The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-03-08
General News.

tits alleged that the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company Is satisfied with its percentage of bust
ness. but THAT other roads declared if they did
not obtain greater proportion of the receipts
the arrangement will he broken.
The annual meetingof the stockholders of the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company will be held
In Philadelphia on the 17th of this month. Pres
ident Roberts's annual report will show gross
earrings of the road for 1882 TO have been 3d.
079,S53.52; net earnings, S14,959,71497
The railroad capital raised in Europe in 1882.
according To the Belgium MOniteur des Interes rs
Materiels, was So64,oS4,00 o, Sl6i, n6o00O OF
which was for America, while S225, 900 was
for Great Britain and its colonies. The Russian
roads raised $25.U0o,000; Holland and Austria
Hungary about $l6,000O00.
Adna Anderson, engineer in-chief Of the North
ern Pacific road, says ''There is no doubt what
ever in my mind but that the last spike will be
go by Aug. L. About 260 miles of track are TO
he laid to connect both the ends of the line, and
then the road will be finished"
President WatrOus, of the New York & New
Haven road, has received petition signed by
slxty-eight citizens of Merden asking that Coo,
the distributor of leaves of Scriptures in the
ut New Haven, be suppressed as nuisance. He
Ia persistent and almost forces passengers TO
take them. Others regard him as harmless
crank.
The Chicago, BURLINGTON & Quincy is now pay
ing an per cent. annual dividend upon $780,
900, 1000 of capital stock while at the close of
1879 IL was distributing Gncludiug the b. & NJ.
in NebrRska) per cent. upon but $40, 100000
The Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad Com
pany was paying no dividends five years
Last week it distributed per cent. upon $57,
100000 of capital stock.
After all the talk as regards the Central Pa
cifc gigantic monopoly their annual statement
for 1882. as shown up by the Financial CbrOn-
1ole, ia unTavorable. The Chronicle says that,
though the gross earnings of the road increased
ST. 800 900, expenses increased over 81 200, 600,
leaving net earnings 100000 below those of
1881 on mileage, say, about 400 miles greater
than in that year. Tho increase in expenses is
aacribed TO lower rates ON traffic aud TO the larg
er amount required for rentals of leased roads,
which rentals are included in expenses.
RECEIVER DOUGLASS REPORT FOR FEBRUARY.
John NJ Douglass, receiver of the Ohio &
Mississippi road, yesterday filed his statement
for February in the United States District Court,
which shows cash Feb. l. 1888, BIS, 1850;
receipts for February, from all sources 1874
719.4T; disbursements, S406,74063; cash on
hand, Feb. %. 1888, S47 .4O4. 50. OF the
disbursements, 800, 900 were sent to New York
TO pay the coupons. The report is certainly
favorable one when IL is token into eonsidera-
that for ten days both freight and passenger
traffic was partially suspended, and for four
days entirely so, owing to the floods, from which
the road bed was seriously damaged.
PLEASANT MODE or TRAVELLING.
The line of sleeping coaches put on last fall to
run between Chicago and Jacksonville, Fla,
over the Cincinnati Indianapolis, st. Louis &
Chicago road aud tho Cincinnati Southern, have
become very popular with the travelling pubic,
and one of the passenger officials Of the c., l.,
st. L. & C. states that they Will be kept ON until
the middle of June, and then put on again as
soon Southern travel commences in the fall.
Dropping into one of these magnificent Pullman
hotel-cars run on this line the Journal reporter
counted thirteen passengers, most OF whom
were taking their breakfast. On their tables
were fresh, luscicus-lOoking green peas, cueum-
beers, STRAWBERRIES, bananas and oranges; beauti-
full bouquets of flowers to remind per
son of the Sunny South, while the coaches
at the time were running through cold keen
air which nearly forced the thermometer down
TO zero
WILL RUN TRAINS WITHIN TEN DAYS.
Colonel Bennett Young, the newly elected
president of the Louisville. New Albany & Chi
cago system; John Mcleod superintendent, and
the chief engineer and general road master were
in the city yesterday arranging matters to open
the Chicago & indianapolis Air Line for business.
They came in over this division, travelling in the
$4,000 directors coach. which is said TO far
eclipse President Vanderblt's coach. The
train was hauled by a Louisville, New Albany &
Chicago engine The parry left for the north
about noon. President Young stated thai as