The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-05-13
NEWS OF THE RAILROADS.
Latest Information or Interest From All
Quarters.

minal directors nro Interested IN the tfanSac-
ton. renews the rumor that The Richmond
Terminal will buy the b. and o.. or execute
close traffic agreement with the Inter. The
prevailing idea now is that II the desired con
troll OF Is. and o. stock is accomplished It will
be by individuals, not rs representatives Of
Richmond Terminal. OF course, as far as the
relation Of tho two roads Is concerned the same
end would be served as II tho Richmond Ter
minal swere owner Of so much stock in the u.
and q.
John II. Inman. President OF tho Richmond
Terminal, admitted yesterday that Edward II.
Lauterbach. attorney for tho company had
gone down to Baltimore to look into the con-
ditlon of Il. and .. stock and other things"
and that negotiations of some sort are In
progress. but he couldn't explain things more
definitely at present.
1t lie said that tho Garrett interests are ready
to sell out but without them the interests OF
tho State OF Maryland, baltimore, and Johns
Hopkins University would give control in the
company. The State owns $j5O,OuO B and o.
Washington branch. and S9GS.G15 first pre-
ferred stock; Baltimore holds k3,250.OUO COM
mon. aud the university sl5O0O0O common
stock.
A Baltimore DESPATCH says: Edward Lauter-
bach. counsel Tor tho Richmond Terminal
Company. came here to day to secure from the
city an endorsement of $jOO,0OO worth Of bonds
TO complete the Drum Point railroad. The
Drum Point road has been building for sew
era years, but tho rails are laid only to Mil
lersville, town between Baltimore and An
napolis. Il is proposed 10 build u branch to
Washington. while tho main line will run
through Southern Maryland to Drum Point
At the last session OF the Legislature Mr.
Mengis, who, it is said. is Mr.. lRuterbach's
agent. had an act passed granting him the
privi!o gc to buid arond from Prince Frederick
which is on the limo of the Drum Point road. to
point on the Potomac River. Mr. Lauterbach
had previously secured n grant from the Nr-
ginia Legislature for road from Richmond to
the Potomac River, directly opposite the Mary
land terminus Of the Prince Frederick road.
liy establishing Il ferry connection an almost
direct line could be established between Rich
sible for the Richmond Terminal to secure an
outlet TO the north by way of tho baltimore and
Ohio. The Penns ylvania road is now the Rich
monl Terminals northern connection.
Mr. Iauterbach asked the city either to issue
Drum Point road or to give the company the
city of Batimores unproductive stock OF tho
baltimore and Ohio road at rnr in exchange
Tor mo- cages on the terminals to be erected
by the Drum Point road in Baltimore. Should
the city coascnt to dispose of the +. and o.
stock on the terms proposed tho RICHMOND
Terminal would have q voice in the directory
of the company. and this in the opinion OF
some railroad people, is exactly what John ii.
Late this evening the hill endorsing the bonds
Of the Drum Point road was called up In the
when, by a vote of II &c. s. it was indefinitely
postponed. The proposition about i. and U.
stock VIII now be pressed
Tho engineers about Now York say that the
union meeting at New Haven on sunday. May
% will be second in Importance only to an
annual convention. The absorbing question
At the meeting will be federation. which ali
to vote upon by July |, aud report TO the Grand
Office
The Convention Of the Order OF Railway
Conductors at Rochester this week, will be
cn iS in regard to stiikes. Hthero their
constitution has prohibited strikes under any
hs wod
make n strong effort 10 change the consti-
tuition and allow each division to do as +
Wheaton Su has BEEN The great anasonist to
strikes he said and an effort viii! be made
programme of this contingent 10 bring about
u union with the other federated orders.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad shortened
the schedule Of its yestibule limited between
New J.. York and Washington on Sunday, and
United states. Tho train makes the distance
OF 226 miles in Ave hours Previous to Sunday
NEW brGo tho scRuyE liver G mads
4e to NeM Yor or SHn
day, and tho train arrived Just one. minute
late. The return tr4in let NewYork az Z AN.
Inc stops we're at Elizabeth. Bound Brook.
TrentonJ uncti0n, Jenk intown. WAIVED JUNCTION.
The Pennsylvania Kairoad has reduced Its
time 10 i've hours andilve minutes.
The chief topic of conversation Yesterday
among tho local passenger men was the whole
sale cut OF TIE Chirng99 and Alton on business
nounced So rate when tho meeting to re0r-
ggnize he Western States lassenger Associn-
Gn broke up on SATURDAY without any reSgts
that his road wouldn't be bound by any agree
ment that the Wisconsin Central wouldn't
that he thought the intention Of the Alton was
to reduce rates SO low that they would have to
come to time lie thought rates would he
down to 81 between the points mentioned.
st. Paul despatch savs: General Passan-
ger Agent KENYON of tho Chicago, Burlington
and Northern liailroad has instructed his Chi
cage ttckettagents to post notice OF reduc-
Taul from 80 first class and 81 seconi class to
S. first class and S.! second class The new rates
nrGbay meet f hc 3 The ro1nnnn es e VIZ a
outcome OF tho action Of the Wisconsin Central
In refusing to enter the aGIeement recenty at
tempted mt reorganization Of the Western
Passenger Association
This years traffic of the Chicago. St Paul
and Kansas City Railroad shows a greater pro-
po!tona Increase over the corresponding
months OF last year than any other Granger
road. Tho earnings this year up to date arc
81 per cent. greater than last year. and tho
tonnage 10 lI2 rCr cent. greater; This IL tho
second year OF tho operation OF the S5S miles
OF track. The earnings, for the first year nv
eraGed s.. loo per mile. At the presen. rate the
officers think it will average for the second
year over f6.puO. The greater part of the III
creased business has been local.
The Long Island IiGilroad has nearly com
pletcd in Long Island City what General SUI
lerintcndent, ballon, calls ono of, the finest
eNuresr buildings in the country. 1t is on tho
annex pier and over 500 iect long, with two |
railroad tracks running tho outire length OF il.
There is wide platform in the centre next Ia
the trnck- from which tho cars may be loaded |
at any point. On the south side OF tho plat |
form is Il Wide drive for trucks. which is being a.,
paved win, stone. North Of the RACKS s is q
Thirty. fourth strcot ferry The superintendent |
Of express has roomy Offices adjoining the |
The second story front OF the building. Is
being fitted NJ into apartments for tho train;
men. There l. "A large meeting room and
reading room finished OF K IL .ard wood q
OF tho Iresilcnt Of the road, has offered TO