The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-01-04
RAILWAY INrELLIGENCE.
The object orthe Southern Pacific col
soIIdatIon-rhc N, d q. Road.

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CHICAGO, January 3.-The1eal purport
of the bill now pending in Congress to en-.
able the Southern Pacific and other rail.
road companies 40 consolidate as one cor.
poMtion does not seem TO be generally
understood. The idea is to allow all the
companies which now control the roads
which are 10 fern the new through south.
ern line from the Atlantic to the Pacific to
consolidate under one management. The
through line Is not yet completed, but
there are only a few small gaps to be filled
to make through, unbroken line from
San Francisco 10 Newport News. The
various links in the projected consolidation
are the Southern Pacific OF California, the
Southern Pacific Of Arizona and Of New
Mexico, the Galveston 4 Houston,
and the San Antonio, the Louisiana
& Texas, the Vermillionville & Baton
Rouge, the Mississippi Valley, and the
Chesapeake & Ohio roads. OF these, the
only uncompleted roads are the Vermil-
lionville & Baton Rouge and the Missis-
sippi Valley, bothiof which will be com.
pleted some time during the present year.
When this Is done, through trains can be
run from San Francisco to Newport News
under'orders OF u single.train dispatcher.
This ID the line which Messrs.. Stanford,
Huntington, and Crocker have been try
ing for years to complete, and their plans
are nearly fulfilled, ) IL Is considered that
these gentlemen think that by consolidat.
ing the whole line under acknowledgement
it can be operated Independent OF State or
territorial interference. "a
TOLEDO, o. January 3.-LocaT railroad
circles, and especially Wheeling & Lake
Erie people, are much stirred up over fur
ther prospective changes in the man
agement Of that road. For some time
a contest for the ascehdancy has existed
between N. H., swayne, Jr, Yice-Presi.
dent, and @. R. Griggs, original lessee and
manager, both being directors. At the re-
cent election Swayne was dropped by
Griggs, who held The proxies Of Com.
modore Garrison. At the same time
Swayne's friends claimed that he would be
restored to the directory. at-the, February
election, and he u now in New York maxi
ing himself solid with the Commodore. It is
claimed here to-day that sSwayne has
been appointed General Solicitor oithe
road In place OF Judge r. H. Cochran, OF
Wheeling and NJ. D. Woodford, now Su-
perintendent, Is 10 be made General Mana
ger, thus displacing Mr.. Griggs. As a
natural consequence the subordinate Off.
cials are on the anxious seat.
CLEVELAND, O., January 3.-The annual
meeting Of the Cleveland 4 Pittsburgh X.
r. was held to-day. President McCul-
lough's report shows the total receipts for
the year 10 be one million, two hundred
and thirty.nine thousand dollars; dividends
seven hundred and eighy,six thousand.
The directors were Reelected as tfolloWs
y. W. Mccullough, B. F. Jones,
George B. Roberts. William. Bicknell,
Frederick Sturges, S., ]. Tilden, Charles
Lavier, VIM. @. Eggleston, Z. A. Ferguson,
]. v. Painter, Jas. F. Clark, r. p. Ranney.
The road In leased to the Pennsylvania
Company, by which It Is operated. The
consolidated mortgage bonds outstanding
are s2,40l,00
INDIANAPOLIS, Inn, January 3.-The
hchiIuk VI tut iHluuStluh blOSGtuluBn
against the Union Railroad Company by
the @. H. & I. Railroad Company, was
commenced in the Supreme Court to-day.
The point at issue involved the right OF
the latter company to maintain an in
dependent ticket Office, and continue to
use the Union depot and Union railway
track for their passenger and freight busf-
ness.
ClScNNArI, January 9.-The purchasing
trustees, who recently bought the Marietta
4 Cincinnati Railroad at the judiciary sale
have appointed ]. II. Stewart, late receiver
OF the road, General Manager. The name
Of the road has been changed to the Gin
cinnati, Washington 4 Baltimore.
CHICAGO, January,3.-T managers Of
the South Western railroad failed to agree
on division Of passenger traffic, and ad.
iourned till tomorrow.
JUDAISM REEOUNCED