National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1885-05-01
CURRENT RAILWAY NOTES.

meeting OF the trunk line managers 10
called for tho lst OF May at which an effort
will be made to stop the ruinous cutting Of
freight rates
Owing TO the increased trafic over the New
York, Philadelphia and Norfolk railroad, 200
extra freight cars have been ordered and two
extra freight boats will be built.
The Western and Atlantic railroad is still
running tho engine that was captured by the
federals during the war, 1t is the General"
and Is drawing a passenger train.
The Nickel Plate road has Issued an order
restoring passenger rates 10 all points to the
full tarin and warning agents that violation
Of tho order will be followed by dismissal
from the service OF the company.
Sir Henry Tyler president Of the Grand
Trunk railway, Will soon return from Eng.
land 10 Canada, for the purpose OF endeavof-
ing to re.arrange the traffic pools with the
American lines Of railways on better basis.
charter has been granted to the Pittsburg
and Eastern railroad, with Il capital OF 81 ,025,-
900. 1t runs from Port Perry, Allegheny county,
TO Punxsutawney, Jefferson county, Pa, dis
tance of slxty.llve miles. The president Is j.
IL. Connor OF Pittsburg.
Anticipating the new limited express sched-
ules OF the Baltimore and Ohio railroad line,
which are 10 take effect next sunday, a confer.
ence was held last Monday by Col. Mann, OF
the boudolr buffet cars, and Superintendent
Merrill OF the sleeping car service, with Gen:
cral passenger Agent LOru, lOr tno purpose OF
making necessary arrangements
Only fifteen miles of the Lake Superior Sec
tion of tho Canadian Pacific railroad is now
unfinished, and that portion will be completed
on Monday next. BY the middle OF May the
company will be able to transport troops from
Halifax to Vancouver, b. C., should IL he found
necessary In the event of war between Great
Britain and Russia to transport English troops
TO India by that way.
Although the Chesapeake and Ohio has an
nounced that Its recent earnings have bee n
only sufficient TO pay about one'half OF the In
terest maturing on May on its bonds, at the
same time there are reasonable assurances
that, with the increased earnings (which for
the ensuing months are usually double those
OF the winter, the company Will be able 10
redeem tho interest scrip during the year.
Outwardly the railroad situation at Chicago
| In relation to the war on freight rates remains
unchanged. Since the cut to 10 cents on all
classes Of freight westward there has been no
! further reduction in rates except small local
cut made Tuesday to Iowa points. The two
principals in the conhict-the Northwestern
| and the 81. Paul-are commonly reported TO be
no nearer extending or taking quarter than
when hosLilities began. No further reduction
| Is anticipated.
Next Monday the Central Ohio railroad be.
| comes part Of the new line between Pttsburg
and Cincinnati The Central Ohio was re.
organized last Wednesday by electlng the fol.
lowing board OF directors James ii. Collins,
! COLUMBUS, ONO hODeTL bhrrelt, Nhltef
Brooks Joseph W, jenkins, Joshua g. Harvey,
Osmun Latrobe, and A, b Crane, OF Balti'
more; lsaac W. Hail, quaker City, ohio VIM
II. Clement, Morrow, Ohio; Daniel Applegats
and David Lee, ZaineGville, Ohio Bradford
| Dunham, Newark, Ohio, and Orleand smith
Cincinnati The officers elected are Presl
dent, j, IL. Collins treasurer, Daniel Apple
gate secretary, W, H. Ilams.
The Western Anthracite Association met al
New York Tuesday, and agreed TO the repor
made by special committee on the bes
method OF conducting the anthracite coal trad,
IN the western market, based upon an equitb
BILE allotment Of percentages as follows Tn,
Delaware, Lacklwanna and Western railroad
TO have 5000 tons; Lehigh Valley, 66,00l
Pennsylvania railroad, VI, 900; the Erie, 68, 900
and the Philadelphia aud Reading, 100, ,5Sl
total, 26,7bS tons The percentage 10 be al
lowed us follows Delaware Lackawanna an.
yRna 1903; Erie, ,23l3; Philadelphia anC
Reading 09S9i total, 10000.
The Georgia public is very much interested
In the contest between Judge Dorsey, the re-
Colver appointed by the state court at Atlanta
TO take charge OF that portion OF the East Ten
nessce railroad In Georgia, and Mai. Fink
appointed receiver by the United States cour
for the entire system, Dorsey has notified al
the connecting lines In Georgia not TO pay al!
money to Fink, II has been published tina
the Georgia railroad will obey Dorsey aud de
Clines 10 recognize Fink. This Is not true
John W. Green, general manager of the GeOr
gla railroad, states that he will not recognize
Dorsey unless he Is properly installed. Until
the matters In dispute are legally adjusted tn
Georgia railroad will not pay money TO oithe
Dorsey or Fink. similar action will be tAkel
By all The railroads ia Georgia doing bubIlisl
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