The Portland daily press., 1882-04-26
RAILROAD NOTES.
Portland and ogdensburg.

We yesterday, in brief, spoke Of the meeting
at st. Albans, to settle freight rates be-
tween the Ogdensburg s. Lake Champlain and
Vermont Central roads. The full particulars
are given in St. Albans papers. The hear
ing began Monday night before Hons Thomas
Russell and e. w. Kinsley, Massachusetts,
railroad commissioners, and Superintendent
H. w. Writers, of the Boston, Barre & Gard
ner road, who are board of commissioners
appointed by the Vermont Supreme Court to
arbitrate regarding the freight differences.
The arbitrary rate of nine dollars car was
paid by the roads comprising the ogdensburg
& st. Johnsbury line up to last year, when
contract was made between the parties at IN
terest, by which the Central Vermont reserved
$10500 as rental. This contract continued IN
force until April 1, when it was abrogated py
the Central Vermont, on the grounds OF VIOLA
lation of some of its provisions by the Ogdens-
burg & st. Johnsbury line. Since then the ar
bitrary rates have been in force. The St.
Johnsbury & Ogdensburg lines claim these
rates are excessive, and that their maintenance
is an embargo on their through business, and
hence this hearing. Hon. Luke ii. Poland ap
peared for the petitioners, and Hon. B. +.
Fifield for the Central Vermont.
The commissioners examined the fourteen
mile section Of road in question yesterday anu
on their return testimony will be taken'
Among prominent railway officials present are
Horace Fairbanks and Superintendent A. b.
Jewett of the St. Johnsbury q Lake onam,
plain road, President w. I'll. Biodgett ana
General Manager A. A. Gaddis OF the Ogdens-
burg, President Emmons Raymond OF the
Passumpsic President Anderson and Superin-
tendent Hamilton of the Portland & Ogdens-
burg, President j. Gregory Smith, General Su-
perintendent j. W. Hobart and Manager OF
Through Traffic Lansing Mills, OF the Gen.
tral Vermont, Superintendent George W.
Bentley of the New London Northern, Gener
al Manager George L. Linsley Of Burlington
and Lamoile roads, and Hon. w. 81. P. Bing-
ham of Stowe, and Mr.. 9. B. Kidder OF Bos-
ton.
Minor Notes
Refrigerator cars are to be run on the Maine
Central this year, commencing about the first
of June.
A special cablegram from London to the To
ronto Globe, Monday, says The Daily News
states that the proxies promised in favor OF
fusion of the Grand Trunk with the Western,
at the Western board meeting are estimated to
amount to 10000, which would no doubt car
ry the resolution accepting fusion.
There seems to be a good prospect OF ST.
Johnsbury having new union depot, the OH
cials of the Passumpsic and st. Johnsbury &
Lake Champlain roads having been in consul
tation recently in regard to the erection of a
new passenger station the coming season. Inc
plan under consideration at this meeting con-
structure 100 feet long by 40 feet
wide, one story high at the ends and two sto-
ries in the centre There will be commodious
waiting rooms for ladies and gentlemen, ticket,
and baggage rooms, and a spacious
platform the length of the building The de-
tails of the work have not yet been fully de-
cided upon.
The first OF the Wabash line of propellers to
ply between Toledo and Ogdensburg, is on her
way, with 10000 bushels of grain, through the
Welland canal. This is the first large cargo |
through the canal this year. She will be fol-
lowed by another steamer in few days, and
10 on till the line is fully established.
The St. Lawrence & Ottawa Railway has
just closed contract for the transportation OF
lumber for the construction OF the new brIdge
at Rouse's Point, t. terminus of the Ogdens-
burg & Lake Champlain railway. Il
The annual meeting of the stockholders OF
the Burlington & Lamoille railroad company
will be held at the American Hotel, in Bur
lington, VT, on Saturday next.
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