The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-10
Miscellaneous Notes.

It is reported that the Erie roads earnings for
June will show an increase over the same month
last year Of $350.000, most of which will be net.
Some extreme optimists expect a dividend
upon the Erie preferred within year, but it is
not too much to anticipate a dividend thereon
within three years if the present improvement
continues.
The Lake Shore company is making great i'm
provements in the road bed west of Toledo.
Curves are being Strengthened, grades reduced.
and superior quality of gravel ballast laid all
along the line. New bridges, new rails and new
road-bed are making big change
Boston papers speak of the date of the fore
closure sale of the Louisville & Nashville road
having been postponed. This is mistake; il is
the Louisville, Evansville & St Louis. The L.
81 N, under its present excellent management,
will likely steer clear of receivers
The earnings Of the Louisville & Nashville
railroad show increase of $25, 988 for the
fourth week in June, and of $52, 1913 for the
month. The stock of this road looks desirable.
1t is like that of the Erie railroad-sure to come
to the front in the hands of the present honest
and able management
The cost of ferryng cars over the Mississippi
at New Orleans last year is reported by Morgan's
Louisiana & Texas Company to have been fifty
nine cents per car, and 81, l35 were trans
ferred. This crossing is something like that be-
tween New York and Jersey, but the changes in
the waterlevel are much greater at New Or
leans. and the Mississippi there is only about
half as wide as the Hudson at New York.
The Idaho Central Railroad Company was
organized at Cheyenne this week. The inten-
ton of this company is to build railroad north
from Nampa Station. a point on the Oregon
Short Line, via Boise City, through the ex-
tensive timber country on the head of the Boise
river and rich mineral lands. to connect at a
convenient point with the Northern Pacific,
and southwest from Nanpa through south
ern Oregon via the most practical route to the
ocean.
The new Black Hills line of the Chicago 6
Northwestern from Chadron, Neb., to Rapid
City, ninety eight miles is, now virtually com
pleted, and will be opened for business July 10.
Rapid City is in the Black Hills, and from that
point to Deadwood it is but fortysix miles. It
| is the intention to extend the line from Rapid
City to Deadwood next season. The North
western has now virtually a monopoly on the
Black Hills business, and will no doubt retain 1t
for some time.
The Richmond & Danville road is preparing to
construct a road from Point Rock, in North Car
DINA, to Knoxville, Tenn, distance of seventy
four miles. This will open a vast section of
mineral, timber and farming lands, and also give
Knoxville outlet to Washington and New
York. Work will begin within the next sixty
days, which insures the building of the Emory
Gap railroad to a connection with the Cincinnati
Southern road These roads, when completed,
will open direct new lines to the South, North
and East.
The Philadelphia Press says: "The resgna-
ton of Vice-president Wadsworth,. of the Chi
cago, Milwaukee, e. st. Paul railroad, is said to
mean reorganization of the management, in
contemplation for a year. 1t is believed that
Mr. Wadsworth has not been in accord with the
Armour Plankinton party, and it is well known
that President Mitchell has been DESTROYS of re-
firing from the presidency for personal reasons
for some years. If any change is made the road
will have a new president well as vice presi-
dent"
The new directors of the East Tennessee, Vir-
GINA 81 Georgia Railway Company, who have
just been placed in full control of thei property
have to congratulate themselves upon one OF. the
most speedy ndcomplete reorganizatons which
have recently been effected. The only obstacle
was the necessity of securing the money with
which to pay off the Seuey interest. The agree
ment for the foreclosure and purchase of the
road was exactly five months old to day when
the new board was placed in full control
A circular has been issued by the Northern
Pacific passenger department, announcing that
it is once more a competitor of San Francisco
business. For several years past, since the or
ganization of the Transcontinental Association,
the Northern Pacific has not been San Fran
cisco line. It has RETAINED from com petng for
South Pacific coast business, because of a bonus
paid it by the Transcontinental Association.
Nov. that the association is no more, the North
ern Pacific is bound by no agreement, and con-
sequently announces itself competitor for this
business.
The Cumberland 6 Pennsylvania railroad is a
small road, so far as mileage is concerned, but
it does large business, and no road of equal
mileage has such heavy machinery. Among
thirty one locomotives the lightest weighs 81 900
pounds, and large proportion of them weigh
III, 600 pounds. The latter are consolidated en-
gines, designed by Mr.. n. w. Howson, master
Of machinery of the road, and built under his
supervision in the Mount Savage locomotive
works. These engines have cylinders 20x24
inches, straight boilers 5S4 inches diameter and
nrovided with 205 fiueS 21incheS diameter Thew
daily pull 2l5 gross tons up grade l84 feet to
the mile.
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