The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1891-06-23
THE RAILROADS.

j. H. Hill, of the NJ. K. & T.,
arrived from Jefferson City yesterday.
"A. Broakus, formerly General
Western Agent OF the East Tennes.
zee. Virginia and Georgia road, has
been appointed General Manager of
the new Cumberland Gap Dispatch
fast freight line.
Master Carbuilder Walker. of the
N. X. Il T., returned from Cape May
yesterday morning, where he attended
the convention Of master carbuilders.
While there Mr.. Walker met J. G.
Barber, formerly of Sedalia.
Earnings of the Toledo and Ohio
Central for the second week in June
were s29. 554, an increase of 1897
over last year. Since January ]
they were 1894. 979, as compared
with $751;, 260 for the same period in
1890.
The Atchison. Topeka and Santa
Fe refuses to cancel its arrangement
with the Indiana, Illinois and Iowa
road, whereby divisions Of through
rates are made on traffic originating
At the Missouri River and destined to
the seaboard.
"A dispatch from Lebanon, No.,
says: "The largest mortgage ever
recorded in this county was the
Frisco-Atchison compauy's 5O,00O,.
increase of stock recently voted at the
meeting Of stockholders in St. Louis.
The document was fled yesterday.
The Big Four Railroad will here
after, it is reported, be operated on q
plan similar to that of the Pennsyl.
vania lines. the duties of the General
and Division Superintendent being
greatly increased thereby, As the
maintenance Of way will come directly
under their supervision.
Three special trains, eleven cars
each, carrying 1876 passengers, from
Terre Haute to Momence. yesterday
made the run in three hours and
twenty minutes; actu ] running time,
three hours; distance, 129 miles. 1t
was the largest excursion party ever
taken out OF Terre Haute.
The extension of the Baltimore
and Ohio from Akron to Chicago
Junction has been completed, and
operations will commerce next week.
THIS gives the Baltimore and Ohio,
with its Pittsburg and Western
branch, control of the facilities at
Allegheny City. and short line be-
tween Pittsburg and Chicago.
The last of the series of arbitra-
tons between the Western Passenger
Asso, iation and the Santa Fe will be
heard by Messrs Shatruck. Murray
and Donald on the 23rd inst. at
Chicago, There several thousand
dollars at stake, and much interest is
manifested as to what the decision of
the srbitrators will be in this last
case.
The resignation of Supt. r. G.
Sharpe, Of the Cleveland, Akron and
Columbus road, was accepted, and
vent into effect yesterday. His
future plans have not yet been de-
cided upon. James Harrington,
chief engineer, has been made general
superintendent, while j. j. Henry,
master mschsnic, has been made q
superintendent. The later will be
given general control Of the force.
The Louisville, New Albany and
Chicago is now running a regular live
stock train nightly between Louis
vile and Chicago, it being scheduled
on thirteen hours between the two
points. There are yet some 100, 900
head of cattle to be shipped to the |
markets from points on the Louisville
Southern road and its immediate con.
nections, which are contracted to be |
shipped over the Monon.
"A large increase in summer travel
has induced the Cotton Belt route to |
amplify its accommodations for pas
sengers, and the result is that q line |
of elegant Pullman palace buffet sleep |
ers are now running on their line be-
tween Fort Worth and Memphis, in
stead of the combination cars hereto
fore used. These cars are of ten Sec
tons each, and are equal if not supe.
rior in point of finish and workman.
ship to any ever placed in service in
Texas.
There are many queer exper-
fences to be met with in travelling |
through the Colorado Desert" said . |
railroad man at the Southern yester-
day, who spent some time at . survey |
in that country. "While camping |
out near Lone Palm I was awakened
one night by . sick feeling in the
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