Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1871-12-07
THE ROCKFORD, ROCK ISLAND q ST.
LOUIS RAILROAD.

The rapid improvement of the affairs Of
this popular line under the able manage
ment of President r. r. Cable, is we'll
known. Too many encomiums cannot be
bestowed upon him, for BY his sagacity and
business ability, he ha. largely contributed,
in an indirect msnner, to the permanent
prosperity of our city. He is not working
for glory, Of course, but our readers will be
grsu6ed to peruse the following article
which We extract from the last number of
the Chicago Railcdy Re1ietc
1t gives US great pleasure TO learn OF the
rapidly increasing earnings, both gross ana
net, OF this ROAD, uudsr the present earnest,
enIerPrising and enlightened management
The gross earnings are about double what
they we're before The organization of the
Company and OF the operating management
and system OF the road under the dlrecuon
OF Messrs. Gable and Lynde. At the same
time, the operating expenses have been
almost Proporuonately decreased with the
result, too, OF increased efficiency IN every
department. of maintenance and working
Attention is being gwen, too, on a quite
large scale, TO the improvement of the per-
msnent way. The newer portions OF the
track are being surfaced, and the whole line
well Uallasted at all needed points, not only
greatly facilitating the increasing freis ht
irsnsporisIIon, but rendering passenger car
rage comfortable and safe. Among import
ant passenger arrangements recently affect
ed, ls one OF great moment TO ST. Louis
that with the Toledo, Peoria and Warsaw
Burlington, CeIHr Rapids and Minnesota
and Milwaukee and ST. Paul Railways, for
running through cars daily ria Bushnell,
Burl ngton aud Austin. The travelling pub
lie will find this q comfortable, certain and
short route between ST. Louis and points 10
Iowa and Minnesota.
While the through business of the
Road will be fostered. the management We
are glad to learn on enquiry, proposes
especially to inaugurAte policies, looking to
q substantial, s,eAdy and permanent devel-
opement of local production and traffic
This Is the true policy which really builds
Roads after land the sooner after, the bet
, teri The iron is laid, equipment supplied
and operation begun. This Road was EN-
inently local inter prise in it's inception
= and construction. 1t is now eminently so IL
f its management and operating policies.
As the result OF al, of increased earn
ings, increased savings, and prospects fol
Q increased business,-iI is believed that
taking the first year of the new home man
n sgement as = whole, enough, or very nearly
enough, will be earned to pay the interes
;, on the bonded debt 1t is no part of ou
province TO promise result so CRAFTY ing
we believe, however, that there is gooC
J. ground for the expectation, and shall tax
the greatest pleasure IN noting the success
sive steps towards CONTAMINATION so earn
e estly to be wished. At any rate, tb'
; Road will be considerably less distAn
from this result al the end of the presen
fiscal year, than 1t WAS at the close OF lh,
e asst.
3 We also find the folIowiug remarks OF
e the same subject in the st. Louis Repubti
q can OF the 18th.
z The most encouraging features in th,
trade OF 81. Louis Ihts tail Is the ezgernes
with which the producers oil Iowa ana lli
/. nols seize upon the opportunity offered D.
p the nOr.h and south railroads, tO turn IL,
shipments Ia this direction, aud tue read
u Iness with which the merchants IN the sam
o sections cooperate with The producers, Ah'
& by obtaining supplies IN this city, make re
n turn treIghGs AID III reducing expenses. The
Rockford and Rock Island railroad is
notable instance OF the increase In ST Lou
trade. Having established its contracting
It agent, MIR h Miller, III the building op
POslte the court house, on Fourth street,
gives through rates, and lot only so ou
0 sends ITS cars through to QsIney, Han
10 DIoal keokuk and Burlington. (tht
. route by this line to Burlington being SOM
90 miles shorter than by any other hoe
and equally Important sasII g, 10 dlstarc c.
2 being made 10 other poIhts) obtaining Q
o turn shipments OF gram from sections here
4 toiore wholly dependent upon Chicsg2 10
a market as well rs tor supplies. Upde
the present liberal management OF the roA'
the traffic along it's line Is increasing RAPID
iy, q fact fully demonsUaled by the slmp.
statement that on one road reaching ~
2 Louis on the east side of the river exceed
\ It's deliveries OF wheat here. Lately IN
road has obtained hbers! connections Wit
the Burlington and CedeT Rapids railroad
and the Minnesota railroad, by WhIOh IT
passenger trains are run through 10 =
o Paul This opens TO ST. Louis direct con
q neotion with a section of love not resche'
nv the Iowa Central or Des Moiues VALLEY
= roads, q connection of which 81 Louis mer
Il cha uts we doubt not, will avail themselve
e to exteud their trade relations.
The change Just effected, whereby freight
for Chicago will be transferred over the {
- RIA P. Road instead of over the North
western, will be found exceedingly benet
DIAL to shippers, and will prove to them
matter of economy as well as saving