, 1874-05-01

and II: Z. Sargent, Superintendent Of tho A1ioht-
Manager, and hIr. Wheolor, 9onoral Fruight
Agent, Of tho Chicago 4 Northwestern nailroad;
Robert l!arris, General Superintendent Of tho
tho KanHaa' City, st. Joseph l. Northern
Naisroad. It oond not DO learned wlat
they mot for but It ia underatood TINT
s VIII 'ss tse oeaso Hton ire ' IL rega aS 70
through freight to California WAS the object Of
tho consultations Mr.. Vining, tho aonoral
Freight Agent Of tho Union Pacific. was OK
ractod horo lnet evening, and Ills arrival ut this
abovo subject. In tho meanwhile tho St.. Louis
roads arc mailing tho boBt Of tho present lelnor-
Alization among the Freight Agents Of tho Iowa
lnes, and aro trying to got eonsrol Of tho
onlaha a1d Wqstern business: M Whilo tho Freight
ndglsabt}ty OF reducing tho rasoa to Omaha. tho
vt. Loua Freight Agsnis have already done 90.
The rates adopted bY tbs st. Ionis roads to
omnha are az follows. First class, q cents;
op ss G"s 60 .as sSats r a a S1ss Il o6s 90 sots
Although It Is from Chicago to Omaha about
the sumo distance as It Is from st. Louis, and
tho Chicago ronds hnvo the advantage OF
straight nir-lino who tho St. Lonia roads havo
to CONNECT at KanBas City, attll tho ratos
from this city aro now much higher, Us
Will be soon by tho following t8uros'
First oasg o5 centa second GLASS; 90 centH
third claas, CO cents fourth class, 45 oents:
special, 10 centa.
Agcnts Of tho Iowa pool should wake UP from
their lothargy aud bring down tho rates to
Omaha to the sntno figures, II not lower, than
those nlado by lilo St. Louis roads.
NEW ROAD.
Tho Chicago. Frultport, Saginaw Il Oannda
Railroad Is the name Of a new rout0 which will
run from Grand Haven, Alioh.. to st. Clair,
ss wsso Hhs / %Sos @ no s w od e. sS SS0aaf ss
In oxtont. At Fruitport tt will connect
witt, tho Chicago i Michigan Lake Shore Rail-
road, and with tho Chicago l. Milwaukee steam
bnat lines. Coming east 1t will will iutoraact the
Nowaygo 1y Road at casan9gia, tho Grand Rapids!; 4
Lansing tS Lake Michigan Railroad Mt oithor
Coral or Truants, from thence to Luke Wow,
tlonco to Saginaw vie Alma, connecting with tho
Saginaw Valley l. st. Louis Railroad at Bome
point probably betwoon st. Louis md Dfockon-
ridge. From thlu description Of tile road It Gnu
bo Heon that IT will biscot the Lower Pouinsnla,
penetrating denBo psno forests otherwise inac-
ecssble, bringing millions Of feet Of lumber into
market. Tho right OF way has boon secured for
Hovepty miles OF tho western portion Of tho road,
md also subsidies amounting to moro thai,
a30o.00o. 1t will cost SIC, 600 por milo to build
the road and subsidies lre taken III the form Of
individual notoB.
D'aphtcneB received yoRterday by tue man-
agora OF tho illinois Central Railroad stato that
tho bronka ia tho tracks Of tho New Orleans,
Jackson / areat Northern and Mississippi Con-
tral Railroads lAya been repaired. and that tho
road is now opon aeain to New Orleans, and
that tue transfer at Mancl,ac In no lougor nocos-
sary. Through trains for Now Orioans will
ngain commence running to-day from the Illi-
nois Central Railroad depot ut tho regular time.
Tho earnings Of tho Toledo, Wabash & Wost-
ern Railroad for March woro 3404, 800, against
$471, ,301 for tho corresponding mouth lust year.
o decrease Of GGG,602.