The Indianapolis journal., 1885-06-23
Miscellaneous Notes.

The earnings OF the Lake Erie g. Western
railroad for the second week of June show an
increase of ST.. ltL
The Chicago g. Northwestern is said to have let
the contract to build l25 miles west from White
river into central Wyoming.
1t is stated that the Chicago, Milwaukee & st.
Paul people have decided to extend the Jim
River line into North Pacific's territory.
The net earnings of the Southwestern system,
including the Texas Pacific. show an increase
from Jan. to May l. of $780, 900 in earnings this
year.
The Wisconsin Central Railway Company has
printed Gazetteer Of Wisconsin, of some 800
pages. including advertisements means of
advertising the advantages OF its line.
TIE Minnesota & Northwestern road will be
completed to Mona by July 4. and the road
opened by the 10TH The passenger line
will 90 into operation between Chicago and ST.
Paul. July 10.
The SALE last week of g. 900 tons of iron rails
at Philadelphia. at $l725, when the nominal
quotation has been $l6 a l65 so for long time
past. shows that the old rail market is not as
bad as has been reported.
The Chicago &Alton gives notice that the rates
on all kinds of grain in car loads between sta
tions in Illinois will be one cent per hundred
pounds less hereafter than the schedule tariff
rate adopted Nov. l, 1888.
The news comes all the way from Cleveland
that the Rock Island Is in the field a probable
purchaser of the Nickel plate. There is profound
ignorance at Rock Island headquarters of any
such move being contemplated
The Chicago. Burlington 6 Quincy Atchison.
Topeka 81 Santa Fe and Denver 81 Rio Granle
refuse TO interchange freight and passenger traf
fic with Denver 81 New Orleans. and the latter
complains to the Colorado Railroad Commission
ers.
The Boston Advertiser says the West Shore
and Nickel plate roads have been the prime
causes in the decentralization of rates. and
the indications now are that the end is ap
preaching and that these roads must become
subordinate 10 the older lines.
The Central g. Southern Pacific. in explaining
their position in the iranscontinental mudde,
claim that they doing 50 per cent. of the
business and getting 80 per cent. of the money
earned. They fail 10 explain however, by what
methods they secure the traffic.
Besides arriving at amicable arrangement
with regard to the grain traffic, the Rock Island
and Diagonal roads have also agreed upon an
equal division of the live stock traffic originating
on the lines of their respective roads to point
thirty miles east of Des Moines.
About the end of this month a report is ex-
pected from the master appointed by the court
TO examine West Shore accounts and ascertain
if the railroad is earning expenses. If an ad
verse report is made, it is expected that the
court will order the receivers either to raise rates
or 10 cease operating the road
A comparison OF the gross and net earnings of
the Louisville Il Nashville railroad for the first
ten months OF the fiscal year ending June 20
shows the gross EARNINGS in the time named in
1883 "a TO have been sl2. l62, GAP: 1884 85 Bll-
800. 4a2 The net earnings fnr the same period
in 1884 were $4.G58 062; 1884 %, Sj0i6v III
The showing is certainly m excalient one.