The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-14
Miscellaneous Notes.

Erie has operated New York, PENNSYLVANIA
and Ohio in the first eight months of the current
fiscal year at loss of only $685. 000 compared
with 1910, 900 for the same time in the fiscal
year of 1884
American locomotives are so much in favor in
New Zealand that they are taken without having
been previously inspected in this country while
those from Great Britain are subjected to the
closest scrutiny.
The Brooks locomotive works of Dunkirk have
begun the manufacture OF a new steel-tired
wheel of the Thurber patent. 1t has cast iron
hub, connected to the tire by steel plates, which
are bolted to the hub and fange on the tire.
In commenting on the recent meeting at Mag
ara Fails London paper says: After three
months of disastrous warfare the railroad man
ayers have had a streak of common sense, and
at meeting at Niagara Falls have advanced the
nominal rate on grain and provisions
The purchase by the Pennsylvania railroad of
the Delaware, Maryland & Virginia railroad is
confirmed, and the Pennsylvania road will
assume control about August l. The acquisi-
ton of this road gives the Pennsylvania the
control of the whole railroad system of this pen
insula.
New Hampshire has indorsed extreme gran.
gerism to the extent of empowering her rail-
road commissioners to establish maximum fares.
This has just been done, not on uniform basis,
but with discrimination. the rates ranging from
- cents per mile on the Peterboro & Shirley
branch of the Fitchburg road to 81 per mile on
three of the special White Mountain roads
The Chicago & Atlantic gives notice that the
transfer track with the Dayton e. Ironton rail
road at Spencerville is now ready for business,
and agents are authorized to quote rates regard
less of expense of transfer between the two
companies. The following points are reached
by this route: Delphos o., Versailles, Ludlow,
West Milton, Celina, Covington, Dayton and
Pleasant Hill.
The Philadelphia Press says: "Work on the
Baltimore d Ohio railroad within the city is
now fairly under way. 1t is being pushed rap
idly, and over 900 men have been busily en-
ployed on both sides of the Schuylkill for two or
three days past But for the fact that the exact
location of the bridge over the Schuylkill is vet
undetermined the entire route of the new road
from Cobb's creek to the Delaware river front
would be lined with workmen toling night and
day"
The Northern Pacific, the St Paul and the
Northwestern appear to be all pursuing a policy
of extension into each others territory in north
ern Dakota. The Northern Pacific is about to
extend its Fargo & Southwestern branch toward
the Black Hills into the St. Paus TERRITORY
The st. Paul. on the other hand, will retaliate
by building tfeir Hastings 81 Dakota branch
northward to draw business now tributary to the
Northern Pacific, while the Northwest NAV be
reasonably expected to soon follow the ST. Paul
in any new movement
There have been issued quite number of
mans for the reorganization of Denver & Rio
Grande hut two only have attained prominence.
One is known as the Philadelphia Canda plan
and the other as the Coppel or London plan.
The Philadelphia plan claims to reduce interest
requirements, etc. to within the limits of pres
ent net earnings, while maintaining the present
relative positions of the securities of the road.
The Coppell or London plan also claims to
equitably maintain the position of present
curities and bring interest charges within the
limits of the present net earnings.