The Portland daily press., 1882-04-25
RAILROAD NOTES.
Portland and ogdenspurg.

Portland and Ogdensburg.
Yesterday President Anderson and Superin-
tendent Hamilton Of the Ogdensburg wenk 70
| St. Johnsbury to attend railroad meeting.
The Vermont Central made an arrangement
| with the Ogdensburg some time ago to maui
their freight over its eighteen miles OF road, at
the rate Of nine dollars car. The term for
which the arrangement was made has expiteo
| and both roads will appear before commission
at st. Johnsbury, the one to have the rate
kept at the present figures, and the latter 10
have it reduced. The Ogdensburg can III DOT
ter terms are not made) build line parallel 10
the Vermont Central the required distance as
they have the right Of way Probably, now
ever, satisfactory terms will be made
The company are about to pull down the oio
desiccated potato factory building on west
Commercial street, and erect commodious ON
ces, somewhat similar to those of the Maine
Central. They will then be close to thelf
plant where they should be. The plans VIII
probably be determined at the next monthly
meeting Of the directors.
We mentioned in yesterdays PRESS that Inc
road proposes to put on sleeper to Tram
leaving here at 5 p. m. for Chicago snoftiy'
We were informed yesterday that on May ISL,
the train will leave Portland at 2.45 p M, anu
after June 25th at p. m. This train leaving
Portland at p. m. will land passenger IN
Chicago within an hour or two as quickly as II
he left Boston, and quicker than by any other
route east of Boston. Passengers leaving PORT
land at p. m. will ride to Syracuse, N. f.'
there step into a car standing alongside the one
they left Portland in, and thence proceed with
out change to Chicago, arriving in that CITY
about p. m. Of the next day but one after
leaving this city.
The company are engaged in filing in the
flats in front of their location west of the For
est City Sugar Refinery, out nearly to the Har-
Dor Commissioners line. This will give them
fine waterfront of $50 feet with 16 feet of wat
er and an additional area of over 1000 square
feet. 1t is contemplated to dredge along this
new line SO as to admit the largest tonnage to
discharge and receive freights A cargo Of 300
tons of steel rairis expected soon hich will
be used in the improvement of the track in the
mountain district. A fine large culvert OF
massive masonry, with span of % feet is to
take the place of the trestle work across Ar
fist Brook, North Conway.
Grand Trunk.
The St. Louis Globe says: "The Grand
Trunk Road comes in for cons iderable atten-
ton in railroad circles just now. 1t is claimed
by the other Eastern lines every day or two,
and as regularly Denied that it is cutting rates,
in spite of cast-iron and cast-steel agreements.
The Grand Trunk also has part to play in the
current shipments of grain from Chicago to
Liverpool at extraordinarily low rates. 1t is
reported, on the usual excellent authority"
that considerable grain is now going abroad by
lake, the Grand Trunk, and Boston steamship
lines, at Is cents per hundred through from
Chicago to Liverpool, as against 125-cent all
rail rate from Chicago to New York. The
water and rail rats to Boston is 20 cents, and
it is solemnly claimed that the Boston vessels
not only charge no freights on this business,
but actually pay the Grand Trunk Road cents
q hundred for grain furnished for use as bal
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