, 1880-04-25
THE RAILROADS.
Pul|man's car"Shops Located on
the Border Of Calumet
Lake.
The East-Bound Freight Movement
Last Week-Rumors Of Cut
Rates.

Rates.
No Change In the War Over Mis-
souri-Mississippi Frieghts.
THE NEW PULLMAN CAR WORKS
There has been considerable speculation
during the last few months as to the exac
location of the new Pullman car-shops
which Is to be the most extensive establish
n nlent Of the Kind In the United States. A
these shops will employ about 1900 men
l there was great rivalry ahong the variou:
western cities to secure this increase tC
their population and add to their commercial
| importance. st. Louis particularly was very
anxious to secure tho prize, and up to a few
days ago the people of that town refused to
| believe that these works would be located
anywhere except at that point. ALI doubts,
however, will now be dispelled by the
official announcement that the shops will be
located at Chicago. An excellent loca-
ton has been selected Of what is
known as the southeast quarter
of Sec. 81, Town of Hyde Park,
about hreequarters of miles north Of
Kenslngton. The grounds On which the ex-
tensive works will be located comprises
about $50 acres, and are bounded on the
west by the tracks of the Illinois Central, on
the east by Calumet Lake. on the south by
One Hundred and Eleventh street, and on the
north by One Hundred and Sixth street. The
distance from the Courthouse to the new
shops will be about thirteen miles, The ad-
vantages of the location will be their accessI-
blllty to the various railroads centering in
this city. It is In Immediate contiguity to
ha 1ic T{.I.3
| Trunk, Western Indiana, and Eastern Illi-
| nois Railroads, and but short distance
from the. Pittsburg, Cincinnati, g. St.
Louis. At Grand Crossing, about four miles
to the north, connection is made with
the Pittsburg l. Fort Wayne and Lake
Shore & Michigan Southern Railroads.
BY means of the old Belt Railroad, now the
South Chicago Branch OF the Rock Island,
easy connection Is made with the entire rail-
road system Of this city. 1t is also proposed !
{. to complete ,t the projected canal from the
mg-Alllls, to Lake Calumet, and deepen the |
channel through the lake to the shops, BY
which means water communications with
secured. That the location Of this gigantic
establishment at the aboye-named point will
greatly add to the Importance Of Chicago as |
commercial and railroad centre there can
that it viii be the means Of building up up the the
country around Lake Calumet, both to the
east and west, with manufactures and resi-
dences.
The erecting shops fronting the Illinois
690 by &c feet The central section, contain
ing the Offices, store-rooms, ETC., will be 1OO11
by l0o feet, three stories high, with an inn
feet. Back Of these is a series Of four build
little over II 900 feet With general depth Of
2oo feet, containing the wood machine shops,
bacRsh soe repar sops e
further to the rear are dry kiln and foun- .
Cry. The gounds will be, beauti6ed with a
flnH f,,'1os system Of parks driyeways, etc.
grounds will be found in the real-estate
column Of this issue.
Immediately south Of the Pullman shops ]
and east Of the Illinois Central tracks will Be {
immense lumberyards for the storage Of :
lumber used in the construction of the cars.
Ihe land to the north and south OF the new :, ,
shops mas all been bought and will be built ] |
up With residences for the 1000 or more en- I
ployes OF the gigantic establishment
EAST-BoUND FREIGHT BUSINESS. I
The east-bound freight shipments during +
he past week foot up about the same as the b
week previous. For the week ending April I
4, the shipments of flour, grain, and pro- l
1slons were SO, ,601 tons, against 1885 the :,
week previous How light the business is d
an best be observed from comparing it with
he statement for the week ending |
1areh 81, when tho total shipments
7ere Il, 2aS tons. The shipments for the last
'eek would have been much lighter had it | tt
ot been for the fact that the movement Of tt
rovisions has largely increased on account q
the reduction OF 10 cents per 100 pounds, =, =.
'htch went into effect on the 14th OF this 3
|onth. The provision shipments during the tr
st week we're 31,051,6oS pounds, against cl
|551, ,914 pounds the week previous, gain
Il, 4oo, ,694 pounds, or G,:254 tons. The grain
llpments, on the other hand, have dwindled
own to almost nothing. For the week end Lei
E April II they amounted to 4o,597,3oo ia ia
'unds, while during the past week they were ppu
~ 1880 $50 pounds, falling off Of 13,- P9 R}
!, 10 pounds, or $3.50 tons. For the week I'll
ding March q, the grain. shipments
hG9n1ea fang {3 of {h2ns So that there
inst one month Of A,9l9 tons, OF the
ont II, 600 tons more than the total Shin Oh
ents OF grain, -four, and provisions during eyt
e past week,
This exhibit must necessarily convince u
railroads that there exists all urgent CIV
cessity for another reduction in grain rates ;Ap
they mean to DO any business at all during ~. rs
IS SqTmeE m F They had an idea that they roa
cents per 100 pounds from Chicago to New Poi
summer cojcniSt,n1 ~ Pat
, lake rotes won1I ha hiab n.,.;n ~ ,t4st frei
,ased demand for ;rnn 20 o"ai ~ %1o ~ Car
+: But their hopes have been already 6
shed to pieces, as there are as many vessels we: we:
the grain trade this season as in former ar 1fc.
Tht aus ntc aoyu1 as loW as mot
noes. the railroads feel discouraged ~ ~,
eadv rumors oRrood That enote alE May
ros1de no ~, ptoau 10y n4aI some OF and
@ ,oa - ~ - eau1 lying 10 increase their Chic
! nAso ~ CutIlI9 lue rates.. 1t Is stated | Sire
y d ltuucIon OF nye cents has been made ST. 4
ing the last week to two large. grain-re- bur!
Ill going to those points This rrain Il | mon
laiinetl is being shinned hr tbae ~, 49,; ~ East
e. As tins line runs over tho Lake Shore, Horf 1oat
7 thls read has carried during the past ss5a1
* more grain than all the other roads Ottu tt,
ablned, it Is suspected Of having been tie Des
Cy tnat received the benefit of the cut. <45.e
uid it turn out that these rllmors are cor Tit
some trouble among the Eastern roaIs days
ardlng freight rates may ha Iool-ad fas | 81, L