The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-05-09
NEWS or THE RAILROADS.
Maryland Talking About Getting RID or
Its II. and .. Securities.

QUO shares OF tho common stock OF the Balti-
moro and Ohio held by that city, the SOC
shares held by the Johns Hopkins University
and the holdings OF the State in other socuri-
ties Of the company. Inside OF the Baltimore
and Ohio there is said to be @ party that want
that stock In other hands, and to have an end
OF tho divided interests represented in the
Board OF Directors. Baltimore has for years
aspirod after moro direct connections south.
ward, and the tendency OF things has been &c
make the Baltimore and Ohio look for friends
across the Potomac Ever since the Robert
Garrett deal with tho Richmond and Danyille
people fell through there has been friendliness
exhibited between the Baltimore and Ohio and
Richmond and Danville companies.
A Topeka despatch says that at the annual
meeting of tho stockholders Of tho Atchison
Topeka and Santa FL Yesterday the only change
in tho Board OF Directors was the substitution
OF Low c. Wade. President OF the Mexican Cen.
trail Railway Company, for +. L. Peabody
These officers we're elected by the now Board
Of Directors:
George c. Magoun, Chairman Of the Board
Allen Marvel, President; j. W. lenhart, First
Vice President. in charge Of financial and ac-
President, In charge Of operating affairs; j. f.
, Goddard, Third Vice President, in charge OF
traffic affairs; Edward Wilder, Secretary and
Treasurer
of the Michigan Central Railroad was held in
that city yesterday morning, The directors
who served last year were reelected.
At a special meeting OF the stockholders OF
tho Boston and Maine Rairoad Company in
Lawrence. Mass, yesterday called TO consider
franchises of the Eastern Railrond and the
Portsmouth. Great Falls. and Conway Rail
these corporations, 81. 6Gl shares voted In favor
OF the proposition md 81 against It. A protest
from W. H. Grandbury was entered and filed.
petition in circulation looking to the APP
pointment Of Commission to negotiate for
the sale OF the Bangor and Iiscatanuis Rail-
with much favor. and has had the ENDORSE
ment of the heaviest taxpayers and prominent
business men.
The stockholders of the rawtuxet Valley
Henry Howard, jonathan Chace. H. q. How
land. Z. T. Child, j. II. Chace. Henry f. Brown.
aud William II. Pore
. At the special meeting OF the Eastern Rail
road in Boston Yesterday to consider the propo;
sition to consolidate with the Boston and
Maine. the proposition was accepted by a vote
of 5o,67l shares in favor to 4,76S opposed
Senator German has introduced q bill TO
amend the lnter-Sta Commerce law so as to
provide that it shall be unlawful for any rail-
adjacent foreign country 70 TRANSPORT rassen-
gers or freight from the United States into
such foreign country or from such foreign
pany shall have obtained license granting
this privilege from the Interstate Commerce
Commission. The railroad company shall Tile
with the Commission an application for such
license which shall state the points on the
Il to be transferred from or into the nited
States. The Commission shall have Jurisdic-
tion to investigate any alleged violation OF the
issued under the same conditions as If tho
road was operated wholly within the United
ah9 he is license
any company at any time for violating the pro-
visions OF the law. This provision is n accord
senate Committee on Interstate Commerce
in its report, presented several days ago.
formed that the province Of Buenos Ayres has
rejected a bid OF s35,Q0O.0OO,, made by Samuel
b. Hale Co, for the Great Western Railway
Ayres for 96l kilometers 10 northwestery
tile part of the republic The official Inventory
fixes the value OF If lines and lands at $2z?d0
t S a9S - 50 eo Fen per Cent III
amount is added by way Of right OF working.
Tenders are to be accompanied with certif-
Snea BaHR and d. the nes vii p not be- de
the eI part OF the over @ TITS Il IS agreed that
there shall be no competition against the lines
as and dues s gram a1
ed TO them.
The Vermont Centrals new rates are As. SO.
was a drop OF 10 cents. first class. The North
ern Steamship Company hadn't met this cut
yesterday, but 1t was announced at the local
office OF the Great Northern Railway that it
prmnbably would meet It very soon.
put q 50 cent rate into effect on Wednes-
day from New York to st; Paul. In connec-
to9 Mn i0Er pGads tr9Hga hf1Eo
Lehigh Valley is, 81 cents. and its rate for
freight through Chicago is 81 cents. 1t was
only cents per 100 rounds first class. for the
haul from Chicago to st. Paul. or does the Le-
'F Ses Of the Se hs asy
said that he wasn't able to answer the Gues-
ton. It's significant that the four roads which
Valley. the Wisconsin Central. burlington and
Northern. St: Paul and Kansas City roads. have
Paul rate from so 10 - cents first lass Tor
freight through Chicago, via tho Lehigh Vail ley.
They keep the local rate at 40 cents. Circulars
explaining these facts have reached New York
The New York, New Haven and Hartford
Railroad and the Old Colony road run some OF
trains makes the 29o odd miles between Boston
minutes. This isn't bad when compared with
the hour trips of the Boston expresses. The
TRAIN Wnlcl leaves boston AT O:uz L. NJ. ana ar
riyes at New York at 1855 A. NJ. is limited to
fifteen cars. and they are not express cars.
either. rs those are on some OF the fast freight
trains Of the Pennsylvania road. When the
fruit season comes the New Haven road will
have two of these fast rains both way4. The
fast freight trains on the Pennsylvania Rail
road betW cen New y ork and Chicago make the
distance In about lftyiive hours.
The steady growth OF the freight as we'll as
the passenger business of the New Haven
road is shown by comparative statement Of
the number OF cars handled at tho Harle lem
River yard. In April 1888, the total number
OF east and west bound freight cars was
1865: during April 1889. 1t was 22.ll2. and
for last month 1t was 25.l12.
The now time table Of the New Haven road.
which goes into effect next Monday will con-
tain several new features. One Of them Is a
day train from Phi ladephia TO Newport via the
steamer Maryland. Three cars. one IL combi-
nation. one coach. and the other n drawing
room car. Will be transferred from the Penn
sylvania road and will DO attached to the : L.
NJ. Boston, express out OF New York at New
Rochelle. 1t will reach Newport about 7 +. NJ.
The return train lenyes Newport nj 2 4. NJ.
The equipment will be from the Now Haven
shops. The company will cut down tho time
Of two OF the Boston express trains few min |
utes so as to give the connecting ronds more
time. -Four more sunday trains between New
York and Port Chester will he put on Here