The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-06-29
NEWS or tine RAILROADS.
what Is Going on in the Omces and Out
AIOnU the Line.

and Western Railroad over the now division
that was organized on Friday by the lnde-
pendent Order OF railway Conductors. Those
| who stuck to tho old order aud expect to got
their charter back. which was hastily given up
after the conventions say that the new element
is In tho minority. Tho men who established
tho new division, on the other hand say that
they enrolled forty charter members 10 start
with on Friday and that they will soon have n
majority OF all the brotherhood men on the
road. Assistant Superintendent Frank Grit
fifth OF the Delaware, LuckRwanna and West
ern, who ia n member OF the Executive Com
mittee OF the Independent Order had charge
OF the organization Of the division. Calvin S.
Wheaton, the newly elected Grand Chief Con-
ductor, was present.
The new division is called Moses Taylor No.
Q. Thee officers were elected: President,
Abraham Ball Nice-l resident, A. {. GARDINER;
Secretary and Treasurer =. d. Chittcnden;
Marshal Edgar PARKS Chaplain, w. II.
( Griffith
There will be n meeting OF the Grand Divi-
sion in New York ON July -.
The station that IL building nj the junction
OF tho Fifth avenue elevated and the Brooklyn,
Bath and West End i;aiIroad, Thirty-siXth
street, Brooklyn, IL nenry finished. 1t is two
stories hirh. and will have all conveniences.
Tho main waiting room IL on the second floor
on II level with tho elevated railroad. A big
yard, as largo as that ut the Grand Central
station has been filled in and brought ur TO
the lerei Of tho elevated, SO rassengSrs who
TO 10. Tho Prospect Park an Coney Island
latoad is perertiiE arrangements to enter
the = Mon station MS II l. called SO As 10
connect with the elevated ROAD. A signal and
interIockinE switch ;owcr for making the con;
nrCtiOn has been erected al the city line and
Smith avenue The Brooklyn Bath Beach and
Vest Lnd Railrond VIII continue running
trains to the lhiriy,pinth street fe,fy. IAN, ana
road will have n similar service. The connec-
tmn ut II Union station makes hsaNlnE often
minutes in reaching tue beaches.
The Boston and Albany has recently been
lOr&. NSw Haven and Hartford and the New
York and New England roads in Massachusetts
reduce lhSIr r&'cs ycry maisrI,aliy: NE (New
liaycn road re iu"ed the rAle iry III New ! ork
New England roaI did the sane to meet the
sl.2O rate made ~ the AierldSn, waterbury ,ra
New Ha Vrt to Springfield has dropped from 10
to Is cents n ton, and To intermediate points
CORRESPOND ingly. deductions are likely TO iol-
low Oh The NO. Hampton division.
Before building its now depot in Jersey City
the ionnsyiyianla haiiiir9ad W., Wi erect new
one. TN" north side VII rest up mo big
stone wal now almost fnished which Is to
o!lice building will lea Trick structure i've
stories hi.-h. about itlty feet wide. ami nearly
4UD ieot long. Nhilc il is building the army of
officers AID clerks will occupy other quarters
The company has bought Bro IS Hotel on
up tor the engineering and iAotivo power de-
raItmcnts.
The lucky Pennsylvania engineers who got
the run, 10 roms /, dyer on the Point pleasant
rourr; are Themes LAVE; train 81! W lliam
Neegan ri. Its run Of 100 miles giving
iav.' nav. six days in the Week making $50.
-l1.AfF mr.
II. A. Decker. samuel Gamble, I. H. Sullivan.
and George Kelly.
The. West shore road has given out the con,
trGG, for big T!ey@,oT TO cot Si'5Go r,i 1t It
about the same size as the largest OF the New
York Ctcntr;I,s,. on tho onuosi,e side OF the
deal OF g ain, which is transferred to canal
boats: but Ia; j. II rather SOW process. The
now eleH ator will be iln!shed by Now l.
The New York and New England has got a
foothod IN Bro"ktyn. ana on July l. it will lid
for q share Of tie business there. 1t goes IN
with the Norwich and New York Traispor
ton COMPANY, with heaHqnarters at tn" loot
Tnmo,'- Don Lowell NJ Palmer has Leen
APPOINTED ageLt
\ despatch from Baltimore, says The
Wc~trru Maryland 1idewater i;nilroad Com
pany is about 10 !egn work. simultaneously
with the building OF the tldewater line It Is
proposed to construct n branch line about
and Harrisburg halfway, division o. tho
Western Maryland. thIroo Oh the city OF York to
ing hallioad at Chickies. ,near Marietta, in
! Lancaster, county, Ia. =, also branch lime
1MSn3y ork o AMI htes Inc 10 BoImans
dale upon the harrisburg and Potomac Rail-
road about eight miles west q I'M narrsn n e
aud Harrisburg under CONTRACTS made with
the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Com;
pany for al Interchange Of business and
Tor irackage between BowmanSdae and Har-
rshurG. Including tho use OF nii LhiiaGeIPh,a
. Philadelphia and lea Ing company now hay
Ing IA large force emIl9yed IN bridging ne ne
name OF the Harrisburg Terminal Company;
the unfinished poTton OF the linrr,brTE ana ana
G arr1bnrs "' TRo UYS also cover an eS
sion OF til" main line of the Western Maryland
SPd from fn9 pont OF 6 sas
Md. TO point uPon the main line OF ne BAIT
,, moro and ONO Raj road near Cherry Kun W;
Va In connection with which q contract has
also been entered into with the baltimore and
Ohio lRilroad Company Tor full interchange
Of business.
A despatch from st. Paul says that on and md
Chicago. St. Haul and Kansas City Railway
will resign motive manasement., lle Is IN line
viii become Il managing director of the sys-
tenn. Ills place as President will bo lsd by i, :;
". Il. Tusenbark, the present general passoni;
agent vii succeed Mr. Exam l. as d general Ga1
erai agent Of the passenger department at 81.
! Paul will then I'll! the vacancy, ocrrasioned by
? the promotion OF MI Ia, embark. The changes
t will all take effect ON July /.
r The Secretary Of the Interior Yesterday sent
. | TO the senate q letter in reSponsc 10 reSolu-
ton directing himto roIo't the cause OF with,
| holding patents Tor lands within ne limits Of
!, ! The grant 10 the nj Pacilc laroad Com
pany which are free from all claims and were
not reserved n the date9 ne dellnlte Location
OF the companys road The let er says that
tho delay in making esponSe TO the resolution
has been caused hy tho Consideration due &c
: the very imr0rtant GucHt ,onS c INJECTED Will
pany to the lands claln.ed by II under It's grant
=, and adds:
Tho supect has now received, a. II is thought, SUI
:. ncient consideration AMI ne inclusion has leeI
reached THAI indebtedness OF the railroad COMPANY
to The nted State does o. ."horL 20 M: denarmsn
Q when isis lave netn MED 1t is rub. &c
= for legislative control u t can he cor
T nov unintenlcd lie IN the states of Kansas am
NsnrnsIa and have ALREADY passed into the hands %
! innocent purchasers from the railroad company he,
!, r briug "a ynied bY no cnLens OF those states f0
farms AMI h-m tue homes OF the people have hr oil
,Ea IIisiel here has never been All act int "ducet
y " rrrby such lAuiS unlrr any trcMlhstIncr- wuu,t