Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-05-31
Railroad Notes.


The wholesale dry goods merchants
of Chicago have addressed The execu-
tive committee. of the eastern trunk
line railroads for new classification of
demestio dry goods,
Jay Gould ia said to be DESTROYS of
acquiring the East Tennessee, Virginia
u Georgia Railroad, which will furnish
his southwestern railway system with
seaport outlet in the south.
James ]. Hill, president of the St.
Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba Railroad.
denies the reports telegrapked from the
west that there Is any rate cutting TO
upper Missouri points above Dubuoue
on the part OF the Illinois Central. The
relations between the northwestern
roads, he says, are harmonious.
The Southern Pacific Railroad Coma.
pany has recently made application To
the secretary of the interior for lands
originally granted the Texas Pacific
Railroad Company for the construction
OF Its road. These landsa are claimed bv
virtue OF an assignment from the Texas
tacigc company. A decision will not
be reached IN the case for several DAYS.
The grant Of land in dispute aggregates
between Y GOO 900 sni $4,000 900 acres.
Sidney Dillon, president of the Union
Pacific, is spending q few DAYS in Oma-
ha. Mr.. George NJ. pallman will meet
MIR. Dillon TO revise and renew the con-
tract for running sleepers over the
Union Pacific. Mr.. Pullmsn goes from
there to Denver, and thence to San
francisco, to meet the officials OF the
Central Pacific 20 nuke contract for
running Pullman sleepers over that
road. So far the Central Pacific has
run Its own sleepers
The Short Route Railway COMPANY.
which has franchise to lay a track
along the river front in the city lmita
OF Louisville, Ky, began last Tuesday
the construction Of track PARALLEL to
and about fifteen feet from the short
Line track. Yesterday a body Of men
IN the employment Of the Louisville
and Nashville Company, which owns
tue short Line, tore up the rails laid
down by the Short Route Company,
piling u lot of rubbish on the road bed
The matter has been taken into the
courts for adjustment
The annual report of the Atlantic
and Pacific Railroad Company for the
year ending December 81, 1882, has lust
! been issued II makes showing from
January 81, 1880, giving the progress
since that time. Up,to Gecem Der 81,
1882, there had been constructed 4i0
miles of road, at cost OF $ll 79S 661 .
The cost Of equipment was 81 2lS 224
while other items make the total cost
$l4 l3l 1858. Included in this are ~
Locomotives and cars of all kinds The
read has been well constructed ~ it
progressed, and the streams and can
yons are spawned by iron bridges. one
OF which is $40 feet long and 265 feet
hlge. The road has constructed neces-
sary machine shops, stations, etc, and
complete telegraph lines.
Articles of Incorporation Of the
Chicago, st. Paul and Northern Pacific
Railway Company have been filed at
Madison, Wis. IL IL the intention to
construct, maintain, and operate a
railway commencing NJ a point near
: the State line of Illinois and Wisconsin
near the village OF Genoa, IN Walworth
county, and running IN northwesterly
direction across tho State 10 Lake
Superior near Superior City, with a
branch commencing near Neoedah, in
Juneau county, aud running north
westerly TO point on the st. CrOiy
river near Clifton Mills, in Pierce
county; also with branch oommonc-
ing near Geneva and running to Mil
waukee. The main line is to be- about
352 miles in length, the branch to Clifton
Mills 145 miles, and the branch to
| Milwaukee about "A m les.