The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-05-14
Railroad and Industrial Notes.

X. G. Stevens. general Western passen-
ger agent Of the Great Northern, visited
Tacoma yesterday.
&. J. Eddy, general agent of the Chicago
Milwaukee s. 81 Paul at Portland. was in
the city yesterday.
A. G. Eckenberger, of Portland travel
ing freight agent OF the Michigan Central.
was visitor In Seattle yesterday.
General Passenger Agent Allen OF the
Seattle International yesterday issued a
circular announcing special rate OF one
and one-fifth fare for the meeting in this
city of the State Pioneer Association May
81 TO June ). The same rate has been
made for the meeting of the Odd Fellows
at the same time.
The new Western Associations are less
successful than expected. Many lines want
the new freight bureau adjusted and
made more effective, while several lines
persist In remaining out of the Western
Passenger Association The transcont-
mental lines have not made UP their minds
what they want TO do.
A party of railroad men from San Fran
cisco were looking around the city yesteT-
day. The visitors included: w. j. Shot
well. general agent OF the Denver Il Rio
Grande: w H. Snedaker. general agent of
the Rio Granie Western and l.. Nj. Fletch-
or. general Pacific coast freight and pas
senger agent of the Missouri Pacific.
The following roads have Joined in ex-
rates on lumber and shingles apply. TO
secor, Owassa. Iowa Falls. Alden and FL
dorado Junction. Ia: Northern Pacific.
Cristo. Minneapolis & ST Louis, Iowa Cen
iral Chicago. Iowa & Dakota. and Seat
tie & Northern.
The annual report Of the Southern Pa
eific for 1896. just issued shows gross earn
tngS for the year TO have been Gross
81. Esd. CID. decrease 81. 40 3s1. operating ex-
penseS. 81. So. rs. decrease 81. 2Sn 22s: net
earnings SIC. 54 go. decrease s5lo.1es; sur
plus after charges, s1.7s95ss. decrease,
Ssa5. Goa. The sum of $50. $40 was expended
for hetterments of proprietary lines of
which se6o.eli was charged 10 capital ac-
count.
The Northern Pacific. Seattle a Inter
national Seattle & Northern and Everett
4 Monte cristo. in connection with east
ern connections to Iowa territory. have
issued a special joint tariff on lumber.
shingles and lumber products from
Portland. Tacoma, Seattle and Pacific
coast northwestern terminals having the
same tariff rates, to specified points in
Iowa. Straight car loads. 81 and 80 cents
Rates not 10 be exceeded between inter-
mediate stations.
The Great Northern. Seattle & Montana.
Fairhayen & Southern. New Westminster
Southern. Pacific Coast Steamship Com
pany and oregon Railway q Navigation
Company, in connection with the Georgia
Railroad Company. Louisville & Nash
Vile Chicago, Burlington a Quincy ana
C'hicago, Burlington & Northern. have is
sued joint freight tarzf on cotton fac
tory products from Athens Augusta Cow
ington. Macon. Msyfeld, Maxeys and
Sparta. Georgia, 10 north Pacific coast
terminals except Victoria and yancou-
Yer. Less than car load lots. 81. car loads
- cents per cwt. Victoria and Nancou-
yer. Sloe and Is cents per owt
Relations between ail-raii and lakeland
ran lines are strained more than usual
al this time OF the year Navigation
competition has crowded the rail- car
rters uncofnforta bly, in many corners and
serious breaks en- rates are Imminent For
4 period OF SIX days Official records show
the lake and rail lines 10 have secured
over twice as many cars as the alI-rau
alneS, sn excessively large proportion
Realizing this. all-raii lines attfshsftas r.
disparity 70 irregular rates Thus have
the troubles q lake and rail lines ana
those 81 al-fali lines become cornplicafea
In the case Of many an irnoortsp. $40
a little more pressure would produce a
crash.