New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-02-28
RAILROAD INTELLIGENCE.

CITY OF MEXICO, Feb. 81, via. Galveston.-
The Confederation Mercantile has presented long peu
ton President Daz asking that the free zone on the
northern frontier be abolished that dinerential freight
rates on the Me xican Central Railroad be done away
with that the high tariff certain articles be
reduced and that cOntraband trade the northern
boundary he especially guarded against The accusation
IL made that the Mexican Central management IL en-
deavorng to destroy Mexican production and to subst
tnte for that OF the United states and that business
al the ports OF Vera Cruz and Mazaan IL rapidly de-
with corresponding Increase al IN. ffohcr
custom houses u The matter not remsdea the na
servant and colony OF her powerful neighoor
PHILADELPHIA Feb. 27.-The statement OK business of
the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Company Tor the
month OF January 1885, shown tho gross receipts 10 nave
bcs, 81 az G6 e1 zinc uding rentals and INTEREST,"
81 242 o66 profit 1908 400 decrease In profit ~ com
pared with the same month last year oil sl'o'1-' Inc
gross receipts Of the Philadelphia and Reading ana Coal
ard Company for January were ~
in the amount OF loss OF S30,s2l as compared win jan
uary lss4 The total gross receipts Oh Doh c9Inpaes
Uere GoI SIS e1penscs S2liS6oO; total proht oi
both companies for the month. S542555 decrease IA
ompared with January 1884, OF sl2i.oll
HARRISBURG, Feb. 27.-The Clearhed aud Jefferson
Railroad Company was chartered today with capital
of 81 900 600 Tho road will through Clearned.
Jefferson and Counties. distance Of thriJtwo
miles. Charles +. Berwind Of Philadelphia Is preSi-
dent,
BOSTON Fob 27-Tho report that tho Marquette
Houghon and ontonagon Railroad had secured control
OF the Marquette and Western Railroad extension sew
enteen miles long, Of tbs Detreit. Mackinac and Mar
ouete Railroad Is confirmed al the oce so the company
In this city.
OTTAWA Feb 27-The Pontiac and Pacific Railway.
which now runs from Aylmer 10 Quo. has stopped its
trains owing to a misunderstanding between the COM
pany the regarding the route TO be taken
ON that part OF the road to be built
MONTREAL Feb. 27-The Montreal ocean steamship
companies fear the loss OF their immigrant carrying
trade through the superior inducements likely TO be held
out TO immigrants pass into the West by Of New
York railway rates west from that point having
been reduced such extent that the Canadian rail
ways cannot compete with them.
PHILADELPHIA. Penn. Feb. 27-The annual report o:
the West Jersey Railroad Company for 1884 has just
been completed states that the total earnings the
year 1884 3l9.64s the expenses S3l8,343 and
the not earnings s5O3 3o5 being Increase compared
with ss3 Of S51 1876 After deductng all charges
and operating expenses. and all obligations under the
contracts Of leased lines S2Osl59 carried to the
credit Of profit and loss.
BRIDGHroRT, Feb 27.-The annual meeting
OF the stockholders OF the Houatonc Railroad was held
here to-day and the following directors elected
| william II. Barnum, OF Lime Rock David g. Draper.
John B Peck and Edward Leavitt, OF Now-York; A. h.
Myatt, NewMilford Horace Nichols W. d. Bishop and
| c. X Averill, OF Bridgeport and william T. Downs OF
| birmingham. Mr.. Barnum was elected president Mr.
Draper vice president and Mr. Averill secretary and
| treasurer.