New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-05-14

Grned to-day that surveyors will at lay out lns n
interest the Lehigh Valley Railroad Into lis soS
coal territory in the SnowShoe region. The Ine 70 b
surveyed will BE- extension OF the Schuyki and LHhisa
valley Railroad, which Is now being constructed tNn
Bowmans station 70 MInersville The Reading company
Is throwing the way OF the latter work every possible
obstacle, and will attack in tae courts the nght Of 9a
company build the line When the construction Of re
snowshoc extension is begun the Opposition wiz oe uea
greater both Pennsylvania and Bear Creek roads
win be antagonized
In Third Street this afternoon It was sad that ~
relief department OF the Pennsylvania lines Wes'
Pittsburg would be organized about July. II VII %
modelled after relief department the Pennsylvania
Railroad, which 1000 OF the employees have joined sod
the membership OF which is rapidly increasing.
reduction In freight rates OF 20 cents ton on Laks
superior orc Buffalo SshaJtAah and Beheh
Valley furnaces went into effect to-day.
Negotiations said 10 he pending By which ths
Atchison. Topeka and Santa Fe and the Baltimore eht
Ohio Railroads win the Chicago terminals aeqwfea
by the Northorn Pacific through It's eon'r'et Win ms
Wisconsin Central.
Wilmington, Del, May IS (Spccai-t Is sa"a
that passenger between this city and Az
antie City will be established by the Wilmington ana
Northern Railroad this summer. The route VIZ d~.
from tRc Wilmington Northern and baltimore ana
Ohio from points north and west Of this ely Ih'
route will be over the Wilmington and Northern tax
% It's pier on the Delaware River; The river ~
steamer PENIS Grove. " j. and from that pont va
the Delaware River Railroad 70 Woodbury.. N J.. As
from thence the west Jersey NAlhof1 " ""---~
City.
Chicago May ia large number Of important rsi'
road meetings viii be held this week On Tuesday Ne
regular monthly meeting a the western Freight As'
citation viii take place ard on "Wednesday the passenger
Department Of the Central Traffic Association VIII en-
venc followed on THURSDAY by the regular nonaS
meeting Of the Central Tranlc Freight ComnittT' oa
Thursday tho General Managers Committee Of the Inter
state Railway Association will hold It's SECOND monuu
meeting and on Friday Ohio River Committee ot re
CfL
peske and Ohio representatives In Cincinnati
St. Louis. May 10 (SpeciaD.w II. NewInsn third
vice president OF the Missouri Pacific resigned his oeo
70 day and viii his connection with the system on
June l. J. S. Leeds, chairman OF the Trarseontneniil
ccped tina, OF Freight o. the Missouri II.
one The office Of third vice pr slden OF the Missouri
Pacific has been abolished
James smith, the general Eastern agent Of the Trans
continental Association. been appointed temporary
chairman with headquarters IN this city. The Irsns-
continental adjourned tonight n meet At Tacoma on 'ap
90 The settlement OF the Northern Pacific matters vas
postponed until that date.
President roriycc the 81. Louis Arkansas ana 80
Railway appointed receiver OF that roa1 oJ 'Ne
Brewer at Leavenworth this afternoon.
Chicago May l3.-The east. bound shipment Of hol'
grain and provisions By the lines in the Ceaa tISs
Association last week aggregated 1886 tons @s@-1
l4l63 tons for the preceding week. an ineresS" "
1853 tons and against % s7i for tho cerrespohahs
week last year. a decrease Of S.05s tons The 'ah1eT
hits carried Asl per coat Of the business the rem
syIyanla lines 90 per cent; the Chicago ana "I"s
Trunk 1872 per cent; the Baltimore ana ''' 80