The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-03
Miscellaneous Notes.

Northern Pacific car loaded with pears has
reached New York in eleven days after its de-
parture from Portland, Ore.
The board of directors of the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company met yesterday and declared
semi annual dividend of per cent
The Sunset" route has carried r. per cent
of all the Pacific coast freight shipped from New
York since March last So says the Southern
Pacific.
At the Grand Trunk annual meeting in Lon
don. last week, Sir Henry Tyler said he expected
almost Immediately advance in rates and an
amicable division o. traffic.
1t is said that on Thursday last the east bound
express on the West Shore covered the distance
between Frankfort and Coeymans junction,
ninety three miles, in ninety-three minutes, in
Guiding three stops.
The system of compressed paper rails and rail-
wheels is coming into favor in Europe. An
American company has established in St. Peters
burg large factory devoted to this special man
ufacture, authorized by the Russian Ministry of
Finance.
The official statement of the Louisville &
Nashville Railway Company for the month of
September, 1888, shows: Gross earnings S., 464-
484; there expended for construction $780,
o4I, leaving net, over expenses and construc-
tion $437 937
| The Northern Pacific board, at the last meet
| ing, ordered the survey of new line from the
| main line to Butte City, M. T. If this road is
built it will be upon the same terms that other
the actual cost per mile.
The scale on which the Burlington's new St.
Paul road, the Chicago Burlington & Northern
is designed is to be judged from the fact that over
ST. 900 600 is being expended by President
Touzalin and his friends in real estate along the
route where, it is expected, towns will be
established.
The amended agreement for the reorganiza
ton of the Louisville Evansville q ST. Louis
| Railroad Company is completed and receiving
| signatures. 1t contemplates the formation of a
| new company which shall issue first mortgage
bonds to the amount of ST, 100000, payable in
| thirty years from date. and to bear interest at
| the rate of per cent. per annum.
The Philadelphia Press says: Zone Of the
| puzzles just now is Reading, which has almost
| doubled in price within three or four months.
and thus, when the general mortgage bond
holders seem to be going ahead with some little
energy to force foreclosure proceedings advances
so rapidly that it would seem as if foreclosure
were to benefit the stock, instead of wiping it
out. Whatever the scheme is it has not yet
been unmasked. though some people are quite
confident that the buying can be traced to the
| Vanderbilt and Pennsylvania interests"
| The construction of the Transcaspian railway
| proceeds under great difficulties. In compliance
| with General Annenkof's directions. the work is
as far possible, carried on at night by means of
lanterns The chief canse however. OF the slow
pace complained of is the large number of bridges
which have to be constructed at almost every
verst across the small water-courses emanating
| from the neighboring hills, and dry, except in
the winter and autumn. AS al. the bridges are
| constructed of stone arches and not pile
bridges. the time required is obviously consider
| aole. The heat at present is almost insupport-
| able. Lately the thermometer has been stand
| ing at l22 degrees Fahrenheit