, 1873-12-20
RAILROAD NEWS.

THE No-pAss HYsTEM GAINING GROUND.
Tho Managers Of the Lake Shore Il Michigan
Southern, Michigan Central, and Pittsburgh i
Fort Wayne NailroadB hold meeting q few days
ago for tho purpose Of adopting somo rosolu-
tions in regard to tue abrogation Of the frec-pass
systom Himilar to those agroed Upon week ago
by tho Managers Of tho Westorn lines In this
city. After considerable discussion, they made
verbal n8reomeut. to issue no more FREQ passes
after the list Of JANUARY, 1884, except for strictly
charitable purposes. Ministers of tho Gospel
will continue to rocoiye half-faro permits.
Whom tile question about exchanging pnsscs
strongly argned that tho number OF exchange
passes should be limited to III snnlf number aB
possible. because soma Of the roads wero usting
no less than from, twelve to eighteen. Tho re-
suit Of the discussion vas tho adoption Of tho
following circular:
The undersigned, At meeting held At Chicago On
ask, on behaf Of our respectiyo roads, for arcaes
nurn1or tlnn five ~ annual exchange sHcs Of any Of
tie rawuys west, north, and aoi.ta Of Chicago.
ber III fayor Of roads in similar territory with which
we oxehange. q. PAINE.
General Superintendent u. .: n.R.
General Manager ponusylyauia Co,npaily,
Tho Sioux City & st. Paul Railroad has also
adopted tie no-paas system, which went into ef-
fect on the 18TH Inst. The oilcn1ar they llave
issued to the roads states tint after tho above
uamod day no passes for FREQ travel will DO given.
nor will any reduction from tho regnlar faro be
made by their road for any purpose. except that
ministers and Sisters OF ChArity shall raceivo
hnlf-fare lickota.
Tho Managers OF several other roads have writ
ten letters to The lending Managers in this city,
in1uiEIng how tho no-pass system works. and
stating TINT they contemplate adopting roao-
1utio"s similar to those adopted by tic roads
oentoring hore.
CHICAGO AND NEW oR1EANs.
Tho Illinois Central Railroad, in mixing con-
neotions with tho Misa'Hsippi Central, for tho
new through line to New O1teans, iH eoulpeled
to lift tho cars oil tho trucks at Cairo and place
them Oh otlara, their road being broad gauge.
TLi'e the hlisslasppi Central y narrow gauge
completed car-hoist which ia considored the
Gnoat in the country, 1t consists Of Two wooden
eoams tsfty feat long and sixtoou
esst sss sSg ss whs sSe, Fs9 q a.nafsr sF S
engine which turns tho acrews Is twenty-five
horse power, and when running at o1dinary
speed lifts three feet minute Each roy0l,l-
ton Hts III incnos: They oan change two cars
change them. Mr.. lottery, the Assistant snpol-
intendeut Of Machinery on tue Illinois Central,
says thoy will be able to change passenger
trnin in about fifteen mnutea and 4 freight
train in about thirty.
CHICAGO NORTHERN PACIFIC A1n-1asE.
The Directors OF tho Chicago j. Northern pa-
eitio Airline Railway Company held a meeting
yesterday afternoon at the Sherman House, but
for what purpose could not ho learned. Thls
road runs il, i straight line from Chicago to Du-
lutL. aud wllon completed will 10 AUG mi!cs ia
length. Forty.Heyoi1 miles Of the road in Wis
consin aro graded, and tho iron will Ahortly he
put on. The following persons aro tho officers
OF the road
presitent-qeorge l.. Wheeler.
Ytce-preRitent-Nelson Ludington.
BeEyetary-H. 4. Warren.
Treasurer-J. q. parues.
CapitaliBtH,