, 1877-10-22
RAILROADS.


COL. ARTHUR ON RAILROAD NAM
4tHEAfEST.
Col " II. Arthur, General Manager Of tho
IL Louis, Iron Mountain 4 Southern RaIlruat1,
has given eome rathcr new and startling
theories relative to railroads NTH systems of
railroads IN this country, which arc reported as
follows in the St. l.ouis Htp"hitdn:
The failure OF many railways may bc foand
largely IN the fact Of thcs nut conforming In loea.
tlon and construction tu laws governing ths dtfcc.
ton ri trat'e There are other cau*cs foe fnnncIal
fai1nfc-such as mNm1nHEcmtEe e1frssnEant
construction. md ths building of lines not r..
qntrcA hy the Demands cf eonmcree-w hte
nt TSs & u
communication br.wcen ihete centres are nsees.
nters Will b. Of iota accommodation ami consen.
icncc mcrcly, and seldom directly remnncshtitB.
Exeeptiops n'aJ ezlss where large local productions
'fhs direction at srstle Ia from The producing to
the constituting points. In 70 70 great M extent %
sasrs. The sfea} een'srs Of for con.
nes. oi tha eoanEry a.. ~ Scw Totk. rhaie1phta
iluelan. and nalttmorr. 1he.e arc the tod q tho
great systemr Of railways Of the country There
special product. Of Tie soath chet. major palnta
are also centres for the roltclon OF merchandise
ana thannlAE$ufc4 Tor Hi+tf1tnt14A.
In tranrt wouIh he IT. 1uuis. Ehicago. Pitts'nsr,
and Itnfrslo Thcro arc subordinate centres q
mtan rentres n railway ty.em..: .ne! &C. n ~ m NIL
y,iis. 10 thsso csnifcs systcm. Of traussottatiun
bcIone. The writ and northwest Of the sonth end
o1 s.e aaeaEan hs"ng te eeago ~ c ~ snnaS nix
Lonsriltc an intiisnsr"Ifs becun,o tho cuin,lnxt.
iag Is ecnttt of The son.hr'n eystcm.
m K:n.ns ;tg H. H nomI, II p,frs snd ,af
falo arc scconlary anl common 10 ali The othere
Any line OF Eoaa iron! the centre Of one sJstem into
contftct vii! follow which will fcauls disastrorsly
10 lhc invades. j..
arc y 1 70
tha @ pfe.ea' condition u A. uayiSat,en Il t&c Z
eago or northeast from =. Iont, rot cenne:siin7
directly with ons q the censsee nahta: W.! ~
Or kansas City Will not nicct with success. 1.nea
the sonthwrte @ sr'ss at my E1ns s.a . e, NJ
There arc other Intcrlut ccIttcs had systems to
to which the zane 'pe. -, Wy apnly. ,.,.,,,a.. -
no. appasea afe of easy ~ from the
laws Of ttade o. tbs pricsca! workings Of existing
Lines. twon % inr1ons 20 instance @ @s11an'rles.,
will enable them 10 point out ~ l,nss MT IN as;
c1rd with tho eentrc rytte.; Capital sho9, ayo!1
NJ ines nok IN harmony WltH eJeleuis hu!anens
Of enterprise With eodnetH as Its only merit, Will
hardly conquer or achieve succcss
Mn. 0ARREr1ts SHARP PRACTICE,
t,s. .i.,.. -, ~. 1Ia,-, f1-,wS,r1 ,c,r..1
~" uaso aAu +.'' ''eh'J s.n"."'"' s"n"se'
Tor tho Ohio u Mississippi sfoEkholtlers, gave a
rcportrr of tho Nav yprk Tir,ea a version Of
S,FFs. C...,..,..t -, .,.. J., :.
WHAT took p1He IN SHc'hnaLt "eeA ueo !'Lst
Thursday that puts 4 different taco on tho
tnottcr fro,n t,,at ,,tveu by thu nubiiAhetf nc.
~ ' s - '"N
counts Wy telegraph.
The Ohio T. Mtstisaippi Road was placed IN Tho
hands OF a lieccivcf about 4 year arD. Tho pcsaon
WIN wnn chosen wAs Mr. Edward King. ffcu.Freaf-
dent Of tho baltimore j. ohio 1tUad. The stock Of
thu Ohio i Mtsatss1rpt Company sl1nuntA tO $3,
U0O DOO, nineteen twentteths 1l which IL owned In
New York City. The stockholders appointed a
committee to look after their ntpErsts In tho
bankruptcy proceedings. i fttnFt th,u ago. In Nh.
tIcipnsfun OF tho annual election, tho Committee
sent out circulars Ho1ictsng prG1tef. 'fhs agents
Of the Hallnore j. Ohio lsoad did the ZANE, Tho
Committed fcceavel SIT. 700, 000 WORTH this
agents but 81, 0ttu. 0t10 Sit. Crawford rays thu
baltimore & Nhlo Company does not nwn 0h0-
twentieth OF the stock at thu Ohio i Mtssiraipp!
Company. In accugdnnco with tho usual custom,
loc1ser King instructed tho Sccrutary tU make out
list Of stoeklellctu entitled 10 !o!c, ami
tteS nSn1 r. % nn " ~ .nn ~" ss, =. Mae
m.. md thc etockholdsrs at ln::W Wicn tho iat.
ter went to Tho rooms .elecscd they wero tola that
kH1 GkA k1u04H NCEp ekbI III AH1t HEY