The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-11-05
Miscellaneous Notes.


The chief opposition to a bill in the Vermont
Legislature to prohibit judges from using passes
comes from the railroad attorneys. They think
it reflects upon the judges"
The price of steel rails is steadily improving.
In September, $26. SO per ton was the price
quoted, in October $3.50. To-day they are
quoted at SIS. 80. This recovery Of 81 per ton is
an exceedingly hopeful sign.
The Lackawanna Coal and Iron Company
have concluded a contract with the Canadian
Pacific railroad for 10, 600 tons of steel rails de-
livered in Canada at $3.50 per ton This is
believed to be the first contract Of steel rails
made by an American interest as against En-
glish steel rails.
After the Atkinson, Topeka 6 Santa Fe peo-
pie have completed the California Southern di-
vision of their system it will be subject to a first
mortgage of $40, 600 per mile, and an income
bond Of about $l4, 900 per mile, instead
of the existing mortgage of $25, 200 per mule on
an incomplete road.
Nearly all the important New England lines
have continued to pay their annual dividends
during the present year, Notwithstanding the
depression which has affected unfavorably the
railways of other sections. One of the supposed
causes of this exceptional prosperity Is supposed
to be the relatively slight degree in which. earn
ings and profits depend upon through traffic.
An official report upon the fuel used on Rus
sian railways has been prepared by Gen. Possiet,
the Minister of WAYS and Communications. 1t
appears from this report, which is concerned with
the year 1881, that of the forty-nine railway
companies existing in the empire only four were
using wood exclusively for their locomotives;
/, 230. 900 tons of coal were consumed last year
by Russian locomotives.
Friends of Illinois Central are watching the
returns of earnings with some anxiety to see
whether they will redeem the promise made for
them by officials of the road that they would
pick up deficiencies of the earlier months in the
later months of the year. So far, with the ex-
c~eptlons of the months of May and June, there
has been a general decrease. Up to October II
earnings on the main line fell off $59S, S3l from
those of the same period last year.
The remonstrances to the RAILROAD Commission
ers of Massachusetts against the running of a Sun
day train on the Hoosac Tunnel line has been
signed by only about ! 700 persons, many of
them non-voters and many Others residing at
points distant from the line. The petition in
favor of the train has been signed by more than
1900, all voters and resident along the road.
Business men claim that a through train of this
class on a trunk line has become a necessity of
modern civilization.
A number of Philadelphia establishment have
had space allotted to them at the New Orleans
Exposition. The list includes the Allison Manu-
featuring Company, railroad cars; Baldwin Loco
motive Works, locomotives; j. g.. Brill, pas
senger cars; Cambria Iron Company, large ex-
hibits iron. steel, and ores; Clark, Reeves & Co.,
bridges; Hopes & Townsend, bolts and nuts;
ney & Sons, car wheels. Many exhibits of
tons Of the country will also be ~fordwarded to
New ORLEANS