The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-09-27
Railroad News Items.

The Wabashs, Mimi, Herald saws: The
Chicago, Milwaukee e. St. Paul company
has played sharp game on the Northwest
srn and the Minneapolis e. St. Louis COM
panies by getting control OF the Fargo e.
Southern Air line, whose northern tcrminu,
is at Fargo, and the Southern meets the
main line ofthe Hastings & DaE ota division
mile cas-! o. O1tonv,lIe. BY this shrewd
secured an exreEsiOn to the center OF the
Northern Pacific territory, and are far on
the way to the baiiiwick OF the Manitoba
company.
1fe Central Pacific has issued fiuit and
vegetable tariff, with rates FIR st. Paul.
Minneapolis and Chicago, perhaps exrect-
ing TO compete With the Nolthern Pacific
IN the fruit-carrying business between the
faclac coast an! the northwest. The rates
are me same for all three places, namely
$';'" Tor 1GO pounds. car load lets for yege-
sse;e' iron. the coast 10 destination; So Der
.vV pcuncs ter green fruit, and 81 per 100
poi n 3 tor both fruit or vegetables. carriec
on passenger trains. The Northern Pacific
hfs Issued no schedule covering these &C.
&C mm odatiOEs.
The projectors # the New York e. Bos-
ton Inland railroad scheme now claim tina
the Russian 6rna OF Linn & McCar nv have
contracted to build roaa betv cen Boston
and New YORK, and complete it within two
years. The amount of capital yeou,reI y,
Linn T. Mccarthy is about SAD ono ooO
The road will be so nearly on a straiuh,
lne that on the map it will not show scarce.
~ any curves.
Inc meeting OF the general managers and
general freight agents of the roads interest.
ed in the lumber traffic between Caica.o
wisconsin points. or Mississippi rive,
points, and Missouri river points, which is
TO take final action regarding the PROMISED
formation OF a general lumber pool. will
be held in Chicago, Oct. 2.
The Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul pss-
senger train for Chicago ran of the track
Just east OF the bridge at Rockford, ILL.,. on
me 18th inst, precipitatinx the engine. bag
gage car and one passenger cOat h down
the e:abankment toward the river. No one
was seriously injured, but the cars are con
slderably wrecked.
The Rock Island, Burlington, &c lar Rap.
ids & Northern and Minneapolis e. St.
Louis railways have issued speci Al ;o;nt
tariff between Chicago ana Morrisontnwn
FAlrosult, Dandas, Mortified, Waterford
Granville, Cannon Falls, Belle Creek. an
Red Wing. VIVA "A1>'
Messrs. T. X. Simmons, William Hav-
man and L, A. Hancock have been appoint
ei commits sioners to ascertain and appraise
certain real estate used by the Oh icago.
milwaukee & st. Paul railroad ,mpanv
on their lima between Northfi., d and Red
Wing. ~ - 'D" "eu
The Winona, Alma & Northern RAILWAY
company, of which Hon. J. Traer of Ceda,
Rapids, Iowa, is president. and Hon A
rlnkeln6urg OF Fountain City, Buffalo
comfy, Wis, is vice president, is making
rap11 strides to be recognized as . fixed fact
iSe general managers and general freieh,
agents OF the roads between the Missouri
I,ver and the Pacific coast have gone to San
rrrahc1sco 10 attend a meeting in that CITY
mia freight pool. 1' o@'''o''
al I" 4ecen. meeting of the benefit assoc.
anon OF the Pittsbu,g, Fort Wayne T. Chi
csgv railroad at Erie, Pa, a membership
o. Z!O9 was reported. H. Wykoop O;
ofestl1he' Ohio. was cit csed president.
The West Shore & Ontario Terminal com.
Pshy' corporation existing under the
Jaw. laws OF New jersey, after several negotia-
LODE s,n 81 nave succeeded in obtaining loaa OF
$A1'ooo,OOO upon its franchise.
ihe gross earnings OF the Milwaukee
!a1e shore & Western for the second week
IN September were $50, 955, against .455
'or the corresponding week last year.
The Milwaukee & St. Paul is engaged in
the preliminary work ofimproyins its Ia.
lest Pu' chase, the Fond du Lac. Ambov e.
Peoria narrow gauge.