, 1879-02-21
TILE RAILROADS.

6ptetdl CoTrfspondtnee AZ The Tribune.
DEs MONIES, Ia, Feb. 18.--Now that t'ic
Chicago, Clinton d Western has reached Iowa
City, OIL ei1ost Is bc!ng made to raise tax of
$4,000 1T johnson County to extend 1t To Rv-
crsIdc. From Washington. tho couuty'scat OF
Washington County, Is, nj old road,bed prc,
pased nearly half the distance. which could be
easily utilized. anuu'tl ihs bo done. there II
little question the road will be extended south
ward 10 3tt Pleasant. The Keokuk j. st. Louis
1soa'! is TO bo extended 10 tho north line OF
Lea County. Ths done, Il will not b long
before the gap Will be closed to nj. Pleasant,
and a southern route opened to st. Louis. It
would he surprising II the Burlington, Cedar
Rapids d Northern turned up a. an important
flrtUr In this new movement
There Is also good prosDect for another
southern connection with u. LOFTS from this
city. The ChlcsEo, Rock fslnnI d Pacific las
abranch fsom th,s city 10 In'!!nno'a, IN Warren
county,. The Ch!raao. burlington d Quincy
has branch fronl lndiano'a tu C!arton, OF, the
main l!uc. 1ilc inllcatfons arc Tint a branch
will hc uuf1t trnrn Charlton to Mol'ton, where
connection wtll be made with tl!e Vt. Luuis,
Kansns CITY g. Northern iisert to ST. Loofs.
On Saturday last tic pcat,te If humboldt
County r,tell TO donate tile awatno lands Of
that conn,y to the Fort Dotgc d Fort lldgiev
ltatlroad. 10 secure ali extension of that road
through t!a!t eotllltf., may b. mistaken. bat
connty Inns no LAWFUL right to mike such dis
rusal VI these lands.
4 few week. ago the Auan,on branch of the
chicaQo Nork Island 4 Pacific Road was opened
Daisy. Audubon stcknzie was the grat child burn
therctn. The Chicago. fueK Island 4, Pacific
Railroad Comtns,y has decided 10 tcr one Of the
hest !sAs fn the embryo city. u gentle re-
tntnt!er Ut tic memorable event.
Tie Iowa Division Ut tic Illinois Central has
adupted thu LnlIcaEe-pay system for trnin-mcn,
nlni Inns u}sn dismissed sum0 Df itB conductors.
promoting others to their places. uAwkErg
CHICAGO RAILWAY ASSOCIATION.
The Chicago Railway Association, consisting
Of the General T'ekct anil Passenger Agents Of
the roads ccnterng in this city, held their rcg,l-
iar monthly meeting yesterday At their Office IN
Ashland Block. The entire forenoon was spent
In comparing und rcadjust!ng the sheet rates.
During tic AFTERNOON the question of reeulat-
Ing the excursion rates over laud.gsaut roads
WIS discussed. At the late meeting OF ilse CcE,-
tral mud Western Associations Of General Ticket
and Passenger Agents, It was decided not to sell
cxcurson-tlekets over lan1.Erant roads: hutt III
spite of Ills, u,s nRrcemenl hns been violated
by severnt Of tte South tubtern TnAds, nll.i III
CONSEQUENCE the competition had become
stronger than ever. After long discussion Of
this matter, It was found tint the Chicago roads
ronfd TO nothing in the maticr, ntid IT. was de-.
cacd 10 lay 1t before The general meeting OF te
General Ticket u;,l Passenger Agents Aseurfa-
tnn. Which will be- held in New York next
month, and have the difficulties settled then II
pussiblc.
The srhcme to limit tho secona-c'ass tickets
to the East the same as is now dane with The
Nrstclass tickets also cafan up for constdera-
ton. It was stated tl,nt scalrcrs and othcFs
were taking advantage of the present low ratcs,
nr.l were buying up tecond.c1nss tickets to sell
frru 1t nn GtvutTn when fhn r1flr0nHa tnrpt1