The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-02-10
LATEST OF
The RAILROADS;
The Joint Passeng erz Committee OPP
posed TO the Scheme.
NO AlD. FOR PARIS EXCURSIONS.
The Union Pacific. by a Master Stroke
Closes the Ogden Gateway to
Other Items
Of interests


Competitors-Other Items
Of Int rest
The Joint Passenger COMMITTEES OF the
Eastern Railroads held meeting IN
Chicago Thursday and decided That me
I railroads would not help In excursion
to Paris, scheme This WIS the prin-
cipal topic of discussion, and it is claim
ed that the parties advocating the yarl.
Gus schemes of this nature lack hnanclnl
responsibility. Thebconmittee agreed ato;
lend no support to such schemes 70
make any specialf;rates for any eAcur-
sion beyond party rates" given to any
body Of ten or more persons travelling
together on one ticket.
CLOSED OGDEN GATEWAY.
At a con ference here of the Union "a
cific. Northwestern. Southern : Pacific,
Short Line and Oregon Railway and Nav
igation Company officials, held In Salt
Luke City recently, it was formally de-
cided to close the Ogden gateway 10
traffic of outside lines. This naturally
follows the absorbing of the Oregon Rail
road and Navigation Company nnd the
Short Line by the Union Pacific, and re-
turns to the conditions existing here and
prior to the receivershp of the Union
Pacific, making that company nA pow
erful.
This action forces shippers in the East
to send their freight West via the Union
Pacific at the Missouri river. providing
the freight is going to points beyond
Ogden If freight is shipped by other
lines and turned over to the Unicn Fa-s
cific at Ogden. the locul rate from that
point west will be charged which vii
make the cost nearly double the through
rate.
This decision practically ties up the
RuYs1inotOn r. Island Missouri Pa
ciflc and other lines which have been
taking freight Mt the Missouri river and
shipping via the Denver and Rio Grande
to Ogden. This master stroke for the
Union Pacific was one Of the objects
of the consultations and also the origi-
nal plan Of President Burt The other
roMds are expected to appeal to the IN
terstate Commerce Commission for re-
lief.
RAILROAD NOTES.
The car movement east from Chicago
for the last week in January was almost
so per cent. greater than for the cores
ponding time last year, and mere than
double the movement in 1893.
The Pennsylvania Railroad during last
year carried about K, 0cO. 900 tons of coal. On
the basis Of 80 cents a ton advance in
ttdewarer, tine coming advance would
mean an increase OF S90lO,000 per annum.
Kate cutting on grain is to be investi-
! gated by the Interstate Commerce Com
mission and sensations are promised. 1t
IS said the governments representatives
are impressed by claims of the grain
men, and have promised cooperation.
The Reading Railway Company has
just completed plans for large locomo-
tive shop at Reading. Pa, to cost about
Sl0uN,000 Specifications were prepared
py Wilson Bros. & Co., of Philadelphia,
who also prepared the plans for the new
Station of the Chesapeake and Ohio and
Seaboard Air Line in this city.
Mr.. George S. Sipp. Car Service Agent
of the Chesapeake and Ohio, is in Hot
Springs making arrangements for the en-
tertainment of the International Asso-
chiffon of Car Accountants, whose con-
vsntion will be held there. MIR. Sipp is
chairman of the Committee Of Arrange
ments.
Mr.. Arthur G. Lewis. Southern Passen-
ger Agent of the Baltimore and Ohio,
with headquarters at Norfolk. is in this
city. Mr.. Lewis, besides being popular
in the railroad circles, is well known in
literary and musical circles as an author
and composer.
Mr.. F. L. Marshall, Jr. Travelling
Freight Agent OF the Baltimore and
Ohio. with headquarters in Baltimore.
was a Richmond visitor yesterday.
ments made in the office of Purchasing
Agent La Bonita, of the Chesapeake and
Ohio.
The February number of the Book of
| the ROYAL Blue" is out. This is 4 3.
| and D. publication and contains a NUM-
| Der of most interesting articles. among
| them being a timely history of the late
A1ajor-Ge neral H. W. Lawton. q. S. V.
Mr.. E. L. Trant, of the c. and O. ac-
| countant department, is in Washington
on business.
General Freight and Passenger Agent
! w. II. Taylor, of the Houston, East d
! West Texas and the Houston and Shreve-
| port, has been fined $50 for contempt, by
| the Texas Railroad Commission In pub
fishing a rate on cotton that was higher
/ 5than that fixed by the commlss on. MT.
| Taylor will ask for rehearlnS.
| Rumor says that the Junior security
holders Of the Clover Leaf have not
abandoned their efforts to prevent the
foreclosure sale of the road IN April. and
F.! are considering the advisability OF max
| ing some move in the State of Illinois to
| secure further delay.
It is reported that W. c. Brown. general
! manager of the Chicago, Burlington and
| Quincy, has been offered and has ac-
cepted the presidency of the Kansas City,
| Pittsburg and Gulf Railroad Company.
It is learned that the Burlington has
| sold to syndicate about 81, 900 Of its
refunding 3 1-2 per cent. bonds at 1O3, the
proceeds of which will be used to take
up maturing bonds.
Stockholders of the Great Eorthwest
| Central have voted in favor of leasing
| the road to the Canadian Pacific. and on
March 3rd the Dominion Minister of Rail-
ways will pass on the proposition:
| A director of the american Railways
Company declared yesterday that without
a careful Statement it would he difficult
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