The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-03-22
miscellaneous Notes.

The Southern Pacific is reported making six
months contracts for transcontinental business
at the prevailing cut rates.
President King says the business of the Erie
road this month is very satisfactory, and he is
confident that there will be no strike.
The Hen car-coupler is to be put on the freight
cars or the Northern Pa,ihc road That COM
pany has ordered 1000 of these couplers, and
will place them on it's cars quickly as possible.
Russia has introduced the American oil-tank
on its roads The Nobel Petroleum Com
pany the great one of Russia, bias ordered 500
tankcars to carry oil from the oils to the Black
sea.
purchase the Lackawanna & Pittsburg railroad,
and extend it from Perkinsville, N. Y, where it
connects with the Delaware, Lackawanna g.
Western road, to Geneva and Sodus bay. The
syndicate is made up in part of people who al
ready have a large interest in the road, and of
bankers and capitalists Of New York and Phila-
delphia.
The Boston Advertiser says: 'sThe winter is
past, and the time of the singing birds is come.
but still there is satisfactory stock market.
though always going to do something. doesn't go.
The labor troubles are still troublesome, the
transcontinental railroads still fighting for
peace and the Pacific business. and things gen.
orally are out of kilter.'"
The San Francisco Chronicle says: 1.-THE ma
JOrlty OF JuOSo VINO contemplate q TIP TO the
East are still holding back for the expected 81
rate to the Missouri river, which they think will
come in sfite of placards announcing that He
who hesitates is lost and Delays dangerous
Unless there is termination Of the war before
the 2Ist instant the east bound travel will prob
ably continue light in spite of the present low
rates"
The mutual relief association oganized by the
employees of the Philadelphia & Reading Rail
road Company, on April 5, 1885, is rapidly grow
ing in numbers its membership having increased
over one hundred during the eleven months of
it's existence. The dues are Is cents per month
the sick benefits SIS per week. The sum of
81, 900 is paid members representatives upon
his DEATH and $50 is given q member upon his
wife's death.
ness circles of Helena, Montana, by threats of
the Northern Pacific railroad to build parallel
lines to Red Mountain and San Coulee where
the Montana Central has extensive mining and
coal interests In the event of the Northern
Pacific doing this. it is believed the Montana
Central will push work and make connection
with the Canadian Pacific railway this year. rs
such a connection would be most desirable for
the Canadian road
When the project was undertaken to build the
Pittsburg, Cleveland & Toledo railroad, it was
the intention to extend the line through to
Chicago Junction, point seventy miles west Of
Akron. The line is only completed to Akron
and corps Of engineers are now engaged in run
ming lines for the extension to Chicago Junction
Two lines have been surveyed under the direc-
ton of Chief Engineer Agnew, one running
through Medina, and another, a more eoutherly
route, by way of Lodi The object in view is to
secure the most direct route between Akron and
Chicago junction, with the best possible grades.