New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-02-09

smaller Goals practically prhibtory.. -,
John Taylor. general traffic manager Of the Lehigh
said that competition compelled his company TO charco
a lower rate on bitumtnous than on anthracite lie
Of transportation, he thought, was about the same
OPPOSED TO THE PRESIDENTS AGREEMENT.
Chicago, Feb. 8 (speciaD.-The feeling Is gaining
ground among the presidents that the celebrated
presidents agreement VIII never receive the sig
natures OF all the roads in interest All effort TO IN
duce the Illinois Central 70 sign has been abandoned,
and II has come to be understood that the Burlins-
ton Will not join without the Illinois Central II Is
equally well understood that the Burlington ana
Northern with ifs permission TO cut rates to meet any
made by the $500 Will be such disturbing clemens
constantly 10 threaten the life of tho agreement
Other Northwestern roads affected by Burlington
and Northern cut would not long stand loss OF rshe
10 that road without meeting the rate. general
manager of Western road responsible for the abovs
sentiments, and also for inside information to the effect
that the Burlington and Ec-them would not join an
association from which the @Soop is excluded. The
celved by being ignored In the presidents agreement
and under no crcums tances woud that road now join
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NEW CAR-HEATING DEVICE.
Pittsburg Feb. s.-Ihe Pennsylvania Company, has
almost completed the fitting up Of train OF i've
passenger cars with new hot-water heater that
promises to settle the question OF the deadly car
stove" In about week the. company VIII maks
It's first test on a run Of the train from Chicago 70
PitHburg. The new heater is the invention Of Il ).
wilson, OF this city large crowd Of railroad officials
and others Interested will go 10 Chicago and return
on the train testing the heater The water is heated
over the boiler of the Locomotive, and through
series OF pipes VIII be run into the cars. Fort
wayne engine has been remedelled to heat the water
In the dome over the centre OF tho boiler, which was
formerly known as the sandbox coils Of copper 2ps
~ t.td nh xvhIc will AZ
the dome rests upon the hottest part oil me Doier,
and the steam crcnlaies around the pipes Inside ne
scsldiDg hot In a few minutes.
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BUILDING ROADS IN OKLAHOMA.
Kansas City, Feb. (speciaI.-Since the House
passed the Oklahoma bill there has been an increased
activity in railroad building in the Territory. new
line was started this week from Fort smith. Ark,
running northwest through Tahleqnah, l. t., to Corey
Vile, Kan distance of about 160 miles, 20 connect
the St. Louis and San Francisco with the Kansas CiJ
and Pacific This railway, now in operation between
Paola and Cofeyvlle and running into the city over
the Fort Scott Road nom Paoa, is being rapidly ex-'
tended in southery direction passing through Fort
Gibson and again connecting with the frisco At Clay.
ton, the southern terminus Of the Kansas CITY ana
Pacific line. it
MISCELLANEOUS RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE
The Ontario aud Western Railroad viii take up the
old survey through Highland Falls this spring Sta
ing from Cornwall they will tunnel Crows Nest, ana
after forming junction Fort Montgomery with tho
Peeksk Bridge the railroad viii run 70 connect with ms
Northern Railroad OF Hew-Jersey below Haverstraw.
Chicago Feb ga local paper says The new
method Of charging live stock per 100 pounds instead
OF per carload adopted by the Western roads on January
l. has proved an expensive experiment The action Of
the Kansas Commissioners ordering the railroads In thas
State TO weighing and charge freight per carload a.
formerly abandonment Of the new scheme at
all points Orders issued last evening that owing
10 the refusal Of the Kansas Railroad Commissioners 20
ttla Att
must again be made per carload An effort win
be made however, continue the new system east OF
st. Louis and between Omaha and Chicago"
Philadelphia, Feb 8 (speciaD.-The Central Railroad
Of has put force CT surveyors at work
plotting line Of wilkesbarre to junction with
the wkesbsrre and western Railroad, which Is nearing
completion. A rich section o. Northumberland County
will be opened by the wilkesbarre and "etern' ana
road will prove an important feeder % the central
In Third Street to-day it reported that holders Of
Readings preferred bonds to the amount OF $1,000
Ooo have signed the petition 70 demand an examination
OF the eompanys books
The Pittsburg Butler and shensngo Railroad Company
was organized this city to-day The road is the sue
cessor OF the West Pennsylvania and shenango Railroad
which was bought auction last month for $50 900 by
committee representing the first mortgage bonohaoe Ins
new company formed in the interest OF the purchasers
Nearly all OF the bonds issued amounting 10 100000
are Held in this city This road twenty-one miles
long, extending from Butler, Penn, 20 Coaown Butler
County The following the officers ana directors;
President Samuel B. Dicks directors, p. Q. Hollis
Henry NJ. Dechert, II. v. Massey, ir., r. H. C. Hill.
John McCleave and A. T. Henlsn; secretary Bernard
GIlpIn.
Atlanta Ca. Feb Sat the annual meeting OF tho
western and Atlantic Railroad day the following officers
we're elected: Joseph Il. Bro1- president; r. A. Ander
SON. general manager Joseph Brown, trane manageri
c. T. Watson, secretary and treasurer; j. c. Courtney,
auditor; executive committee Joseph T. Brown W. i.
Walters H. p. Plant, f. w. Cole, H. l. kimoaIi ana
w. d. Grant The president appointed J. L. Dickey
general freight agent Alton Angler general passenger
agent, and Charles Beardsley master OF uans
Newburg N. Y, Feb. Specal).-An important victory
mas been gained over the West SHORE Railroad BY C. A.
Hedges the Cornwall brickmaker He has long con-
tended for 4 dIaw-brdge at Moodna Creek, where hs
brlckTari IS The West Shore would do nothing, and
now tho Secretary OF War has written 10 Mr. Hedges
that he has given the company until July /, 1882 TO
render navigation through under the BRIDGE free, easy
and unobstructed. That draw-brioee, as that
Is the only way the object can be attained
Chicago, Feb Especially The charges Of rtecuttns
against the Wabash Western ever to-
day. EastbOun6 traffic claimed that there was mni
nent danger Of rate If the tactics OF the wabash
Western continued and than hnted broadly
that his road would long sit idly BY and see the su
pected gobbo as per cent OF the livestock and grain
tranic.
Topeka Kan. Feb. s-Iepresentative Lesats intro
duced resolution in the Kansas House to-day sanng that
the receivers the Missouri Kansas and Texas Railway
had failed to establish the general Offices OF the company
in Kansas which is in violation laws Of that STATE
calling the attention Of tho General 20 the fact
and directing him to act in the premises without IN,
necessary delay,
INSTALLING GRAND ARMY OFFICERS ,
The headquarters Of Lafayette Camp No. lao Sons OF
Veterans were filled with Grand Army men and other
guests invited 70 the ceremony OF installing thu
.no,s nav officers Colonel FLOYD Carkson, commander