Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-03-03

THE NEW ARRANGEMENT
BETWEEN TBB THDEE
COMPANIES TO 90 INTO
ErFECr MARCH lOT.


On secsunt Of the cenesjidatien Of the
Me.cheu4s' Union, American and United
States Express Compaoiss. IN importast ar
rsngsusnt went into effect March 6fst,
-an equal and agreeable dicisien Of I'll the
railroad over which the three eo0panieo
have he'd the right Of way, having been
made. Hereafter the company will do oil
the vsy business connected With any single
road. By means Of this arrangement one
half of the joint expenses Of the three oom.
psoiss will b saved, and yet general salts
faction to the public 10 guaranteed. II vas
rumored Saturday that one or more Of the
companies would discharge oil Of their en-
Moves st this and other points, but such
i not the case. II will. however, relieve
tho cDmpanies Of the unnecessary expsnes
of employing three agents on every read
snd at every station, great or small. But
few employees, IL any, will be discharged at
the more important points. Neither does
this arrangement call for any change in the
controlling departments Of the respective
companies, and every thing regarding iatern-
al arrangement will 80 on - il has hereto
fore. The railroads directly or indirectly
connected With Chicago, are divided - FOL-
lows:
xDRcHANrs' UNION.
This company, hereafter, will do oil The
wav business on the Chicago, Alton q st.
Louis Railroad, to Springfield, III the Chi.
cage. Burlington L Quincy Railroad and all
ite branches; the Hannibal 4 st. Joseph
Railroad and oil its branches; the Busling-
ton 4 Missouri River Railroad, west from
Darlington the Galena Division Of the
Northwestern Railroad; the Dubuque L
Sioux City Railroad and I'll ito branches !;
The Illinois Ceptral Railroad. between Free
port and Dunleith; the Mineral Point Rail
road, connecting ct Warren the Mllwau-
kes Division Of the Northwestern Railroad !;
the Fox River Valley Railroad the Ailwau-
kes 1 Prairie du Chen Railroad the Min
nesota Central Railroad TO Minneapolis the
Michigan Southern Railroad (old liee), and
the Louisville, New Albany 4 Chicago
Railroad.
UNITED STATES.
This company will, hereafter, do oil the
way business on the Chicago, Rock: Islsnd
l. Pacific Railroad and al its branches; the
Toledo. Wabash / Western Railroad I; the
Chicago, Alton 4 St. Louis Railroad, south
| Of Spring g6sld the Ues Aoines Vslley Rail
road the Pacific Railroad Of Missouri the
| Union Pacific Railroad (Eastero Divisiss) ;
tho Toledo, Peoria / Warsaw Railroad; the
| St. Louis, Jacksonville & Chicago Railroad,
and the Michigan Southern Air Line Rail-
road.
ANgnIcAN.
| This company will, hereafter. do oil the
way business on the Illinois Central Rail
road, main line and branchss the Iowa Di-
vision Of the Northwestern Railroad the
Wisconsin Division Of the same the Keno
sha 4 Rockford Division Of the same ; the
Western Union Railroad the Milwaukee
L La Crosse Railroad the Michigan Cen
tral Railroad the Great Eastern Railroad +;
and the Terrs Hsuts, Alton 4 st. Louis
Railroad
The receipts and shipments per rail for
ths two weeks ending Saturday, Feb. 10Th.
were as follows:
Shipments Barley, $500 bu. corn, L.
500 bu. wheat. 1o,s00 bu oats, 375 bu. /;
-four, $50 bbl.. hogs, 60 head j; cattle. 40
head meal. 10000 lbs. mdse, 255 tons |;
lumber, 395 NJ.
Receipts-Corn, /, 200 bu. oats. 700 bu. {;
wheat, $50 bu.; mdse, 600 tons coal, 675
| tons.