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eass aldo to Cross tho structure. It Ia nad that
na 1nuoll o. @ conta per 100 pounds Is charged Oh

EXTENSION or ERIE TnAFFo.
Tho New York Tribune enys extraordinary
efforts nro making by tho Eric hallway Conf
pany to obtain buBlneBn nnd e1tend thoir traffic
John N. Abbott, tho General Iaaaengor Agon, has
Increased tito accommodations for local travel an as
CONSEQUENCES the balntsa haH largely nctoaaod. Tho
insest movement promises to ba an Important ono,
inasnuoh = 4 WI result IN profitable working ar
New York l. philadelphia tle DaGalo Il Janoatown'
and ,a the o5sn 1n Tsnk ca ot osnnda somo sye te
Wesscrn Railroad Of oanala accomra1ol hy John N.
qsrsi resSt g Agent 1n r. v
ssftntendout of ADtEs ts arost a Western 1'ai.
road, x, maao sn excursion around tho hsEbor
Mr. Chtdoss has been recently elected President, and
nude ta tour in order to nscora!n tue facilities OF tho
a sn III ss ls Ws s hs
necesSary t" extend md develop hts own property. Ho
seemed much impressed with the magnitude Of tho
Of hRndlng petroleum. Immediately after hts tour
ho feft .ho city 70 INSPECT his own railroad During
tic relations botwccm tho two companies. Il IL now
intended to construct adepot At buffalo which will
eomnioaato the ERIC. TIC Great Western r. q cansda
buffalo h Jamestown, and tho Grand Trunk Of Cana
da. II tho several railroads agroe 1t a proposed to
sa4. s1f I e s Saw @ xoft T. hsepsss sG s
tsafc relations bavo been entcro into botweon the
Eric and Crest Western, freight and passenger cara
being by tho Era over tho hitter line ~ far ~
Chicago.
BUTT 10 DE DROUGHT AaA1asr THE TOLEDO, Wa
uAslt WESTERN ROAD.
Special Dtspateh 70 Tie Chteadp Tribune. j.
6pnlEaF1ELD, ILL.,, Nov. 11.-Tho naslroad md
Warehouse Commissioners have boon IN session
this afternoon engaged with their oounsol, hlr.
A. B. Bunn.. Of Docatur, is preparing 4 docnrn-
tton upon which to baso u suit against tho Tole-
do. Wabash i Western Railroad, at Decatur, In
hlaoon County. Tho declaration, IN brfof,
ohnrgos oxtorslon, although 1t contains thirty
two counts In zach Of which a separate charge
Of cxtoruon Is preferred. Mr. Bum is tho local
attorney. aud will flo tho declaration at onco.
TILE CASE or THE c.r1oAuo ALTON ROAD.
The csso Of The People We. The Chicago d
Alton Railroad camo np for a hoaring In tho
8augamon Circuit Court, and was continued on
tho lofoudBnt'8 motion, on the ground OF tho
absence Of important witnesses. by whom the
fnct could DO proven that the rates alleged TO
bn e1tortionato In tho paintff's declaration wero
not really 10, but woro, in fact reasonable rnos.
nA1LlsoAp FROM KANKAKEE TO MENDOZA.
Speesdf Dapatch 10 I'hc Chird,o Tribune.
KANisAREE, ILL.,, Nov. 1U.-I:apia proBreas ID
being nlade on the new line Of railroad connoct-
ing KanAaloo with Mendoza. All is lifo and no.
tiyity along tho limo. the roal-bed Is boing
thrown mp rapidly. ties mud bridge-ma,eriai will
out, and everything Looks to speedy compile
ton OF tho work. It ia huiioyod TINT the line IL
being built With the Illinois CnntfaFs money; at
least, this Company will DO tho most benefited
by tho now connection, AZ 1t will give 1t Eust-
orn outlet from both main line and Chicago
branch, niid also nfrord It rpaly ateess to tho
vast coal.felds Of Grundy and LaShllo Counties.