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The Missouri, Kansas and Texas has
completed its line into Austin from
Granger, Texas.
From $S,O0O,0O0 to 100000 is the
estimated cost of the proposed freight
tunnel system for Philadelphia.
The Kansas City Council has adopted
an ordinance enjoining the scalpers from
dealing in non-transferabie tickets.
The Northwestern announces its
through sleeping car line between Chi
cago, Milwaukee and Sault Ste. Marie.
President A. j. Davidson of the Frisco
and the Chicago and Eastern Illinois has
been elected president of the Evansville
and Terre Haute.
The work of double tracking the Texas
and Pacific between Fort Worth and
Dallas is going rapidly ahead, and the
line will soon be completed.
A certificate of consolidation of the
New York and Pennsylvania and the
Sharon and Ceres has been filed with
the Secretary Of State of New York.
The first railway in China was built
in 1897, according to Export, a German
paper, and extended from Pekin to Ten
tsin, distance of seventy-fiye miles.
Under the name of the Consolidated
Railway Company, the New York, New
Haven and Hartford Railroad has incor-
porated its electric railway interests.
The directors of the ST. Louis and
San Francisco have voted 10 take from
the treasury $1,000,000 OF 4 per cent
refunding londs, the proceeds of which
will be used TO reimburse the company
for advances made on account Of inn
provements to the property.
Announcement has been made that the
Southern has issued S15,OO0,O00 Of
total authorized issue OF $16,0O0,000 FIVE
year per cent collateral trust bonds.
The report Of the New York, Chicago
and st. Louie Company for the year
shows gross earnings Of $S,44S.320, the
largest ever reported in the history Of
the company.
A committee from the Western Pas
senger Association has induced the Cen
trail Passenger Association to agree TO. an
equalization Of rates through the Chi
cago gateway from al eastern points 10
trans-Sfississippi river points.
Railroads operating in Mississippi are
10 De cDmUtilt0 W pay AOt h'tas Fh
freight shipments IL the ruling announced
By the Mississippi railroad commission is
upheld By the courts.
Shipments Of anthracite coal from the
mines in the month OF May aggregated
5.2s5. O79 tons, which is larger than in
any month ever reported except April
OF this year and January OF last year.
Earnings Of railroads in Georgia dur
ing the year 1908 are declared by the
Georgia Railroad Commission to have
been larger than ever before. according
70 statistics compiled for the annual re-
pert Of the commission TO the State Leg
.slature.
The management OF The Hartman sys
ten OF roads has given orders Tor rails,
equipment. and power which viii require
ala expenditure vi approximately 81
10000
The New Orleans aud Gulf steaalslip
Company mas been organized At New
Orleans with . capital stock 81 $4,000
t. maintain q line ot sleamers between
New Orleans and FIoriSs ports.
The annual report Of the Lake Shore
for the fiscal year ended Dec. 81 1906.
Just issued. shows the largest gross earn
ings in the career OF the company. The
gross earnings amounted 70 S34.7GS,0Sl.
az increase Of S4.31S.oO0 over the previ-
GUS year g.