, 1879-08-03
RAILROADS.
The Chicago & Eastern Illinois
Working Its Way into
the City,.

the City,. ..
Buying Up the Land on Dearborn
/ Street South OF Van
Buren.
Its Arrangement with the Chi
cago & Alton.
THE CHICAGO & EASTERN ILLINOIS.
AS is generally known thrco new railroads are
] at the present time building extensions to thiE
| ciry,-the Grand Trunk, the Chicago Il Eastern
Illinois Chicago, Danvile & Vincennes( and
| the Wabash. The former is coming here over
| the Chicago s. Lake Huron to Valparaiso, and
from that point to Thornton, and thence over
tue old Chicago & Southern to this city. The
! Grand Trunk line from Valparaiso to this city
Is to be known as the Chicago & State Line Rail-
road. The Chicago i Eastern Illinois is now
running to Dalton,w where Mt present it takes the
flttsburg, Cincinnati s. st. Louis track into the
city, 1t is nor building an independent line
from Dalton to this city, which Is
to be known as the Chicago & Western Indiana.
Tue Wabash has lately purchased the Chicago &
|*Paducah Railroad, which brings it as far as
Strawn, and from this point is building new
line to the city to be known as the strawn l.
Chicago Railroad. OF course none Of these
roads finds any difficulty in getting to the city
lim1s,.in fact ,they hare all fully secured their
r.!ghtot way so far. But to get from the city
limits into the heart OF the city has been rather
hard Job for them thus far. The opposition to
the Wabastl's coming in here, on the part OF the
roads already here, is very great They are op-
posed to the Wabash because they believe
tllat II means to use its Chicago line
lines with, while it will divert all the
business 1t can over the n1ain line to Toledo,
The Wabash has tried to make arrangements
With nearly. every road in the city to come in
oyer its tracks, but SO lar without success. Tie
Wabash finds almost as severe obstaclcs in the
way Of coming into the city. While the Illinois
Central and Burlington would hare 30 objection
to Its coming in on the lake front, Vanderbilt,
who owns the Michigan Central, which has an
interest in the depot, objects. The Northwest
won't have it, having an Interest in this road.
The -4lotu would hare no objection to the Grand
Trunk coming into the Madison street depot,
but the Fort Wayne objects. Tile Rock 1sfuud
would let it come into the Van Duren street
depot, but the Lake Shore is in the way.
The Chicago & Eastern Illinois won]d proba-
bly, find no tro uble in coming into the ctty over
any Of the existing roads, and 1t is understood
that the Illinois Central and one or s,vo other
roads have offered them the right to come IN
over their tracks on favorable terms. But this
road has rejected these offers, and decided to
buy its way into this city. The Grand Trunk
has been said to be acting ia concert with the
Chicago & Eastern Illinois, and the Wabash is
also reported to be With them In this
scheme. But both stories are untrue. The
fact is, that the Chicago g. Western
Indiana, the Chtcseo extension of the Eastern
illinois, has been buying property for some time
past, and that 1t has secured suHlcieut already |
to brin. it to Fourteenth street, between Third !
Stock Yards. between the Fort Wayne and Pan |
Handle tracks, to Stewart avenue, and on this |
street, west OF the Fort Wayne track. to Grove |
street. On Grove street it is meant to run over
the track Of the Alton Railroad to Sixteenth
street; or, IL they can make no arrangement
With ti1e Alton, to secure an independent right
of way. On Sixtcenth street the road is to run
10 Dearborn street, or, ra ther between Dearborn
and Third avenue, and thence north as far as
Taylor, or, If possible, to Van Burcn street, !
aow occupied by Resd's Temple OF Music. It |
is claimed TINT the road is not to run On any |
streets not already occuried by railroads. The
property over which the line is to run has been |
lie Council Is TO be asked is to allow them to
ross the east and west Streets. An ordinance
or this purpose ie>;to, be introduced in the I
Council either Monday or week after. The
abroad men interested IN the scheme are very
cticent about the matter, and refuse to give
ull particulars until the ordinance
las been introduced in the Council.
10 far it does not appear that there Is
ny other road except the Chicago & Eastern
Illinois, but there can be no doubt that some
ter roads may come In with them ultimately.
he Chicago, Burlington 81 Quincy is mentioned
8 one Of tic ruals that means to use in part the
ew route. As far Us tito Wabash is concerned.
he rumors about its also coming in over this
outc seem to be false, rs all tue roads cmpnat-
ally deny that such is the fact. Besides, the !
Wabash has been buying property or, West Six
:euth and West Fourteenth streets near Vest
rn avenue, which would indicate that It means |
} cor,e in that way. Then the Chicago &5 Al |
on would hardly consent to Jet the Wabash
rect, that line being direct compc1-
Of, and considerable enmity existing
etween them.- The Alton was applied to
eek OF two ago bY the Chicago Il West lndi-
III people to sell them the right OF wav over {
ith them. The Alton was then assured that
- Wabash vus not in the scheme AS Mr. T. | ,
Riackstoue, the President of the Chicago & 9
lton is not In the city, and no o.her man con- !
.cted With the road being. authorized to make .
tch au arrangement, nothing mas oeen oone t
It regarding the matter. :
A TRIBUNE reporter called on prominent | !
ilroad man last evening, Ind asked hin It the
abasn. Chicago & Eastern Illinois, and the | +
rand ITunK were DuvlAE e4e A't.A' W may 1Ato Il
HThere is no such combinatiou,' said be. +
1t Well, then, what COMPANY Is purchasing Il
opcrty between State and Clark streets, inside 4
I city i,n'ts?" a
ss The Chicago & Western lno1ana'" 7
Is new company" d
'Ycs." 81
). Wien was it ocrgauizedi'' o
II About two months ago." a
Il Who is the Presidcnt:" Il
s 4 prominent and rel-known railroad con a
ctor.,,' | h
d What is the capital stock1" s.
1.-TWO millions Of doltars.' CT
8 Is it all taken?" n
: Every dollar" p
. Are the holders Chicago parties! p" re
New York capitalists are the hackers Of the
ld-' "
. Where is the road to run to?n re
From Dalton to Chicago, and there will be
rauch from Dalton to South Chicago for the
riosc Of taking Indiana coal there.'''
How much of the right OF way has been &C
red inside the city limits"" at
: 70 Fourteenth street." Ct
Already?" ut
Tes.'' dr
Tie buying has been done very quietly?" T.. ~
) Very. Several rea}-estate men we're at ~,
'k." w
How far north will the road comet" :.
The dcpots will be somewhere between Van II
ZEN and Twelfth bu
Depots." 10