The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-03-09
NoteS.

KANSAS CITY, March S-An ultimatum
has been prepared by the Kansas railroad
commissioners regarding the hfth-class
rate reduction, making l5-cent rate on
sugar from Kansas City, AtchIson, Lea'-
enworth and Fort Scott to the four IN
terror points, over which there has oeen SO
much discussion. The notice was sent out
today to ali interested lines. In the citcu-
lar the commissioners give brief review
of the history of the case, and, IN con
clusion, order that on and after March IL
the rate on sugar, in carload lots, from
Fort Scott. Kansas City. Kan, Leaven'
worth and Atchison, shall be ID cents per
hundred pounds; and that, in place OF the
order of Jan. g. 1892, reducing the rate on
Iifth-ciass freight, a commodity rate shali
take effect and be in force from aud after
March 10th on canned goods, coffee and
beans, in carload lots-of % cents tc
Salina, - cents to Hutchinson and
Wichita and 2S cents to Arkansas City.
BosTON, March S.--The annual meeting
Of the New York and New England rail-
way took place today. The voting on The
ticket for new directors resulted as follows:
Charles Parsons. Jr, Of New York, C. b.
Tedcastle of New York, and Erastus
Blood, to take the places Of Austin Corbin,
Charles Howard and S. A. Carleton.
Austin Corbin and Charles Howard each
received 90 votes. The board OF directors
elected Charles Parsons president; 4. ii.
Prince, vice president, and Charles Par
sons, Jr., second vice president.
&. A. Prince offered a resolution author
izing the issue of fifty-year 5per cent bonds
10 the extent authorized by law, secured
by all of the compapy's franchises and
property the directors TO dispose OF the
bonds TO the best interests of the company.
The directors desired TO issue these bonds
TO retire higher rate bonds, preferred stock,
and TO double the track OF the western dlV-
isions. There was an effort made by some
of the stock to fix definite limit to
the amount of bonds to be issued, but the
resolution went through as proposed by
Mr.. Prince. there being only 800 opposition
votes. Another resolution directed the di-
Tectors to consider the question of procur-
ing IN Independent entrance to New York.
R0CKPORT. Mo-, March S.-Eugineer
Nanhosen has completed the location of
the survey of the Missouri, Kansas and
Eastern railway, by which the Missouri,
Kansas and Texas proposes TO gain an in
dependent entrance into st. Louis, from
Franklin to Rockport. The contract for
grading has been let to Colonel John l.
Elliott of Boonville, and work viii be oe-
gun on next Monday. The Missouri Pa
b cific recently surveyed a route along the
bluffs here over which the Missouri, Kan
sas and Eastern proposes to build, and it is
har-ess and retard the building of the new
road.
KANSAS CITY, March S.-The annual
1neellng OF the Kansas City, Fort Scott
and Memphis railway stock holders began
Today A bare quorum was present and
no business was transacted, it being defer
red until tomorrow, when a large numb Der
of stockholders from the east will be here.
PHILADELPHIA, March S-The annual
meeting OF the stockholders of the Penn
sylvania road, held today, was harmonious
throughout The annual report was
adopted. A resolution was passed author
lzing the board of directors TO issue at its
discretion the 350,00 shares of unissued
stock for the purpose of improvements.
The election OF directors takes place on the
18th inst.
ST. LOUIS, March S-The annual meet
ing of the stockholders of the Missouri
Pacific was held here this forenoon, 316 3O7
shares being represented out of 474. .36j
shares, the total outstanding stock of the
rompany. The directors of the past wear
We're reelected, as follows: Jay Gould.
Sidney Dillon, Samuel Sloan, Russell
Sage, John L. Mum, Thomas T.. Eckert.
y l.. Hopkins George J. Gould, John g.
Moore, ID. d. Parmlee, Edwin Gould. c. S,
Greely aud ;. ii. Ii. Clark The annual
report OF the first vice president and gen
eral manager was submitted showing the
gross earnings of the system to be S25, ,9lS. =
JOG; operating expenses, SIS, 459. .357: net
earnings, 1872, 749, an increase in net
Earnings for the year OF S46,Il The an
nuai report is not yet ready for distribu-
tion.
CHICAGO, March S.-Horace Tucker.
general freight agent of the Illinois Cen
lral, after thirty years service with that
company, has been dismissed Recently
PRESIDENT Fish wrote to Mr. Tucker. saving
that IL was intended 10 dispense with his
services, and offering him chance to re-
sign. Nh. Tucker declined, on the ground
mat alter thirty years service it should be
a straightforward dismissal Yesterday
Mr- Tucker received letter, notifying him
of his dismissal
Sr. LOUIS. March S-The annual meet
ing OF the 81 Louis. Iron mountain and
Southern railroad was held at the general
oHlces OF the company here today. The
following directors were reelected: JAY
Gould. George J. Gould, Russell Sage
George w. Allen. : IL. H. Clark, Samuel
Shethar, John +. Terry, Henry ". Phelan.
\. l.. Hopkins, ID. ID. Parmlee. r. j
Lakeland, J.. II. Root. Taylor Morewitz.
BosroN. March S.-The Atchison state
ment shows gross earnings for February
luciuding The ST. Louis and San Francisco
system, of S3.059, 25l, an Increase OF S324.