, 1881-03-20

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As this route will form 4 half-circle, one
end resting on Lake Michigan On the south
tnn and tue other on the north, why not call Ii
quite as airy as the route you suggest ~
cars?" :.
ut is the intention to have at the crossings
of the roads mentioned transfer tracks, Or
switches, III both DIRECTIONS, III order that the
| greatest facility shall be given for the fil-
mediate transfer Of freight or passenger
cars from one road to another"
Blave you contracted yet for your pas
SEN Eer-coaches, freightcars, and steel rails 81
NO; We shall not want cars Of any de-
scription; but we have contracted for sixty
pound steel and all necessary ties"
And why not cars:"
" For the simple reason that we shall not
need them. We only switch the cars of other
roads. We shall, Of course. run our own
motive i've ra'S powe5'-englnes built expressly for
viii yours be line in the interest of any
| other corporation 2"
| "No, sir; it will
| BE ESTIRELY INDEPENDENT,
and will treat all roads which may favor It
with business fairly, courteously, and honor
.tWhat will be your tariff Of charges2"
:SNaturaltykfhe schedule has not been ar
ranged. but 1t is safe to say that we shall
charge for each car transferred SO, and for
returning elnpties 81 per car. We shall be 4
elear!ng-house e1s,11 for cars to the different
Please expain."o
the Chicago, Milwaukee, i St Paul cars in-
tended for points On the Wabash. When
car comes into our keeping our car accountant
will make the usual record. the number of the
car, date when received by US, commodity
with Which it is loaded, its pointof shipment
and destination, and tine transferred to the
road to which il has been. consigned While
the car is in our possession we shall be re-
ssponnsible to the road from which VIZ receive
1t for losses and damage, providing this COM
pany is justly liable. claim that this trans
Ter business, coupled with our system Of car
record, will obvlate the necessity of rail lways
employing so many men in the capacity Of
lost freight agents or tracers after cars.''
- You spoke Ut frequent delays in deliver I!
n ing J., csa5s' s will you please explain more
II desire to impress this thought: that the !
experience Uf the past has very conctpsyely |
shown that there is great delay in the trans
Ter OF through freight from Que road tn an,
other, which we propose to obviate. Most Of
sight Of their general offices, and freight, was
delayed ffnm three to ten days. the cars
loaded with merchandise being sidetracked,
d no c t. he f eey
They could not receive them for transfer be-
cause the means Of transfer was wanting.
II this freight had not come into the city,
put ad Reen ira t5ranaferIed as we propose to
been no detention. No matter how great
drain may be made upon our resources,
we expect TO be able to meet it. The Belt
Line will be able to transfer from one end
OF It's line to another Il train Of cars con-
signed to dozen roads within three hOurs.''
ness?"
ff,fy
"Weii, FL let me- enlighten you. The twenty
second annual report of the Board Of Trade
sets forth that in the year 1879 six OF the.
76, $40 cars OF tlonr and grain alone. Take
otler products, and the total number Of cars
transferred in this city in 1879 would reach |
OVER HALF 4 MILLION.
Now: we expect to have the handling Of that
humber OF cars per year, as soon as we show
We are abundantly able to take care OF the
"Do you purpose competing with the Chi I
;as2 l!neS orsuourban freightand passenger
No. it is not our intention to take business t
# this character, but rather will attend d
trictly to the transfer business. It will, per- c
!a!,s. " be something like the St. Louis Bridge
Transfer 1n;f, Conpany which hand!eS all bust
lon. It will he found to be a valuable auxilia- I
y Of the elevator men. It sometimes occurs
nat some SPECIAL elevator needs to be reached =
n li hurry : By 7. The employment of the tele =
lsed OF the shippers wishes, and they,wilt /,
e met. This Company will own its own Il
igllt Of way, and its depots and transfer Q
rounds, and will be free to operate to the 0
any," >'@ :; 'E1''''''' 49, 1'@'0A q
= Have you procured the right of way?" tt
Most OF 1t. I have been giving that my O
ersonal attention for long time. and have
'ade excellent arrangements with property F
wners, BY which both parties will be bene~ r
ted. We shalt be capable of distributing ! nj
long the entire line to such manufactures a
) now exist, and the large number We may \
spcct to lqeate there in time, all the various II
lpplies. For instance, we shall take them &
e raw material and receive from them in -
me the manufactured article which they y;
,nSign r. 81 to the markets of the world" . y
" You will naturally encourage these H. bl
ustries, but will you be able to bring many n
the line Of your road?" III
" am not able to give numbers but am ca
nfdent, because the matter has fully ell r
red into our calculations, that large num-. T.
r of manufacturing 'estabishneants viii es
ring up along the line Of our r0atl By so af
ling they will avoid heavy tcanlng and ex-
sslve transfer charges, because we will de- be
Ter them empty cars fur any and all the "
les, and haul them when lUaficd to the ri
ads tG which they are cunsigned." en-
y When will you begin the work of grad pr
i Just as soon as the frost is out of the ne nc
Q ouna.n @ ..--. i'll
' Do you anticipate meeting with much as
DIFFICULTY IN GRADING? ?'' wi
= To some extent In constructing the line an
rough Hyde Park, OIL the line Indicated,
IRE will have to be considerable fling-in ab
ne at It's eastern terminus and along Lake to
: reached; but these higher lands, and the raj
through Washington Heights to the level tai