The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-07-23
Rockford, Rock Island and St. Louis Railroad
Eastern Connection.

We take the follow ng from the eorr"PV"1
ence of the Burlington HaTSeye H"''' '"'0
of New York, duly -
An arrangement was todsy completed,
s,d,,e accessory papers duly executed be-
,waan the Toledo. Peoria u Warsaw, kock
~ Rock Island 4 st. Louis and Bnrling
,o r,5er Rapids a. Minnesota roads, that
viii proye OF immense Importance TO Bur
linglon' ., =.
ihe substance Of the arrangement is
about as fooss: If the city OF Burlington
will come up promptly TO the mark, and
raise a reasonable subscription that Will be
asked. the Rockford, Rock Island d st.
Louis will agree to put under contract al
once, and have completed by the first oil
January next, the entire line oil ROAD rom
Burlington to ST. Louis, By the way oil Ma
comb and Beardstown.
The iron is already bought, and the com
many are now laying it down between st.
Louis aud Beardstown, and II the subscrip
ton is made ss indicated, the iron will 60
forward Immediately for that portion be-
tween Burlington and Beardstowh. This
line will cross the Toledo, Peoria & War
saw at Blandinsville or Clsrksville, and
from one of those points TO Burlington will
be operated in common by the three roads
above named, parties to the contract IL
is the intention OF these parties to put on
corps Of engineers within ten days, and u
Burlington responds promptly with the sinai
amount asked for, the road Will be under
contract before the last Of August, and com
pleted to the junction of the Toledo, Peoria
and Warsaw road by the first day OF DE
cember, and by the end Of the year to
Beardstown, thus opening, about the com
mencemeut OF 1870, the most direct and
shortest line to the East and the Great Air
Line TO 81. Louis, at one and the same
time.
Never in the history Of Burlington hav'
such important advantages been SO nearl
within the grasp OF her people with so vi
tie outlay, The subscriptions will be 81
pended in doing the heavy work across Il
bottom, and must, to insure its compl
ton this year, be proceeded with withol
delay.
Ia this connection, can say the pr
ferences of the Board OF Directors o! th
Rockford Rock Island st. Louis road al
in favor of the route down the river frol
Rock Island, via Muscatine, keithsburg an
Oquswka, but il those places should ia
with the necessary subscriptions, the rou
will be located direct from Rock Island
Macomb, via sMonmouth.- howevc
will make no difference 10 Burlington,
whichever line is adopted that from NJ
comb TO Burlington viii be built, aud TO
sure it this year Burlington has only to
its duty. / AIN, likewise, at liberty to 3
that the Rock Island and st. Louis road h
already purchased iron enough to lay th,
entire track from Sterling TO st. Louis M
if it comes by the river line, will open
new line 10 Chicago but little longer than b
the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy: sher'
fore Burlington should give word OF Ell
coursg9ment to the up river towns, to be u
aud doing.
Mr.. John II. Gear, who is now here, wi
cave for home in day or two, and will !
fully authorized to inaugurate this impor
ant work. This negotiation has been pen
ing for some months, and owing to the fac
that the roads interested were all lon
lines, it was feared there might be son
little friction in arranging the details, bl
on getting the officers of all the roads il
terested together, the matter was settled I
the entire satisfaction Of all concerned.