NEW RAILROAD COMPANIES INCORPORATED.

February 26, 1906.-The Cairo, Mayfield & Nashville Railway Company filed a copy of its Articles of Incorporation, which authorizes the construction of sixty miles of railroad, beginning at a point opposite Cairo, Ill., in Ballard or Carlisle county, near the line between said counties, extending through the counties of Carlisle, Graves and Calloway, via Mayfield, Ky., to a point on the Paducah and Memphis Division of the Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway, in Calloway county, about four miles south of Murray.

March 3, 1906.-The Morehead & North Fork Railroad Company, a corporation of the State of New Jersey, filed a copy of its Charter, as required by law, which entitles it to enter this State.

March 7, 1906.-The Inter-State Traction Company filed a copy of its Articles of Incorporation, authorizing the construction, maintenance and operation, by electricity or other motive power, a railway commencing at a point in or near the city of Stanford, in Lincoln county, extending in a southwestern direction to the city of Liberty, in Casey county, a distance of twenty-four miles.

March 19, 1906.-The Sloan's Valley Railway Company filed its Articles of Incorporation, which authorizes the construction of a railroad from a connection with the tracks of the Cincinnati, New Orleans & Texas Pacific Railway at Sloan's Valley, in Pulaski county, to the confluence of the Laurel and Cumberland rivers in Whitley county, through the counties of Pulaski and Whitley, a distance of about twenty-five miles.

March 20, 1906.-The Ohio & Licking River Railway Company filed a copy of its articles of incorporation, authorizing the construction of a railroad from a feasible junction point with the Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company, in Fleming county; thence along the most practical and feasible route to a point in Rowan county, near the place where Triplett creek empties into Licking river; thence along

the most practical and feasible route to the most practical and feasible junction point with the Licking River Railroad; thence following said route of said railroad along the waters of Licking river to a point near the mouth of the Elk Fork of Licking river; thence up Caney creek to or near Cannel City, Morgan county. The counties through which it is proposed to construct said road are Fleming, Rowan, Bath, Menifee and Morgan; and its length is, approximately, sixty miles.

March 21, 1906.-The Kentucky South-Eastern Railway Company filed a copy of its articles of incorporation, which entitles it to construct a railroad from a point in Breathitt county, at or near Jackson; thence over the vost available route on the east side of the North Fork of the Kentucky River to the mouth of Troublesome creek; thence up Troublesome creek on or near the line of preliminary survey, to Hindman, Knott county; thence through the right hand fork of the headwaters of Smith's branch of Carr's Fork; thence down Smith's Branch to the mouth thereof; thence up Carr's Fork to the mouth of Steer creek, and through the headwaters of Steer creek and through Nettle Gap; thence from the headwaters of Little Carr, or Amburgy's, creek through Logan's Gap; thence down Trace creek to Rockhouse creek; thence down Rockhouse creek to the mouth of Camp Branch; thence up Camp Branch to Thornton Gap; thence down Thornton creek to the mouth thereof; thence up the North Fork of the Kentucky river to the mouth of Boone's Fork of said Kentucky river. Said line to extend through the counties of Breathitt, Perry, Knott, and Letcher, and being of a total length of about seventy miles.

March 28, 1906.-The Ashland Interurban Street Railway Company filed its amendatory articles of incorporation, increasing its capital stock.

March 31, 1906.-The Danville-Scottsville Railroad Company filed a copy of its articles of incorporation, which authorizes it to construct a railroad from Danville, Boyle county, to Scottsville, Allen county. This line is to extend through the counties of Boyle, Lincoln, Casey, Adair, Metcalfe, Barren and Allen, which is to be about one hundred miles in length.

April 3, 1906.-The Evansville & Henderson Traction Company filed a copy of its articles of incorporation, authorizing it to construct,

purchase, or rent from other persons or companies, or by running or operating contracts, obtain from such persons or companies the use and possession of, or to otherwise acquire lines and systems of street and interurban railroad, from, in, to, through and between the city of Evansville and town of Howell, both in Vanderburgh county, State of Indiana, and the city of Henderson, in Henderson county, in the Commonwealth of Kentucky; to maintain and operate such lines and systems of street and interurban railroad from, in, to, through and between said cities and towns. The maintenance, construction and operation of such street and interurban railroads, and the business and operations of said company may be carried on, in, through and between the towns and cities herein named, and other intermediate towns and villages. The length of said proposed street and interurban railroad line is to be approximately twelve miles, and the counties into or through which it is intended to be constructed are Vanderburgh county in the State of Indiana, and Henderson county in the State of Kenucky.

April 14, 1906.-The Cynthiana & Claysville Railroad Company filed a copy of its articles of incorporation, which authorizes the construction of a line beginning at a point in or near Cynthiana, Harrison county, thence running in a northeastwardly direction to or near the village of Claysville, in Harrison county, being a distance of about twelve miles. All of this proposed line is in Harrison county.

April 17, 1906.—The Muhlenberg & Eastern Railroad Company filed a copy of its articles of incorporation, authorizing the construction of a line of railroad beginning at a point near the Illinois Central Railroad Company in the city of Central City, Muhlenberg county, extending thence southeastwardly to the town of Rochester, Butler county, or to a point intermediate between Drakesboro, Muhlenberg county, and Rochester, Butler County, a distance of about sixteen miles.

May 8, 1906. The Louisville & Eastern Railroad Company filed its amendatory articles of incorporation as required by law, increasing the capital stock to $2,400,000, divided into 24,000 shares of the par value of $100 each.

May 14, 1906.-The Dawson Springs & Madisonville Railway Company filed its amendatory articles of incorporation, increasing the capital stock to $150,000, which is represented by fifteen hundred shares at $100 par value each.

June 1, 1906.—The Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Company of Kentucky filed a copy of its articles of consolidation, consolidating the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Company of Kentucky, the Kinniconnick. & Freestone Railroad Company, and the Big Sandy Railway Company. The name of these consolidated lines shall be the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway of Kentucky. The capital stock of the consolidated corporation shall be $12,550,000, divided into 125,500 shares of the par value of $100 each.

June 2, 1906.-The Paris & Mt. Sterling Railway Company filed a copy of its articles of incorporation, which authorizes the construction of a line of railway to be operated by electricity or other motive power, commencing at some point in or near the city of Paris, in Bourbon county, and extending in a southeasterly direction by the way of North Middletown, in Bourbon county, to a point in or near the city. of Mt. Sterling, in Montgomery county, a distance of about twentyfive miles.

June 27, 1906.-The Cumberland Railroad Company filed its amendatory articles of incorporation as required by law.

June 27, 1906.—The Henderson Bridge Company filed its amendatory articles of incorporation, changing its name from the Henderson Bridge Company to the Henderson Bridge & Railroad Company, and to extend its line of railroad from a point at or near the north end of its bridge, as now located in Vanderburgh county, State of Indiana, to any other point in that county, subject to and in accordance with the laws of the State of Indiana. Also to construct in connection with its present bridge and railroad, a railroad from a point at or near the south. end of its bridge as now located within the city of Henderson, Henderson county, State of Kentucky, through the counties of Henderson and Union, State of Kentucky, to some convenient point on the Kentucky side of the Ohio river opposite to the city of Shawneetown, State of Illinois.

July 30, 1906.-The Shelbyville & Ohio River Electric Railroad Company filed its amendatory articles of incorporation as required by law, which changes the name of the Eminence & New Castle Electric Railroad Company to that of the Shelbyville & Ohio River Electric Railroad Company. These amendments also raise the capital stock to $1,000,000.