The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-02-04
Railroad and Industrial Notes.

Railroad and Industrial Notes.
r. c. Stevens, general Western passsn-
ger agent OF the Great Northern. is In
Portland on a business trip.
7. B: Blackstone. president q ;he Chi
cago & Alton. has given s5lo,eno fer the
erection OF library IN his native town.
Brsnford, Conn.
r. l. Ford has resigned as general
agent OF the Union Pacific at Boise City,
Idaho, 70 accept the position OF general
freight agent az the Bo.ss. Nafnpa 4
Owyhee. with headquarters al Nampa,
Idaho.
w. J. Daniels, one OF the Oldest and
best-kaown messengers On the Coast al
Spokane Monday 10 assume ths position
OF depot agent OF the Northern Pacific
Express Company.
The Chicago. Milwaukee & 81. Paul,
ned lines. has issued a joint tariff on
corn and oats in car loads, from Sioux
City, Ia, and Sioux Falls, :. D. 70 North
Pacific coast terminals. 80 cents per cwt.
Effective January D. and until further
notice. steamer proportion for rates on
grain. -four. feed and miilstufIs in
straight or mixed car loads from Tacoma
wharf TO Port Townsend and Victoria
Will be 81 Per ton OF 1000 pounds. From
Tacoma 70 BelIingham bay ports, $50.
L. E. Smith, superintendent Of railways.
and II. L. Hawkins, chief engineer. OF the
Oregon Improvement Company. went up
International From woolley they went
on q tour CT inspection OF the Seattle &
Northern. expecting to be gone couple
of days.
The Railway age. in reviewing the
track laying OF 1886. gives 10 tho state OF
Washington just fourteen and a half
miles, divided as follows: Beliingham *
Eastern, three miles; Columbia & Red
Mountain oSpokans Falls & Northernl.
seven and a halt miles; Matches Pass,
four miles.
The oregon Railway q Navigation
Company and the Northern Pacific have
issued joint tariff on coal in car loads
from Roslyn and Gle Elum 70 stations on
20 Pampa and Hooper, Wash, SEQ. 10
Washtucna. Wash, and Briggs, Or. s.. IS:
70 s s4si, city Tor, or: ana "aFdner' Idaho
The National Association of Baggage
Agents, at its annual convention in Rich
mond, Va, after much discussion, decided
to carry corpses on passenger tickets. On
the lines west OF the Mississippi corpses
are generally checked as baggage, but I'm
the East a passenger ticket Is required 10
be purchased for them. The convention
voted down a motion TO check the bodies
SIS baggage.
The Northern Pacific railroad has is
sued, in circular No. II, notice of the dis
continuance of business originating east
OF the Missouri river. a. an all-raLi route
via the Northern Pacific 10 and from
Vancouver. s. G, over the Seattle &
International on February D. Agents are
instructed 70 route freight for Vancou-
YER via Tacoma and the Puget Sound *
Alaska Steamship line. The Canadian Pa
cific first gave notice OF a discontinuance
Of the agreement on the date named.
G. Ford, superintendent; E. w. McGin-
mis-, agent. and the driver of the new
freight wagon OF the Western Express
Company. were down at the Seattle &
International depot yesterday, applying
all OF the tests known to man on the new
~ IL
We're run up 10 them, steam was blown
on them, and Mr.. Mciinnis tapped his
arms, made faces and told funny stories.
all to no effect. The team refused 10 be
scared II is considered g. good team.
A bill before the Arkansas legislature
provides that II shall be unlawful for any
company operating sleeping cars on any
roads in Arkansas TO charge q greater
miles or fraction thereof travelled, and an
additional 80 cents for passengers occu-
plying sleeping cars between the supper
and breakfast stations, or for al passen-
gers occupying sleeping cars between the
hours OF p. n. and a m. The bill also
provides that 10 shall be unlawful to per-
NIT the upper berth 10 remain down un-
less occupied by a passenger.
Something Of revolution in freight
movements Is indicated by the statement
that lead ores are now carried from Brit
ism Columbia 10 Pueblo Col. there con-
verted into pig lead and IN that form
shipped 10 Galveston and thence by
steamer 20 Liverpool. The development
of the kootenay mining region, following
the establishment Of deep water for ocean
vessels on the Gulf and the reduction Of
rail rates In that direction, have COM
bined TO start movement OF traffic
which, although not yet large. Is remark
able as illustrating a great change. and
in some respects a complete reversal OF
the flow In former years.
The annual meeting az the stockholders
OF the Cambria Iron Company was held
following directors were elected TO serve
for the ensuing year: Josiah II. Bacon.
Robert F. Kennedy, Charles s. Price.
David Reeves. Powell stackhouse. Ed
John Lowber Welsh and r. Francis
Wood. This annual report showed that
the company had earned about per cent.
on the capital stock OF $4,000 per
ssg2a eo0 This left 500 600. OF which $50 900
was expended for improvements in the
manufacturing department. The balance
OF net earnings was carried 10 profit and
loss which Increases this Item 20 about
81, 600 GO. which Is represented by bonds
and stock assets IN various collateral
companies.
v. c. Thral. for many years with tia
Northern Pacific as assistant 20 president
at st. Paul. and latterly assistant general
manager OF the Northern Pacific Express
Company. at Chicago, has entered the
service OF George Croker late OF San
Francisco now OF New York. in the ca
pacity OF cOnfid secretary, etc. Mr.
CFocker is a director in the Southern Pa
ci6c Company and tia Minneapolis & 81.
Louis. and a large security holder in
other roads Since his removal 70 New
York ir November last. ne mas acquired
considerable local distinction as the pur-
chaser OF a large piece OF Broadway prop
erty near Wall street, at a price per
square foot equivalent 70 about 100000
per acre This e reported 70 De. with 0ns
exception. the highest price ever paid for
land IN AmeFica. The property is 20 b
improved" by the erection OF another
ekyscraper. plans for which are said TO
be nearly completed
From the various reports received by
the civil service commission. Il appears
that IN New YORK city there exist -
scaip!ug Offices n which about 20 persons
are employed. az al estimated expense
Co. n~Fea ~are ard clerk hire OF az 30 70