The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-01
RAILWAY NOTES.

The best advance among the Gould
stocks was in Missouri Pacific. When il
declined last week in sympathy with The
break in Denver it was bought freely by
insiders The earnings of the company
and especially of the Iron Mountain, have
been in excess of those of any of the
southwestern properties.
Announcement has been made Of a
| freight rate reduction, effective Deem
| Der 60 ranging from 10 to 20 per cent on
fir lumber from the Pacific coast tc
points in Nebraska.
James Martin. superintendent of the
/ Pullman company for the district south
| of New York and east of the Mississippi
river. with headquarters in Philadelphia,
Congestion of traffic has forced the
/ Salt Lake, San Pedro & Los Angeles road
to withdraw two fast passenger trains to
/ facilitate the prompt handling of freight
/ President B. F. Bush of the Missouri
-acffic-Iron Mountain has gone to New
York on various matters calling for at
| tention before the close of the year.
| In the certiorari proceedings to set
aside the action of the public utility CON-
mission of New Jersey ordering the sale
of communication tickets between Jersey
city and Hoboken and other points in the
state, the Lackawanna has filed a brief
giving the supreme court its reasons for
opposing the proposition
j. J. Ogle. travelling passenger agent of
the Louisville, Henderson & st. Louis,
visited Kansas City, looking after pas
senger interests of his road.
It is reported in railroad circles that
effective after January 1 the Cotton Belt
W take over the Louisville e. North
west a line 40 miles long extending from
MCNEIL Ark. to Nachitoches, La This
viii open a new outlet from Arkansas 60
New Orleans
The Milwaukee is preparing to start
construction soon on 500 new automobile
cars. which viii be completed for spring
shipments.
ing changes In the methods sof handling
passes in order to comply with the recent.
order of the interstate commerce COM
mission
NJ T. Sullivan has been appointed super
intendent of the Kansas City terminals
of the Kansas City Southern, effective
January I. to succeed r w. Edwards
who resigned to accept service with the
Pittsburg & Lake Erie Mr.. Sullivan's
offices will be In the Grand Central sta
ton. Mr.. Sullivan formerly was super
intendent of the northern division of the
Kansas City Southern, with headquarters
at Pittsburg. Kan. For several years he
has been running as passenger con
ductor.
The Rock Island has bought land for
new freight terminal, including freight
houses and extensive wards at South
Memphis. but has made no plans for
Frank J. Gould. chairman OF the board
of the international & Great Northern. is
quoted as saying that interest due Feb
ruary l on the $11, 10000 notes of the com
pany is deposited in New York.
The New York public service commits
sion Second district. has been asked by
the company to hermit the raising of a
loan bv the Cincinnati, Hamilton IL
Davton. to be secured by $1520.000 collat-
eral trust bonds of the Cincinnati Ham
iton & Dayton. OF the money needed.
$500. 600 is to help meet interest charges
and the remainder is for additions and
betterments.
Vice President D. B. Hanna is quoted
as saving that the Canadian Northern
line from Montreal. Quebec. to the Pa
eific coast we'll be completed by Jan
uary I. 1914. Construction work Is pro
crossing ra pidly on the surveyed sections
between Montreal and Port Arthur, Ont.
and between point on the western
of Alberta to the Pacific coast.
Final plans regarding the construction or
terminals at Montreal win be announced
early next year. as soon as all ques-
lions REGARDING the transfer of lands had
been adjusted