The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-11-27
THE RAILROAD WAR.


road war has been reached. although new
reductions are still being made. The man
ayers are alarmed. and are quietly waiting
to solve an important problem: How
shall the war be stopped, who shall be the
first to make peace offerings, and when
shall the fighting ceasef" OF course none
of the great railroad companies are inclined
to make concessions. They want peace,
but do hot care to compromise. So each
road wants to come out of the war with
believed that relief viii come to two of the
companies In way that will surprise the
public, although the subject matter has
been under discussion for several days.
The Rock Island road having the longest
route to st. Paul and Minneapolis. is at a
disadvantage in carrying passengers when
compared with the Northwestern, and Chi
eago, Milwaukee and St. Paul roads. AL
though all lines make the same speed per
hour the two latter lines can carry passen-
gers from Chicago to St. Paul several hours
in advance of the Rock Island 1t is said
the way in which the Northwestern and
Chicago, milwaukee and St. Paul will prob
ably bring the Rock Island to terms is by
running fast train over both lines from
Chicago to St. Paul that will, at regular
rates, carry off the greater part of the bus
mess. 1t is known that both lines are
ready to start such fast trains; that the
matter has been duly considered, and that
the word of command is all that is neces-
sary to start truly lightning express trains
from Chicago to st. Paul.
AN UNDERSTANDING.
Messrs. Cable, of the Rock Island, and
Potter, of the Burlington roads. have held
an important conference. 1t lasted for
some time, and the situation was discussed
at great length. The result was that both
managers promised not to cut any rates
in the Iowa pool from Chicago
then inquired the result of the conference,
and, being informed, promised to become
party to the agreement
RATES AND CHARGES.
An important feature of the fight is the
fact that thus far the Rock Island railroad
has not met the rates of 81 made by the
Chicago, Milwaukee & ST. Paul from Chi
cago to Rock Island. Davenport and Mo
line. The more Mr.. st. John considered
the matter the less feasible did the cut on
the Rock Islands part seem to him. He
felt that by cutting rates to these points he
was seriously hurting through business to
Council Bluffs He sent the following let
ter to the Inter Ocean last evening:
I'm addition to the points given you'll last
night, we shall cut the rates to the follow
ing additional points on the Chicago, Mil
waukee & St. Paul road: Plymouth juno
ton and Spirit Lake, rate 81 to each point;
Mankato, Sioux Falls, and Sheldon, rate
81. 10 to each point. And if this foolish |
ness on the part of the Chicago, Milwau
xde & St. Paul road continues / promise |
to give you list of points this week that |
will astonish the natives"
1t was currently reported that the Mil |
waukee & St. Paul road was selling |
through tickets from Chicago to Council |
Bluffs for anything over $3.50, but the |
truthful Tim Chandler denied this state |
nent at the local Office. 1t was stated also |
hat these cut tickets were being sold by |
,calpers for the company. and not in the
office of the road. 1t is understood the |
Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul road will |
,oon announce rate of 81 from Chicago
10 Des Moines.
The cut of SO cents by the Rock Island |
,oad to Cedar Rapids allows passengers to
ret to Council Bluffs for $s.55 The Rock /
Island & Northwestern roads enter one
lepot at Cedar Rapids, so that travellers
IAN pursue their journey by paying the
road IS so. The Rock ISL
md announced that it would carry freight |
rom Chicago to Faribault, Mimi, at rate
IF 10 cents per 100 pounds and to Sheldon,
iowa. for Is cents. The Milwaukee &c ST.
Paul road is considerably handicapped in
is business, because it has an insufflcIency
If Pullman sleeping cars. being obliged to
borrow them from other lines.
IT Is COMING.