New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-03-13
COMMISSIONER WALKER ACCEPTS.
TO BIZ CHAIRMAN OF THE INTERSTATE Coz
~,racx, p.uw1v ASSOCIATION

TO pE CHAIRMAN OF THE INTERSTATE COM
MERGE RAILWAY ASSOCIATION.
CHICAGO, March 1e (speciaIl Commissioners Walker
has accepted the Craftsmanship OF tho Interstate Oon
merce Railway Association It was UNDERSTOOD th@
meeting OF presidents was called for to-day to re-
c.Ivo a commu.,Ica,,on from Mr. waiknr tho sub
feet of HIS acceptance. BIr. walker, however, Pre-
fcgred to give bis In person ana was IN ona
man Mdgiey's ONCE when President Hnghih oa1iod
the meeting to order. No business whatever was
transacted at the morning session. conference CON-
mlttee being, during that time, engaged with Mi'
walker. An the prelimuarss being adjusted, Mr.
walker appeared before the meeting In the afternoon
and formally announced his acceptance OF the char
manship.
In answer to questions, Mr.. walker said: - shall
assume the duties of my ONCE as soon as can
Close up some matters IN Washington probably TI.nn
approhend there viii DO the hearuest goOo WIN oH
beth Sides
MISCELLANEOUS RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE
Boston, March 1.-THE Railroad Committee reported
tnday u the HOUSE bill authorizing the Oh Oolony
railroad 10 increase capital stock by e8o0OooV'
Springfield Ill. March IL tspecia).-Arneies o. IN
were to-day recorded In The ONCE OF the score
tary Of State Of Paxton and Eastern Illinois iaroea
Cor,.,v vita the principal once Paxton Ford County
The capital stock tho is sfScooo ana inc
end nrst Board Of Directors arc - foowsi
Charles Bosardus. Randolph csuasn 9onasn =. ea.s'
con samuel l. Day aud John H. Monet. all Of Paxton
IL s proposed TO the railway from Paxton enec
on course point at or near The boundary
line between Illinois Indiana north OF the line OF he
Toledo Peoria and Warsaw Railroad whsre It lie proposed
TO connect and operate with another proposed or esnne
railroad having for It's northern terminal Chicago.
Albany March 10 tspeciaD.-A lease between the
South Ferry ana che Broadway and Seventh Avenue Rail-
read companies continue during the corpohNe terms oi
the companies. ned here to-day.
81 I,iA March i2-An eleetioa for directors OF ne
G. Iouis Iron Mountain and Southern Railway held
to-day resulted In the reelection Of jay Gould George D.
Gould Russell Sage George W. Allen. L. H. Roots. San
uel shethar John T. Terry, Henry wheian, A. L. hop
kps Duncan Plainly r. J. Loedand and s. H. H. CLARK
Tn Mace Of n. s. Hayes John c. Brown is elected
The number OF shares outstanding 257So9, and the
number voted Of tho meeting was 2e9.1Se 81
g.. louis. March Eat The sanual meeting Of the
vs,sh western stockholders to-day 2999So shares were
voted Int one share being missing The new directors
arc eomposed OF o. ID. Ashley 7. H. HUBBARD II" IL
wells CYRUS J. Lawrence. II. X. AeHarR' Peier D.
yUxekod bingham H. Nichols James H. Howe ana
Charles NJ Hays The only changes in tne ooeIu s.o
n u MeHarc, who succeeds II A. Elmer ana the sont
a.. ., r,h.1as NJ Hays general manager OF the road
the new directory VIII IN New'York March 2e ana
organize by election Of officers. ,..
phadeiphia March IL (SpeeiaD The Reading Raifosd
gave out contracts to-day for widening the tunnels On inc
49,. line "a "a 70 permit Of passage Of the large sleep
ing and psror cars In common use
Topeks March 1.-THE report Of the MISSOURI kansas
and Texas Hallway covering the transactions o. the etio
system from November 10 December III, 1883 has oecn
aied On The cerks once OF United States Circuit
Court In this city having been referred 70 John T. NORTON
Of Topeka FOR examination by Judge Brewer OF the United
States Circuit Court They report the sscA 70 haVe peen
on December l. 1885, 81 22 0oS inventories NOVEMBER
1885, showed s72O1s1 the total earnings OF the system
during fhe TIVE months silsiVA inc expenses ior
the same period were s7e4,St