The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-07-20
NEWS or THE RAILROADS.
l.. r. Farmer Elected Passenger Commas
atnner OF the Trmnk LInca.

SiOner OF the Trunk LlneS.
The General Passenger Agents Of tho trunk
lines, at their regular meeting last Thursday,
unanimously elected to the Passenger Com
mlssionership Of the Trunk Line Association
Mr.. L. r. Farmer, at present the General Pas
senger Agent OF the New York Lake Erie and
Western Railroad. Mr. Farmer has had q
long experience in tho passenger departments
of many OF the Western railroads. and was for
good while Assistant General Passenger
Agent OF the Pennsylvania system. In 1881 he
retired from this post on account OF sickness,
and when he resumed work was made Eastern
Passenger Agent of the Pennsylvania system,
with headquarters at Boston. He held this
office until he resigned 10 become General Pas
senger Agent OF tho Erie. One OF the General
Passenger Agents who was present at the
meeting at which Mr. Farmer was elected said
to u SUS reporter yesterday:
We all recognize that Mr.. Farmer is excep-
tionally we'll qualified for the office, He under
stands the passenger business from the stand
point OF both the strong and tho weak rail-
roads the big fish and the little ones During
his membership in our association he has made
himself very popular and has become known
as the 'peacenaker' of the body He is tho
best man know OF In the association for the
business OF reconcilinR antagonists Mr.. Far
mer said he would not accept the office until
he received personal assurances Of confidence
and support from certain con Affecting interests
in the association. 1t is understood that the
Erie people. while anxious to retain Mr.. Far
mer's services, will give him the fullest support
as Trunk Line Passenger Commissioner"
The Kansas City agents OF all the railroads
invo, ell in the passenger rate war, by which
rates were cut between Kansas City and Chi
caRo. have received dispatches from head
quarters instructinE them to restore tho rates
to the figures OF tie regular schedule on July
20. On the same date the $40 round trip to st.
Louis will be raised to $50 the regular fare.
An evening parer recently asserted that tho
LehiRn Valley railroad would build large
station in Jersey CITY near the Norris canal and
that two sets Of fer les would convey passengers
to and from New York city, one landing at
the foot Of | wentv-thrd street. which the COM
pany leases. This plan was 10 20 into opera
lion when the company's trafIlc arrangement
from Jersey city TO Netuchen, comes TO an end
year after next; It was state thu, the Lehigh's
approaches TO Jersey City would be complel ed
continuous trunk line OF its own from New
A man whose word can be vouched for. said
that there was no likelihood that the Lehtsh
freight stations, and the company would have
to pay q fortune to get anything else suitable
building 2 separate passenger station in Jer-
sev City, but will continue with the, Pennsyl-
freight terminal, and they expect to have an
entrance to Communpaw over their own
tracks by the end Of next year. The line is
Wavery
There is possibility that the Lehigh Valley
may change rom the Pennsylvania to the Gem
trial liailroad o. New Jersey station. The Cen
trial wants to shorten its main line by taking
work. The directors have considered the idea
OF making The newark branch the main line
r. exte ne
sion OF the Newark branch. and less than a
mile would connect them. This, would make
the most direct line that could he run, and 1t
would save the Central from building
A Chicago despatch renews the rumor about
q Northern Pacific and Baltimore and Ohio ar
ranEement for a continuous line from ocean to
ocean. 1t says that the Northern Pacific has
ton of the two roads. where It will build car
shops. 4 new suburbap railroad will, run
Ing also Of Joining hands with the Union Pa Pa
ciiic 10 run through freight trains without
breaking bulk in Chicago
Superintendent W. T. Burroughs OF the New
York and R9ckaway Beach kailroad will step
depot master Of the Long Island Railrosd in
Long Island City, will take his place. Mr..
was on Ho49 ssoFe an Gm
Franklin. conductor. takos Newkirk's place.
city on Monday, va the Vest shore, on their
Park
An attachment. WAS issued in Chicago
yeserdy bag"Inst 4 Walker Chair hair
9at By t !; MuItoFd in Sis sut a sEst
brokers' Association. Mr.. Milford is u a tcfet
scalper who not long ago gave up that bust
mess. saving tnat under the Interstate Com;
merce law there was no money in II. 1t is said
he retired to take a position under the Inter-
state hallway Association, where his intimate
rlatl
utilized In the interest OF the railroad In
STAMPING o out the trade Of sS"IpnG
charman "S%SS Walker St So or n%G
should have salary, Of $4,000 per year
PIT they Ptt on tue ttI9 MGiIopI was sc 10 have
ern Passenger Association, but Mr.. Walker
wanted him to be- the head OF the Secret De-
milford dropped the plan and went back to
sSHf HH Whe ne was out the American
membership. Milford began mandamus pro
ceedings N Louisville to be reinstated. and
also began several damage. suits. The assooi-
alton has made motion to dissolve the in
junction, Chairman Walker was subpunaed
TO teIl what, he, knew Of Mulford's, abandon-
ment Of his business. but he reused to appear
and an attachment was issued.
Tho Pennsylvania Comrany started through
sleeplng, car service between Pit sburgh and
Louisville via Cambridge City. Connection ia
made nj Pittsburgh in both directions for fast
express trains to and from New York.
A new railroad corporation has Just been or
ganized and chartered. known az the Ferney
Mountain Railroad. tho line to run from
FeH,ey' Pa, on the thiladelphia end Erie Rail
the Fail hrook Railrond a distance OF twenty
ono miles. Daniel Shepp Of Tamagua has
been elected President. n. NJ Mcmillan "i
Manager ;lohn J. Hurst Of TamaIua, Secrs-
tary, and William Boyer, Superintendent Most
OF the stockholders are citizens OF Schuylkill
county The new line will shorter the distance
between bet, the Phlladelphia and Eric and the
least. 1t is TO be built prln arly TO afford