New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-03-19
MISCELLANEOUS RAILWAY. INTELLIGENCE.


MISCELLANEOUS RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE
Philadelphia March Is (Special).-Ths Lehish VALLEY
Railroad VIII construct a new road between Vaa Eten'
Vile and Geneva It win parallel the GeneYs iusea
and sayrc which already owned by the Leaigh VaheS
and the belief IS that the charter for the new road was
taken out 10 facilitate arrangements which the Lenish
Valley is now making in connection with Its poeeee
lines across Now-York State. The Geneva, ltnaes sne
saye road win be reorganled and placed on nfm mann
eial basis as Il viii become part OF the through he ITO"
a-s-s.lrvs besn surveyed ., 'A'y pns-s'Ai
the Geneva and Buffalo Railroad
The committee appointed by A. Louden snowten %
dominate canddases directors Of the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company to-day named the present board The
election will be held March 26. at the once OF the
conpany The directors will meet for organiraeon on
the following day The present management wiz PROV
ably be reelected without opposition
The report South Mountain RAJ road scheme Vas
N bc revived was confirmed to-day by several oil the pes
Informed railroad in the city The c M any, @eS
say has new title and new oheer but the plan Is OK
actIy the same the construction OF an airline railroad rom
uarraburg 10 Portland. the Delaware Rlyer. "bero
will be made with road running across the
Pouzhkeepse Bridge. W. C. Mcdaniel who is al te
head OF this enterprise that wealthy Boston capital
lists have become interested in the road ana VIII carry
through c,,.. 49,.
ornev has taken of a number OF its local passenger
trains I'm Illinois and Iowa, reducing THIS sertle" 90
miles day has also been decided 10 dlseonunS 'ns
running on Sunday OF trains NOS and o. OoSn'sD
chicago and Council Bluffs Those ehangcsare maze IN
the interest OF economy, the company having aaopea
nocy OF I,trenehment with view 10 retrieving poA'a
Of the losses Of the past scar. -,
Augusta Me-. March IS (Speefall.-Among tne speelS
features which the Maine Central Railroad Company VIM
offer the coming season will be qaiekening up Of ths
time Of trains between Boston and important Maine
noints ike Bangor, Bar Harbor and Portland anu
canadian cities The most far-resehing scheme VIM %
the s,ab,shment OF through sleeper between Chicago
and Bar Harbor. via Niagara Falls.
u.yr,Sbur9 Penn, March ia charter was grantea
A. ,he state Department to-day to the Forest City ana
state line railroad Company, capital stock OF slosoooo
rhi. line viii be miles long and extend from
Forost City susouehanna County to the Delaware hve
AZ point In Wayne County, Opposite hancock IN 'ho
state a, New.York The president is William H. Rich
nlond, Of Scranton.
Boston March Is (SpecsD.-lThe earnings ana o"
OF the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe system Tor
Januayv last will be made public The gross
n.oma wa al ss4 7es 90 the expenses. s456f74 ~
income exclusive Of and rentals ssdS bSs ~
s not income from roads jointly owned with other roads
~ 40 sq4 % making the grand total Of net earnings for
sSs7 els S. As compared with January, 1855. the
sta.euent shows net Of s7s.77e &C. The mes
o.rnInvs ner mile in 1888 $40 10 In 1SS9 they
we're asa So an increase Of - 80 per mile
baltimore March 10 tSpeciaD.-1t 10 stated on sood
hor,tv that Theodore NJ. King Win De elected VICE
dort ~ the Baltimore ard Ohio Company at the meet
= =, tina directors on wednesday he VIII probably
80 control OF the eastern division OF tho Bano'e aha
oh,o v,ten including the philadelphia ana Nev'ioA
No. yiee.presdent Lord will take up his heAoquAsas
IN baltimore and pay particular attention 70 suSs
the passenger department OF tne foAa