New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-08-10

MISCELLANEOUS RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE.
Denver Col. Aug. 9.--The regular monthly rate meet
ing OF the international Traffic Association began yesterday
The roads represented the Denver, Texas and Fort
Worth the Texas Central the San Antonio and Arkansas
Pass and the St. Louis Arkansas and Texas 1t Is anc
paed that no OF great importance will be tran
saced other than arrange the schedule SO as 10 make
Texas rates conform with the Western
philadelphla Aug Especial. Jacob Nayor, on be-
half Of this city, and Chief Engineer Hambeton, OF the
Consolidated Gas Company OF Baltimore on behalf OF the
Baltimore and Railroad Company arbeTs to settle the
dispute between city OF Philadelphia and the railroad
company relative damages occasOnet by the ayng
of the East Side Railroad through the property Of the
Ninth Ward and also the Fifteenth Ward gas works. ar
rived at conclusion to-day which will cause the railroad
company to pay to the city over $200,0 00
Chicago Aug. "a local paper says that the roads
between Chicago the Missouri River have concluded
to withdraw all limited express trains two weeks from
next Sunday After that time The fastest run between
Chicago and Kansas City will be eighteen hours AID forty
minutes The time mad BY the fast trains IS between
fifteen hours and that much slower than the
fast time made by the Eastern roads The explanation
by tho roads is that the running OF those trains was
expensive that they were actual loss The railroads
which unable the fast mc made by the short
lines refused to join combination for advancing rates
unless limited trains were withdrawn
Pttsburg, Aug. o (Specal)-Snc tho striking OF the
Minerva oil well In Greene County the Washington and
Waynesburg Railroad has been compelled TO large
number Of uncheduled freight trains to keep the field in
probability that the road will be changed from
to standard gauge.
Buffalo N. Y. Aug Especially Presdent Allen. OF the
Western NewYor and Pennsylvania road has completed
negotiations with Philadelphia people for twenty mile
road to the ClcrmOnt end OF the McKeOn and
Buffalo branch OF this road with Johnsonburg. the
Philadelphia and Erie This move Is important as II
gives tho Western New York and Pennsylvania q short
line direct 10 the soft coal regions.
Montreal. Aug. (Spccia!).-A good deal has been
heard lately about the Canadian Pacific Railway being
owned and by Americans. 1t viii be interesting to
The public tho amount Of American capital inter
ested in enterprise compared with English European
md Canadian and It will be from tho following official
figures number OF shareholders, OPS; English,
European and Canadian holders ESQ; American, 40
English, European and Canadian shares $50 32j Amer
lean shares 90, 077.
Richmond, Aug Special. Maurice D. Flynn, OF
NewYork having got control Of valuable franchises In
this city, to incline reduction expenses
and has ordered his electric streeear lines recognize
free passes after this month.
Baltimore Aug. 0-It is stated that the United State,
Express Company has acquired exclusive express
tract for long term of years with the Chattanooga Rome
company extremely valuable territory extending from
Chattanooga, Tenn, to Tallahassee, Fla
Chicago. Aug. 0.--Chairnan Person OF the passenger
department Of the Trunk Limo Association notified
OF the Western roads by telegraph to-day that emgrant
fares had been reduced between New-York and Chicago
and asked their cooperation In extending the reduction
points west That is ne requested the roads to allow
commissions the sale OF tickets by line agents
their roads, tho emgrans TO receTa the benefits
such commission. The request has not yet been re.
sponded to by any OF the Western roads.