Omaha daily bee., 1883-02-28
RAILROAD NOTES.

The Allegheny Central and Lackawanna
and Pittsburg roads have consolidated.
The Phenixville and West Chester rail.
road in Pennsylvania is being built rapidly.
The extension Of the Philadelphia and
Reading railroad from Williamsport to the
' Jersey Sho-" md Pine Creek railroad has
been completed.
The Pullman Palaces eas company's
earnings show on increase Of $4,000 per
day during January and 81, 500 per dsy so
far during February.
The B~elyidere Delaware railroad Is to be
laid with double track from Belvidere to
LambertvhIe, aud extensive shops are to
be built at Phillipsburg, Pc.
The PRECEDENT has accepted q section of
twenty-five miles Of the Northern Pacific
railroad In Montana coming eastward and
ending 1926 miles from Wallula junction,
Washington territory.
The Cincinnati Southern railroad has
ordered six consolidated freight engines to
run between lockwood and Somerset.
They will be the same style as those now
used. having eight wheels.
1t Ia reported in Wilmington that the
Pennsylvania railroad company will change
the course Of the Dorchester md Delaware
railroad 30 that It will connect with the
Delaware road at Harrington.
The earnings Of the Chicago & Alton
thus far in 1883 have been unexpectedly
large. From January 1st to February
18th, the increase over the same period in
1872 was z per cent, despite the severe
weather.
The Harrisburg and Western railroad
company. to run from Harrisburg to q
point near Sewickley, in Allegheny coun.
$1,000, 900. Richard Fl. Sheldon. of this
city. Is President, who holds nearly all the
shares Of the capital stock.
The contractors for the building of thu
new road to Phoenix, Penn, experience
come difficulty in getting laborers, and
few days ago were compelled to accept
number of Hungarian emigrants to hell
push things long. They have also SOM
sixty Italians at Potts Landing.
A charter. has been granted to the Nit
a tany and Southern railroad company &
build o road connecting with the Susque
: hanna and Southwestern railroad from
Mill Hill to Bellefonte, Penn. The direc
tors are: Hon. w. A. Wallace, s. r
3 Peale, Frank Mclaughlin, John Hickey
X, r. Peale, w. II. Brown, Thomas Yard
, ley, j. J. Pie and w. w. Morrison.
The Chicago and Northwestern railwa,
: company has just completed q new woodet
truss bridge across Rock River. It is
9 very substantial structure. There ha
been about forty men employed on th
/ work for the { last month, and notwith
standing the slippery condition of th
bridge lonly two slight accidents have n
, suited.
: A decree has been entered in the Circui
Court at Richmond, Va, for the e.sale {
: the Washington and Western railroad, fo
8 merly called the Washington and Obi
railroad. The rood was first sold for 1892
600, of which $50, 000 was paid in cash, an
> bonds wore given for the remainder. Th
purchasers failed in the first deferred pay
0 ment and now consent to a resale whic
Q will take place in about forty days.
Q An engineering party has begun tn
erection of a branch Of the Sunset railwa
connect with the Texas Pacific railwa
about two hundred miles distant. Th
|, road will run through Kendall, Kerr, Gil
Q lespie. Mason, Mccullough, Callahan an
n Shackelford counties, and is to be cor
n structed Immediately. This will open u
1 q vast and rich farming and stock country
The rights of way have all been secure
for the Philadelphia, Germantown an
i Chestnut Hill railroad. and work upon
. has begun in earnest. The president
Q the company, MI. Harry d. Welsh, state
. that It is fully expected that the road wi
= be completed before the end of the veal
!. The West Chester and Pkenixville lin
. will be completed sooner, and rs the So,
9 vey to Reading has been completed wor
8 upon that branch will be commence
. within o very short while.