The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-25

3.6I5; west-bound, 4,643; a total of 1888. This
is a falling off of 20 per cent from the previous
year.
The decrease Of seventeen English railways in
gross earnings for the six months ending June
30, was 1854, $50.
The latest story is that the West Shore and
N~iekel-plate will be operated together as a part
OF the Central system.
The Atlantic g. Pacific fast freight line is now
under full Roadway, doing a good business and
making excellent time.
The PENNSYLVANIA Railroad COMPANY is to pay
$500, 900 annually for the Beech Greek and
South Pennsylvania properties.
1t begins to look as though the Baltimore &
Ohio was going to be euchered out of that New
York connection as it was out of the Wilmington
road.
1t is reported that the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company intends to buy the Buffalo division of
the Buffalo, New York d Philadelphia road, when
it is sold under foreclosure.
The Gilbert Car Manufacturing Company, Of
Troy, has been given an order for four Mann
DoudoIr-cars of the most elaborate type for the
South Australian government lines.
The Georgia railroad has introduced the sys-
tenn of dividing its cars into two equal compart-
ments with similar accommodations, which are
reserved, respectively, for white and black passen-
gers.
The action of the Jersey Central directors in
refusing to make a traffic contract with the
Baltimore d Ohio Railroad Com pany is said to
be directly in the interest of the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company.
1t is computed that an outlay of $15, 000, 600
would bag sufficient securities of the West Shore
road to obtain control, which is but liltle more
than the Central has obtained by the recent rise
in it's stock from 50 to 81.
The Boston Transcript devotes half a column
to a statement of the terms of the proposed
Oregon Navigation Company lease. The lease
is to be for 999 years from July ]. 1885, and con-
veys everything to the Union Pacific and the
Northern Pacific companies.
The Philadelphia Press says: "Something i'm
portant has already been settled between the
New York Central and the Pennsylvania rail
road interests, and, although these are not the
only trunk lines to be harmonized, their coming
to terms is the best omen for general peace
among the railroads
Several interesting questions are likely to arise
out OF the construction and operation by dummy
engines of a railroad about a mile long, from
the Old Colony road in Wareham, Mass, to the
Onset Bay Grove. 1t has been built by the
Onset Bay Association, and without any charter
or previous consent of selectmen, county com
missioners or railroad commissioners.
A train of three cars on the West Shore &
Buffalo railroad recently started from Buffalo at
1904 in the morning and arrived at Frankfort at
2:O4, being delayed on the way by stoppages 50
minutes. The distance is 203 miles, and IL rate
IL W. was SOiu6tlIuSS attained III from 20 10
SO. miles in an hour. This is undoubtedly the
fastest time of which there is any record either
IN this country or Great Britain.
The Northern Pacific Railroad Company's
experiment of chartering a steamer at Yokohama
to ship freight across the Pacific to Portland,
thence to be forwarded overland by it's line, will
be watched with lively interest by the rivals OF
that road. 1t is thought that this action is the
preliminary step in carrying out the designs Of
the Northern Pacific to enter into competition
with the Central Pacific and the Pacific Mail line
of steamers.
The Huntington roads controlled by the South
ern Pacific company, have been divided into sys-
TENS as follows: The Atlantic system, including
the Louisiana & Texas told Morgan Llnel, Louis
lana, Western Texas & New Orleans, and Gal
weston, Harrisburg & San Antonio, and the Pa
clfic system, including the Southern Pacific, of
New Mexico, the Southern Pacific. of Arizona.
Southern Pacific of California, and the Southern
Pacific. of California, N. D., and the Central
! Pacific,