The Portland daily press., 1882-05-23

RAILROAD NOTES.
The Proposed Lease of the Great Western
by the Grand Trunk

No further details have been received rela-
tive to the proposed fusion of the Grand trunk
and Great Western roads. AT stockholders
meeting of the latter, the offer of the former 10
lease it for number of years on payment Oh
all the fixed charges and per cent. on the
preferred and common stock was formally ac-
cepted Before the lease can go into effect IL
must be formally ratified by the stockholders
of the Grand Trunk, and the sanction OF the
Canadian Parliament to the arrangement DO
maintained Against the proposed fusion a
powerful opposition has already sprung ap IN
Western Canada, and the hostility in Parila-
ment to the scheme is quite marked. 1t IS De-
lieved that if Vanderbilt can prevent it the
Grand Trunk will never have the control OF
the Great Western. His relations with the
Grand Trunk are not harmonious, and IL Is
not likely that they can be, for the interests Oh
the New York Central and Grand Trunk are
as diverse as can be imagined. In the busy
season the Michigan Central needs the Great
Western as connecting link with the new
York Central 1t is practically double track
road between the Detroit and Niagara Ilvers,
and has complete equipment. The CANADA
Southern in dull time like the present mlgnt
handle the Michigan Central through freIght
to the New York Central, but to do so IN the
busy season it would require about 100 miles
more side track, fifty more locomotives and
largely increased supply of rolling stock. AS
the road has no local traffic worth speaking
about it is not likely that Mr.. Vanderbilt will
undertake such costly improvements. The
opinion prevails in Canadian railway circles
that Mr.. Vanderbilt's present trip to London is
to head off the Grand Trunk, and secure the
lease of the Great Western. If the stock were
held in large blocks, he would, without doubt
en1eavor to secure majority OF it. This,
however, is impossible unless at considerable
expense of time and money, as the share-
holders are numerous and no blocks are held
individually. Some two or three years ago,
when Mr.. Vanderbilt was across the water, he
then made proposition to have the road, but
it was not entertained.
Minor Notes.
Lewis Pierce ESQ.,, of this city was chosen
one of the directors of the Flint and Pere
Marquette Railroad at the meeting held in
Boston Saturday.
The various railroad links in the Ogdensburg
chain have agreed to pay the 30 per cent for
hauling their cars to the Vermont Central
over the short piece of the line where it is
necessary, and that road accepts the same.
There are AZ passenger trains sent 7ut of the
B. & NJ station in Boston daily, comprising
225 cars; and 40 over the Eastern with 100 cars.
Freight Agent Tolman of the Portland &
OgdensbHrg Railroad has gone to Chicago to
attend O meeting of the representatives OF the
Blue Line.
Agreements have been filed in the Office in
Boston of the clerk of the United States Cir
cult Court at Portsmouth, N. H., in the suits
between the Ogdensburg & Lake Champlain
Railroad Company on one side, and the North
ern & Nashua & Lowell Railroad Company on
the other, whereby the amount Of receipts
from both passenger and freight traffic done
over the line between Ogdensburg and Boston,
will be ascertained by experts in railway ac-
counts to be reported in September. Pending
this examination, the taking OF testimony will
he defeated.
Robert e. Petit, the new superintendent of
the New Jersey division of the Pennsylvania
railroad, has promulgated an order that every
locomotive shall hereafter be provided with
lint. bandages, liniment, &C., to meet the
necessities of accidents that may occur along
the line of the road, where physicians and
other needs are not easily procurable.