The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-30
Miscellaneous Notes.

The Lake Shore made Is per cent gain in
the amount of tonnage carried last week over
the week preceding, a considerable portion OF
which was at the expense of the Nickel-plate.
Reports of the overland arrivals at San Fran
cisco for November have just been compiled by
the Southern Pacific company. They show that
1888 passengers arrived in that city by the over
land lines during that month.
The Lehigh Valley Railroad Company con-
templates making an extension OF its line from
Wavery n Y, to Rochester. in the same State
This would give Philadelphia direct railroad
communication with Rochester
Chicago g. Eastern Illinois earnings are main
tanning in December the substantial improvement
noted during the two preceding months. The
earnings for the third week of December came to
hand to day, and show q comparative increase OF
$40, 800, or 32a per cent.
The Phoenix Iron Company, at Phenixville,
has taken the contract for erecting iron bridge
across the Hudson river at Storm King mount
ain, three miles south of Newburg, and when
this is completed several hours time will be
saved in the transportation of Pennsylvania an
thracite coal into the New England States.
The orange shipping traffic to the East from
California has commenced for the season. In
order to be prepared to accommodate shippers
the Southern Pacific company has recently
turned out fifty-fi new fruit cars from its
works in Sacramento Last seasons traffic was
large, but this season is expected to be much
larger.
The other day q pair of steel wheels was taken
out OF q baggage car, after having run 100 coo
miles. The car has been running between Boston
and Chicago for upward Of a year, and the wheel.
though worn 5-16" on tread below its original sur
face. presents its fanges in perfect condition. an
unusual thing in long mileage, as they are very
apt to cut the fanges.
The following named railroads were the
heaviest purchasers of steel rails for the period
of 1885, up to Dec. l: Pennsylvania. 36 900 tons;
Do iHo
western, 10000; Atchison, o. 600; Chicago, Bur
lington & Quincy. 900; Chicago, Burln gton e.
Northern, 10000; Rock Island. l8.000 Illinois
Central Ii. 900; Manitoba Is. 900; Union Pacific,
10000; Minneapolis & Northwest, $1,000.
The Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe railroad are
800 freight cars They have recently made ar
rangements with the Pullman company for the
construction of fifteen passe niger and five emil
grant cars; with Harlan 81 Holingsworth of Will
mington, Del, for the construction of seven pas
senger cars, and with the Barney e. Smith Manu-
featuring Company, of Dayton, o., for the con-
struction Of seven passenger cars.
The Pennsylvania railroad is rapidly pushing
to completion. the Long Beach railroad, to run
from Barnegat City to Beach Haven, on the
New Jersey coast 1t was the intention at one
time to build line from Atlantic City north to
Tuckerton, and there connect with the Tucker
ton railroad, which joins the Amboy division of
the Pennsylvania at Writings, thus making a
northern line from Atlantic City along the Jer-
sey coast. This plan, however, has been aban-
doned.
The consolidation of the Lehigh Coal and Nav
igation Company with the Lehigh Valley e.
Hudson River Railroad Company will secure
wider territory for the Goals of the latter COM
psny. A traffic agreement has existed for some
time between the two corporations, but the new
arrangement gives the Navigation Company
more direct control of its shipments over the
Lehigh Valley & Hudson River railroad The
latter extends from Belvidere n j., to Gray
court, N. Y, where connection is made with the
New York, Lake Erie G. Western railroad