, 1879-01-25
ALpENiA d SOUTHWESTERN
kiascfaE pi9u4icA 10 Tar TEfauns.

uHTHQIEs Allcu.t 1Au. E44-A IHettlnE OF the
Doard Of Directors Of tho Alpena d. Southwest
ern Hallway Company was hold here th!a after
noon fur the purpose Of maturing plans for tse
construction OF q road from Alpena to sumo
polnt ou tho Jackson, lansing t. Saginaw lIa,l.
road In the vicinity Of stanulsl. The Commit
tco heretofore appointed to negotiate = loan
sufficient 10 build tbs road luads report, from
which 1t appeared that the capitalists Ia New
York anl London stanh ready 10 fuEn!ah tAe
lneans necessary to construct tho road, pro-
y!lcd tho Legislature ot Michigan will
uonatc ltyo sccttons OF land to tho
milo to aid the projsst. The soasi Is vcry much
necued by tbs peuple in tbs northern p4rt Of
tho 6tote. Thcy argue TINT no company ran l.e
induced to build tlle road without assstanro
from thc State, ntii, until assistance IL fsu1er-
centre of civilization, an't large portion Ut thu
Stutc. rich In soil u,nl resources, must tculan
unsettled and underc'opet.
ITEMS. ),
It Is stated tllat cestuin Westcr. roads arc so
short Of elcyatorcapaclty that they arc oGior!ng
Apcctal Inducements to Enstern sblppurs u ship
stoEagc'rpon.
Tho regu,ur meeting Of tle fast freight l!nea
running over Vanderbilt lines unl tl,y Erte wtll
be flell at tho Tut llOlse, Buffalo, jan. u,
81, alla ~, to MULTI antl sutt10 uI the business
fur tic mouths Vt December aIu January. The
Drccnl6er meeting WAS postponed On 2ceQunt Of
the snow-blocka1es Iu Ills East.
Tho 1nany friends OF Mr.C. r. At1nore, Gen.
eral Ticket aud Passenger AEcut of tue 1uu!a-
yilIe j. Nashville. VIII b. glau 10 know that hs
IL uo longer b4ehelor. hui Aa4 tiaaliY found u
partner III tho person Of Allss Estelo Wlllalns,
to whom Ae was married. uu tile 15tn lust. Ills
friends tn this city hope that hta toys may be
many aud hs troubles "littls oncs."
Tho indianapolis Jour,,al states that general
officer vi unu Of tile 1pliauapolla liuat addressed
letter to the uenesal Manager of Gus ol tlls
New York trunk lihes, urging uUou him the
necessity Of establishing pt1nl lnd maintatotuH
III, ". Louis, TeEse llauts Cluetnnati a,ld tco-
r[a become lusthcr 1stloratxtxl, 1T antwcf to
this letter ha received tho following reply
Gan Yuu suggest anything That cau 1ot''
Al last accounts the roads eass from Indian.
opollx, st. l.uuts, CincInnas, etc., had not ,rt
complied With Commissioner Ftns's order to re,
store tisc regular rstcs. They ars ssttl making
contracts Oh the basis Ut % cents per lU0 pouuds
from St. Luuis to New York gu gruin, aour, ul.d
TestoEe tic rates VI hun they have secured enough
contracts to laat tllrM until uext summer. Nc
| wonder tue railroad mXuagers, p4stigs to t4t
East-boupd pools from the abpve-naned poEuts
are we'll pleased With the successful Xurkipg
Of thu aKruelleut.
The CLlclxo Railway Association, cousIttia1
OF tEs General Ticket and Passenger Agents 0l
tile various roads ceatcEiug tn this citE. lAs in'
strueted Secretary Daulcls to kecp . record VI
the namcs Of editors fouud guilty Of selling ol
Offering tor sa!a thcE FREQ passes Or ,0o1 mill
| tEketa. There arc keYgsal p0Iues on the bllrk
| list ai1ealy. week os two ago an editor of I
weekly pspcF Inquired Ut aeltper the price Il.