Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-11-07
RAILROAD INTELLIGENCE.

General Emigration Commissioner
GrOat, of the Northern Pacific, says i'm
migration to Oregon and Washington
Territory is fairly booming, the average
daily number of such travellers being
l5O. A greater portion of these are do
mestic emiRrants from Iowa, Illinois
and other Western States.-St. Paul
Pioneer Press.
One of the latest railroad acquisitions
of the Willard syndicate is the Sanborn,
CoOperstown and Turtle Mountain Rail
read, ON the other end of the Northern
Pacific, and the road has been turned
over to the Oregon and TranscOntinen-
tai Company. L. F. Cakes is its new
President, and q. H. Adams its
Secretary.
A Mitchell Dakota telegram of Oct.
oath, says: 1.-The new route to st. Paul
by the way of the Jamestown River
Valley line and the Hastings and Da-
kOta division of the Milwaukee & st.
Paul and jamestown is proving very
popular with the travelling public. 1t is
said the regular mail services will be
placed on the line the LIST of November.
The track of the Southern Minnesota
division of the Milwaukee Il st. Paul
railroad will be completed from Howard
City to the jamestown river at Forrest
burg this week. Work on the company's
bridge at the place is progressing rapid
~, and the trains will cross next week.
Only eight miles of track then remain
to connect with the jamestown River
Valley line at WOonsocket. With the
completion of this line, the company's
work Of construction in this part of the
Territory will cease until spring; but
| Southern d ,kOta's railroad net work is
now AS complete as that of the Southern
Minnesota or Northern Iowa.
The leases that are to be ratified by
the stockholders of the Canadian Pa
cific Railroad Company on Nov. 9th will
add 400 miles of road to the system of
that company. The more important
acquisitions are the road of the Credit
Valley Company, 1873 miles, and that of
Ontario and Quebec, 200 miles. The
latter is nearly completed, and will be
| opened for business by Jan. LIST next.
The two roads will give the company a
line from Montreal, via Toronto, to St.
| Thomas on the Canadian Southern
Railroad. They run through country
| having a population of 100000. A
branch of twelve miles to London is be-
ing constructed and moro direct line
from Perth to Montreal, l20 miles, has
been projected. The portion of the At
lantic and Northwestern TO be leased is
| ten miles. which gives the company
| bridge facilities at Montreal and con
nection with the roads running to Port
land. Me-, and other Eastern ports. The
leases are practically an absorption of
| the properties named, and the cost to
the company will be the payment Of
| fixed charges upon an indebtedness Of
about $25 600 Per mile. ALI of the road
now operated nov earns more than the
fixed charaes.-New York Sun.
OCT. 24tb. securities as follows were
listed at the New York Stock Exchanges:
Northern Pacific Railroad Company's
additional Issue of first mortgage bonds,
| IS. 10000, numbering from 3S,97S to
| 42,727 inclusive. These bonds are is
| sued upon LEO miles of recently CON-
pleted road. and make the total issue
az, 727 600.
Oregon Short Line Railway Com-
| pany's additional issue of first mortgage
6 Per cent. bonds. $4,5OO. 600, numbering
from 8,00l to II, 100, and capital stock
3S,0o0000. Both are issuel upon re-
Gently completed roads. The securities
listed make both the bonded debt and
capital $l2,500O0 upon q completed
mila0e ct 523 $500 miles.
| The Chicago. Milwaukee and st. Paul
Railroad Company's additional Issue Of
3 per cent. bonds on its Chicago and
Pacific Western division, $l,AO, 900,
numbering IA, 3sl TO 1880 inclusive.
These bonds are issued upon ~ miles
Of new road. at the rate of 81. 900 per
mile.