Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-02-12
RAILROAD MATTERS.

Inc railroads OF New fllSHuu nave
united in issuing an illustrated pro
gramme of the carnival. Two Of the out
side pages are covered with bright-cOlored
views of sleighing, consting, tobogganing
skating and snOw-shOeing parties-said
views loreshadowing what may be eX-
pected at the carnival, and being caIculat-
ed to excite an interest in these sports
The inside pages contain the programme
proper, the list of prizes and the an
nouncemeuts and the last pages the rates
of fare from the various stations to Bur
lington and return. The programme is Il
very fine one.
Burlington will he greatly indebted to
the Central Vermont railroad for the
thorough manner in which it is advertis
ing the carnival.
The statement of the Delaware and
Hudson Canal company for the year end
ing December 81, shows; Gross receipts
81, 260 SSG expenses, 81, 724 ,9O6 earnings,
$3.50 y6O, less taxes, interest and rent at
~, 349, SOB, leaving net earnings Sl,lSG,3 96.
Nearly 3, 100000 tons of coal were pro
duced by the company during the year.
1t has been estimated that an iron car
wheel will travel some 10000 miles, while
steel tire will run the enormous dis
lance of POO 600 miles before wearing out ;
thus, though costing 80 much more, steel
has greatly the advantage.
An Ogdensburg despatch says: "At the
special term of the supreme Court at Pots
dam, held on Tuesday. Justice Tappan
presiding, the demurrer of the OEdenS-
burg and Lake Champlain railroad to the
complaint of Robert l.. Day x Co. of Bos-
ton was argued. The action was brought
by Day * Co. to compel the company to-
appropriate its net earnings to the pay
ment of interest upon the 81 100000 of in
come bonds in preference to the claims of
the New York Central railroad company,
and of William X. Vanderbilt and Chaun-
cey NJ. Depew, us trustees for the bond
holders of the I.amoile Valley Extension
railroad company. The demurrer raised
all the important questions Of law in
volved, and Will probably be carried to the
Court of Appeals for an authoritative de-
cision.'
The Chateaugay railroad extension from
Rogerstield to Loon Lake is being surveyed
and the cars will probably be running
well up towards the headquarters of the
North Branch early next summer
Conductors Woodman and Morse, engi-
neer Gonya, fireman Steady and other EN-
ployes of the Grand Trunk road at Island
| Pond went to ColebrOoke last week
| to give evidence i'll the suit against the
Grand Trunk for running over and kill
| ing at Beatties one Wadron of Stewards
town, two years ago.
Eastmen lodge of locomotive firemen's
brotherhood will hold their second an
nual reception ball at the skating rink in
| Richford.
The Passumpsic railroad company will
put seven of their locomotives into Goa
burners as fast as possible. The locomo
tives will run on the "air line" ant
through freight trains.
II. y. Lampman of White River June
ton, made misstep and fell from the
train while it was going at the rate o.
30 miles an hour, but fortunately he was
not seriously injured, although thrown I
long distance.
Peter Gaudette, fireman of the station
airy engine at the railroad shops in Lyn
dOnvIllc, had foot badly damned last
Saturday by Il block Of wood falling upon
it.
The first of the three freight locomotive
ordered by the Canada and Atlantic ha
arrived. 1t is called the 3D. K. Booth,
and is Il fine locomotive. 1t is a lO-whee
locomotive, has Is by 20 cylinders, anC
its weight without the :tender is II tons.
1t is stated that the Canadian Pacit
railway company has decided to adopt thu
y hours Time on the Western division o
the road. lhe new system Will 90 int
operation almost Immediately west Of POr
Arthur