The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-07-03
NEWS or THE RAILROADS.
Latest Information or Interest ErOn Al
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mOtL haven, Will DO opened lOr beINlOo kO-uhJ'
The four tracks are practically completed be-
tween tho Harlem River and Woodlawn juno
tlon. which Is the northern limit OF the sunken
work. They have simply to lay hundred
yards or 30 OF rails and make some connections
and the great work that has taken two years
| will be completed. 30 far as the roadbed ID
concerned. The four tracks will probably DO
opened by next Sunday. They would admit OF
twice as many trains on the Harlem and New
Haven roads II the company saw ut TO run
them.
1t is quite likely that the Now Haven ROAD
| will make some radical changes In its scheduie
before long 1t will be in a position to do some
really fast running, which 1t couldn't do here-
toioro on It's two tracks this side OF Mt Vernon
on account OF the rapid transit trains on tho
Harlem road. which stop at every station. Two
tracks will DO reserved exclusively for express
The New Haven road has yet to build an
overhead bridge at WilllamsbridGe for tho
north. bound trains. This will obyiate cross
system m at grade and It viii do away with the
| necessity OF slowing down: Alfalfa
| Much work remains to be done on tne waits 70
and the hanging rapid transit .tatiOnSs heSe ,bs
modous and e they viii rest on s ders stretch
ing from wall to wall. Standardization,
Probably the whole work will cost not farfrom
$4UOOOOO
Tho RniTodd Gazette OF July VIII pupllen
| table giving n complete list OF the railrohds
that have built new main line track In the ilrst
hall OF 1890; also the amount OF track 6p 1In
track built D ap to 5@iy in the United States
~ the tSSq ps R hs o az s It
tho S R% this year T1 pr Sast o GS
M Miss SfT lead In new construction, as
sonstraeton in thOsSs States Hoo so On far this is
iss2 hsy bSt % .n HgF sin 81 ns s
buff. The Northwestern States have built but
~ per cent. OF the total mileage for the h i
ss q GeoTs Sp ea S ali the he states S amount
Of road built 30 far this. year with iSS nlIes
eaSi monts sbort Extensions oo lines
| The entire amount built 80 far has boen by
miles sn Sa i've S @
over hity miles each The struggle to o, 0 %aaS
now territory is chiefly in the state oil WASH
| ington.
A,specIal meeting Of the Western Freight AS g.
hear the report Of the committee APPOINTED at
the June meeting to consider prHnosition 10
Western. t s9uthwestern points The com;
mittee reported a scale OF rates on the basls OF
o GGgt Cents t Glass to St Paul and
Minneapolis. and graded rates In the interior Mot
SCUM R fS.Te0hT This Is proposion cnFFei
with that , the lines 1ss
onE and short has," Clause tho state
Commerce law on ST. Paul business in order to
preserve the Decent basis = the Missouri Missouri
it tailed Of adoption, An effort was then MADE
10 overcome this difficulty ey enhancing I'M; st 81;
Chicago and Northwestern refused to, vote for
The advance. No conclusion was reached and
the meeting adjourned until to-day.
All the railroads about New York EXPECT to
do the biggest business on record eyer nne
equipment. has borrowed an extra supply H. OF
Long island road expects to carry 5000 to
100 coo to Copey Island, $4,000, TO RockaWay,
ant HsSt T foe aG New and tho
Pennsylvania are making extra arra TSe Ws
nna 'S Rs So4E
extra cars ready for Saratoga and Lake George.
The LsnF
sion trains all day on the Fourth. 30 Will me
Jersey Central u.,s l.,
ba The NeT Tu sPfe tx the sn
a. NJ. limited train, which started in on Mon
fTfhe Staten Island Rapid Transit expects to
carry between $4,000 and 90. 900 to South Beach.
nounces that the Delaware and Hudson Rail-
road trains will hereafter make close
avs% and East tI Haven Watering places with
ali steamers and trains from the South;
sboss ross the e As oFF
Albany Day lines Passengers from the East
h ns Naas a14 Ss% York a
lines are also transferred on close connection
with the Delaware and Hudson road.
Gen. Joseph B. Seth. President Of the East
ern shore Railroad Company; and Mr.. mo
Ihgs TTnf net Ss ana S0TS Ho i3 she
trait tral building in baltimore and arranged con
soidation Of the line Of railroads running from
from Annapolis 10 Bay Ridge; the ,9 mile
Claiborne on the east side OF the bay; the Bal
timore and Eastern shore roads. On miles
and tho Wlcomico and Pocomoke road. with
terminate at Salisbury, 81 miles long extend;
Ing N al ID Sea ao.ds T. Tse mss
including the Bay Crossing, and the entire
system will be bonded for $l.6OOOOO at per
cent
Tho general managers Of the Central Traffic
Association met in Chicago yesterday to con-
slider the east-bound rate situation as affected
by the fight over the dressed beef traffic, and
than the agreed rate OF mileage for the use Of
private refrigerator cars. The session, was
only action taken was to refer the whole mat
ter back to the Presidents Oh the uGTnf Line
they Should again T ia 10 agree the subject be
referred to the Joint committee OF the two as
sociations underline Arbitration rules.
A charter was granted at the State Depart
ment in Harrisburg yesterday TO the South |
Fork Railroad Company, which will be con-
structed from. q point on the PennsylyRnia
valley Of the, south Fork Of the fonemaugh
OF Cambria and Bediord. 1t will be fourteen
miles long and have q capital Of $4,000.
ard Coulter. and Thomas ponohus Of Greens
OF Pittsburgh. ". a. Patton and James h. Nc
Ciure OF Philadelphia.
The St. Louis, Arkansas and Texas Railway.
Judge Thayer granted a decree ordering the
sale. and appointed OIL. p. 7. Dyerspecal
cree commands him 70 FIX the time and place
week for nine weeks previous to the sale. No
bids for less than s2OOOoO can be received, and
the purchasers are required to pay into the
registry $4,000 within an hour after the SALE
MANY teachers have gone to st. Paul to at
tend the Teachers Convention. which will
bring together the first OF next week 5000 TO
10000 teachers from all parts OF the United