The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-11-28
RAILWAY NEWS,
Large Movement Of Corn East-Itate Wal
III the Northwest Ended.

III the Northwest Ended.
ST. LOUIS, November 27.-Large amounts
OF corn are being moved east by the MI.
souri, Pacific Railway, and Col. Talinadge,
general transportation manager expects
the movement Of that cereal to greatly in.
crease from now on. Other roads are also
very busy, and in fact the entire. Gould
system has more business on all lines than
ever known before. The cotton roads are
kept busy and cars are scarce. The grain
roads have nearly their full capacity tasked.
and the earnings Of the system show IN In.
crease Tor every road comprised In It. The
largest Increase Of earnings for the third
week III November ending on the cath, as
compared with the same week last year.
WIS S15,00, on the Texas Pacific. The
Missouri Pacific comes next with an increase
OF little more than $4,000. Other roads
range from $4,000 to $4,000, excepting
tho Central branch, which il u short line,
md even this little road shows an increase
OF Sll,OO0.
CHICAGO, November o7.-The weekly
statement Of cast.bound shipments con.
tlnues 10 exhibit IN encouraging increase,
The aggregate shipments during the past
week on Nil tho east.bound lines were H..
O21 tons, against IS, l52 tons for the week
previous, being IN increase OF 2,S75 tons.
The tonnage for the corresponding week in
1851 vas 3JG.i. The week previous III the
same year eare II ,SG3 tons, showing de-
crease i'll 1881 OF 5,3i0 tons. Last week
there was an increase in flour shipments OF
1902 barrels; In provisions, 1875 tons,
andi a decrease in grani shipments Of oO7
tons. The most noticeable feature OF the
weeks business is the continued large in
crease in Hour shipments, due in a great
measure, il is considered 10 the low freight
rate OF 10 cents per barrel now being made
from Minneapolis to Chicago. The millefs
OF the northwest are taking advantage OF
the low rate, and are unloading oil OF their
stock and sending east the products Of the
mills as fast as manufactured.
| A party of Baltimore & Ohio officials ar.
rived in Ghicugo lust night in special
train Of eight palatial private cars, after a
trip OF inspection over the road.
Some OF the party from Baltimore will
return to Washington via st. Louis. and
the Ohio and Mississippi railroad. A por-
ton Of the officers in their special ears will
leave, for St. Louis by the Chicago and
Alton road, and a portion by the illinois
Central line.
The Michigan Central announces that
IRON March 3lst 10 October 3lst it brought
TO Chicago l,l35 cars OF foreign emisrants,
24l cars Of Canadian emigrants, and 40
cars Of eScursionis,s. This does not in.
clude emisrants in less than cur lots, about
iod OF which arrived between the dates
mentioned. From October 3lst to date
l00 additional car loads OF cmicrants ar
rived, making total Of 1876 car loads. or,
allowing 81 persons 10 car, 81, 500 souls.
CHICAGO, November 27.-The Times this
morning publishes correspondence be-
tween Jay Gould and the Presidents Of the
roads in the northwest now engaged in the
rate war, which shows that Mr.. Gould
proposed and Mr.. Riddle and Mr.. Mitchell
favored n meeting for an arbitration and
restoration OF the rates. Inquiry to-day
establishes the genuineness Of the dis.
patches, which had been denied, and also
gives reason to believe that plan Of ad-
lustment will be agreed upon within twen-
Ety.tour hours.
WASHINGTON, D, c., November 27.-Gov-
ernor Foster, OF Ohio came in from Fir.
glnla on Friday night, and took his quarters
at the Riggs House. He came from Ohio
BY way ol the New River route. He is
heavily interested with Gen. Thomas Ewing
and a strong syndicate, in the Ohio Central,
which is 10 be connected with the Rich.
mond 4 Allegheny, and made through
route from Cleveland and Toledo to New
port News Other members OF the party
went on TO Newport News, while Governor
Foster came here 10 be present at the open
ing OF the Garfield Fair. lie says he
has absolute proof that the vanderbiIts
have bought the "NickeI.plate" railway
line. Cornelius Vanderbilt is the active
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