The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-10-17
RAILWAY MATTERS.
THE GRAND TRUNK.


The report of the Directors of the Grand Trunk
Railway Company in England has just been Is
sued. 1t shows that the decline in earnings was
due mainly to the war Of rates between the great
trunk line railways, and also partly due to compe>
tition in the Provinces of Ontario and Quebec.
The Directors however, take sanguine view Of
the situation and consider that there is no reason
for doubling that the company will at length
emerge from the difficulties which beset 1t and
regain the position it occupied two years ago:
There Is to be debit balance carried forward OF
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THE IMMIGRANT BUSINESS.
A dispatch to the journal from New York says
that ten roads were represented at the meeting Of
the General Passenger Agents at Commissioner
Fink's Office Wednesday, and the day was devoted
to the drafting of the proposed immigrant agree
ment 1t provides for the control of the traffic at
New York, including the issue of immigrant or
ders by joint agent, the Chairman Of the Passen-
ger Committee, Mr. Pierson, controlling the issue
of the order until the agency is lorganzed 1t has
been found to be impractcable to make div
sion of the business at the seaboard port but Bos
ton, Portland, Quebec, Montreal, Philadelphia
and Baltimore are covered by the agreement for
the maintenance of rates The joint agency and
the joint ticket agency at Castle Garden win be
established. 1t was also agreed to advance inn
migrant rates to the following basis: To Chicago
from New York, S13; from Phil .deaphia, S11.75;
bee, $11.50; allowing an established difference
from the New York tariff of S1.50.
NOTES.
On Monday and Tuesday of next week the Rail
road Commissioners will examine the Boston and
Maine and its leased lines
At the quarterly meeting Of the Association Of
General Freight Agents Of New England, held at
the Pathfinder Office, discussion the settle
ment OF claims for damages to goods loaded IN de-
fective cars, loss from broken seals, etc, and
committee was appointed to report plan for
taking care OF such claims.
The management of the Maine Central railroad
has made a proposition to the town Of Clinton to
construct an iron bridge over the crossing at Clin
ton where MIR. and Mrs Goodwin were killed last
Saturday. The carriage road at this point drops
down abruptly to the crossing. The town viii
shortly hold meeting TO consider the proposition.
The same offer was made to the town several
years ago, but was rejected
The Boston & Maine road has adopted the
signal that is used on the Grand Trunk railway;
that Is, one long and two short whistles ;and the
company has also fire alarm which IT would be
well for all to remember; il Is one long and three
short whistles.
Freight business on the Maine Central was u1-
usually good Thursday, there being three heavily
loaded special trains in the eastern district One
was between Bangor and WaterVille, another
tween Bangor and Mattawamkeag and thr.. Ue-
tween MattaWamkeag and VaDcebOrO. All these
trains were loaded with general merchandise.
During the month of September, 5000 tons Of
freight was received and sent from Cumberland
road brings annually 10000 tons of coal for the
paper Mills. TIE monthly receipts for freight
over the Portland & Rochester road at the same
station, is upwards of $1,000.
President Sewall, General Manager Tucker and
the directors of the Maine Central road were in
Pennington yesterday on a tour of inspection.
1t is reported that the force of men at work on
the International Railway is rapidly approaching
Moosehead Lake The Monson Slate states thai
quite a crew of men are already at work near the
outlet, about ten miles above West Cove.