The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-28
MiseelIaneons Notes.

On Monday last another portion of the Oregon
division OF the Central Pacific was opened for
traffic from Hazel Creek to Castle Rock. There
is now 296 miles in operation from San Francisco
by way of Woodland.
The recent tests made on the Chicago, Burling
ton d Quincy have demonstrated the fact that
loose slack, or that obtained by link and pin
couplers. does not assist in starting heavy
tran the slack given by the buffer springs be-
ing sufficient.
The large increase which is anticipated in AtcE-
ison, Topeka & Santa Fe earnings for August
will be as welcome as rain in dry weather
Atchison had been running dangerously near the
lower limit of its last years surplus but the
earnings are bound to increase from this time
forward
1t is now intimated that the Chicago Burlipg-
ton 81 Northern is not only to be the connecting
link between the Manitoba and the Burlington,
but that it will also have the Northern Pacific
business In that case the Wisconsin Central
would lose what the Chicago, Burlington q
Northern gained.
The St Charles Car Company, of st. Louis,
were the fortunate bidders for the Atkinson.
| Topeka g. Santa Fe car contract, which was
awarded them last week. The number OF cars
involved is slightly in excess of 1000. The con-
tract for thirty cabooses went to the Lafayette
| Ind.) car works.
The Chicago g. Northwestern will soon have
the short line between Chicago and ST. Paul
With the cutoff from GAINESVILLE to Madison and
the work of Strengthening curves on the ST. Paul,
Minneapolis g. Omaha division completed the
distance between the points above named will be
reduced to 1876 miles,
g. @. system. an official says the road has made
average daily gain of $l0 900 since the first of
the present month, and he estimated. that the
month would show a gain of fully $4,000 over
| August, 1885, and the prospects for CORE
| spending increase in September were equally
| good.
The Georgia Pacific road is busy completing
its line The first link will perfect it far west
as the Mobile 81 Ohio, and shortly thereafter it
| will be built through to the Mississippi river.
When this road is finished the Richmond g. Dan
| vile system, of which E. B. Thomas is general
manager. will be complete from the Mississippi
| to the Potomac rivers.
The receipts of wheat at Chicago since Aug
have been 7.400 cars against 4. III cars for the
corresponding time in 1885. and 8.005 cars in
1884 1t will be remembered that the last-men-
toned years crop was exceptionally heavy, and
| prices higher. The current months receipts of
other grain also show heavy gains over the same
time in the preceding years mentioned.
The Kansas State Board of Railroad Commits
sioners have notified the Atchison, Topeka q
Santa Fe. the Union Pacific and the Missouri
Pacific that reduction of freight rates of from
to 10 per cent of former rates should be made.
| This new rate covers the shipment of corn and
wheat The board. in making this decision,
nave given Sche0ule or rates, ana the distance
between important railroad stations as a basis
| from which the roads are to make their rates
Two important railroad enterprises were in
! corporated in Little Rock Ark, this week. The
| Little Rock, Fort Smith 81 Texas Railroad Com
pany filed articles OF association at the State De-
| partment the capital stock being placed at 3d.
000, 900. The road begins at Hackett City, Ark,
running through the finest portion of the State
to Little Rock. The other. the Memphis, Ar
kansas IL Kansas Railroad Company which also
fled articles of association, with capital stock
of $l00000 00 The road begins on The Misss-
sippi river opposite Memphis. and runs to point
in Carroll county; distance $50 miles.