The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-03-07

The South Pennsylvania road will be built to
Wheeling well as to Pittsburg.
All adverse railroad legislation, both in the
HOUSE and Senate OF Minnesota, has peen
KILLED.
The bill to incorporate the International Rail-
road and Steamship Company passed through
the Florida Legislature, and has been signed by
the Governor.
The contract between the Pennsylvania rail-
road and the Union Switch and Signal Company
by which the road will be supplied with switches
and crossings, has been signed, and the work will
De commenced at once.
The railroad commission bill. reported last
week to the North Carolina Legislature by the
majority OF the committee on the subject, pro-
yides for three commissioners, with salary Of
$4,000 each, to be paid by a tax on railroads.
Another road will be added to Toledo within
the next sixty DAYS. The Lake Erie Il Western
have about completed arrangements with the
Toledo & indianapolis railroad over which they
will run through trains from Toledo to Bloom
4nstcn, Ill.
Inc Illinois Central railway are pushing the
construction of their branch road from Jackson
20 YazoO City, which is known the Yazoo q
Missssippt Valley railroad. This company is
asO pushing the work vigorously their Can
ION, Aberdeen & Nashville road, which, when
completed from Kosciusko TO Aberdeen, Missis-
Sippi, will be los miles long. The grading of the
extension this branch is progressing quite
rapidly, and Will be laid with steel rails and
dn running orderin time tomove this years crop.
A RIcKETY POOL.
The officials of the roads which compose what
Is known as the Chicago Cincinnati passenger
and freight pool held lengthy meeting in this
city yesterday, and lively discussion of the
questions at issue INDUCED In. This pool
has been shaky for some time past, the Cincin-
matt, Hamilton & Dayton not being satisfied
with their per cent, and the Pittsburg Cincln-
cinnati IL st. Louis would as well like a
larger per cent Meantime the Cincinnati, In
dtanapolis, st. Louis 81 Chicago claim they have
route between Chicago Cincinnati
and entitled to the "liOn's" share of the bust
ness. While no angry words passed, "A good Zeal
of feeling was shown, but II was finally decided
to continue the pool with present per cents. an
other month, when possibly the Chicago &c In
Euianapois Air Line will come in as another dis
Iurbng element.
A NARRow-GAUGE ROAD COMING OUT OF TIE
MIRE
The indianapolis Rolling min Company will,
in a few days, become sole owners of the Bed
ford. Springville, Owensborro & Bloomfield road
and the road, after coming into their possession,
is to be known as the Bedford G. Bloomfield road,
and it is highly probable that at an early day 1t
will hc sold by the Rolliug-mill Company
to parties who will push the road
GU east to Seymour, to connection
with the Ohio q Mississippi road, or build 1t
through to Cincinnati. On the west the Bedford
IL Bloomington connects with the Sullivan &
Bingham road, and by building fifteen miles OF
road west from Ehin CHAM, connection with the
Toledo Cincinnati q ST. Louis road can he made,
Whlcu FHche, IL carried OUT, WOulu cOuplolo a
narrow gauge road from ST. Louis TO Cincinnati
as short MS any standard gauge road oper-
ated. Two different parties have made offers for
the b. d b., and the s. Il L. road, either of whom
would extend the present lines as above stated
But they have not as yet come up to the rolling
mill companios' valuation of the properly, but it
is thought that terms satisfactory to both parties
will yet he made, and sale effected.
EMPLOYS ASSERTING THEIR RIGHTS.
The 10000 employees on Massachusetts rail-
roads are preparing TO protect themselves
against the 'hobbies'' introduced into the Leg
1slature adverse to their interests, and have
employed eminent legal talent to defend them
against suehenoroa chments on their rights. One,
the color blindness "hobby,'' is now receiving
their special attention. They demand that en-
ployes shall be tested only with coOrs IN