The sun., 1891-06-26
xkHs OF THE RAILROApa
Latest Isfsr,.stsou or Interest From An
Quarters.

resentatives of the New England railroads in
the Trunk Line Associations rooms, at West
and Liberty streets, to consult as to the
freight rates to the West from New England.
There 10 annually. or oftener. reopen.ng OF
this question. OWING 10 the different routes by
rail and lake. There was no result from the
meeting. and another meeting will be held In a
few days.
The Pullman Palace Car Company has sued
the st. Paul Railroad for 100000 for forty-H
sleeping cars In the possession OF the railroad
company. The suit is brought under con-
tract made nine years ago.
Tho Delaware. Lackawanna and Western
Railroads new route to ST. Paul. over which
they claim Q discrimina ative freight tariff. is
about completed. tho drawbridRe at Winona
having been finished. The Trunk Line Com
missioner 10 to announce In q few day his de-
clsion on the application OF the D., L. & W. for
s1.2O instead OF sl.So hundred weight for
arst-class freight
An interesting statement will be printed by
the Railroad Gazette to-day OF the new rail-
roads built In this country since Jan. /. 1891.
The total number Of miles OF track laid Is,
1889. while IN the same period in 1890 the new
track laid was 2.055 miles; In 1889. 1.4S1. and
In 1888. 1880. The Southern States east OF the
Mississippi River lend In the amount Of work
done. having laid about AZ per cent. OF all the
track built this year. East Of tho Mississippi
the Northern States have constructed about
2s per cent. of the tracks. and the Pacific
coast States have built Is per cent Old rail-
road companies have extended their lines and
sntsrpssss sn ps The "a Great NorsSern @ IN budips
coast Suit mors si than "a any any other railroad % coms
pany In one direction.
Chicago despatch says Their, can can Is sSssrsely
Passenser singer Association is at hand. as I the result
s eS Se ana %ss
6s{ 81 {ss rs 5sssso S g onssse S
and s25 from Chicago to Denver. allegations
s 10 the
sssary the proDCssd rates IS for the protection Of
much as !. declared Substantially that. the
riv6t to. projection under the agreement. Fol:
lowing e the text OF the essential portion of
IA t6s framing Of the sggrcepment Il was
M the ne Of
member. except as otherwise provided in the
that ali rni! !nss and decisions Of the Chat !maa
ehsll stand until reversed by a two-thirds
the event OF any contravsntion Of any require
msnt OF the agreement, penalties were pro;
upon members TO paw such penalties after
they shall have been properly confirmed. and
Il IS ss hs notice M
the the failure @n OF @n any member to pay such IN penal
II ~ % TIN
to the agreement
agreement Of such abandonment by applicant
OF its essential obi cations under the agree;
against 1t 10 the decision rendered in the mat
ter OF complaints with respect to rates from
I s GS' ~. y st
TO hold that the applicant, BY reason Of such
s not ersa I to have hs
theIef9re not @ Necessary to pass upon the mer-
II Il giving the above decision; They hold that
member Of the ASSOC alton. its appiication
%
say the Chairman has no power to read road
oqt Of the association. and ,, tha. 20 far as the
Az whe sSeS %
formed FORM. the other members M Of @ that fact: , The
O.. tho Western Passenger Association.
intssson t' to reduce ~ rae between Chicago 20
.nd Denver from SO G5 to s2s s. bsswssn Chicago
iaeep e CHICAGO % and rS s. Louis from % apa
!s' chssso and xon Is
Quite q sensation was caused to-day by the
Of the Chicago. Bqrlington and
Eastern @ territ DRY; The reason given Is thatit
m bs Sodnrd Rans s''
Tho wlnons Bridge Railway Company. con:
fnD ha Wip0na nd po,,1
Rai!rosd with !hs Winona and south hwestern.
at Winona. Is about. com pleted. the draw hav- !
through line Of the Lackawanna, to the West
ass dsee1 Bay st.
and the Wtnona and Southwestern Railroad |
Companies.
p Advices received ar tho 1ntercontinental
shoW Rn the
surveying the country In tho vleinity Of Quito.
North and South America. The two parties
left Quito on May 25; one working south and
has, been Afforded the members OF the survey
n the WAY Of RrS,%otigs Their work BY the
thusiastic in their expressions Of interest in
the undertaking. One Of the party. an Eng;
hsSa us0 rs
General Passenger Agent E. B. Byington and
vsS the sTR tRs h
PASSENGER agents Of this Vicinity q very pleas
ant excursion over the Lehieh Valley Railroad
and TO tho Glen Summit Hotel. returning to
town last evening. Mr.. Byington gave the use
detached and run In connection with regular
trains wherever the party desired to go. A
ana H. s:ss % to SssF hs
guests.
Gave Joseph m Easy One.
Joseph SaeRer. aged II years. sat on tho