Democratic Sentinel, Volume 10, Number 35, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 October 1886 — RAILROAD INTELLIGENCE. [ARTICLE]

RAILROAD INTELLIGENCE.

At the meeting of the Board of Directors of tlie Northern Pacific Railroad, Robert Harris was re-elected President The Central Pacific Road is building two hundred l'ruit-cars, of an improved pattern, for next season’s traffic. An engine using petroleum as fuel is successfully drawing trains between Cliiro and Alexandria in Egypt

Apparently authoritative reports are current at Winnipeg that the Canadian Pacific has obtained control of th 9 Manitoba Railway. The Chicago and Northwestern announces that the $2,000,000 Winona and St Peter bonds falling due Jan. 1, 1888, will be paid on presentation. John D. Taylor, Treasurer of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, died at Philadelph a. The Omaha Road has reduced its local passenger rates to 3 cents per mile in lowa, Dakota, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. The price of transportation in Nebraska is fixed by law a{ 3% cents per mile.