National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1885-05-08
CURRENT RAILWAY NOTES.


Latest Information by Wire from Special
Sources.
A Philadelphia dispatch says $50 per 100
shares arc bid for proxies for New Jersey Cen
tral election.
Robert W. Smith has been elected treas.
urer of the Norfolk aud Western Railroad Com.
pany, vice G. r. W. Armes, resigned.
Ex.secretary Of War Mccrary has been re,
elected general counsel Of the Atchison'
Topeka, and SANTA to Railroad Company.
w. II. Dunnc has heeu appointed supcrin.
tcndent OF tho New York Phiadelpha, and
Norfolk railway in place Of James McConkey,
resigned.
william NJ. Clements, recently resigned mas.
ter Of transportation on the Baltimore and
ohio railroad has been appointed president of
the Grafton and Greenbrier railroad.
In the suit Of the Old oaks Land Company
against the Pennsylvania railroad for land
taken for the new road through Germantown
the Jury ut Philadelphia yesterday rendered u
verdict for the land company Of SOB,iOO. The
case has been on trial for several weeks.
The following directors oftho Lake Shore
railroad were elected at the recent meeting
at Cleveland; Wm. IL. Vanderbilt aud samuel
+. Barger, OF New York. Jeptha Wade, OF
CleyCalnd, aud Charles W. Reed, of Erie, Pa.
II was shown by the report Of the directors
that there was dolcicnoy during the year Of
eis3,O3l.
At tlc meeting OF inc iuGlllC NOOht shhsOVlu-
tiOn at Chicago yesterday favorable action was
taken upon the application of the sunset route
for admission to the pool The agreement
provides that the agents of the different lines
shall form themselves into a committee, agree
lug upon rates irom time to time. All diuor-
enCes are TO be settled By arbitration. II Is
expected that this will result In the restoration
Of the Pacific coast route
Attachments against the property OF the
Union Pacific Railway Company were obtained
In connection with the suits some time ago
brought against the Union Pacific and Kansas
Pacific railroads for which they claimed to bo
overdue as interest on bonds OF the Kansas
Pacific. A motion to set tho attachments aside
was denied and, ON Monday, the New York
court in general term, on appeal affirmed the
deuinl.
The receiver OF the Oregon and California
railroad .petltioned the United States circuit
court at Portland, Oregon, for instructions
how to proceed after the nth instant, when
the llOult railway law will 20 into effect.
Judge Dcaly has Just rendered ali opinion de.
clariug tn. law constitutional that passenger
fares shall not be more than cents per mile
and ircight charges no higher than they were
on Jan. I, 1885, and that there shall be no dis
elimination.
The Philadelphia and Reading Railroad
Company is owner Of two.thrds OF tile bonds
Of the Union Canal Company, and letter
from counsel for the former company was read
yesterday at u meeting Of the canal bOndhOld.
| his purpose 10 purchase the property ut the
| sale ON the 10Th instant unless price is bid
| above what the railroad company believes 10
| be u lair figure. If the property should not be
| acquired by the railroad company the latter
! would assert It's claim for about sl56,0OO ad
| vanccd TO maintain the canal company.
At the annual meeting OF the Michigan
| Central Railroad Company ut Detroit ycster
dny 1t was shown that the road operated
| l,5l5o7 miles; decrease in gross earnings
] IRRWnuan gng
| $751; 5JGuj; decrease In net earnings, $,j6S,
lo3 %. Directors elected were W. ii, Vanderbilt
| L. u. Worcester, ;. +. BuTger, and Chauncey NJ
| Dcpew all of New York: Ashley Pond anC
OF Erie, Pa. This is the same MS the board o
last year, except that Ashley Pond was elected
to I'LL the vacancy caused by the deaLh o
| Anson stugGr
The United States Senate select committee
on interstate commerce. of which Senator Cul
lum, of Illinois, is chairman has sent an i'm
pOrtunt circular to all the presiding officers o
state railroad commissions, and other Off
cals Of this class in the various states and ter
rltDries giving an outline Of the chief object
Of the investigation with which that commit
tee Is charged, namely, ITO obtain Information
that will be Of practical value to Congress II
framing legislation for the regulation Of com
merco between the several states" The gen
crnl purpose of the investigation says Senate
CulOm in his circular, Is to ascertain whn
substantial grounds Of complaint now exist ii
any part Oft the United States astO the method
of operation Of transportation companies nov
engaged In interstate commerce, and US 4
their relations with those who have dealing
with themI aud to what extent and In wha
manner Legislation by Congress tan remoy
these grounds Of complaint. This inquiry viii
involve the consideration of n number OF Incl
dental questions, which are briefly outlined
In the circular. The committee says II vii
not be prepared to hold formal sessions to tax
testimony for several weeks yet, and 1t re
tes=s- Hoo.
to submit to Mr. Cullom in writing, prior t
the 10Th instant, their views in relation to tn
subject covered by the inquiries suggested.