National Republican., 1885-11-21
RAILWAY NOTES.

The Northern Pacific railroad will build a
broad gauge branch to Butte; from Spokane to
the mines, and extendthe Fargo Southern next
season.
1t was reported yesterday that the Baltimore
and Ohio company has already secured the
control of the Staten Island Rapid Transit
Company's property in Staten Island, which 1t
proposes to use in eilecting New York con-
ncction.
The Texas trunk railroad was sold at public
sale Thursday for $500 to W. W. Welgley
and associates, of New York, who will at once
commence Its extension to Athens, Henderson
county, 1t is the intention OF the purchasers
TO complete the road to tidewatcr, either by
building to Sabine Pass or by connecting with
New Orleans.
Wall street is good deal mystined as to the
actual relations that exist at present between
the trunk line officials and whether the COM
pact is to be as nearly ironclad ms has been
talked about in the past, many persons claim
ing that II will amount to nothing more than
the many agreements that have been made
by representatives of the same roads in the
pHst,
President Garrett has signed tho compact in
regard to freight over the trunk lines without
condition, and he has signed the passenger
compact upon the condition that Baltimore
and Ohio railroad passengers shall be takon
into New York upon the same terms us the for
mer compact giving that road equal facilities
for reaching New York. Unless that c0ndi.
tion is complied with his signature goes for
nothing.
An official of the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company, upon being shown the Associated
Press dispatch announcing that President
Garrett had signed the trunk line agreement
conditlOnally, said he understood that Mr..
Garrett had signed the paper with the proyiso
mentioned; that there was nothing new 70 be
said on the subject and that there was no OBJ
stacle in the way of Mr.. Garrett making II
permanent arrangement with the Pennsyl-
Nania Railroad Company to get TO New York
on fair terms, il he desires TO do so.
"Our Gigantic Neighbor is the apt head.
line used by the Railway Magazine for the fol-
lowing significant item People are beginning
to realize what II means to have Canadian
railway from ocean 10 ocean, shipment Oi
fix car loads of mill machinery including
engine and boilers, forwarded by Ross, Hall
q Co. ofMOntrCal, by the Canadian Pacific rail
way and Its connections, arrived ut Tacoma,
B. C., IN eighteen days from date of shipment.
This Is considered quick dispatch, and the ship
nCrs may well be, us they are, satisfied there
with.
The general passenger agents OF railroads
| Interested In the proposed Boston passenger
| pool, In session 0t Boston, agreed to advance
western rates to full tariff rates at the same
time they are restored In New York, about Dec.
| /, II was agreed that tickets purchased Httel
the restoration of rates at less than tariff rates
| are to be redeemed Mt full rates through the
assistant commissioner in New York The
| roads represented included the New York
| Central, the Grand Trunk, the Boston and
| Albany, the Fitchburg, Boston and Lowell
| Ond the Central Vermont. Owing to the non
| agreement of the Boston liues to formulate d
| plan for the pool, II was recommended that The
| matter of issuing tickets should be referred L
the general manager for adjustment