National Republican., 1886-10-08
LOOK to the senate"-and the senatorial"
RAILWAY NOTES.


Frank Thomson, vice president Of the PENN
sylyana railroad, having returned from Europe,
has resumed his official duties
II. G. Parsons, of Natural Bridge, Va, whose
connection with the iron industry in the
Shenandoah valley has led him into the rail-
road business, still watches national politics
and hopes for the regeneration OF Virginia.
At Belfast, N. Y, yesterday morning in
dense fog, two freight trains on the Buffalo.
New York, and Philadelphia railroad collidad,
badly wrecking, the engines and many cars,
The cabOose and several cars of one train were
burned. Conductor Frank Ingram of 0lean,
was in the caboose, and was burned to death,
The Chicago and Atlantic railroad has not
promised Commissioner Blanchard that II will
Join the Central Traffic Association Mt the
meeting on oct 20. The company already Is a
member OF the passenger department OF tine
association, but # declines to sign the freight
agreement unless its commitments 20 the Wa
bash are recognized by the pool. All of the
Central Tratiio roads are willing to concede
this except the Nickel Plate and Baltimore
ana Ohio. The contract with the wabash VIII
expire Feb. /.
The only change in the board of directors of
the Louisville and Nashville railroad, affected
ut the recent meeting of stockholders, was in
the substitiOn of August Belmont, jr,, of New
York, for j, H. Lindenbcrger, ofthis city, hlr
child interest, The new directors elected
ECkstein Norton. Of New York, president vice
NJ. ii. Smith, of Louisville, and NJ. IL. smith.
vice pfehuenI' lhlh VHuURc ~ sum W htNe
been made at the request OF foreign stock
holders, who wanted the chief executive In
New York
Mai L. j. Lockwood, who has for a number
| Of years been the passenger agent in this city
| for the Shenandoah Valley Railroad, has re-
| ceived another promotion This time he Is
| given the entire control OF the Eastern Ten
| nessee and Georgia railroad system with head
| quarters at New York lie Will assume his
| quarters will be No, S03 Broadway. Maj.
| Lockwood Is Il rising young railroad man, and
| this additional step upward VIII crafty the
many people of this city who know his worth
| and uniform courtesy.
At the session of the Illinois board Of railroad
| and warehouse commissioners yesterday Il
| committee from the board OF trade, headed by
| President Wright, urged the necessity of in
sisting that all eastern railroads should issue
| bills of lading that are full nnd complete as
| contemplated by law, upon all grain or other
| shipments from Chicago, upon which tho Gus.
| tom has been to issue imperfect and indefinite
| bills of lading, After discussing the subject
| the commissioners instructed the secretary to
! notify all railroad companies in Illinois to in
| stantly comply with the requirements of the
| law.
| A leading official of the Pennsylvauia Rail-
| road Company at Philadelphia is quoted rs
having said that the action of the state against
| the trunk line and anthracite pools would not
| mOest or interfere with that corporation, as
| It was gradually drifting into the line which
| the state took. He stated that the company
was not n member of the anthracite pool aud
| that II had sent letter 70 Commissioners
| Fiuk, giving the three months notice. which
| II was compelled to give before II could retire
! from the trunk line pool, This he said the
| company had done in order that II might re.
tire from the pool next year,