New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-03-12

has been made president of tho Anthraeiso Improve
ment Company which is the title Of the corporation
owning the coal lands e. W. Frisbie, president Oh
the projected railroad was at tho Lehgh vaaiey ouco
most Of last week. making arrangements fcr the con-
stsuctlon Of the ioad, the contracts for whicn wh
BE- made immediately. 1t Is estimated that the Sky
miles Of road win cost not more than se,oeo, 900.
Two reasons are given for the Lehigh Valleys IN
vaslon of the Readings territory. One is mat the
company IS seeking q reserve coaheld, In view OF
the ultimate exhaustion Of the Lehigh region. mo
other Is that tho Lehigh valley wishes 20 sirengthen
It's position in the railroad world; y WIZ eoH,rvs wcvs
and by connecting with the Pennsylvania Il may
obtain somo through traffic which that company TO
ceyes from its Nescopeck branch,
MISCELLANEOUS RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE
Philadelphia March IL Especially Trains Of the BAH
more and Ohio Railroad to-day began running regularly
through This city from New.York 70 Chicago. Tne
srs. Of these trains was run yesterday. The Phila
depha and Reading Railroad engines and crows run me
train through the Twensytourth-st station 70 Sslis
Station where shifting engines pull them around sns
Yo then over the old stone bridge ana inc fucnmon
ana Germantown and Norristown branches 70 wayne
Junction Here they strike the Bound Brook branch Of
the Philadelpha and Reading and as Bound BROOK sno
Central Railroad Of New.Jersey, An omciM Oh use COM
pany In speaking Of the change said; we can now
enter upon the territory wheh tho Pennsyans ana sn1
New.York Central have long had exclusively, AGO
think we can get our Of both the passenger ana
freight tranac."
chicago, March II tspecisp Receiver McNulta 9t
the wabssh says that he Is misauo.ed IN statement
that he Is opposed fast trains between uhcaso aha
R.nsas CITY He aAde6 What said was that, II
fast trains we're put on, extra charge should % maas
lust as Is done By the Eastern limited trains TINS was
the understanding which sgned the presiasnD 49,
taent and do not doubt that arbitration wiz oeciu' ~
correctness Of my position
1he Fremont Elkhorn aud Missouri yaIfey mas unr
.yelied the snar Of grain rates By Announcing
restoration Of the old rate to ta<e eject on Msren
This win again bring the grain through ohicago uhe'S
the Canadian lines make an additional cut
Detroit Mich. March n1.-Unted States Vuuges
Iaskson and Brown to-day appointed w. X Ackerman Oh
Chicago receiver OF the Bay City ana Battle ofeek anu
tho Battle Creek and sturzs Railroads Inc Farmers
Loan and Trust Company OF New-York sppheo lof @e
apponent OF receiver 10 staighten out the anafs OF
tbs r. s Ruyns Construction Company and the railroad
companies, which badly tangled
bismarck, Dak. March III tSpeeial)-on tne ouesaon
OF railroad legislation upon which tha farmers OF the Leg
slature were 50 aod during the hrst few weeks OF he
scson az the Legislature railroads scored decided
victory by securing the passage OK me Gross Earnings
Tax law and defeating the law giving the eiiroaa Oo
mission mower 10 nx rates. The telegraph express ana
sieeuanRcar companies not fortunate, as they
were all subjected adverse legislation on the question Oh
taxation tho telegraph being increased 90 per een
and tho express and eopngcar companies being oousn
under the FOR the first time In the history OF o"
Territory
r0tcago March 1.-THE eastbound shipments Of nour,
grain and provisions by lines In the Central Tranc
Association last week aggregated SSosS tons against
for the preceding week. and against 2o Tor the
corresponding week last year. Tho Vanderbilt lines
carried 4o7 per cent Of the business the PehnyFsmA
24O Grand Trunk %, Baltimore and Ohio OF.
Chicago March 11-Changes pending among the
oneials Of the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
that will anect freight departments OF all the lines
Of the great system from Chicago 70 California IL was
semoeay announced this evening that for sOrns months
past the general freight and passenger agent Of the
Chicago Santa Fe and California, Enmons Blaine son
Of James c. Blaine considering CATERING onee
rrom An Eastern mercantile house This oser he has
now acecpted and will trminate his connection with the
Santa Fe about the end Of the present month ~ Is
understood that Assistant General Freight Agent o. A.
Parker Will leave Chicago, but wiz remain wiin the com
uany His position general freight agent OF one
Of se western lines OF nc Santa 10. The general Hsme
manager W. ?. whise win, - u sasdsn Be tranzeflea
from Topeka % ohicagc.
Canton Ohio March 1.-THE Valley Raiiwsy, elghU
miles from Cleveland through Akron to Canton thence
south to Valley Junction, where It connects wh the
Marietta road for Ohio River has been Sold or az
least controlling interest has been sold to NevTorx
capitalists representing sTooo,oo who t is thought
are associated with Andrew Carnegie. TIE sale Oh the
controlling stock Is eertair and there IL semauthora-
tive private information that Andrew Carnegie VIII use
the Lake Erie and Southern road from Paris this county
10 wesyie on the Ohio River and thence connect with
the Plttsburg CHARTERS and Youghiogheny road into
Pittsburg. Mr.. Carnegie Is said 70 have secured the
Lake Eric and Southern In enforced payment for rails
BY consolidation with the Valley line, the Cleveland
and Pittsburg. which has been paying road, will be
parasIed. Only milOs from Canton win have to
be built and little distance from Welsvlie east the
line being graded 10 Wellsvie and the track laid 70
Bergholtf.