The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-08-16
Miscellaneous Notes.


more than 81, 900 miles of territory. The Adams
Express Company operates about $4,000 miles;
the United Statesove 10000.
The East Tennessee Virginia 8sGeorgia Rail
road Company has given notice to the Southern
Railway and Steamship Association Of its with
drawal from thet Macon, & Atlanta pool on
Sept. l.
& Columbus road The. road Will connect at
Lima.with the Chicago.S Atlantic. and the Fort
Wayne for. Chicago andwi1 go over the Dayton
q Michigan to Toledo.
{ The PEORIA, Decatur & Evansville roaSiis get
ting out of the mire. The company hasne float
ing debt, anda the end of 1884 it is expected it
will be in position to pay per cent. on the in
come,bondsif tits desired.
Thefollowing.is taken from the letter Of a
Colorado merchant to railroad man in Chicago,
relative tosthenew rates fixed by the Colorado
pool For Gods sake don't get to quarreling
again: or every merchant in Colorado will be
ruined"
It is more than probable that the, system of
shipping dressed beef from Texas may atno dis
tant day do away, to great extent with shipping
/. of cattle from that State. Several carloads
have been shipped from Texas to ST Louis and
Chicago by the American Refrigerator Car
Company, and it was in fine condition.
FhefSau joaquin Valley Railroad Company,
which was incorporated under the laws of Cali
fornia last winter, has just finished its first sur
vey of l25 niiassof line, tl1rDughlwliici1 it has
secured the right. Of way The survey is made
from Antioch, in southeasterly direction, on
the west:sideAof the San Joaquin river.
f Thereeent alliance between lie,Ga1lf Colorado
81 Santa EeFoadsand the Gould lines in Texas
will, for time at least, be detrimental to the
interest of the Southern Pacific system, for the
reason that all the passenger business will be
directed to St Louis, and as much of any kind
of business asfthe Could lines are ableste control
hesstunkholders of the Pittsburg dStLake Erie
company have formally ratifadjthe increase Of
500 000 Of Indebtedness of the Pittsburg, Nc
sKeespoHt Is YoughioghenY Railroad Company,
ordered at the recent meeting of the stockhold-
ers of the latter corporation. Bonds will now be
issued and the money will be devoted't to the exl
ent terminus to- Unientown.
Prospects are good that as a result Of the
{ recent fire at Jersey City Of the Pennsylvania
depot substantial structures and fre-proof will
be erected along the whole pier frontage There
Charles street, whose she'd coverings in length
and frontage, equala continuous frame. range
OF "A ga. feet, or over four and a. half miles
These pier sheds are fpEsthe most part from $50
to 600 feet long BY 1O0to 20osfeet wide.
r, B. Gowen is now busily engaged at Bar
Harbor upon scheme for the reorganization of
the. Reading property The scheme includes a
scaling of the fixed charges and reductions in
expenses which, will affect every department of
theconlpany Rusl inventories have been. fun.
nished, together with schedule of the cost of
maintaining every department 1t is not be-
lieVedi that the ulausYof reorganization will be
made known until January next, when they will
be submitted to the-m seting Of tockholders.