, 1877-12-02
TIE RAILROADS.

| LIE ALlON IL BE ENTENDED.
All doubts about the immediate extension ~
the Chicago Il Alton Railroad from Nev;co
NO., to Kansas Citr are ROW set at rest hr III.
| official announcement OF the managers of tns
road that the construction Of the line viii b.
commenced in a short time. Mr.. T. B, Blact,
| stone has just returned from risit thrnrch
the country through which the new line IL n
| run, and he brings the cheering Intelligence thar
he has received the ASSURANCE that all the a,,
asked Tor OF the towns and cities through whjrh
| the new extension is to run will he fortbcom.
ing: All tuat now remains to be done to be,ia
actlve operations Is to ret the consent Of the
stockholders Of the road, which has to be- Oh
taiued before further steps can be taken, and
President Blackstone issued circular Yesterday
asking their concurrence But this Is mereirs
matter OF form, as most OF the Directors I'D
stockholders hare already signihed their viii
out further delay. The Chicago !
Alton Railroad Company can make 10
without the written consent Of majority Of ia
stockholders, and this will now be obtained
without further delay. It is stated that, by
careful estimate, the cost OF extendin. the
Company's line across Missouri from Mexico to
Kansas City-162 miles be with the present
10" prices OF materials, Including the bridge
across the Missouri River, depot grounds 1t
Kansas City, steel rails, etc., not over 3,0D0OA
per cent upon which is only S210.0 .0O0. b. thu
most cautious estimates prepared by the Pres
dent Of the Chicago Il Alton, tue benefits Of tha
results to be derived by the road from this e..
tension will not be less than 800. eco, net. This
officers OF the Chicago have long since giYeQ
facts aud figures showing that the road will ioso
the money already invested in the Louisiana i
Missouri Read Il it is not completed at ONE to
Kansas City. But not alone in this respect will
f!lc f'HIHun s. Afor PraI ha +ha
gamer by the completion Of the lire
For years this Company has been
sending its cars to kansas City over another
Co1npany's track. hauling away more grain
from that point than all the other roads com-
bncd. With j line of its own all the way from
Chicago and St Louis 1t will be able to defr
i'll controlling the great and rapiuy
growing grain trade ol Kansas City.
AN IMPORTANT APPOINTMENT
Mr.. George .. Manchester has been appoint
ed Assistant General Superintendent Of the Chi,
cago, Burlington S5 Quincy Railroad with head
quarters in this city, the appointment to taka
ELECT Dec. ). It has long since been stated IN
lf1E TRIBUNE that on the retirement Of Ar.W.
3. Strong. the present General superintenl-
mt OF the road, which will take place On
he l5th OF thus mouth, Mr.. G.. E. Perkins,
he Eice-President would assume the actira
Of the road, Mr. Perkins, who il
llso Gencral Manager Of the Burlington b
aissouri River Railroad in Nebraska, will b
onpcllcd to be absent from the city much Of
ne time, and this appointment has been made
fifth the view OF having q man here continually
rho is in full accord with the Forbes Perkins,
Interest," and who will carry out their ID
tructions regardless Of the wishes Of the Other
tIieials Of the ruad "ho are suspected Of being
to that interest. Mr.. Manchester i
'ell qualified for the performance OF the duties
I his new position. He graduated with ut.
erkins on the Missouri River Railroad, and
lien Mr. Strong went to the Michigan Central
General Superintendent he appointed him
riyate secretary. When Mz. Strong left the
lichi@an Central to assume the position Of
encral Superintendent OF the Chicago, Bur
ngton d Quincy Mr.. Manchester was sga:n
:taiued as his private SECRETARY, which position
e has occupied ever since.
IL Is not probable that other changes in t1e
'anasemcnt Of the road will be made before
eAt spring, eycept that Mr.. Hudson, the DiviS-
at the cnd of the line Fill
sign to accept position on the Baltimore s.
h1o. Mr.. Tubba, the present efficient Superin-
nuent Of Telegraph, will most likely succeed
r. Hudson. What will be done next spring
'pends entirely Oh the result of the annual
ection, when determined fight as to Who
to control will again be matte br the same
ctions who opposed eacl, other two or thret
ears ago, when the Joy dynasty came to gr1et