New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-07-13
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Railroad Company have charged S88 carload WIN
out limiting the number Of pounds to cGr Recent
ly, however, the transportation companies have Ssuei
an order placing the contents OF car al 2O,ooo
pounds and commission brokers ard wholesale deal
crs hero have notified their cOnsigners not % ship
any melons for the present The freight charges,
$3.50 to $40 carload IS alleged, so high that
when the fruit Is disposed OF and the brokers' com
missions are deducted there IS little or nothing left
for the Southern growers committee OF fruit deal
Will visit the various Southern trans portati0n COM
panes to-day and eadcavor to effect compromise
MISCELLANEOUS RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE
The statement of the Manhattan elevated road for
June shows a surplus over all charges OF 100000,
after allowing for dividend the rate OF per cent
Montgomery. Ala, July 12-Under decree OF the
United States Court the Montgomery and Florida Rail
road gauge forty miles long was sold az pubic
cutlery to-day 1t bought for $4,000 by D. A.
Body OF Brooklyn representing himself and other hold
bonds the OF s0s000 OF the total Issue
OF 5000 600 1t understood road will be extended
Springfield, Ill, July 1.-THE United States Grand
Jury returned Indictment against the ST. Louis
and Terre Haute Railroad Company, known as the
Canso Short Line for violating the United States postal
by conveying It's unstamped mail letters and
placed regular mails 1t Is alleged that
this consists chiefly OF correspondence OF the Conso
dated Coal Company which does business IN dinerent
places along the line OF the road.
Concord, N. H., July 1.-THE testimony for the de-
PENDANTS in the suits OF the Boston, Concord and Montreal
Railroad Company against the Boston and Lowell and
Boston and Maine Railroad Companies taken before
Magistrate Hoyt to-day Several station agents OF the
Boston, Concord and Montreal road testified that they
were paid by the poymaster OF the Boston and Lowel
understood themselves to be employed by that
corporation.
Carlisle Penn. July 10 (speca) several months
Of surveys have been going for the extension
OF the Martinsburg and Potomac Railroad from the Cum
berand Valley to Winchester Va The route Is twenty
one miles in length through rich and level country
Work will be begun at Yesterday the following
officers were elected Drectors-Thomas i. Kennedy
John Steward Colonel J. f. Boyd, Chauncey Ives and 4
Langdon Of Chamborsburg and Holmes Conrad James
b. Russell Dr. r. W. Stone and German Smith, Of Win
chester. Colonel T. B. Kennedy president OF the Cum
berand Valley Railroad is the head OF the company
Trains will be running in year.
Sharon Penn, July Il tSpecal).-A mortgage or
g. 500 900 in favor Of NcwYork Central Trust Com
pany by the Pittsburc. Shenango and Lake Ere Rail
way has been filed at Mercer. The road will be extended
COnneaut Ohio, soon as possible, making Compel
ing line Pttsburg and coal markets 10 Lake Erie
r s. Frost OF New York, is president Of the new road
Lockport N. Y, July 12 (Specia.-At the annual
meeting tho stockholders OF the LockDort and Buffalo
Railroad Company. to-day the following directors were
elected Thomas T. Flagler Levi T. Bowen, James Jack
son. IT, j. Carl Alonzo Mansfield John Hodge
william Richmond William Spaldng Isaac Merritt John
T. Darrlson James s. fiddle, Washington H. Ransom and
Ambrose s. Beverly; trustees, Willsn Phalen. f. NJ.
Ashley and ]. A. Ward Officers for the ensuing year
were elected as follows President Flagler vice pres
ident William spaldng; secretary, w. H. Ransom treas
urer John Hodges