Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-10-13
RAILROAD NOTES.

RAILROAD NOTES.
Tia Chicago, Milwaukee and Sc. Pau
Compauy nov have total Of 5l70 miles
of road, Of which IA miles are in Hi
pois, 1913 in Iowa. 1913 in Wisconsin,
ll4 in Minnesota, aud 6s2 in Dakota
The road enjoyed an income last year
Of 81, 473, 345.
During the first nine months OF 1888
q miles of railroad we're built in Wash
inoton, GO IN Oregon, 30 in Idaho. 2'
in California, 25l in Montana, - IN
Dakota and 424A all told in the United
States.
The Atohisou, Topeka and Santa RI
Railway Company recently closed a
large sale u land to Watson d Thorph,
of topeka. Il covers all their land rs,
manning unsold betweoa Topeka and
the western limo of Marion county
about 10 miles. The price was - IL
per mere.
Immediate construction of the Data
rio and Pacific Railway, running from
Cornwall. ON the Sc. Lawrence, 70 Sauls
Ste. Marie, and there conhecting WIZ
the Northern Pacific, il assured; VS.
UU,UuU WOIJO VI tuc SosbPouy D
having been sold.
The Sioux City and Pacific Railway
company expect 70 build 10 miles oil
road next year, in the direction OF the
Black Hills country, going by the way
Of Antelope creek and White river.
The new through rates Of the North
srn Pscifc, which vent into effect the
lat instant, are: To Portland. F93, re-
duction of g; 70 San Francisco, 90.
reduction of &25: TO Tacoma, f35, 70
doction of $12; to Seattle $50, redua-
ton Of &l3; to Townsend, $9s, reduc-
ton Of 1l3; 10 Victoria, SOL, a reduc-
ton of &12. East Of Portland rates have
also been reduced, and graded back tc
Ainsworth. Rates south of Portland
ON the Oregon Railway and Navigation
are based ON the reduced rates to Port
land.
The following land sales we're made
during the month of September by the
Northern Pacific Railroad Company
Eaetern district-3l ,SB acres, value re-
csived. e133,577; six town lots. $50
Montana district-7,0G5 acres, f:S3,9'S
sixteen town lots, $&,016. Western
district -l0.G49 acres, $5l ,024: SIX towr
lots, e495. Total, 1850 acres, *2ls, iH9
twenty eight town lots, $3,7Sl.
Il cost the Oregon pioneers only t2'
apiece for tickets from Chicago TO New
York and back-2,000 miles.
The Canadian Pacific Railway author
tiles have issued circulars directing theil
conductors that they. shall not ALLOW
passengers TO turn over the seats or al
low anyone TO take parcel of any kim
into the passenger car, even lunch bas
kets are excluded.
Application has been made at tn,
stock Exchange for the listing Of 81,
$4,000 first mortgage bonds, Oregon
Short Line lsts, and $476, 900 first mott
cages Of the Milwaukee, Lake Shore 4
Western. The Oregon Short Line Com
pany has given notice Of an increase il
its capital stock from 81, 900 600 to 81,
10000.
The earnings of the Chicago, Milwau
kse h st. Paul Railway during tn
month Of September aggregated $2,220,
G84.37, against 81 $50, 7l0.04 for the oar
responding month last year, an increas
Of $268. 974.33.
Freight rates from New York to Spo
kane Falls, Walla Walla, Portland, AS
t0Yia, Tacoma, and Reattle, over tn
Northern Pacific, are: First class, 81
second. %; third, a.; fourth, %, elias
A. e250; class b, 81; class @, SLIT
olasi d, Sl.5O.
An Ottawa telegram says that Britis
COlumbiana have become alarmed a
the prospect Of the Dominion Govern
msnt allowing b bill of the local LsQis
lature empowering United States oapi
talists 10 construct line of railway i
that province, known ~ the Boundar
Railway, to connect the Canadian Pa
cific with the United States railways, a
we'll ~ 20 overcome certain unnavigabl
sections Of the kOotenay river by run
ming lines along its shores.
Gen. Anderson, chief engineer of th
Nerthern Pacific, says that the Mulla
tunnel will surely be completed thi
month, and the Bohemian bore son
time In January. Then the neoessit
Of lifting the trains over the mountain
will be obviated. When these tunnel
are completed It will doubtless make
considerable reduction Of time possibl
In the running Of trains.
According to the Railroad Gazst
there Was total Of la accidents dul
ing August, in which ~ persons wei
killed and l36 injured. The eish
months Of the current year to the en-
Of August show Q total of 1914 acc
dents, 80 killed and li4S injured
monthly average of lN accidents.
killed aud IA injured. August wa
above the average IN the number Of u,
oidents, above IL also In killed, bu
sliehtly below In injured. There VOL
no notably fatal accidents during tn
month.
Engineer Hastings and Assistan
Gould, 81 the Northern Pacific Raj
road, are rushing the constru oeion wos
between Ashland and Superior Git,
One gang Of men are four miles froI
Ashland, near Ashland Junction, build
ing bridge nearly LOCO feat long owe
Fish Greek, while another gang IL twer
ty-four miles from Ashland working 70
ward that town. Forty bridges are I
be built on the hrat fifteen miles thi
side OF Superior. They intend pushin
the work all winter, weather permit
ting.
Duluth has suddenly aprung into q
immeuee grain business, and has, In
DkkS{k0 4V0D<b0s OcOOt0U OkAC VI buo test0
ING chipping porta Of Che United State,
From 10 docks 5000, go bushels will
shipped this year. Two, three and fun
hundred oar loads Of wheat are dali
recelyed over tho Northern Pacific an,
NAnitoba roads.
0uch items a. this now begin TO nd
psas IL she 81 Paul papers, items tina
korotofoEe had DDferones alone 10 immi
grants Ter ManItoba. Minnesota, Dako
q and 2outans Forty emiQrants
bound for Washington Territory an.
Oregon, tonnd sleeping accommoda
tious az the union depot u midnhgh
Last night. Twenty came from Tam
CITY, Iowa, VIA the Sioux City train
the remainder from points in Wisoou
sin and Illinois, via the Chicago. Mil
waukse q g. Paul Railway 4
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sgA slCkNEss.
Ira hoo The pitchinQ and rolling o.
; okin 80 On n humAu frame 70 g h
produoe The useul4 and physical psus
Sraoioa 81 - el6tnow b q ua11oe q die
paAa. AsAeory recently s1aEsed b. lDr
Irwin, an Enaliah phy1ieian. attsibutU