Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-12-19

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RAILWAY M1scEkLAMH.
Robert Gagrett has been 70 elsctsd e
Preaidsnt Of TIA haitimors a OhSo.
The Manitoba IA gushing westward
with the ntmost energy, almost para
telling the NortheFn Pasiae.
IA MsOsy, fogmeKiy travelling PES
senRnf aqont % the Maniioba, died %
fasedays il 3tillWatsr, Of typhSid fsvss.
ne earnings Of ths Canadian Pseias
for November ware 8l075, GO againsi
95lbs0o0 f0s the sane month lasl year.
Lake SaDarioE a Paeias 0msiAls viii
ies she eonarset for the ooustFastion Of
rhigty miles Of the ro4d ne latter paEt
81 the week.
The Helena a hoFlhsrn eonfFast 10
MaRysFiiis viii BE lst % The 30th Inst.
Tnfs Wo1id iudioats skat this work L %
BE- pashed with ali p1ssibis dispatoh.
Ihe Northwestern has dsslared . disl.
asnd Of II per cent 90 the prefeFFsd
staek and Der cSnf on the a0mmon-
tie former quarterly and the latter semi
anopsi-payabie Dea. -. Books eioseo
Dee. add opea Dee. -.
Ths 81. Loaia. Allsn 4 TsrEs Hsuts
has leassd she a. Leafs southern Tor
- pears. and the latsaF viii hsreaftas
bs operated ns q part Of ths formeE
road. The leased line h from Pinckney
vile, III. 70 Marion, . distance Of Gsty-
ane msiea
Tia Union Psctfs Rross earnings FOR
0ssobeF were 2.7SS. ia - increase 81
306is, and the nes aafainrs 81 .lg3 So
Z decr1ass ef efA.G5t- For the "a
meutha tie nof earnfnQs insFsasad
tDi9.47A ehiis chs net earnings a..
esaassd eAs3 JEzl.
Mfhe sale II the CAiasRo a 81. Loais.
RAINING from CbieaRs 30 PeoFia. h.
bean practically agreed upon % a sVafi.
eate repEessnted b Frank @. Hoilina. 81
II Wall street. TIE puFokass 4 sAid to
have been made u tue interest Of IA
Atohison a Topeka
The statement o. the Milwaukee a 81
Panl for the month endinR Noyembsr /
ahous an increase Of 9S9, bog In the net
earnings. bat shere h No increase il tie
six months ending July l6. For the
shols yoaR u is estimated that thers
sill b bat slight iasreass.
Any Northwestern road which 4
esaahi cutting rates duFing the current
mouth, % paying commissions above
tbs regular srhednis o. 81 10 Chicago
ox 4it0 30 S. Leuia. wiil b subieas q
hne Of e2s Tor cash ticket 20 sofa, tie
hne 10 Be- collected By the commissioner.
Tha NOgthsrn Paaiaa announeea a
speeiai road trip between Helena and
81. Paul q &15 fer TIE bansft Of tohoq
RaninR and gn0uahoe clubs at Helena.
butts and infsrmedisaa points. vhieh
may desire 20 at I'd the "a. Paml ine
palaces. This h 3 rate Of ~ cents per
mila.
In lieu u ioizt participation IN the
Oregon Railway a Navigation leass, il
Is rumored thai she northern Pacific
bas been offered & tgafne aFrsnRoment
THAI uili give ths company ali he al
xantagea Of iaiut lease With Abe unioa
Paeihc, bui wiah none % the obligations
AisaaAed 10 q nxnd rental. Disestnr
Wright IL said 10 be still Opposed 20 Rny
Arrangement between the companies.
The Mlsnesota q Northwestern has
received ear No. ic1. whiah gill Be- uset
- Tie company'a business and paw ear
Il ta very mBch different IL appearanoe
from any other ear 10 She country. being
anisbed IN maho9any. both inside and
gutaide. TIE wosd Il aimply oiled. ana
retains its rich nstaral color. President
ssiekney intenda having ali his passen.
geF equipment hnished ia TIE sane Mad
u Wood- TIE efeca Of such a train
saanot b other than pleasing 70 ths
sye.
II i q noteworthy faci.- ala a
thoaEhtful railfoadeF, that the snen
Whe operate the railways % this souptFy
set rnore moBey Gus Of them every year
shan thetr ownars. Ia other watsia.
etn,oo.0oo b paid 10 lha employes.
whtio The owners Of The eaocks ana
bcDds Rst 10 dividsads ana Interest
e36ooooouo AZ fer Fation Of reward.
however, the capitalists appesr 70 have
Ne beet q H. IN roan1 numheFs 81.
0o.eo0p e invested IA AmeFioan raj
waya fhrps huudred aud afty miiliou
Il per e@nl % that sam, ahowine shas
tee aversRe annaAl return uade 20 husa
eFs - railway seeafltiaa u peF ceni
IL point ~ faes q i maah mere -
tats cSantry there are aboat ias one
niies % railgay. Tat Wouid MAKE
heir eost $500 3 ulia. Ia actaal
east - rad and eqafpnenl has pos
been IN. excess % &a1ooo = mile. ana
pe@aa6ly ieaa Il m1st be rsnemhers.3
teaa two thirds q tie mileage lies seat
ct PittSborZ. n1Kah and weel az a.
uato ard @lssisipoi riVers. and casa AZ
the kccky MoHntAsns. Whers raglrasas
are nat very expcnslvs. HE euplsvsT.
% ne othsr base. ean8 vatsf tSsiF
ssock- Aud, inaNEaeh e tbe so an
eDPloyea eAru eoly et0a.W0o0O ysar.
= foilogs thai thsie AVERAGE canine 4
So Pay ths ktsh aalarssa staH clH-
ears oat of that and 80 uheFe shs waFk-
err are.