The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-12
RAILWAY MATTERS.
Sundry Meetings of Railway Men TO
Eject Officers.

Elect Officers.
ST. LOUIS, March ~ The stockholders Of
the ST. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern
railroad, at the annual election here, chose
the following directors: Jay Gould, Thomas
T. Fc.1ert, A. L. Hopkins, Sidney Dillon, IL.
q. Marquand, ]. S. Lowry, John I. Terry,
Samuel Shetham, Russell Sage, of New York:
Henry Whelan, of Philadelphia; r. S.
Hayes, r. ]. Lakeland, r. C. Kerens, of st
Louis. The ANIMAL report shows gross earn
inss of $1,000, $50, an increase of $685., AIS
over the preceding year. The total expenses
were 81, ia, 564 an increase of 1857, 976. The
net earnings were So, 900, l19, a decrease of
81, sol.
At the annual meeting Of the Missouri Pa
ciic the following directors were elected:
Jay Gould, Russell Sage, F. L. Ames, J. F.
Lowry, R. S. Hayes, s. H. H. Clark, Sidney
Dillon, Thomas 7. Eckert, George ]. Forrest,
Samuel Sloan, A. L. Hopkins, H. G. Mar
quand and George ]. Gould. The annual re-
port shows the gross earnings for 1888 to be
80, l53, Isl, an increase over 1882 of 81, 059, :
-. The total expenses we're S4,97S, 465, an
increase over the preceding year ofES653, SO
The net earnings were 81, rs, 266, an increase
over 1882 of s405, $50.
The following directors were chosen
at the annual meeting Of tis Wabash, st
Louis & Pacific road; jay Gould, Scion
Humphreys, Russelr%Sage a. L. Hopkins r.
S Hayes, Sidney Dillon, Samuel Sloan,
James Cheney, Thomas E. Tut, Adolph
Englen, Charles Hdgley, George L. Dunlap,
F. L. Ames, James F. Joy and G. G. Haven.
The semi-annual report for the last half Of
1855 shows total receipts of 1881, 5l2, an in
crease over the preceding six months of S9l, :
1911. The total expenses were So, 704, 752, an
increase of $203, SIS. The net earnings were
E, S26, 76l, decrease from the preceding six
months of Sll2,G57.
At the annual meeting of the St Louis and
San Francisco Railroad company the follow
ing directors were chosen: c. P. Hunting.
ton, Leland Stanford, Jay Gould, Russell
Sage, Jesse Seligman, Edward F. Winslow,
| j. d. Fish, William Buckley, Horace Porter
| A s. Hatch, Walter l.. Frost, Charles W
| Rogers and r. s. Hayes The annual re
| port shows gross earnings for 1888 of s., SOC
565, an increase of 1924, 3!4 over the proceed
! ing year The operating expenses wer,
! 81, 593, 159, an increase of Sl3T, 1893. The cos
! Of improvements was S131, 202, being an i .
crease of $47,31I. The taxes were 1913, 76S
an increase of s12, 642. The earnings, aftel
paying operating expenses, taxes, ETC., wert
2,073, 1876, an increase of Sl26, 977
MEXICO, March 12.-The Mexican govern
ment demands reduction of the tariff OF
The Mexico and Vera Cruz railroad, unde
the terms of concession stipulating that tariff
rates must be reduced as slon as the earning
of the company permit the payment of an
per cent. dividend on the common stock TIL
first through train over the Mexican Central
from the United States, is expected her
Saturday.
| PHILADELPHIA, March IL. The annua
meeting of the stockholders OF the Pennsyi
vania railroad was held here. The secretary
read the annual report, which was adopted
A resolution of thanks was rendered the pres
ident and board of directors for their abb
and faithful management of the affairs o
the company. The net earnings during tn
past year were 1876 736, 476.