, 1874-10-29
RAILROAD NEWS.


RAilR0AD NEWS.
oilSTnErERous RAILROADS.
As is we'll known, the three Chicago tr11h lines
tapping tho Union pArtin ut OlnallR--tho Ehica-
60 l. Northwestern, Chicago, Burlington t.
Quincy, and Chicago Rock 1aland Il Paoillc--
eomo years ago formed il pool divit,ing nll their
earnings bnth from ftcig!lt and pasHougor traffic
to that point. ThiH pool il generally known az
the Iowa pool, aud mumberleHs times has its
downfall beeu predicted, but every .imo 1t proved
to 10 4 oannrd. Hlan7 efforts havo alraatiy beon
made BY various competing liues to breas
up this monopoly, but all werc in
vain. lilo pool was 30 strong tint
nothing but an extraordinary occurrences
could break it up. A difficulty has now nrison
botwoen two Of tho pooling iincs-tho Chicago,
Burlington Il Quincy and the Chicago i North
wcstcrn-whch may tl.,allY result in tho break
ing up OF tho combination. 4 regular war las
begun betwoon thoHe two roads ovor the con-
nectioua at Clinton, Ia, in which tho Chicago,
Clinton l. Dubuque 1sousl is the naiu homo OF
contention. It is known that The Chlcago. Bur-
nsSSn S o"'sy notoop o' ss aGs only II 6tos aessa
bnt has let the contract for it to
be lnlstlua within ninoty days, The Chicago,
Burlington h Quincy lntoly submitted these
,,ortn;aa;n,, ~ crrta FIN rai1rooI bi;f1o "roa3
rt.3 ~ IN nun t,,ia nnrn,isa;.,,, t~aa nnt
,,ran,aJ ~ ,it, .hn nss NJ f'n ;ain,'i r. n',ornt
snc liz ,nntoon by,doo na rnrt ~ fha roof,,-or
thus island beiug owned bv tlle bridge cumpany !;
49,, n;ao oa,,trsan M t,n Nosti,nstnr snu ~.
m;les % th,s s s;da of T.v,,a Nv T,nw maod hv II ia
Chicago, Clinton j. Dubuque.
Last Saturday tho Northwestern sent in Nh
md aao rof,,air INV and ali othar i"' nrnnnaitnna'
tI,o fo. ~" ~ nns,;natan M : N,i"av III - - 'aa
,rhn nsS ~ Iha t,rGo ,sos arn:c,ni I~ ~ ha rs'
fuuei nm Tin rof,,ani In rive scij nr 1oaao fin
,,ua ~ tho is1n,,d viii rrnh ,1,tv roarnoua ,t,o
usG y! shu ,sialm at W. ptonaolf pobspone a!e
pul.uinS VI t.o Pontoo.i ni'Mho Aot hoIto ti'i1,
ana s 1T @u e -. St %
Burlington u Quincy to use tho Midland
truck Ut all. Tila Chicago, Clinton T.
~ fbo iron ain'n,aa aa If ,a ,tiaua dG
~ ~ @ nun' a!ot'Eniuo ~ ~" ntaulnta n"aIl
as 1ar 10 Lyons but tronl thnt polnt to Clinton
Tint none shall bo. They aro busy putting in
side-trackB antl switches lust whore the Clieueo,
f1In.on l. Dnhnuuc will hnvn in r,,,, ani iisav
,ra ,,rnnnrna III I'm nhi.oios ,,oasi,ia ~ - w
rs.d ~ n,,or ,1H IT, ~ ho to
Chicago, Burlington + Quincy.
Quincy and tho Chicago, Clinton & Dt4uauo
VII WIZ sns sss uou u ,,'e'r IT. ieo o
nowor to deay tnoir proioots for :. long lima. Il
Will unanllotcdly make long anu bitter "nr,
and will destroy tho friendly feelings Aoretoforo
existing betwoon these two lines.
HARD ON THE sCALpEnH.
49, pa,,r rus roa ,oa'. asn, vun @S W
nnyit, non,n,;snions ior Tia salo nj tiSkots ms
fnaIJy hfon nholiahed by Mi thn roa,Ia -ovon
thnae mt belonr,nr to lin Hnrutoea cnmhinn.
tion' 1t tia moet,ue hald ycatertlav nt tl,o
f:rand pac,t;o inin1 .ha ,n1on"ora ,,sauant aaat
siencd TIM following aoroopn,,t With ia nin,lur
tn Tia mn s;t,,,ed nj Enw Yorls hy tho ro,d. ha.
innw,u1 ~ .to cn,,n;,,nt;nn = ~"
Aons.'s ,nra,,o, ~ .a1 :" ,'u,a, =, IL. .,.,,
thcx ~ rerasnt srny murco H. .isc"m,o tha n'x.
.net of cofn,n;ssious "a Tickets Iron, aud afier Sy
j, 1874 and viii Iutrucs and require their agons not
to pay Or receive any eonsssso draw-back rebate,
tier agree hsl sl ke.s tro ~ hn ,9 ns o. "9Mtsts
aI1 anA' W 0A'' VI "'s' "1'ee 'o''
'chirnuo, Burlington L Quincy RAILROAD. nv Bobort
Harris, Genursl Superintendent, =
Chicsso Il Alton railroad, BY J. @. NcMullin, GEN
oh'caGo Rock j. Island n Pacific hailroad py Hugh
hiId!9 General supertm'en.s GIt1 ,,u,, l.. %,
H. x,thms ts Gasursi sa1ssueu!1eni 1''''""S' 's H.
Uhisasa' MIlwaakru' i 81. paui hallway, by s. 81
s;t sssa asnssa Gsus SaEss ifc.a by s. s. Merrill Vice.
prss:ient. idesn 'A'' ''' ~ . - "|'''''' ''S''
Chicago Northwestern hai'was' by Il. il. Porter
o19Ht Kss,saa tty s Josonh Council uuy Railroad.
Nv + + nart,n,d Il. General SuDsrlntenficnt.
Atantie 4 pMne and Missouri payiic railroads by
A. H. Talnlsge, 0slsesal superintendent, =
Hannibal 81. Joseph llatlroad, by +, ". Townc,
ohisago y p"c'h0 hallroad' by George Il. bowen,
VIII Ilests psesaeht, ss,t,,, ,,.,ro,., n,,,ur.
1nols Goa',a, .sa ~. n'' ~ - ,o.a -" uu"41 49,,
" leniniha non ~ w. h.en Mnettos .lto ~ ioau-
agets o. 'hese fosGs Ife ~ en1vs. iu WI. G,-
force ne rug. el!llsat assoe'nosss III Iegafa 70
thus mnttef nave !eratoiotg peon p"ssea' nut
always 9foken - uhu ~ y Wo,'-ano"n laG. tn1s
1hahy or INC dehelaI ilcRol A-ohta aEo stEot!s!?