, 1875-12-02

RATES TO THE sas5ouRt RIVER
Ahone week AGO ME sn'oua rohd4 leading
to Missouri liver l'onsn held meeting 10 this
rlty aud established winter rates 10 Atel1ison,
kannha City, LeAvouwo.th, anl NJ. Jufc,!, on
"h1ch tho Tates to other Western 1nin,a ars
based. considerable lncleasc was lecplci
Gpon, am! the fsportors wero informed TINT ey.
anything was lovely and peaceful At the meet.
Ing, and all the roada had adopted tho now tat
III. It, hos ever, turps out now that It waA nny.
thing but harmonionr,-ln fact. 1t war very
stoinly ona. The Chicago 4 Alton Railroad
,nats. mnas quite, .,., ~ earnest iths sgainhI IN
chan:s. mud III favor Of she East. It wa4
lao intention Of the tneeting 10 n,.ke The IA
about ~ censa higher than tbo|s uioptod. md
on!y On account Ut tho opposition Of tho Cut
eRu Alton WIS tho loscr tariff agreed u.
Tna Chicago t. Alton 1.a!tlnad, ho" over ie HtIl
complaining thAt tho prebent tariff is too h,xt
aud iH driving business fran this city. II III
sourl Nisos poiu.s fto't. Eew YorE ~ il IL frsm
Chicngo, Rnd therrfote mt tchsuts prefer to 70
10 tho former city to trv thelr stocks. TEo CHI.
cage Alton ltaill oad il almost entirely depends
nv on tho local t,ade while mos: Of the o.htr
Foaas do through business utd share
!he rates With tna New York liIes
Efforts have boen male to inIi-s
the st. LoufH, kaneaa City l. Northern Railroad.
which the th chso 4 Alton has 10 tbo to reach
the slryoui lsvsr poiuts to refuso to let s!s lat.
ter road sAip goods over lts line a, cut rA.es.
Th!H rontl, however, is aware oi the facs TINT il
cahnot to very vel! wituulll the patronage Ut tho
Chicago i Alton. And hence It allows this road
to no AZ 1t plea-eH. UnIess measures are no,,,
taken ~ which thu rates from New York to a1ia-
souri, Rls0e toints arc rhsel to cohforin with
iho.e fion Chicago. tlern In very little uouos
that tho Chicago 4 Alton will forte the rates
from this city to DO reduced.
THE CHICAGO, M!LLlNGToN 1 WESTERN,
Tho o!licesa and Directors OF tho Chicaso. Aiil.
!ingtou Western NArrow-Gnuse 1!ai|road held
d consultation with Col. Johu E. Goucn, Of Now
fork, who haa contracted to build the first 100
miles Of tho new road, laat crosiDg al the Tre-
mont House. Besides Gen. Gowcn thcro were
ptoBent Mr.. ]. ". Eddy, vice-preaidcut aud
ueue,al Manager af the nov 1.uc; ". IL. Pcst-
bone. 0euotal SUI er4ntenuent; T.. s. Satte.'ee
Anrosa; s. N. NoHo. Sheridan tho Hon. petcr
Me.endy. lows; Edwin AneB. Aurora: and
several otherH. The question to bo decided by
tue meeting VAS how much OF thc roah snou i
Le built tblB winter. No coIc.u.!oa WAS Reach ID,
aud another meeting will be bed To-day.
len. Go.es is nj experienced Ealt: o. !-blild-
or, aud he will 'doubtodtY build tbs raAi III 8
aood and substantial manner. lilo agrees 10 tn-
beyond the DeBpla'ncs River, 10 Princeton. dis.
tauce OF 100 mlIes, bY the list OF September it
ia the Intention OF tito oticars Of tho road 10 ruu
tra.ns uyer tho completed portion oi the road iu
q ~" AuAsAf' LII P4oltGtoIn " luis ue# l!HH
are very enthusiastic au1ut 1ts Prospects, ani
believe that its completion will naugura:e ncw
era tu railroads. here can 10 m donbt that
slis road will provo Of great value to tho ,n,-
mefco Of Chicago. Us it turna til VARIOUS mar
ioN-gauge toads III Iowa tni, way b5 gtslag
them connection with tbs CITY.
MICHIGAN CENTRAL AFFAIRS.
New lonH. Dec. la Boston dispatch Rtntcs
TINT the morung papo,a coutain yoluu,' uou.
review Of the Michigan Co1tral Railroads. affairs
fer Tim past i've years: "ln May, ls7l, the
COMPANY, With floating debt And llaLi;1tes
amounting to e22, 500. 0ao. we're mt king au annual
dividend II 10 | OF cous. wheu shoy were hut
fairly earning over i pet cuut aud the slocx WAS
regarded ~ tr4'-cIass inssntAeI.t u. Sis pes
share. Nov, utter MI in;orYal Vi four yoars. we
hn4 them with the tloat,n*, deb. iucleaseI to
siI0.uW, aod tie aRRreGate sAVital aud funded
debt llRbih.v increased to ~, 9,43b,UJJ. No di;l-
dtlds lave bren made for til, ee yoIrs aLd tho
stock IL 1uc.uatiug III Tho market tom S3l IL
stt tel Hnalt."
Tie Directors officially denv all these stories.
Aub ray there ss nothing wIuug a,tn thu Co1l-
pany; that Atl these I'll norn Lave beeu started
" parties ,uiu,ical to tho cJrpu. Auou.