, 1881-01-04
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ITEMS. "
Mr.. l.. n. johnson, heretofore General
Manager nf tho CalrU t. 81. Lo,iis 1suilrOna
Company. Inns becn appointed Assistant tn
the President of the Pullman pasace-Car
Company.
A meeting of General Freight Agents will
be held ut the Office Of tho Chicago l. East
crn Illinois l.allroad tomorrow at lo::U
n'clock u. III. to discuss tho classification for
Middle aud Western States.
sif = Ii + Wtsrs srsto{ere ys1 e afnsral
sy!!sallia, II Ohio lIaIlroml,, has beun ~.
Tile Pullman l'a!acc-Car Company.
The General Freight Agents Of the ronis
Interested III Northern l!'EllUis l,lsieSs hnitl
Il meeting Yesterday ut tia 9lslcn of' th9 Cl,l.
tnriff from common points IN Northern I'LL
nois,
Mr.. Fred harrington, Claim Agent OF the
Rock Island Railroad Company, was nlntle
the recipient last Monday afternoon of II
Nnisaos s t nq u.s., e1fortaose sasysar r.
lie Is held by the boys under his Charge.
Commissioner Fink announces that tho
following cllnngc In t1ie 0lliciul classification
OF castwMrtl-bOunt freight II recommended
by tha Classification ~ IIo1hm!ttee, an1 wlll
i,o@rsa.is: @ Tises, iroi,, seeon! elass; ehanseti
to read: ylses, blackslnlth's, Iron, sixth class.
Tile ynts Of the Joint Executive Committee
on tho proprtety OF MI advance of five cents
per 100 nua1lds .ln the. .east.00nMd rates on
grain nnul provisions a1nl pter urtlcles. slntt.
larily classified, mud which resulted ng9lnstt
MI ntlvnnce "inr wnMt of greater tll,nlitintty,h
htOul rs fnliows: Fl III fnvor Of tlle ntlva1ice,
l5 opposed to the advance, alu have nut
voted.
Tho Luke Sloro & Michigan Southern
!!nllrgatl Company sent ont Il spccnl trnIn at
containing three ears OF ,allk-w0rm eggs,
which cniie from China md nre upstlncti fur
llayre, France. Tic trnIn is 10 nuke the
t!me between hero md New York in thirty
Tires cars Is esttmntotl .ut 81 lit. D.ooo
IN prtlcr to afford n chance to those who
wish to visit tho. grent carnival festivities at
New Orleans Feb. - to March 4 without too
Erc9t an expense THO Illinois Cnntiul Rail-
road Company ias !lccl.!rt! to sell excursion
very low rate Of Sas hotll ways, Thc,snlo Of
tickets commences Feb. IL mil continues
unit! Fob. ~, good To return until Mnrcli 20.
A circular jast issued l,y President ,Jewctt,
OF tho New York, Lake Erie a. Western, all-
eSsfS cesie Ht RI s. Ills IL nsaS Go'apy Wi Si
Will repipsent tic President IN commercial
ntd trn!tic departlnetlts aud relations. tnCltnl-
ll< c0al Interests allt Un1n Steamship COIM-
Hiiltt VIII l!G N1hclntD6E VI hllEH UkllHE NNLtEH
as tho President from time to time may u.s.
sign to lin.
S1r. J. N: Eddy, Superintendent OF Con.
HtruGtlou ut tta Mexican extension OF tho
Missouri N'rexas Division OF t4o Missouri
lle Inns commenced locating tho new line Mt
three different points, nifty miles ct which
nro nlrcady covered with graders. Contracts
for q lnrge amount ut hrltlxb!g and rail, o1tl-
tfes aiAvo already beeh Let, apu ttuek-laylng IL
expected to commence Feb. h.5a:.
:h[r. Mcleod, Ut tho Observation-Disclosures
o.. .sulne time ngo 70 arrnnge uniform tat u
aud clnssleati0lls for. roatts III tho AI(s!1t&
n.,d Western Statcs, lag just suH!nit.eA ~! T. t.
routls MI itl,n,cnsU collection Of 'tabulatvti
statbl,lnnts tnritfs. etc., 9s tho result ot lls
work to purforln the task assignca 10 Mr.;
AfcI4etM. E'or weeks l,U kept busy gevarn
| expnrlunced nccuuntnnts. At least tQ,0U
calculations alld references tn n,aps, guides
etc.. were rGqntrud. Two mon WGre e,tl:
played fnr six weeks 10 unke cnpics. alltl
pounds Ot pau-lAfxture. Eleven thousand
| copies WCra required. az