The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1879-01-21
RAILROAD NsWs.


RAILROAD news.
In 1873 there vere 2O9 miles Of rail
road built in Missouri and l69 in Kansas
Jas. d. Brown, the pcpul Genera
Passenger Asen, Of the Missouri. Ksnsa.
and Texas, hss returned to St. Louis.
| &C. 4. Seymour, General Eastern Pss-
serser Agent Of the Atchison, Topeka and
Santa Fe, is IN 81. ouis.
w. L. Van Nest, General Eastern
Agent Of the 81. Louis, Iron Mountain and
Southern Road. arrived in 81. Louis Mon
day.
H. f. Havens has resiened the Super
intendency Of the Springfield and Western
Missouri hoad.
Hon. John O'DAy, Attorney, james
Dun, Chief Enginser. and J. s. Talmage,
Live Stock Agent Of the 1t. Louis and San
Francisco, are in 81. Louis.
The pay car Of the st. Louis and San
Francisco Road left 81. Louis this morning
for trip over the rosd, in charge Of = +.
Randolph, Psymastef.
-Yesterda. John W. King. Paymaster
Of the Missouri Pacific. paid Cd st the east
end Of the lire, and started out this morn
ing on his regular monthly tour over the
road.
Two months ago the English holders
Of Erie Railway stock ~ere glad to get rid
Of il ut $ll share. aud Of course at an
inimeues sscri6ce. Within the lsst week
they have been buying il hack at So and
consider il cheap.
A pronuncismento hiss been issued that
the Merchants Dispatch shall do all the
high Glaze east bound business refrigerator.
etc., that hiss heretofore been done BY the
Red Line. = This class OF business going
over the Blue Line Will. no doubt, also Be
soon diverted to the Merchants Dispatch.
and j, il said to be only . question Of time
when the Merchsnts' Dispatch will alto
gelher supersede the Blue and Red Lines,
which run over the Michigan Central and
Lake Shore and Michigan Southern.
speaking Of the railroad situation in
that locality. the Me.illa Valley n. Ny
IndtpsHdens says: ''Sh uld the Alchison,
Topeka and Santa Fe continue down the
Rio Grande-vhich il i. evidently its in
ierrst TO do-connect wiih the Southern
Pacific in the Me.ills Valley and the Tex
~ Pacific from the South, the combined
roads will control the largest section Of
country Of any system Of rosds on the con-
iinent. The entire carrying trade Of
Northern Mexico would naturally Gov in
this direction and the Southern part Of
N~v Mexico wonId control very exten
-ive trade"
-B'ief mention vas made yesterday Of .
ruling BY Judge Drnmmond. 10 the United
State. Court. regarding the case Of William
King againss the Ohio and Mississippi
Railway Company. The ruling Wa on .
molten to rtscind IN Injunction restraining
the National Truss Cnmp.ny Of New York
from selling $4,000 Of bonds Of the
Springfield branch Of the road. held ~ COLI
lateral To secure loan Of $iOOO0O. Baker,
Hord 4 Hendricks appeared for the petit
TONERS aud Judge Ho.dI-y for the road
The motion Vas overruied for the present,
With the understanding thst the receiver Of
the trust company may introduce il il 30
advised, upon the 6n.l disposition Of bill
6led in the Uaised States Court for the
Southern District Of Illinois. to have the
purchase Of the Springfield branch declar-
ed null and void.-Lsdia.apoiis &sfinei.
A Telegram Va received yesterday By
the vsndalia folks At 81. Louis from Cha
E Follest. General Passenger Agent Of the
road, that the Napoleon Opera Troupe had
arrived 1t Chicago at $50 p. NJ. This
troupe left Boston on Saturday night for
Chicago By special train in charge Of Sem
uel Carpenter, General Essssrn Agent Of
the Pennsylvsnia Road, and travelled By
the Pennsylvania Central and Pistsburs.
Fort Wayne and Chicago Rosds, arriving
- above stated. A telesrsu vss also ne
ceived from F. E Morse. General Passenger
Agent Of the Lake Shore and Michigan
Southern Road, BY John b. Ludium. Agent
Of the road st ST. Louis, stating that all Of
the leading srtis,s Of the troupe arrived via
the s. and A. and Lake Shose Roads. The
contract Of the srouPs vss 0sde to travel
BY the Pennsylvania Line. and just Why
the leading artists travel By another route
i not fully apparent.