The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1882-05-18

mention of an election of directors by
which the Rock Island secured ma.
mority in the control of the Chicago,
Portage & Superior railroad, and map
ped out the future as follows, includ-
ing the absorption of the entire Chica-
i 70, St. taul s. Omaha system by the
Rock Island:
A meeting which is significant of i'm
portant Developments in the future
took place in one OF the club rooms III
the Palmer house to-day. There were
present the officers and directors of the
Chicago, Portage Il Superior Railway
company. Of the nine directors, five
handed in their designations. These
were Messrs. Jackson, Barnes, Price
and DeFord, and in their places five
new directors were elected. These are
9. Linde, OF Rock Island; Thomas F.
Withrow, G.. NJ. Osborne, w. G.. Pur-
dy, NJ. n. Farr, Of Chicago. The ma
jority is wholly in the interest of the
Rock Island railroad. Though the
parties who were interviewed, and
who seemed surprised that their action
should have been discovered at all were
reticent, yet it is evident that the con-
test between Mr.. Gable and his friends
on one hand, and President Sc'>Ufeld
and several of the directors on the
: other hand had been compromised,
and that the Schofield party rtlinquisll-
led proprietary control.
ABSORPTION FORES1IADOWED.
This is no more than had been eX-
pected, and the result was fereshadow-
ed ten days ago, when it was stated
that Mr.. Cable had gone to New York
and that a settlement was assured
This compromise election, by which
the Rock IslanL end Chicago and Ona-
ha people come into absolute control,
means that iii due time the southern
half Of the Chicago, Portage and Su-
perior line, say. 200 miles, is to be
built to a junction with the Rock Is
land near Chicago; that the northern
hIlf, upon which, work was progress
ing when the collapse occurred last
winter, will he abandoned, and the SUI
perior branch of the Chicago and Oma-
ha, partly built upon 4 parallel route.
completed through the land grant. and
with the completion of the southern
half as an extension of the Chicago,
st. Panl and Omaha to Chicago the
two will he absorbed by the Rock Is
land: This will not take place in {,
month, and perhaps not in year, but
it is foreordained. The Chicago, Por~
tage and Superior is graded route for
seventy-five miles Of the distance lie.
tween Chicago and the point of its
intersection with the Chicago ane
Omaha line.
PROPHECIES FOR THE NEAR FUTURE.
The right Of way is secured for over
100 miles. BY building this link the Chi
cago and Omaha. already in possession
OF = vast and valuable land grant
would thereby secure what would be
equivalent to direct extension ia
Chicago, and the Rock Island would
thereby come in possession of Il line of
its own from Chicago to St. Paul and
Minneapolis. If persons interested in
railroad development will only stick {,
pin right here they will not only live
to see this programme carried out, but
will find that out of this very transac-
ton will arise the ultimate necessity
for the Chicago and Northwestern
company building a line Of its own
1rom It's present system to st. Paul.
A later DesMoinas despatch, how.
ever, inti'nates that the Omaha is te
60 to the Northwestern and that thu
Minneapolis & st. Louis is to 20 to the
Rock Island. 1t says:
They do say that the latest and most
reliable programme is for the Minneap.
oils u st. Louis to go to the Rock Is
land. and for the Omaha line to 30 t.
the Chicago & Northwestern. It is
said that this may not occur for 4
while. but that it is sure to be done
ultimately, and perhaps not far along
in the future. The Burlington, Cedar
Rapids y Northern will he run a.
heretofore indicated, by the Chicago
burlington 4 Quincy and the Rocl
Island. What the effect of the latt
trading will he upon the lease of tn.
st: Paul u Duluth by the Minneapol,:
NSt. Louis remains to be seen. It i:
whispered about in railroad circles thai
the new management of the Minneap
OILS 4 st. Louis line will have the leas,
altogether. as under the present ar
rangement it is a burden, without rev
connection in profit. and besides, til,
road being now linked with the Oma
ha line: will not require an independ
ent outlet to Lake Superior.
In all the rumors, however. and al
the movements on the railroad chess
board. the Rock Island appears t,
come ont ahead. If the prophecy 9
tie Chicago Times is fulfilled. tb,
Rock Island system will embrace til,