, 1881-12-31

avoiding thu present sltAyy ErnHea. AiN
W'e ,S asr VII ois b. rs11y 4 fE ' Sfa' t IN, sSsy & II
CWIIy iii 10 Mazoii iIiycr. Tiesu mew Pieces ct
roNd arc bcl,g 1nItl with suyenty-pnuinI steel
raits. md, wp liny Ntid, rni's Of tsi1S s,s,Me
rei,l,,elng lie present sixty-mnlt!! rails, ~
fast M itlty cnn lsu prt,tur.t!. The eillW
live. too, Is le!Ms rsllastastcd VIII. stour,
gravel mid ctn,lers. IN ndlItlvn IT, the lIuvc
the management lMye, eXptlnieu Il. largo
amount uf nIuiley In elsewhere strAiGliteIl-
illy tho track and il, reducing grn.cs, alt of
which sres., tn is"!l:tle, III sase tl'e s1ee. at
Tie si!iun Hou,l viii bc .iM Il conIi tion 10
iAeet tile requirement.,
flill,ols Central Railroad.
Tho llllnnss Central llntlrOatl Company
,,nw operates l.B:l miles OF road, consisting
OF the following llles:
aiitts.
ChicaRo 20 Chiro. iro....:...,..........."". Ma
i%S,!',e e 70 si%x Cisy aai aons iSinincso: ~"
iinan IL stnis - trnxc II
Totnl niles. .......... ..........-....."l.v: l.v:l
1t runs atso through lines Of cars vla Kau~
kmkco IL tn!lnll.pol!s, Cincinnati. ntpl Louis
Vile; Win EtllinKlMa +" s.. l.nrls: Snd vin
:Anrorn aud Forrcston to Dubuque ntll points
hi Iowa.
TltIs company also CONTROLS the Chicago,
81. Louis 4 SeW Orleans ilnlirpat!. rltt!l,lng
fr".M calro to Naw, ,OrIeans, with tnisesv
X twcri. I 'I.a: Chic:agS @ aAnd Now Urluans mid 81.
Louis md New Orlcnna, niFnrd!ng one Of tlse
ht'st mud 'host direct routes 10 a!l points
PS Sq HILL seISss bsswss ucso 5 StYss I NV lsn JIG us
i Gal,a5st 5 T1t o sss sts'! e sas cissFo, aS wsi ST.
Louis Il Naw Orleans ftn[lr0ntl was c1iaiigell
ungnft,t.r lima tV1th ftH Jtnp tjtnt
hMA hitherto 0ccurruu lit changing trucks nj
Cairo. During tho Inst Two years very Ereat
improvements linyu lpcn nude On tie llMn
hrsis as ta ss Hnsn sa Gss S1w sfSa paay ~ s
hl.s II coflt!ntlntts rai1rona froin ilg Missouri
River ut sionx City to tho Gulf OF Mexico. u
DISTANCE ur l,:EIi Miles
locomotives, 6,s07 freisllt-cars, ut!l ..oi uns-
seNgpr nita express, ears. Included iii tn0
latter are II slcepltlE-cars md u passenger
Msss, after ute model Ut tho ears Used Oh tile
New fnrk elevated r0atls.
Thu suburban business las very. largely
Increased during tl,p Inst ycur, aud fur lss
further accommodation there lsss, heen 1i'at
erected 4 l'allts9,.l,, nita con,inodons brick
tteput ut South Turk at n s0st Of over S30,-
IVY, md n brick depot Mt pul!nlatt.
Tho iinest yIn,luct III tlte City OF Chlcago
s 'SY srests efSss to e ,sks ,n dr"n .s
ducks On the narhor. This ylntt.ct Il i.iai
feet IDus. and cost sl00,0vO. The colnpu,Iy
lias also lust finished I'LL elevator ut CuirU for
tiiat l0int, with gil the !a!est improvements,
and Il eapac!ty Of ft1,eo9 1!shola, which cntl
be lncre;seA to l,ooO,oU. This elevator Gust
oyer saUU,0 ,0tu!
THIS cuinpany l1ns about 100000 ucrcs Of
Statc, llialnly soutK Of Ills Ohi' \ Mississippi
IlutlrUnd, Tl,ese nra bGlny rapidly ttisp0scL
vi 1T moderate prices. rIlesa!e Ut tho lands
Is III el,arra u I. Dngey, Land Commits.
Tjis co'i'i,aity i!as !nal.l 70 tho State during
provisias pro M II is charIsr rlis i i"rssIy in #!
excess at slle titxgs paid BY my 9t}'or railroad
tic S,u.e vi atcoslnt Of t:!yes 10 :itsl Deculil.
her, 1881, amount To nearly $0,00o,UO, md Il
j. ehietly from this sourgu ttlut ilta Ssato Ut
illiHOts tt'tiay occupies tho proud position of
nts!ter protest thu turiif lulcly nlntle by tho
l;nilroatl md Warehouse Cnl,l!i.issiuueis.
| DHrtnK ttia iasl fgnr tl!e c!',IpAnY !as called
y sas ' i Ss' ctny o1 S III # s H. ias' is IS w'sa as
III pnrsnallee Of tha eo'!innliy's conservative
r'liey IL ratluce its liabilities IL tho lowest
possible NliIullnt.
New York, Chicago II st. Lu,lls Hallway.
In the contemplation Of this latest railway
sclens 80 nearly snns.,l'tIntel, aud which
! ~ W HWY ll4d piullC u bEH nNLIet from CNl-
eng, and anew eItta,lce intU thu Cityor New
York, one Chmhot but teufzu tilat tlla nrt nt
early ruilr1At c0llstenGtiOn iy cortAlhiy II Inst
art: nfd BY early rAl!rontl construction It Il
mt int'a1,t tU rGeur IN tl,a Anys, weu "Bualse.
lleAtls" lcnt the music OF their el!nking tu
tito rlinblr md t1lllnE Ut primitive clinclies
apl mHle'tcnhls unit Stationery, tnsi'!t's, b,
Mcans Ut spools ahtt cables, pulled truths, y,
iays. Win, tiln T-rail stamped tllo roatls o
hi. country with thu atgn1ty OF Its urlst0
cratic lresencu-~tays that nvii wero month
II tle.arlnlnllEg, where to bnfld and years |!
lia.l tltefr inetcS anil bounds III somo ON
Commonwealth.
liz strong contrast to those days Of coglta
.loM W.! hoM,,,tster1ilE .tslayS " haye I'll,
limo Of ruud conceived II, tho bs,tn of 0n
INN. It's President. Alr: Z. 1s; Cummings
commenced III tI,s building only 80 fir bapI
si s sanss sG;ss'"F 81 81 & &ifsstssss 5 s4sa # d.
Shocking ut uur tsiltes fur admission.
'flfs tnad Is y iluw rontl III lis c,ttlroty
bn!!t IN the most sHUStnntlAl nnnMcr both i
highest s.ai.lnrd Of sxceilencs of i,u,eri
ratlroui urt III all other respects; III II
esnucuIly In sts low. gratles, tl,u lnaxi!ll,tl
: ,,ru now iii. uiiu 0r. two nrluf intervals "
: n,,conplctetl, nilu these nre belns hurrla
y cDlllplstiM tllnt aelio saile may bc In ful
, tltts operation by july next.
coaches " new, drstans., Fifty epRlnes ar
ba!ug built ut tho nullkirk shops 'tur It'll
short, ali tue r0lilnE'stock Is ia b1 lew, s
tlIat It will bs to atl lnIehts and purpuss aM
III every reApuct new a!Ht coiiplete linU,
2 Tur thls uNptecntlumtA.a accomplishment |
I! railway coIlstructi0n .Sl9ssrs. brown. lioy
: ursl y o., Who llaSu had tho enttre cOntrt
~ t ga'LGg rcs'r 9t 'IS w. 'ne ND ts sii
U That obtain from this most WoIltlerfl