The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-03-15
Miscellaneous Notes.

The net earnings of the Michigan Central and
Canada Southern roads for February are said to
show an increase of nearly 100000.
The Court of Appeals decides that $50, 900 was
enough for the services of the West Shore re-
ceivers for eighteen months. They wanted
$3.50, 900.
The Yakima Signal asserts that the Union Pa
ciic has a surveying party in the field locating
a line of railroad to connect the Oregon Short
line with Seattle
About one hundred fruit cars per week for
three months will be required it is estimated, to
transport the remainder of the the southern Cal
ifornia orange crop.
Passenger earnings of the c., B. e. @. in
creased in February 81 per cent over those of
the corresponding month 1885. All other
branches of service show decrease
Holders of Junior securities of the Eastern Ten
nessee d Virginia company, together with a
strong representation of the consolidated bond
holders have perfected the organization of an
opposition committee for the reorganization of
the property and will soon make public their
scheme
An Atchison railroad man who has kept record
for the past seventeen years, finds that the
State has had blizzard-heavy SHOWS, accom-
panied by wind-every fifth year His record
also shows that during January and February
the weather may be expected to change every
three days
the bottom of the attempt to disrupt the Texas
Traffic Association-the Gulf Colorado road,
in which the Atchson is a considerable stock
holder, being used to bring the disruption about
by means of a renewal OF its eXorbitant percent
age demands of last summer.
The committee OF first mortgage bondholders
of the Houston Texas Central railroad has about
made up its mind to disband. The reason for
this is that the committee finds the frst-mort-
gage bondholders so largely interested also in
the junior securities that such thing as indie
pendent action is impossible.
The transcontinental lines now number four
all-rail and two part rail and part water, and
their struggle over the freights which come from
ocean to ocean is squabble over cherry.
During the last years when the Central Pacific
and Union Pacific had all this business the net
profit on it did not reach 81, 000, 900 year. In
1854 it dropped to about half that.
The San Francisco Chronicle says there has
been a great scarcity of Atlantic d Pacific cars
at that point owing to the unprecedented de-
mand for facilities for accommodating the east
bound traffic This drawback to immediate
shipment however. Is soon to be. obviated, as
there is a string of freight cars mile and O half
long now on the way, to arrive last Monday.
The Philadelphia Record in speaking of the
efforts making to strengthen the affairs OF the K.
& p says; THE jealousy with which each in
tere = watches the others renders a combination
we. nigh impossible, and reminds one OF the
celebrated puzzle in which traveller seeks to
cross stream with fox a goose and bag of
corn in a boat that will hold only two of the ar
tcles at one time. 1t is possible that salts
factory solution of the Reading problem has
been discovered, but if it suits Mr.. McGowen ii
must be very flexible"