Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 38, Number 85, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 July 1906 — THE RAILROADS. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

THE RAILROADS.

There has been a great increase during the past year in both freight and passenger traffic between the United States at*) Cuba, chiefly through the port of Havana. Announcement has been made by the Erie of a new sleeping car service by, way of that road and the Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton between Chicago and Dayton, Dliio. Traffic officials and general counsels ot 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 companies to recover penalties for violation of the safety-appliance law through failure to keep their equipment in proper condll ion. * A decision in favor of the Portland and Seattle, a Hill railroad, and against the Columbia Valley, a liarriman road, was rendered by Judge \V. \V. McCreedy of Portland In the case Involving tlie right of way down the north bank of the Columbia river. The Columbia Valley road is, however, to be allowed to roustruct a line over the Portland and Seattle’s right of way, providing it does so w.tliin a reasonable time. The case will be appealed. , The Wabash railroad has made negotiations in Pittsburg for a loan of $2,000,000 to care for the floating indebtedness of ail the Wabash lines between Kansas City and Pittsburg, preparatory to the amalgamation of all these lines under a $200,000,000 blanket mortgage. Protest against the recent classification »f rates made by the Illinois board of railroad and warehouse commissioners in connection with Hie new freight nrtiednle was made to the commissioners by W. E. Keepers, general freight agent, and John O. Drennan, attorney, ft* 'toe Illinois Central railroad.