, 1880-10-10

FEAh1 Cc4k - oAANAo0s
The Wabash, St Louis & Pacific Railway Will
be opend for regular passenger business from
this CITY to all Western points reached by lts
line to-day The first train for St. Louis leaves
this evening at s:55 Tho regular trains here
after will feaye Mt a:45 t. nj. and 8:h5 F. N. Tor
ST. Louis Quincy, Keokuk, etc, and at ls:15 P.
M for Kansas City, Omahc, tnd other Missouri
River points.
1t has already been stated that the Wabash
will take passengers free of charge from the ho-
tells to their depot at the corner OF Stewart and
Archer avenues. This matter Is likely to make
considerable trouble and may result ln sensFna na
break ct wtsn tBa soSs centernE
t. t6is city is that 50 cents should be $ CHARGED
for the transfer Of passenger me "aoasa ISL
depastinG from tbs rye aEee Tbs otter
roads say they will not stand 1t, but tney unHo
rs yet taken no steps to meet the new competl-
drawal from the ST Louis and Kansas City pools
means more than has yet come to Ilgnt, .ana
they arc waiting to see what the ne1t dem .s GAYS
OF reducing the rates 50 cents TO meet the lrGe
transfer OF the Wabash. But this would hnrdly
have the desired effect, as the Wabasn W1q.o w.
Ter passengers free. The indications are that
there viii bo inaugurated this week free hght
tn9 aa points
will take great tumble
EAST-BOUND PASSENGER HATES.
The Eastern passenger rate complications are
even more severe than set forth In The IR1B-
uNE of yesterday. 1t was stated that a1l tne
roads lending east from this city are selling
tickets to New York for $17-$3 less than tariff
rate. It transpires now that in some instances
even lower rates have been and are
still being made. Besides the =, reducuon
made at the regular ticket Office, ne ecaipess I
yell supplied Tth E3 ckes osr AZ t6a9 the rates
charged at the regular offices. All the roads IN
this city, with the exception OF the MicnlRan
do business for them. General Passenger Agent
Wentworth refuses to do any business throuen
the agency Of scalpeEs, but Is determneo t ~ .o
regular dckct Offices of the Michigan Central.
| It Is feared among Eastern Passenger Agenls ems
that matters will get stu 81 he roads
4Ssss fasaa tloaRoios ssR 4 is ssa
3sted erS9 for aSont al
difficulties between the various Eastern lines
have failed. It is believed that notning can "
done to bring about harmony between the rAEl-
Gus lines except through PASSENGER pooa.- ~, ~,
it will not be easy to form pool or this kfnd, on
account Ct IT, the fyaFy 1e1~Ge Of new ines
| ITEMS.
I Commodore william C. Lyon, the efficient
] General Freight and Passenger Agent OF the
| Springfield, Efingham Southeastern ha1lroao'
is spending few days In the city.
The Chicago, Milwaukee s. St. Paul Railrond
| brought here yesterday morning TWO speosal a
trcins containing fifteen cars eaoh, WIN i.ooV D.
| nn1nloyGs from the ]. l. Case Company. OF na-
cine. These people came here to visit the h1-
| position nnd see the sights :
The ChicaRo, Rock Island 4 Pacific Railroad
| ro1nany announces thai it will sell round tr1p
iand-exploring tickets to all points @ IN hahsat
and Nebraska, Tuesday. Nov .. 1sN q 9ne-aai. fat
fho usual faro. These tickets arc sold Tor tna1
day only -
The qross earnings of tho st. Louis, Iror
1,1n+a3;n (: Southern Railway FOR the month o1
sontember, 1851, as compared with the earnings a g
Gf rno Corresponding month last year, are o.
| follows: xse1 "a q
september' 1s9e s@' 7o5o
ST. ,7ee9. s.
THE Illinois Centrnl Railroad Company com.
monced to break ground for the new vaaouG svg1,1,
across 19e.. qt;s +,a ;nfention Of the Company e
compete he md aox. haye It 1T rfaey fhe ou ut
.1 ha rhcr which the Illinois Central Is cteet