The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-04-30
RAILROAD NOTES.

Mandamus proceedings to compel the
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific to per-
init an examination of its stock books
and records or produce them before
court for examination, were filed Tues
day in the circuit court at Chicago
through J. H. Lewis, attorney for Clar-
ence H. Venner, of Venner & Co., Bos-
ton. The plaintiff ayers that he brings
the suit in behalf of himself and the
minority stockholders of the Rock ISL
and system. A bill for injunction
against the road was instituted by
Venner several months ago, and is still
pending.
The Lackawanna Is reported to have
paid about $4,000000 for the New York
& Hoboken Ferry company, consisting
of the Barclay, Christopher and Four
teenth street ferries.
The order of the interstate commerce
commission, supplemented by that Of
the courts in the injunction cases, has
brought railroad officials to a close
scrutiny of their tariff schedules to see
wherein they do not conform to the
strict letter of the law. Recently
request was made on the commission
ers for an Interpretation of the re-
quirements as they relate to switching
charges. The answer indicates that
the tariff on file must show all charg-
eS of other connecting lines with which
charges must show on the tariffs or by
separate schedule.
The Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul.
which was unable to complete the track
laying on its limited extension last fall.
is now within three miles of Linton
The junction between this line and the
Northern Pacific will be effected at
Linton about July 1, that being the
date set by the Northern Pacific for
reaching there.
incorporation papers were filed April
"a at Columbus, Ohio, for the Lake
Erie d Southern, with capital stock
of 100000. The road is to extend from
amherst to Russia townships, near
Oberlin, to Wellington
The worlds record for railroad speed
has been broken on the line from Cam
den to Atlantic City. The trial was
made on Saturday afternoon by a party
of railroad officials, under the supervi-
sion Of A. G. McCausland, superintend-
ent of the Atlantic City branch of the
Philadelphia d Reading company. The
distance OF little over forty-fiye miles
was covered in forty-tWo minutes.
Inc contract for the transportation
OF ofhcers and men of the navy between
Chicago and San Francisco for one
year from July 1 has been awarded to
the Union Pacific railway Bids from
all the Western railroads for this bust
'ASSo "Oi { opeIIeu III washington about
SIX weeks ago. The Union Pacific's
bid was $22.71 per capita between Chi
cago and San Francisco for parties of
100 of-less, and $21.46 for parties of 100
or more, and meals at SO cents each en-
route.
A. Q: Tallant. general agent for the
North-Western line at Pittsburg, has
peeh appointed assistant general East
ern agent with headquarters at New
York. He will be succeeded at Pitts
burg by M. O. Adams, of New York.
BEGINNING Sunday the Northern Pa
chic viii cut the time Of the North
coast limited between st. Paul and
rosot clties. The west-bound train will
reduce its schedule forty-fye minutes
between st Paul and Seattle while the
east-bound train will cut off two hours
ana thirty minutes from It's present
scheduie An hour of this time will
De saved between Seattle and Portland.