Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-05-07
RAILROAD MATTERS.

David h. Mckenzie, for years connected
with the Central Vermont railroad, is now
general superintendent of the Mexican
Central road.
The railway NelUS says the Grand Trunk
Railway company will erect a new station
in Montreal this summer to cost from
$4,000 to 100000.
The new steel rails for the Bennington
and Rutland railway have arrived and are
piled at convenient places along the road
bed, ready for use The work of relaying
the track is progressing rapidly
Conductor Bagley of Newport who has
run for many years on the Passumpsic
road has resigned and will go into the
boot and shoe business at st. Johnsbury.
The Central Vermont railroad bridge
over the highway at Rutland Centre is be-
ing entirely rebuilt. 1t was found to be
in very bad condition, many of the tim
bers being rotten.
Work on the Norwood and Massena
Springs railroad, which connects with the
Ogdensburg and Lake Champlain at Nor
wood, is proceeding rapidly and it is pre-
dicted that trains will be running be-
tween these points by Sept. l.
Judge Tappan of New York has handed
down a decision establishing the right of
the income bondholders of the Ogdens-
burgh and Lake Champlain railroad com
pany to the net income of the company in
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noble Valley extension. The case will
probably be appealed. If not, Messrs.
Vanderbilt, Phelps and company, who
put their money into that enterprise, will
find it sunk forever.
1t is stated that the Union Pacific and
the Burlington and Missouri companies,
taking umbrage at the action of the Atch-
ison people in making lower rate to
southern California points than to San
Francisco, will slash over their roads from
the Missouri river to all California points
from $50 down to go.
MIR. julie NJ. IIannaford, general freight
agent of the Northern Pacific railroad,
has been promoted to the position of gen
eral traffic manager and will enter upon
his duties May /. Mr.. Hannaford was
born in East Jeffray, n. H., Nov. 10, 1850
and entered the railway service June !
1866, as clerk in the general freight
Offices of the Vermont Central, at St
Adams, Vt. He remained in this position
until May II, 1872, when he left the ser
vice of the Vermont Central and became
an employe of the Northern Pacific.
President Hobart, of the Ogdensbure
and Lake Champlan railroad, has issued
a circular announcing officially the forma
ton OF through lake and rail line be
tween New England and the West, via
Ogdensburg, called 1.-The Central Yer
mont Line Steamers" This line is east
of Ogdensburg via rail, and west of there
via lakes, and consists of the Ogdensburg
and Lake Champlain, and Central Yer
mont railroads and their connections, and
six staunch steamers. These steamers
built expressly for the Western traffic
via Ogdensburg, are TO be run exclusively
in this line, and are now ready to receive
and transport freight II both directions
between Boston and New England points
ana all points west northwest and south
west. They are thorouhhly equipped fol
the transportation of all kinds of merchan
disc, These steamers will begin their req
ular trips Monday, May Sd, sailing tire,
times week between Ogdensburl
and Chicago, and freight via this line
will be taken through regularly. H. j
Chamberlin has been appointed supern
tendent of the new line, with headquar
tiers at Ogdensburg. 1t is proposed t.
make this new line superior one in al
respects.