The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-04-22
Miscellaneous Notes.

The Indian government will spend $17, 500, 900
yearly in the building Of railways for the next
six years.
Five weeks ago steam berth rates for grain to
Liverpool were down to 2ad per bushel. They
are now firmly held at sd, just double.
The Jackson & Sharp Company in Whining
ton, DEL, IS building eight passenger and two
combination cars for the Illinois Central.
The rupture between the Pacific roads and the
Pacific Mail has assumed a new phase, and ad-
justment seems possible. This time Mr.. Gould
appears In the guise of pacifcator.
The Brooks locomotive works, in Dunkirk, N.
Y, last week delivered two new engines with II
x24 inch cylinders, to the Indiana. Illinois & Iowa
road.
Engine No. 60 is said to be the oldest OH the
Nashville & Chattanooga railroad 1t was pur-
chased from the government at the close of the
war; and has been in the service of the road since
that time.
An agreement has been made by the New York
Central railroad and an association of shippers
and merchants in New York, by which the rail
road company undertakes to stop the diversion
OF freight consigned to it.
About two hundred carloads of California
oranges have been received in Chicago since the
season began. 1t is expected that as many more
will be received before it closes At the trans
continental rate of ST. per 100 pounds, the
shippers have made fair profit.
President B. G. Clark, of the Thomas Iron
Company, says: Steel rail business does not
compare at all favorably with the corresponding
period of 1884. Prices low they can
possibly be, and the volume of business is GER
tainly 80 l-3 per cent. less than last year."
The troubles in the tripartte agreement con-
tinue The Northwestern refuses to account for
| its Sioux City traffic, and seems to be getting
] ready for the extension of its branch in Nebras-
| ka parallel to the Union Pacific and the chances
| are that the latter will refuse to give it any
| traffic at Omaha
| The Tennessee Legislature has passed over
| the Governors veto the bill repeating the rail-
| way commission act, by vote of twenty-five to
ten in the Senate and fifty eight to thirtysx in
| the House The Tennessee commissioners were
enjoined about year since, by the United States
Court from enforcing their schedules and rates
upon certain roads in the State, and the law has
been practically imperative ever since.
Judging from the tenor of the remarks of the
Boston papers on the annual report of President
Strong, of the ArchisoD, Topeka & Santa Fe
road the report pleases both friends and enc
mies-the former for its frank and satisfactory
contents. and the latter because it seems to dis
play what appears to them points of weakness in
the property. 1t is generally considered good
report for such year 1884 and is likely to
build up confidence in the management for the
candid utterance as well as for other reasons.
1t is stated that one of the causes of the break
in Lake Erie & Western stock and securities was
the action of Elijah Smith and his associates in
beginning quo warranto proceedings against the
system, attacking the consolidation of the Lafay-
cite, Bloomington & Munce, Lafayette, Bloom
ington 81 Mississippi, and l.. e. & Louisville
companies. The plaintiffs say that, while it is
true that the injunction restraining the Lake
Erie 81 Western from consolidating with the new
extension company has been dissolved, the con-
solidation has not been perfected and cannot be
for sixty days.