The sun., 1889-11-29
NEWS OF THE RAILROADS
Latste 1nformat,on from All Quarter r.

| Latste Information from All Quarters.
John C. Emo, @. A. Scott, and other capital-
| lists Interested in tho Bassas Laurentides Rail-
| way are at Three Rivers. Quebec. Sometime
ago 1t was asserted that this road had been Rc-
uuired by the Northern Pacific It Is now
stated that the Bases Laurentdes Company
has concluded arrangements which will assure
the construction OF the line. New York and st.
Paul capitalists have taken an interest in It,
with Mr.. c. A. Scott, ex-superintendent-Ge Gen.
eral OF Nova Scotia Government railways and
formerly Superintendent OF Quebec Govern
ment railways. and Mr.. Scott has arranged
with the company to complete the line in
twelve months
AT the recent meeting OF the Farmers Ma
tional Congress at Montgomery. Ala, the fol-
lowing resolution was unanimously adopted:
an m 1 o 81 sa 70 pnn
and ron nE The S hsnd brakes R on
mental su!hority a.ssrtsn not some more
Il sss %oIE S;Sou. he s:IISs SSs sac:
g % q ars G nd esa.e
And sis9 what Legislation is needed tS rsqnrs the ad9p
railroad COMPANIES
Mr.. L. !. Comm, formerly Railroad Commits
sG4ne OF y tbs Stas Of dw wO ee%rsd the
and has brought the matter to the attention OF
many ConGressmeh. and has had an Interview
with President Harrison In regard TO the sub
Mr.. Coffin expresses the belief that the subject
will receive attention at the coming session OF
Congress.
crossing the North River by its ferries either
to pay fare or show proper equivalent 1t 10
era I Hundred dollars W Week Since since The q order eie
was Issued.
Boston despatch says: Tho negotiations
between President Adams Of the Union Pacific
ant the Denver, Texas and Fort Worth people
in n OFA ant tfh .ir
70 be known as t6s onion Pasifc. DshSor and
Worth road and he eorado lines Of The The Union
Pacific. except M tho old South Park road, now
The basis Of the new company viii be on the
5s h0sS Of the sho Linz
Marshall and Holider The eEeyenns @ and North:
ern. &C.. but will issue no new securities and
esny will operate a6out i.4O6 M niles HeS from from
Cheyenne, and Denver to the Gulf OF Mexico.
Washington Territory Railroad. Otherwise
known know as tho Hunt system. consisting Of 200
COMPLETED and viii open for bnslqess to-day.
It has through service from the East in con-
RssSs 9:sssrs v sf NRs %as WssSas WRaf st9s Bsyss
x. apS a. Ga SEsI Sns Sqy quicker than
;, Mr.. C. Slanhope. a member Of the noble Eng
lIsh family OF that name; has been appointed
First Vice President Of the Mexican National
Rai!Toad, with headquarters at the City OF
Mexico.
Mr.. Theodore D. Kline. General superin-
tendent OF the Mexican National Railroad at
Laredo. bas been appointed General Manager,
to succeed Major John f. O'Brien.
The Oldest locomotive engineer in New Eng
land, II not In the United Btates Is Thomas W.
rapron, In the employ OF the New York. Provi-
dence and Boston krailroad Company, and II
resident Of stonlnRton Point. Conn. He was
h9rse over The new steel drawbridGe over the
Thames at New London. He has been In the
employ Of the company in active. continuous
service since July x 1883, and during this
two and one;half days. During Mr.. Capron's
long service he has received from the company
In wages moro than $50 600. and has. RIDDEN on
miles. or tity times tho circumference OF the
globe. This has been accomplished without
accident al any sort that has disabled his ma
chin s6iDSa and and he has 2 reputation f9E rarely
began his service for the company he was in
his goth year. Now he Is about 60. yet his
actions arc as prompt as wheu he was In his
primo.