, 1881-04-20
Very Important Purchases by the
Buffalo, Pittsburg &
Western.
Righteous Indignation Against the
~; Recent Advance In Grain
Freights.
THO Trunk.Lino Managers Exhibit Them.
4 selves III the Rolc OF
rs. n: Cormorants.
Threatened Strike Of Freight-Handlers
for an AdvaucAtR Wages. -.
IMPORTANT. TlsASsfnis.


rt11ArELrIttA. Pn. April 10.-The ronnsyl.
vanih itatlrontl seldom gets Loft but tho buffalo,
FlttshtirK & Western bar at Inst succeeded In
cutting possession Of tho iIni1AlU, New York &
rhilndelph1n, which runs bctwcu,, tho City Of
llnlfhn anl Emporium, on tho Philadelphia i;
Eric. ono Of TIM fcnnsylvaEln lines. and which,
II contrnled By tho Pennsylvania, wouitl give 1t
M cntrnnco into tho City OF 1sutTato, mud n
llnc af lts own between PhIladcpha
and that important city. Whom tho Penn
eylvanla tried to vet possession OF tho
road before. tho tttty on I}utrnto. which
owns 500. .ON Of stock III tho road, feared tho
elitt. md cotbpaut WIS tnndo by which shcr-
man s. Jawctt, Quo OF tho largest stockholders
IL thaAuad, md a tulmbur Of his frlculs, ngressl
10 secro for tho aIty tho sare price for its
stock rs for thelr own In uRso they shuuld sell,
and the city ngrood tbat they should hhvo tho
" ton OF purchase beforo nny ono else.
When Mr.. Icwett and hs friends
found an opportunity to como into tho
synd'catc, thdy got the refusal OF tho
city stock under pledge that 1t was not to ho
su!A Into tho Pennsylvania Noad lntercsb' On
Saturday tho tnuncy was paid oror. urd tho foatl
Inns passed Into tho control OF q syndionte
headed hy I. + ". soltRman. OF Now York, who
huvs put up $7,0Q0.0U0 tov tho purchase Of Tho
lines. which would adti 10 tho business Of tho
Buffalo, rlttsbilrE s WcaturlI. Tho parties
to the syndicate aro E. ". Clnrko,
Of this city; Clnrk, Post e. North, Ut
Now York; Wlns!ow, Lanisr & Co.,
OF New fnEk; ind tho SellgnnnB. Tho New
cnstle Franklin ltoud rerently bought by
President Jonos was part ut tito plan; R!so tho
pllrchAso Of tho 0encsoo VntIoy ItaIlroad which
rims from Salamanca to Rochester.
Tho Importance OF this movement nlny tc
estimated whom # Ia known that the rlttsb,lrn &
Woateru Is about entering Into contract which
WIN WV - to"I'Re " WV Lotis u coal tFoM
point near Newcastle over tta who'll System uf
r,nsts to buffalo, 1t ia ulso proposed to con,pletu
ami wb"n mi. 10 llama I'm rn,l ,rII, ox,on,, trn,,,
that CITY TO Butfln. With branch to laoohostcr
;vla tho uonase0 Valley. This will gjye the
roau oo,nptctc contrpl over tbo Nnrthern III.
tnlrcn. ooa1 trsia ~ tva.,,s,, 1,.,,. .s,1.."x,a,
luminous ,.n,n y ooaa .saae " Nes'esa tenhsylvnnH'
,s Wstch 10 vgry lnrEc and profitable business.
whold system Of railroads which tnp tho Brad.
ford oil regions and lnrHe 1itum!,o,ls conl
reKon. Yho Nnnnl0, 'FlttaAuFg j. Vest
crh synalaatc " WAa reprpsenteu ny
Archer y; Morttt, Of the firm u Cnrk. Post i
a T p.sSax SSS IT! weses y Rtoa OF eo eo
stouk was sold NJ p9r. The !nilen1o ct tho BUFF
fnio. New York Ph!lntlrlphtA and Its eunnee-
tiohs 70 ~ follows: !tudalo, New Yurk fhiia-
tlt!pntN kAl!roau. 1bl miles. $:N1.1u1; D!cUns
!tfautofo warren Hallrg9ds =. miles, x9tM.91;
huaualr El4rcdt u miles, $3M0e0;
ksy0ND; nuRalo Conl Company, inoiutlIng
total, $t,8 5Q,oQQ. Thts nInnnat dnea npt Include
$huU,o00 Of hEht ann $l9u.0n Of SECOND mort
EH1a 9onda. mo value or which viii b1 otl-
hancea and strenkthaacd " Sto Syndicate.