Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-07-19
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There has been great increase during
the past year in both freight and passen.
ger traffic between the United States and
Cuba, chiefly through the port of Ha'
vana.
Announcement has been made by the
Erie of Few sleeping car service by way
of that road and the Cincinnati Hamil-
ton and Dayton between Chicago and
Dayton, Ohio.
Traffic officials and general counsels OF
Illinois lines met and took action looking
to a uniform method of putting into force
the reduced rates recently ordered by the
State railroad and warehouse commission
By direction of Attorney General
Moody criminal actions have been started
against a large number of railroad com
panies to recover penalties for violation
of the safety-appliance law through fail.
ure to keep their equipment in proper con-
dition.
A decision in favor of the Portland and
Seattle, a Hill railroad, and against the
Columbia Valley, Hartman road, was
rendered by Judge W. W. McCreedy OF
Portland in the case involving the right
of way down the north bank of the Co
lumbia river. The Columbia Valley road
is, however, to be allowed to construct a
line over the Portland and Seattle'S right
of way, providing it does so within a
reasonable time. The case will be ap.
pealed.
The Wabash railroad has made nego.
tiations in Pittsburg for loan of s..
100000 to care for the floating indebted.
ness of all the Wabash lines between
Kansas City and Pittsburg, preparatory
to the amalgamation of all these lines
under a S2O0,0O0,0O0 blanket mortgage.
Protest against the recent classification
of rates made by the Illinois board of rail.
road and warehouse commissioners in con.
nection with the new freight schedule was
made to the commissioners by W. E.
Keepers, general freight agent, and John
G. brennan, attorney, for the Illinois
Central railroad.
At the meeting of the directors of the
Pennsylvania railroad Wednesday an or.
der was ISSUED directing all employees OF
the road who own coal stocks to dispose
of their holdings at once on penalty OF
losing their positions. 1t is said that
stocks in iron and steel companies will
be included.
The Kentucky railroad commissioners
rendered a decision Wednesday, ordering
a sweeping reduction in railroad freight
rates to all local points, efecting a say.
ing of S1,S00,OO0 to shippers. The or.
der is especially severe on the Louisville
and Nashville, its present rates being re.
duced % per cent. The Illinois Central
also is singled out for censure.
The Senate Thursday amended and
passed the House bill giving st. Louis
power to build a bridge over the Missis.
sippi river and the House later concurred
thus clearing the way for the relief OF
that city from the transportation monop.
oily held by the st. Louis terminal asso-
citation.
The Illinois Central is about to begin
construction on a new line through the
rich pine and hardwood forests of Mis-
sissippi and Alabama, large tracts of
which have recently been bo1ght up BY
New York capitalists The road will run
from Jackson through the Pearl river
valley TO Columbus. Miss, and from there
straight across to Birmingham, Ala