The sun., 1890-01-25
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The subcommittee which was appointed
on Thursday tn consider the subject Of lake
and rail dlnerentials reported Yesterday morn
ing to the general committee OF trunk line
Central Trafiio, aud navigation representa-
tivos at the Commissioners Office. About fifty
were present. representing all the lines af-
fected except two. Commissioner George r
Blanchard presided. The report OF tho SUBJ
committee was adopted referring the arrange
ment Of diffsrentials to three arbitratora. two
OF whom will be appointed by the committee,
and the third one will be selected by these two
The consent Of the two lines not represented
at yesterdays meeting will have to be gained
before the arbitration can be carried out.
The sentiment yesterday was that an under
standing might be arrived at which would nt
least diminish the Wholesale cutting OF rates by
vessel men which has taken place every sum-
mer for years past There are scores Of tramps
on the lakes which will carry freight for almost
nothing whom business is dull. and then raise
rates again whom freight is heavy: but It is be-
lieSed that n the chief llnea controlled By rail-
roads are allowed proper difrerentlal, they at
east VII maintain rates, and depression will
Two OF the srbltretors will be Commissioners
blanchard and Faithorn.
a. Isaac PEossey has resigned as roadmaster of
the New YORK division OF the New Haven road
and George X. DagRett, the assistant road
master. takes his place. with an ofice at Stnm-
roadnaster.
T. III. Reardon has been. appointed station
agent at Greenwich on the New Haven road.
:. The addition Of fifty new coaches to the New
YORK Central equipment makes q total OF 68l
first .class passenger cars The new coaches
are heated by steam and lighted by the Pintsch
system OF gas
The Pennsylvania Railroad within a month
~ 70 hnN hA ala ..I-...
monument, which viii he ] erected S near Borden. rS
town. to designate the location OF the first mile
The od and InHs nmbUy kn %e
sae onsd 5ss Se 3 the It
and extraordinary privileges were granted the
competition. Within. three years. however, a
the announced Intention Of naraileiiSsm nm most W of
the Camden and Amboy's route from New York
The formation Of the United RaToSds aaS of SeT Sy
ySersey. Which built the line from New York
70 itS HeT ~ eSnnee;iSn was made
The Camden and Amboy is now the Amboy il
VISION Of the Pennsylvania. The engineer who
railroad ls still living His name is Isaac
Dripps, and he recently visited Bordentown to
The engine was built BY the Stephensons, was
named the John Bull, and had been brought
from PPEand II sections which were
Delaware to Bordentown in a sloop. Members
OF the Legislature were present at the trial
ing toot. and the clumsy machine started down
the wooden tracks which wero covered on the
came flat car. with q water barrel mounted
upon it., and connected with the engine by
leather hose made BY the village coDber. The
John Bull" was put into active service when
the main line was opened and allowed 10 make
as much as ten miles an hour when the road
4 feature of the monument ut viii BET be the S intro @
duction into the design Of the original spikes
have been cSreiuy preserSed for the nI puTpose
F.s. Knight has been appointed soliciting
Railroad. with an office at 26l Broadway
. An extensive work which the Long Island
Railroad 10 carrying out Is that OF replacing
with alternating frogs all the rails which were
formerly laid IA pairs. with frogs opposite.
Joined this way. ' ' 0''l -''-'
Samuel Amerman is the newly appointed
agent of the New Jersey Central at Bayonne.
An important event in the life Of Horatio
Allen. the pioneer engineer. who died few
days ago; was referred to by none Of the obtt-
ana Es RsRay
originally surveyed. was 20 enter sullivan
and hrouGh tSe
county to the Delaware valley in the vicinity of
has Il hot easb to
The question became one OF such serious dis. |
quite IS between different sections Interested in
eommission was appointed By the State. which |
was furnishing ,he most Of the capital for the
and decide Where he road sSoald Pun He
Board consisted Of five persons, one Of whom. |
enGineerIne expelence led him ' to believe ; that
the route through Monticello and over the high |
and forest-clad hills OF Sullivan county was not |
OF no future benefit 10 the road. His influence |
and vote changed the route from Monticello TO
on the Pennsylvania side. and by the way Of
what is now Port Jervs.
The handsomest guide book gotten IN for n
long time is that OF the Missouri Pacific Rail-
road 1t contains colored pictures Of Mexican
dar illustrated with public buildings of difier-
ent cities.
The New York Central Railroad has placed
an order with the Schenectady Locomotive
tended to do some frst-class service on the
limited Ii trains. The engines now IL use cannot
without sometimes dropping behind time un-
der unfavoreble circumstances. The new To-
and nine or ten when necessary. and 1t is ex-
peetsd rp thSt hS thsE will develop considerable
and 5feet 10 inch drivers They will have fire
boxes eight feet long and 5S-inch boilers, SO
a hashe be
weigh $4,000 POUNDS. The first one will come
on march,.
i, Articles Of INCORPORATION have been filed In
North and south Railroad Company OF Illinois,
with PRINCIPAL once at Snrinefield and with q
operate O. line OF road from Eureka. Woodford
county. The ineorporators and first Board Of
Directors are q. H. Bosworth and John W.
Bum Of Springfield. J. NJ. Stark OF Pawnee, and
David d. Withlrs and g. L. Hoyt of New York.
THIS Is & the shtes sshhfteessoE 2rganization OF the st
vas recently soJ under a decree OF the Federal
Court to q Rew!YNrk reorRaniZatio committee.
property out OF th' hands of the receiver and
putt on It's feet aaain, To do this. according
10 the order OF ths Court they will have to
raise $4,000 by the 9Th OF February next
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