, 1881-03-20
A NEW ESTERPRISE.

A NEW ENTERPRISE.
AT the present time both railroad and mel
camille circles are much interested in the prt
| posed rapid transfer OF freight from one roa
to another, as, forinstance, either west or eas
bound freight to and from the Michigan
Central and to and from the Chicago, Bur
llngton j. Quincy, which two roads,. to
great extent, form link between Council
Bluffs on the one hand and Detroit on tht
other, they being the Intermediates between
the Eastern roads on the one hand and th,
roads leading to the Western slope on tn,
other. The necessity for the rapid transfe,
Ut east aud west bound "through freight
Ill carloads and in smaller quantities has
been one Of the most perplexlng ques tions
ever presented to the railway magnates
whose Interests centre in Chicago Various
plans have been suggested to raise the block
ade which perennialIy occurs, and With
which every shipper of Importance and every
road In Chicago Is familiar, but heretofore
no one has been able to suggest anything
! worthy Of being adopted. Two prerequisits
to the success OF any scheme Of this cllarac-
terare urged rs essential, and theseare: first,
economy; and. secondly, rapid transit. While
the necessity for rapid transfer is obvious in
passenger business. If all that is urged in
its behalf be true. that new organization.
1.-THE Chicago Belt Line Company" will fill
the bill to perfection its aim being to trans.
fer both freight and passengers promptly and
| at reasonable cost from :one railway to any
other with which it makes contract With
OUT any flourish of trn1upets this Company
| OPENED ITS HEADQUARTERS YESTERDAY
| III Rooms 25o, 2E, and Fl Ashland Block. which
! the reporter found to BIZ handsomely fitted
up and, with q. tull corps Of clerks, in active
Milton Weston, General Sia'lager, m @ the iH re: re-
| porter for The TRIBUNE was accorded an
| interview.
"Will you give me history of your or
gnnlzation, its preliminary steps, and such
other matters of interest connected with it ?''
Most certainly" said Mr. 3liltqu Weston.
~ shall be glad to give you anything I may
have Of public Importance. What would
you like particularly?''
"Sotfiing particularly, but everything in
general; begin at the beginning and give me
"Well, the Chicago Belt Line Company
was organized Aug. i, 1880. under the
the first meeting the following Board Of f. b.
Tectors was elected: Jonas S. Meekling. Will
lam l.. Newman, Daniel Il Horn, Charles W,
Rose, and Milton Weston. was subsequent
y made & General Manager ana Chief Engi-
ti,n+ 49, ~ T.; ~. F..s' . 80 ~ nt4i uhusi ottA1u
''ia1 ,Vhan VIZ - o1} i ten ofsanlzatlon.
naeii VIII you formally Organize the
eo1sspahy .,
. ~ y neGtni ~ f. y. WIZ ue heid IN tnese rooms
Ir Ihp,n ~ !9 1ot tne PURPOSE o1 constituting new
!; ~ 'oi eenefa, business az Wh!ch it
- ~; pari ol t1e pi9sehC Board Will
New York capitalists"
.. Ml!p ale Inc AZ" lorkers"
-, a!ll ilot plGparea 10 say at present; but
they are men whose energy and capital will
sinn.u p@'s ~ IL e"e.e''1ul eonc4u-
"Nhen did this nroiect fret sngooe+ H.
self o'' '-'0 'o77e0S ~
Fifteen Years arm made q coraf,1 CIR.
yev Of this route and prrSnttd the ,finr ful
to Mr. William Is. Ogden formerly Presi-
dent Of the Chicaro E Nnrthwastarn iii |
road. At that time he stated that fha ia.r h,,r
had not arrived fur the, encora nrmenf I ~ Tha tha
enterprise IJr hrtievel in II hmt thoneh9 ~ rL9
Chicugo nat vi nrrnartd r. accent a,,d
t1t awat f1trre It.vpio,,H,anls ~ eusu
cOnclntleI ttjffet the n1attrr rsst nutis liat
1sSo in whic month rst,,ne1 to i'i ii,;s nIy; Ivy
and 1t once b.gan nreiminarv ~ s,,rra, .rxs eioy
the mrot,useG rn,tt. and t;s rod 1u4,es ~ u
nns+ ~ tho ro,l WE;t,, IT., Sat:u " t4lg