The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-05-20
Miscellaneous Notes.

Six magnificent new dining cars are in pro-
cess Of construction for the Canadian Pacific
road. The country along the line is so sparsey
settled that dining cars will be really necessity.
The Springfield g. Memphis company has laid
about one hundred and fifty miles of track at
different points, and President Touzalin says the
road will probably be ready for operation Nov. l,
two months earlier than at one time expected.
Ground has been purchased by the Union Pa
cifc Railroad Company at Omaha, Neb., on
which to build new freight depot The struct-
ure will be of brick and iron 204 feet wide and
628 feet long Work will be begun immedi-
ately.
The Atlantic G. Pacific Railroad Company has
built ten miles on its eastern division to Sapulpa
sixteen miles west of the Arkansas river, COM
pleting twenty mile government section,
which awaits the approval of the United States
authorities
The Baltimore g. Ohio is putting everything
in readiness for utilizing its new lines between
Philadelphia and Baltimore. The present plan is
to transfer all freight to the Reading at Whining
ton, Del, and send it from there so New York
via Reading. The work on the East Side road
is being pushed. and it is intended TO run an en-
CINE over the Schuylkill river bridge inside of
three weeks.
The section Of forty miles of the Northern
Pacific which the government commissioners
went out 10 examine, couple OF weeks
ago. has been accepted. Active work
Is oelnE prosecuted ON the tunnel, ana the
contractors are confident of finishing it within
the stipulaIei time-two years. This will give
the company its own line through to the Pacific
coast and up the Puget sound territory. with it's
agricultural riches and natural resources.
The Chesapeake & Ohio railway is adding to
its rolling stock for coal purposes by repairing
large number of disabled coal-cars that have
been side-t-acked for some time and by the re-
ceipt of 400 new twenty -fve-ton hopper bottom
cars This road has sent considerable New
River coal westward in box-cars of which it is
now receiving 500 new ones of twenty Ave tons
capacity Its coke traffic westward is constantly
increasing, and this will require large addi-
tons TO its boxcar rolling stock.
General Manager Cakes, of the Northern Pa
cific Railroad Company, who has Just made An
inspection of the main lines and branches op-
Grated by the company. pronounces everything
in excellent shape. West of the Missouri river
the wheat acreage, while east of the river it will
be about the same as last year. The cattle on
the Montana and Dakota ranches are in excellent
condition, and Mr.. Cakes looks for much larger
shipments of cattle than were made over the
road last year.
Pittsburg papers state there is no change in
the steel rail market nor any probability OF
change for some time to come. Mills nearly
all full for the summer months and, as there is
no necessity for anything additional, new orders
are solicited. Buyers have an impression
that top prices have been reached and that the
chances are slightly in favor of decline, pro-
viding that orders delayed for few weeks
longer. Meanwhile the Atchison Topeka e.
Santa Fe are in the market for % 900 tons, the
Denver & Rio Grande for 10000, and one other
Western road for "a. 900 tons, besides smaller or
ders Sales reported at S35 at Eastern mills for
small lots, and offered at $34 so for l0,000-ton
lots.