
Southern Ratlroad. It will own G85 miles OF
road, ind tho capital stock is to bo S28,-
5oo, goo, or e38. .Gs6 per mile. OF this
shareholders will reooivo s11, SOC, 900, or liz
shares Of new stoph for 100 OF old the Arkan-
aas Branch Stockholders, s1,549, $50. being o5
}aer cent Of their present holdings tho Cairo &
Arkansas s Toxas, S6o. Doiae @ Go q pos % cent
OF the amount Of their present stock. Tho bal
ance OF tho now stock-s5, ,051 ,05o-will renain
n tho treasury Of tho Company for the preaont.
The roads aro now owned by substantially tho
ea1ne PARTIES md tlioy eau probably bn moro
economically managed uudor single organza-
ton. The consolidation will make no difference
in tho present management of the lines.
SUIT IN MINNESOTA.
A. petition WaY filed in the United Etntes Cir
cult Court at st. Paul, MIMI, Thursday, COM
plaining Of oyerclargos by the Receiver OF tho
Southern Mnnoaota Road for transporting
grain. It ie alleged TINT 1eavy shipper ct pro-
only about t,so-thirds Of those charged others.
Several moro cases of tho Same nature will be
brought before the court in d few days, on be-
half = Of the other grain.doalcra upon tho line Of
tho Southern Minneaota Runa. Tho aggregate
amount involved In all tho cases will bo LII tho
neighborhood Of $4,000.
MIR. E. T. yIE1Nf,
General Freight-Agent Of tho Union Pacific Rail-
road, arrived in thiB city yesterday afternoon on
lis way from New York to OMAHA. He held d
consultation with tin General Freight-Agouts In
this city in the evening, but what transplrod
could not DO lparnod.
+, Mr.. , yiol,ng being in!torogatod in regard to
tint he had no desire to discriminate III favor
Of st. Lonia and agninst Chic6go. THO fight
vas not brought on by him, but BY tho General
Frolght.Aagenta Of the tllree pooling Iowa ronils,
Wien % o At W var ~ With the rses sse ai piaspe ses
ahtp Company, that they would broak their con-
tracts unlesh ho would pro-rate with thon,; He
was III duty bound to jeot their OFFER it costa
Paa 4Fa },h to tpt1s nSSg nSshe tho ynton
10 uid his best to gain ms point by send.
ing freight vla st. Louis and over tho Baltimore
d Ohio Railroad, still it was impossible for any,
ono to seriously injuro ohicago, "a Chicago was
to ship California through freight. Chieagoans
had 10 reason to l,ll fault with him or the Union
Pacific; ti1oy SHOULD lay ths bamo OH tho tllroo
roAts i'll this city. whichpoood thoir earnings on
California business, urd thus created single
monopoly TO tho pacillu coeAt. Ilo also stated
that tho manager of htH rond Ind concluded ar
rangencnts with tho Pacific Mail Steamship
Company, by which tho TWO interests would bo
1olnot and tho diificn|ties which heretofore ex-
Dillon, wns III full accord with him, and that
lyentlnmall would In in On,aha bofoto -ionu ia
tako full charge Of tho road.
The uoneral~ Freight Agents Of tho roaila leaa-
tho, Sherman House, for tho purpose Of Gun
pnrlng their tariffs. No olangoH Of importanos