The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-01-03
Miscellaneous Notes.

The Illinois Railroad Commissioners have sent
a communication to the Illinois roads ordering a
reduction in rates on building material.
The Leigh Valley Railroad Company has aban-
doned good-Geized stretch of undermined track
at Yatesville and will select new road bed.
The Chicago & Grand Trunk traffic receipts
for the year 1884 are about $l7,O00,OO0, de-
crease as compared with those Of 1883 of over
s., 000,0 600.
The New York Independent says eff Erie
keeps on with its peculiar economy, it will be
housing its cars because ow-stormS are ex-
pected during the winter months"
Rumors are that the New York Central and
the West Shore companies had reached an
amicable solution of their difficulties, which, If
true signifies an end of the trunk-line war.
The Chicago, Milwaukee g. st. Paul road is
expected to show gross earnings for the year of
about $23, 800, 600, and surplus of nearly 81,
600, 900 after paying fixed charges and dividends
While for the year the West Shore road shows
deficit of So, IA, O29, since the receivers took
charge, June 10, the figures are Gross earn
ings, $1.297,984; expenses, s., $780, net
1884, 264
The Michigan Central and the Pennsylvania
roads this morning reduce rates from Chicago
to New York to $l4 Scalpers are making rate
of $3.50 by the Michigan Central, and $l2
by the Grand Trunk, Chicago s. Atlantic.
The Kansas Commissioners have invited the
general freight agents of all the roads in that
State to meet them Jan. 5, to, if possible,
''devise some means to alleviate the prevailing
distress caused by the low price of grain and
the stagnation of business.
The American has been the most aggressive,
is the Oldest as well as the largest express com
pany in the world. A broad statement but new
ertheess true. 1t occupies over 10000 miles of
railway and steamboat lines, and has over 5000
separate agencies. The American" originated
the express money order system which has be-
come so popular with the public
The Mexican Financier tells of house of
commission merchants at Ell Paso which has
paid since the beginning of 1884, $400, 900 in
customs duties to the Paso del Norte custom
house on goods sent by them to the interior of
Mexico. They are now shipping from twenty to
thirty carloads to Mexico every week. The
Central road must reap considerable benefit
from such shipments.
Illinois Central will pay per cent. on the LIST
of March, making s per cent for the year. Its
surplus remains ufdisturbed. 1t is said the
road is considering the ACCESSIBILITY of purchas-
ing the Minnesota & Northern. The company
carried into the present fiscal year surplus of
$l56 000 which remains untouched. and may be
increased by this years earnings. No extra div
idend will be declared.
The Canada Pacific bridge at Lachine will
consist of twelve spans, eight of which will be
go and the remaining two 408 feet each. The
greater part of the bridge will consist Of deck
trusses, with the exception of the channel
spans, which will be built with lattice Sides
thereby giving view of the celebrated rapids
which begin at the side of the bridge. The
foundation is sold rock. The cost will not ex-
coed So. 500, 600.