New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-10-13
MISCELLANEOUS RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE.

The directors Of the Wheeling and Lake Erie RaIroad
Company held their usual quarterly meeting yesterday
ana declared quarterly dividend OF l per cent the
stock payable November 10. The transfer books Of
the comapny october "a and reopen on November
roneka Kan. Oct ia charter has been Aied with
tho Secretary Of State for the Dodge City and Denver
Railway Company for a line from Dodge City TO Denver
The estimated length OF the road is 3Io miles, capital
stock 81, 0O00
chicago Oct 10-President Adams of the Union Pacific
road while this city last evening while ON his way
Fast said 20 reporter that he thought that the Inter
national law s greatly responsible for the decentralization
in railroad affairs and experience has shown that IL 10 hoD
based upNn sound principles The inability Of roads TO
make lower traffic between large commercial
centres and intermediate local points, he says has the
eGect OF driving business from the large points
and the prohibition pools Is leading to general co-
sodauon OF roads Tho weaker lines being uhao!e 10
compete against stronger lines on even terms VIII De
forced out OF existence and the lines will absorb
them.
Omaha, Neb.. Oct 12.-Union Pacific Railroad onicias
deny the truth OF that arrangement for
a through service with the Chicago. Milwaukee, and ST.
been made but say that an arrangement
with tho Chicago and Northwestern has been accom-
pshed Through sleepingcars over the latter, jointly
with the Union Pacific, between Cheaso anu Deh'ei WI"
be put next Sunday
PHILADELPHIA Oct - (Special).-At the Pennsylvania
Railroad Office It was stated that the shipment Of sepem-
Der coal from the eompanys piers at Greenwich has IN
creased enormously this year The onical statement o'
nroductiOn shows that the iennsyNalla Viva"
field shippers 10000 tons ahead OF last year. "hie
the Cumberland and Elk Garden districts have sent nearly
800 600 over the Huntington ana boau iop anu
Pennsylvania lines In 1857
During last few months there has been STEADY IN
crease I'm passengers and freight traffic on the Maurice
River branch OF West Jersey Railroad and tho CON-
! nanv will proyide additional facilities for both
| Ashury Park N. j., Oct. 12.-Chancellor McGnl has
snno,ntad Thomas s. r. Brown, OF Keyport trustee for
me Kevnort and Matawan Street Railway Company upon
annllcation OF WILLIAM H. Reed. president OF the COM
,onv and i,s heaviest stockhoder The railroad has
bonded deb, OF 100000 and a small floating debt Mr..
Brown trustee has power tc operate the road ana pay
on the hoating debt.
Pittsburg Penn. Oct l2-The Wsoash western sSS.o"
will insugurate It's new through line Monday. October
IA between St. Louis Denver and Cheyenne. via Kansas
| CIV New Pullman buffet cars will be run through
,ron will leave St Louis daily :35 arriving al
penver at o. m on the second day and st Cheyenne al
an m Connections will be made at both places Win
trains the Coast There Will be but one ehshgc
! OF cars between Plttsburg and Denver
| Chicago Oc. 12-GeneraI Freight Agent Mckay, oi
ha ahe shore was to-day chosen represent the Cen
trail Traffic Association lines entering Chicago ~ COLI
fersnce 70 be held In NewYork the 18th Inst Tho pur
nose Of the Is TO arrange amcabe relations De
n The Eastern and Western lines regard to division
n, rates on through tranc Commissioner FINK VIII rep
resent tho Eastern trunk lines. and Messrs Mdgey and
| ESlthorn the roads west OF Chicago
The Interstate Commerce Commission has requested
conference with Chairman Leeds Of the Transcontncnta
! Association and Chairman Midgley. OF the Western
rebt Association In regard the Pacific Coast TARIFF
that recently called forth such vigorous protest from
| chicago merchants Messrs. MIdgley and Leeds will
leave for Washington Monday and the conference viii
| bs held Tuesday.