, 1874-02-15
RAILROAD NEWS.
RoCE ISLAND PACIFIC SUBURBAN TRAL

RocK ISLAND PACIFIC SUBURBAN TRAISH-
The Chicago, Rock Island i Pacific Railroad
Company has just completed number Of new
passenger -cars to meet the Increased suburban
traffic between Chicago, Enelewood, Washington
Heights, and Blue Island. The suburban traffic
on this road il very large, and is more and more
patrorized by those living on the avenues south
OF Twsnty-second street, these trains stopping
at Twenty-second, Twentg-a1th. Thirty first,
Thirty-ffth, Thirty-ninth, and Forty third
streets for the accommodation Of these peo-
pie. The 1ew cars are models Of CON-
fort and beauty, and from the outside
look more Ike Pullman palaee-cars than
ordinary passenger coaches. They are IS feet
in length and provided with all the latest im-
provements, having Miller platforms and West
inEhouse air-brakes. The inside OF these cars
is superb, being finished with black walnut 1n-
laid with all kinds of fancy woods and ornament
ed with costly carvings. The ceilings are su-
perb1y frescoed. their beauty being heightened
by three splendid bronze centre lamps. The
seats are as comfortable H could be desired by
the most fastidious. being reversible upholstered
spring seats, covered with scarlet plush
and green plush backs. whilo the arm
rests are nodded and silver-p1ated. Each car ls
also furnished with two Of Spears' patent safety
hot-air stores. The new smoking-cars are but
little inferior to the regular passenger coaches.
the seats and the ventilation arc just as perfect
as IN the others. About one-third of the snoI-
ing-car is parhtioned OF Ton baggage.
After the LIST OF next mouth Doth OF the sub
urban trains On this road will be made up en-
tirely OF these cars. and, as the Company alrendy
has tEo most polite and gentenanly suburban
conductors in the persons OF Messrs- Jones and
Pearce. these trains will become still more popu-
lar than they already are.
CHICAGO ! pAnUcAH.
Since Monday, trains on tile Chicago Il Padu-
cab Railroad run as far south as SrewaTtton,
about twelve miles south OF Windsor, and that
will be the southern termlnus until the road is
extended either to Altamont Or to Ethlngham-
Surveys have been made to both these points,
and It is not impossible that branches may be
built to both these places.
MICHIGAN CENTRAL.
The Michigan Central Rallroad Company will,
after tomorrow, take or the train running from
Chicago to Muskegon At night, aud run instead
night express East, starting from Chicago at
p. m. Asirniiar arrangement is to so into effect
for the westward tain, which arrives in Chicago
at $3.50 q. N.
COMPLIMENT.
Mr. Richard Potter, President Of The GRIND
Trunk Railway Company, in his speech at tho
half~yearly tneesing OF the Company in London
on tho 22d Of January, paid the following hand
some compliment to Chicago railroad ofdcials:
had the opportunity 1t Chicago, IN spending
nearly month there, ot making myself acquainted
with The interior Of all the great railways centred in
Chicago and there three railways in Uhicago uf
more thnn 1000 miles IN length. Chicago IL by far
The largest railway centre In Arnerca, and in my optn
Jon do NOS think that thore aro In Ameta any where
4 better set Of men engaged IN tho management Of
railways than there ut Chicago and able to
make myBeH Acquainted not only with tho course Of
railway nualnesn there; but with the personnel and
With tic details of administration Of al the railway
companies centred in Chicago
ILLINOIS CENTRAL
The Illinois Central Railroad Company offers
101, with accrued interest, for any OF its con-
moztgage-bonds that may be presented
to the New York Office for prepayment before
duly l. The amount Of these bonds outstand-
ing is about 81, 3,0o0, GOO, and they mature April l.
:. The Chicago, Burlington Quincy Railroad
Company ndyertises for proposals for purchasing
81, ,0U0, 900 OF the per ceut mc1tgage-bouds iu
OF 81 600 each, due July, 1903,
interest end principal payable in Boston. The
will be opened At noon Feb. 20,
aud the bonds awarded to the highest bidders.
cent March j, and the balance April l. Pro-
posals should be addressed to john n. Donison,
C1air1nan OF the Board, at Boston.
GALLON, Lo0ASSpOET CHICAGO RAILROAD PRO
JEcr.
Sp.cial Disnatch to Tie Chicago Tribune.
GALLON, O., Feb. 14-A meeting was held in
the interests Of the Gallon. Logansport l. Chi
uur citizens. Capitalists Ut New York have at
ranged for it's construction us soon as the right
of-way and subscriptions are secured. En- !
gineers will be upon the line with the opening
Of spring, and surrey made through to La
fayette rs rapidly ns practicable.