The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-13
Miscellaneous Notes.

The net earnings of the New York Central &
Hudson River railroad for the quarter ending
June 30, were 81, 724, no. 50, as against So, 128,.
Sl2 81 for the same period of 1884
An order has been issued to reduce the number
of working hours at all shops on the Union
Pacific system to eight hours. Some /, 500 men
are affected through the reduction.
Within a distance Of three miles on
the Beach Creek road, are over 300 sharp
curves. They are sharpest and most numerous
in the Bald Eagle Ridge. covering a distance of
perhaps twenty-five miles.
During July, sec, 076 passengers arrived and
departed at Broad street station, PHILADELPHIA,
an increase of 2C0, 900 over July, 1884. The
average daily travel. exclusive of Sundays, is
81, 900; Sundays included, $4,000.
During the first six months Of 1885 the over
land roads carried eastward from this city
10. GAP bags of coffee. This freight was received
from Guatemala and other portions of Central
America The traffic is constantly increasing in
volume.
There are three distinct branches of steel
manufacture in this country known as the Bes-
semer, open hearth and crucible. The Besse-
mer Steel Company comprises eleven of the lead
ing manufacturers, and practically controls the
industry in this country.
The total number of passengers TRANSPORTED %
New York by the Pennsylvania and Bound Brook
roads, Independent of heavy regular traffic.
between noon Thursday and $50 A. NJ. Saturday
was over 10, 200. The immense line of rolling
stock required fifty locomotives.
The talk of the Union Pacific building a lice
to Chicago is rather thin, because there are al
ready four trunk lines extending to Omaha, to
say nothing about the peculiar piece of patch
work upon which the Wabash operates. The
best territory being already occupied. the spvea
nue. of a rev lire would be small, and it would
he frichtfully expensive to secure new, terminal
facilities in Chicago.
The Atlantic & Doo;Go hoe a;rro.oa .-.
Der OF large tracts of land during the past few
months at prices ranging from seventy five cents
TO 81. 80 an acre. The belt of the Atlantic &
Pacific land grant includes about the onlv
available grazing land in Arizona that can be
secured in large areas, and it is thought that the
section of country which this road traverses
will become one of the best beef producing
regions of the United States.
The report is again current that negotiations
are pending for the sale Of the Omaha branch of
the 81. Paul TO the Union Pacific for $50, 900, 900.
The PhlIade!p hia Record says it is true that the
story has been denied in toto by the officials of
the Union Pacific. but as the fate of Ananias
and Sapphira does not seem to have much terror
for the ordinary representative of railroad cor
p0rations. the denials have not received as much
attention as would otherwise have been accorded
to them.
The Rote Automatic Brake Company of Mans
fed, o.. are now In shape to push the introduc-
ton OF this brake. The company present a bold
front They propose to supply railroad com
panies desirin 2 to adopt a brake with brakes for
test trains, and will welcome competitive tests
with any and every kind of brake in the world.
the best brake to be adopted. The company has
Just issued a descriptive pamphlet entitled "a
Snort Talk on a Very Important Subject ad-
dressed to railroad officers, stockholders, train
men and others.
A Toronto telegram says: "a meeting of the
shareholders of the Northwest Central Railway
Company was held yesterday, when the share
holders authorized the directors to issue bonds
TOT @5'ooo'OOO, ana execute a mortgage securing
the same on government lands and The railway
Full authority has been given the President to
carry on the negotiations, which have already
been started, for obtaining the money in New
York and London, and for the completion of
contracts. In is expected that the road will be
com Ileted from Brauton to Rapid City in time
for this years produce"