New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-01-30
FURNITURE MANUFACTURERS MEET.
NEW CLASSIFICATION OF RATES TO BE ASKED
FROM THE RAILROADS.


Grand Rapids, Mich, Jan. 90 (SpecialL-The first
National Furniture Manufacturers' Convention
sembled here this morning with delegates in at
tendance representing Boston, NewYOrk, st. Louis.
Cincinnati, Chicago, Minneapolis, indianapolis, and
many small towns, In all about 100 The principal
object Of the convention to arrange freight
classification for furniture to present to the General
Freight Classification Committee, which will meet
in Chicago In February with the request that It be
adopted. Charles r. Sigh, president OF the Western
Furniture Association, presided l. J. Mayer, OF
Chicago, chosen secretary. Mayor l. NJ Weston
extended a welcome TO the visitors.
1t was decided to ask the railroad men to make
furniture In car lots weighing less than 10000 pounds
TO the thrcass freight; less than 1000 pounds
Kitchen safes above $4,000 pounds sixth-ciaSs, and
mattresses Of 10000 pounds and over 10 ear lot
was revised and numerous changes were asked mostly
in the way OF reduction committee was appointed
Eosion. chairman. and q constitution and bylaws
were adopted, calling foe annual meetIncs on the
Insurance viii neat up for consideration with
papers by c. E. WorthingtoD and L. A. Montgomery,
of Chicago.
MISCELLANEOUS RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE
A handsome new station Is building az Haworth.
the line OF the West Shore Road. That company IS
making special efforts develop it, suburban travel.
and there is active real estate movement for resi-
dence purposes in the towns within easy reach OF
NewYork city by rail.
All stock trains on the West Shore Road are
equipped with air brakes which set from the
CINE In the manner on passenger trains. The
old hand brake on freight trains VIII soon be thing
OF the past.
Washington. jan 2e--The Interstate Commerce
Commission to-day heard the of Stone and Car
ten against the Detroit. Grand Haven and Milwaukee
Railway Company. No evidence was presented, tbs
facts being agreed upon The complaint charges
discrimination against Iona. Mich. by delivering
freight free consgnees' doors Grand Rapids while
onia the carrier charges the rates II does
to Grand Rapids and only delivers ffeght TO coz
sgnees at its warehouse.
PHILADELPHIA Jan. 90 tspecal) RsIoad men hero say
that road VIII be built between Foster Falls. the
Cripple Greek division OF the Cape Fear and yadln
Valley Railroad Mount Airy distance Of thirty miles
in the OF the Norfolk and Western Through this
line the Norfolk and Western people expect to develop
large market in the South for their Pocahontas coal
the company would have control OF profitable through
route from Ohio e tho sea- re eoapsSS 4 ges,ns se
Tho steamship British King. which arrived In the Del
aware yesterday, brought immense English locomotive
tor experimental rss the Pennsylvania Railroad. ~
was built nc the shops London and Northwestern
Railroad % Crews England and L. o. The double en-
The statements Of the Reading Railroad and Coal and
Iron Companies for December 1885, compared with the
same month 1887, show decrease in gross earnings
for the railroad company 800 ths coal and
iron company. s4s7,s59. making decrease In gross
decrease in expenses RAILROAD company Of $50 COB
~" decrease re- nj in 0S Se earnings ss q I
The statement Of the business OF the Norfolk ard
Western Railroad December 1888 shows earnings
Of s146715, decrease OF s35.342 "a compared with
month In 1881 For the twelve months q asS;
81, sol GIL Increase OF si1ooes
over the corresponding period Of 1887
Cincinnati. Jan. 2o.-capta;n H. ii. Taten has oecn
appointed by President Sehd the position OF treasurer
o. Queen and Crescent system vics y hahn fesgned
81 Louis Jan. 2e-c. N. Clark, the new president OF
the Cleveland ST. Louis and Kansas City Railroad Is nov
I'm Alton H. arranging for terminals fhere and looking
AVER the construcrlon OF he road he says trains will
Be running between Alton. I'LL. and 81 Charies, mo-. u
three mantha