The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-03-09
miscellaneous Notes.

The Columbus. Hooking Valley & Toledo rail
road is endeavoring to secure direct line to
Chicago.
The 'sWm. Penn" a locomotive built in
Philadelphia in 1885, was the first railroad engine
ever run in California, and is still doing good
service in that State.
The Erie earnings for January show an in
crease in net of $l55 0O0 and since October the
net gain has been 1916 000 Including the Penn
sylvania lines the increase in net earnings was
$465, O00
The Attorney general of Minnesota has filed
in the Supreme Court suit FORGETTING the char
uers of the Central q Southern Minnesota, Hast
ings & Dakota and ST. Paul & Sioux City roads,
on the ground that they have executed none of
their franchises, but are kept in existence to
hold their land grants.
The investigation of the relations of the Pacific
railways and Pacific Mail Steamship Company
has yielded one rich result in the disclosure of
the fact that the railways have paid the steam
ship company something like 81, 600. 600 to keep
the latter company from competing on through
freight-from New York to San Francisco.
A corps of Baltimore & Ohio engineers has for
several weeks been locating new line for the
proposed short cut contemplated by that road
between Washington and Connellsville. The
route was surveyed some time ago, passing
through Belle Vernon but it is thought short
er cut can be found still further up, which can
be built at less expense The object is to shorten
ty five miles
There are practically only three lines of rail
roads into California, viz: The Central-Unon
Pacific, the Southern Pacific and the Atchison,
Topeka & Santa Fe-Atlantic & Pacific. Each
of these lines is, in fact entitled to about one
third of the entire business, or 33 per cent. of
the California pool earnings, and each will fiud
it necessary to share its percentages with its
feeders and Eastern connections There is good
grounds for believing that this will be about the
basis of the settlement, and that the settlement
will be made within a few weeks.
The free sleeper system of the Atchison, To-
peka & Santa Fee road was so radical an idea
when first started that there were doubts of its
success. 1t was not long, however, before the
officers found that it was a big card for their
through trains emigrant trains included, and
the passenger has the privilege of BERTH but
has to furnish his own bedding which he can buy
for So or 81 and sell back to the company at the
end of the journey, saving considerable on a
long trip.
The transcontinent& warfare still has an ugly
phase The Atchison seems determined to go
ahead until it can show that it is entitled to the
full share of the business that it claims, and the
Southern Pacific is apparently eager for the
fight. Huntington holds the trunk lines well in
hand for he has showed them that he will not
turbing element in their affairs if they will allow
him to manage the fight with the transcontinen-
tai lines his own way, and they know that it is
in his power to demoralize the business for a
time if he chooses.
Vice-president Cakes. of the Northern Pacific
railroad, has been making arrangements with
certain Philadelphia capitalists associated with
the syndicate which has been negotiating for the
purchase of the lands of the Northern Pacific in
Dakota Cakes announced that the terms of the
sale had been agreed upon. The negotiation
covers 2 400 900 acres east of the Missouri river.
The price is not given. The purpose of the syn
dicate is understood to be to colonize the vast
stretch of territory referred to- Agents will be
sent to England, Norway and Sweden to organ
ize colonies and ship them here The country
will be laid out in boroughs and towns, and
vast, thriving population is expected to grow up
In this broad Western country