The sun., 1891-01-16
NEWS OF THE RAILROADS.
Latest Information OF Interest From A
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Senator Mcconnell yesterday introduced .
bill to provide for settlement between tho
United States and the Ceutral and Union Pa
cilc and certain other railway corporations
which have heretofore received bonds from the
Government to aid In the construction OF their
roads. The bill directs the Attorney General
to commence proceedings OF condemnation
against these corporations, and authorizes tho
President to detail three army officers as q
Board OF Appraisers to Ax the value OF all
property belonging to these roads. The At
torney- General Is also to institute proceed
inRs against all the companies to forfeit their
charters and other privileges conferred by the
Government The Secretary Of the Treasury
amount of aS5o:Ooo, 900. to be disposed
due s hs vsps psr sss
bonds loaned to the corporations: to paw OF at
Sos5ip psS sSs Seo%s s SSads f.
sued to these corporations to pay the assessed
valne OF stations and terminals. and to pay
pnymen!s 10 be made until the Supreme Court
has eGdered a decree confirming tho innings
The sec' o.ory oi the Inferior is authorized
to advertise within thirty days OF tho investi.
q al s r y
anees and rolling s!0es 6ld to s ss SonsSsred
There was trial of the stewart.Hall electric
train order signal yesterday afternoon at Som
jersey Jersey city over the % Central T hailroad T Of % N.W
signal Of HSss tSs
the INVENTOR OF the device. The operator IN the
station presses a button and the semaphore
Intends as s to ose sdops the he desee s '0 s
Engineers OF the Wheeling and Lake Erie
Railroad have made preliminary survey for
the extension Of that road from steubenville
will be about twenty miles long and will be the
first step In the extension OF the road to Pitts
bursh. SO as to secure Eastern connections.
The Boston and Maine and Fitchburg rate
war Is ended. and new tariffs have been issued;
Maine retains its old diiierental OF sl.2a
The rumor that the New YORK and New Eng
land aud the New. York. New Haven and HART
rd Tad o bs ees
SO far as to say that the New England officials
confirmed the report that the two companies
nectcut and Massachusetts Tor the passage OF
such laws as were necessary 10 permit he
England Office that all he OFFICERS excert AS
sistant Secretary Cary werc In Boston yester-
sy CLARK e M aSe New Rs9en
road said that the story deserved no more at
% Res es bs sfny na the
and New England Railroad says: II know
aoa Nsw afs ma ami and the New
York and New England roads will apply to the
legislatures "a t0T the passing OF laws TO permit
1t was said that some Of the holders Of New
simply working the market. They succeeded
temporarily. for there was rise OF three points
on the common.
Austin Corbin has resigned tho Presidency
lhlladeithIa and KealinR railroad Company.
has been elected to the place.
The Board OF Trade OF Salt Lake City. has re-
solved to patronize no railroad hereafter ex-
alleeo that Salt Lake City is Disseminated
The in in ss toTee H' no. @ matsr as
ally lower than they we're twenty years ago.
hs has sps t. h ' 1s tbs
trans spor tation business In the last four years.
s Laie G upon ss Ss essa Of aSS
eatioa u in % tariffs aG and r. adspssd on June June
the m to Sail Gsy
return be s47.5O. and the one-way fare $35;
s rte S% p9ys; S5 hs ssHnd s
Gr ,he 0und trD $40 for one wny irem
mileage tickets be sold at the rate OF 25a cents
per mile and throughout the territory covered
! by tho systems entering that city. Including
Utah: Idaho Montana, Wyoming and Colorado.
| as advantageous to Salt Lake CITY,.
The managers Of tho interested roads say
| that the claims OF the halt Lake Board OF
| Trade are In most part unjust Passenger
.s2a son az q sft Lake CIT.
t51. 50 first GLASS $50. 80 second class, and $50
for ths es round r. trip T9 GeI,fornis points they
800 for the round trip. The, distance to Salt
Lake is 1850 miles and to Helena ,tS2 miles.
gers Is taken to California for every passenger
taken to Salt Lake City and that tho Salt Lake
City people get all tho benefit OF the California
tourist tratflc through there.
A. communication from the Union Pacific
Railway Company was received BY President
Gable Of the ltook Island In Chicago yesterday.
Railway Company IL advised by counsel that
| the articles Of agreement between the Union
Pacific. the Rock Island. and other railroads
| exceed the powers OF the Union Pacific to
| make. The Union Pacific Company therefore.
disattlrm the agreement and refuses to exc
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