, 1879-06-03
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EsAl3e
The Railroad Mastor Mcchnnics' Association
OF tho United States will hold its annual Con.
vcntion at the Gfaud Pacific Hotel in this city
june 10, 1870.
The Chicago Il Northwestern Railroad las
just completed at Its shops III this city six new
MD elegant coaches, ono magnificent parior,
and eight nc" powerful frefght-1ocomotives.
Mr.. j. A.. Eddy, tho efficient General Agcpt
OF the Atchssou, Topeka Il Santa Fe Railroad
tn thts city, was tnalu tic recipient IT n,ag.
nt1cent cane yesterday lY o number Of his
ntllnircre. After the usual speeches Mr.. Eddy
"set 'em up" for the boys.
Air. L. A. Emereon, formerly Commercial
Agent of the Michigan Central Railroad Mt Bay
CITY, has been nppofntcd Superintendent Of tile
sheboggan Il Fond tlu I.ac Karoad Company
iu place Of George p. Lee, resigned.
Mr.. D. Waters has been appointed Commcr-
efal Agent OF the Michigan Central at Bay City
IN i've sarro = q 4 tn abce a salt s ta T
originating on the Saginaw and Mackiuaw d.
visions Of this road. Oakley to Gaylord IN
elusive, and Of thp local freight business OF the
Macktunw Division.
The New York trunk lines hare decided TINT
cent Of thu Chicago rate, being based upon ihe
average distance via the respective short routes
OF the trunk lncs+ and thnt thc ratos from other
seaboafd and competing points upon west
QOuuu uueluEHA GC lI1ull8 W EuTIEFQntu NlLu tHl
above. The Wabash Rai,way has pccn instru-
mental In securing thls victory for St. IouIs.
AT a meeting Of tho Board Of Directors Of the
Joplin Railroad, held last weell'at Grard. Kas..
the lion. James bskcr was elected President
and C. ". Rogers General Manager OF th[a roa,l.
tho following new appointments: r. II. Brown,
Superintendent; T. i. Cassidy General Freight
AGenti d. Wishart, General Passenger Arcut;
James iIanoa, Auditor; 7; F; Randolph. Cashier;
and e. D. Kelley, General baggage Agent.
Tie osgan!zat!on OF the St.. Paul & Chicago
Ssxorb. % hs &nn. fs' III 1 a rs rfess!po es;pora
tLon is composed Of residents OF Pierce and St.
Croix Counties, Minnesota, and haa been prean-
lied with view Of interesting capitaltsis N tic
the aoutl, lno OF the State, At point, yat 10 b.
determined upon, IN Lafaye!to County. Tho
project embraces St. Paul connection yla the
preaent Hudson 4 River Falls Railroad, and
State I1ne to Ch!cago. thus connecting ST. Pau!
and Chtcago By q railway Iifty miles shorter
than my ex.astnE route.
There hns been no change III the various rall-
road wars during the last two or three tlnya,
mud there vii probably bo none until after the
tomorrow. An effort will by made at thts
,neetlnE to bring the present railroad fight to M
and, md to dorlsc means to prevent thclr rccur.
rance hereafter. It Is not believed In railroaa
E1IGIc8 HeIH liAt HnF s4LISkAEtuFJ EEault3 Enn uu
reached at this meeting, and that Tho arrivnl
OF AIcssrs. Scott Ail.l Vanderbilt from
Europe must te before decisive action
can be taken regarding The present transpor-
President OF the Baltimore t. Ohio, and
Mr.. John Newell, General Manager Of tle Lake
Shore t. Michigan Southern, left this city for
Niagara Falts to attend tho meeting Inst even-
Ing. The Managers Of tic Western railroads at
this potnt do not take any stock In tile meeting,
ul,l1 pouo OF them will attcnd.