The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-21
miscellaneous Notes.


The gross earnings of the New York Central
and leased lines in July were 81. GIT 625. against
81, boo, DOB IN July, 1885, increase Of ST. OH OI2
1t is said that the popularity of sleeping cars,
with bathroom attachment, on the Canadian
Pacit1c will lead TO their adoption on this side OF
the line.
The official announcement was made yes
terday That the Chicago Burlington e. Northern
road will be opened for freight traffic, MONDAY,
Aug g.
Chicago & Eastern Illinois sold Thursday, at
SO ex. dividend. Earnings for the second week
of August showed the handsome increase OF
50, 4S9, or l6 per cent
Two hundred and eiehty-seven passenger
trains arrive in Chicago daily on it's twenty six
lines and 284 depart Nearly three-fourths of
this IS suburban business however.
AS soon as a railroad bridge can be built across
the Willamette river, the Oregon Railway &
Navigation Company will run its trains into
Portland. Ore. The bridge will be used for rail
road traffic only.
Company has filed articles of incorporation with
the Secretary of State of Wisconsin. The road
will be 125 miles long. and will parallel the Wis
consin branch of the Northern Pacific.
From Jan. to June 80 there were forwarded
from stations upon the Boston 81 Albany rail-
road 264 636 pieces of baggage, compared with
Pol 1874 pieces the first six months of 1885, OF
this total Boston forwarded 81, 528 pieces in 1886
and II 1856 the first half of 1885
President Bond, of Mr. Huntingtons Queen &
Crescent system has purchased in London 5000
tons of steel rails for the Alabama g. Great
Southern division. which are to be Immediately
delivered in New Orleans. The price is about
the same as for American rails.
Renewals of the old and perishable ties of
native wood on the Mexican Central railway are
being made at such rate that the entire inn
provement necessary in this direction will be
ted -
OF cedar, and are shipped from Chicago
The Chicago Inter Ocean says: "Much salts
faction is shown in railway circles over the grad
ual lmprovementin transcontinental affairs. The
fact that east-bound rates have already been re-
stored to tariff shows that the lines in interest
have had enough warfare and are anxious to
secure profit from all business carried"
The Jeffersonyille News. says: 1.-THE survey
ors Of the Ohio River, or as it is officially called
the Louisville, Cincinnati e Dayton railway, ten
In number, have reached Fourteen-mile creek.
They expect to come down from Utica on the
old Rodger Clark survey. This survey comes
down the middle road and strikes Jeffersonvile
near the government depot.
Regarding the rumor that it will cost 81, $780,
600 co complete the Chicago, Burlington g. North
ern road, an official says the company, if il calls
for more money, will do so for the purpose of
providing for branches, additional equipment
and additional terminals. It was intended to
leave this for year two, but the development
of business is so great that the company has de-
cided to 90 ahead at once
When the Pennsylvania acquired the Phila-
delphia, Wilmington d Baltimore, gentleman
largely interested in the latter road remarked:
"The ultimate result of this movement will be
that the baltimore g. Ohio folks will build a
line of their own to Philadelphia, with view of
extending the same to New York. That pre-
diction was made in 1881, five years ago. So far
as Philadelphia is concerned it has now been full
filed. AS to the Baltimore e Ohio's reaching
New York, that is still question of time.
The Boston Herald says the principal business
of the recently organized American finance COM
pany is that Of reorganizing railroads which
in financial difficulties. President Short of this
company was formerly president Of the New
ENGLAND Investment Company. organized for
similar purposes, and constructed the Toledo,
Ann Arbor & North Michigan railway. which
gives the Grand Trunk connection with Tole-
do, O. He also built the Leavenworth, Topeka
s. Southwestern, which is now owned jointly by
the Union Pacific and Atchison, Topeka & Santa
Fe