River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1883-09-20
NEWS or TIE RAILROADS..


at meeting ofstockh@lders of the Ohio
Central, held N Toledo, Ohio, on the 18th
inst, about one-half of the S22, 900 0O0 of
stock in the company was represented.
The old board of directors made very full
report of the operations OF the company in
its present condition, up to June 30, 1888.
The gross earnings wele SLOT, 100; all
expenses, 1927 32S; met earniDgr, $349 722;
total floating deot, 1898, 5S3; cash items on
hand, $349, 1856. Surplus over the debt,
$500, 904; total first mortgage debt on all
divisions, 1868 600; Income debts, 6, AGO. 000;
car trust certificates, 1920, 000; fixed
charges to pay on mortgage bonds, $54l,.
800; car trust interest. b165, 6U0; texes on
rentals, $50, 600; total fixed chargrs, $780,
$50. All treasury Sc securities were sold
Tue mileage is 342 miles. main line; AZ
miles Of sidings, TIE equipment consists
OF AZ engines, 57S freight cars, Il passen-
ger cars ana 130 miscellaneous cars,
Hon. t. c. Pound, of Wisconsin, was in
St. Paul on the 18th inst, fol the purpose
of comforting with tie citizens in regard to
com leting the St. Paul Eastern Grand
Trunk railway to that city. Mr.. Pound is
the president of the A1pany and is deYot-
ing his entire time TO the early completion
of the road. The route is from Oconto to
Shawano, on the Wolf river, thence to War
sau on the Wisconsin river, thence to ST.
| Paul, the exact location from WARSAW to
s.. Paul, not being decided as yet
The emigration department of the North.
ern Pacific road is making collection OF
ores and minerals fran the various Mon
| tana mines. A large number OF specimens
| have already arrived at the office in st.
| Paul. A portion will be sent for.exhbiti0n
at the Cincinnati exposition, portion will
| b. sent to the Boston exposition, and fine
| lot kept in the emi2rstion Office. Some re-
| Markably fine sDecimens of petrifed wood
have found their way into the collection.
An unbroken line of rail now extends from
Portland, Maine, to Portland, Oregon, and
some enterprising citizens will ship ten
| FREIGHT cars filled with canned corn put up
| in Portland, Maine, directly to its name
| sake on the Pacific coast, without change
| OF cars. From Port md, Me-, to Portland,
| Greg" so that they cannot fail to be no
| ticed all along the route. The train viii
be photographed before it starts.
| j. T. Odell, assistant general manager OF
the Northern Pacific railroad, has received
| from W. F. Allen, Philadelphia, a magni-
| ficent map showing the proposed standard
| time oA the lines OF railroad on the Ameri-
ca continent. There are five standards
| proposed, one for each OF the i've great dis
tricts, and indicated in colors.
Recent development have brought to
| light that the Fargo e. Southern air line is
only an extension of the Chicago, Milwau-
| kee & st. Paul, whose terminus is + rgo,
| and connection with the main line at juno
ton switch, mile east of 0rtonville.
The passenger agents of the Chicago,
Milwaukee and St paul the Omaha and
the Albert Lea roads were in consultation
in St Paul and Minneapolis on the 18th
| inst. and it Is supposed they came to a
mutual understanding in regard to cutting
rates, and it is probable that no more cut
| ting will occur.
Hawley Cole, who for a number of years
| has been connected with the Chicago &
Northwestern at Milwaukee, as passenger
agent. has been appointed Milwaukee pas
| senger agent of the Lake Shore & Michigan
| Southern road