The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-29
Miscellaneous Notes.

The Kansas City g. Southwestern road will
hereafter be operated by the St Louis & San
Francisco road.
The Boston & Albany received from the New
York Central l3, 553 freight cars at Albany in
December last against 15,476 in December,
1884
The Northwestern road has completed and
opened its line from Centerville, d. T., to Yank-
ton, making direct line to Yankton thirty
miles shorter than any other out Of Chicago
The Savannah Dublin s. Western Shore Line
Railroad Company has asked prices for %, 900
tons of steel rails to be delivered not later than
October next Only Pennsylvania manufacture
ers have been invited to bid.
1t is stated that no further efforts will be made
by any class of bondholders of the Texas g. Pa
cifc Railroad Company to have a third receiver
appointed for that property. The receivers are
to live on the line of the road and give its affairs
their individual attention.
The earnings of the Baltimore e Potomac
railroad for-the past year show an increase over
the previous year of $l69, 0G0. 1t has been
facetiously suggested that the large number of
Democrats going to Washington in search of
place has caused this large increase in earnings.
The Wall Street News says: We note two
views, expressed by the same people, in respect
to the B. 81 O.'s action: First, that it don't
amount to anything, and the other lines will take
no notice of it: and, second. that it is very
wicked in the B. & o. to do it. because it unset
ties everything.
In pursuance of the recent order of Judge
Walker, of the United States Court at Cleve-
land. for the sale of the Wheeling q Lake Erie
railroad Marshal w. F. Goodspeed, as master
commissioner, yesterday decided to sell the road
in Cleveland on March 81 The minimum price
is $500. 000.
The North Chicago Rolling Mill Company in
adjusting wages at its North Chicago mills for
this year adopted sliding scale system under
wa of nd
iron this plan having been in use at the South
Chicago mills for year past. The immediate
effect is an advance of from 10 to II per cent in
ali wages.
At Memphis, Tenn, yesterday, Judges Baxter
and Hammond, sitting on the motion for re-
ceiver for the Memphis, Birmingham & Atlantic
Railroad Company, on the showing made by com
plainant in the original and amended BILL with
out argument decided that no case had been
made for the appointment of receiver, and de-
MED the motion.
It is stated that the directors of the
fully decided to build the Kansas City
extension at cost of So, 000, 900. 1t is said this
sum could be paid by the ST. Paul company as
the work progressed; that enough steel rails
have been already purchased, and that the di-
rectors would not decide until the new line is
finished as to the amount of bonds that should
be put upon the market.
The Northwestern Lumberman, of JAN 16
says: 1.-THE feature of trade now interesting the
dealers is the lively inquiry for car stuff and the
apparent scarcity of it. In the matter of Nor
way car-sis there seems to be fairly lively do
ings. Buyers are picking up all they can find,
and at greatly advanced prices. Stuff that sold
short time ago at $l4. SO a thousand has lately
changed hands at $40, and it is insisted that good
Norway -sills are worth $40 thousand.
The New York Central company has issued an
order requiring all station agents, agents, bag
gagemen and trainmen, both passenger and
freight, to fill out a blank which gives for each
man his age, the year in which he entered the
he was promoted or appointed to his present
position, and whether he is single or married.
Station agents are required to fill out the blank
for the men under them, and conductors for
their trainmen. The object is to compile in q
on the road.