The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-10-16
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Mr.. Oscar Vanderbilt, ticket agent OF
the Rock Island road at No. SO Clark street,
Chicago, has resigned. 1t is said that he
win succeed Mr. William Pingree, ticket
agent of the Northwestern road at No. so
Clark street, who has resigned on account
of ll-health
The representatives of the freight de-
partments of the Wabash, Rock leland,
and the Peoria, Decatur and Evansville
roads held an informal meeting recently at
the Grand Pacific Hotel in Chicago, in the
course of which the east bound freight
business from Peoria was carefully con-
sidered. Although this business is not
pooled, it was found that rates were being
strictly maintained, and that everything in
connection with this traffic was in first
class shape.
Mr. F. b. Rice has been appointed agent
Of the Rock Island road at Commerce, vice
G.. S. Kinsman, resigned, and G. B. Dobie
agent at Grinnell, in place of W. III. Long,
resigned.
of the Northwestern, Chicago. Milwaukee
and ST. Paul. Chicago. Rock Island and
Pacific, and the Burlington roads have is
sued circular giving notice that from
Nov. 1, these companies win request the
following divisions to st. Paul and Mime
apolis, on all second class or emigrant
tickets reading to or through these points.
viz: From Chicago. 80; from Milwaukee,
$s. Second class and emigrant rates to all
points in the northwest beyond ST. Paul or
Minneapolis, including Manitoba points,
should be based accordingly from the date
named.
The Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
and the Alton roads announce new mini
mum rates, to take effect to-day. They
are so cents on flrst-class business from
Chicago and Joliet to Louisiana. Mo, and
43 cents from Bloomington to Peoria,
The Davenport, Rock Island and Moline
association held a meeting recently at
Commissioner Carman's Office, and adopted
some new rates, to be announced by circu
lar tomorrow.
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy net earn
ings for August were $1,11o, 591.59,
against 81, 49,, 567 43 during the same
month of 1881. During the eight months
ending August 81, the net earnings were
$5, 572 ,29O.21, against 90, 2s6, 274.1s, de-
crease of $3.50. $685. The loss comes ON
the freight business, the passenger searn-
ings showing very handsome increase.
An official of the Chicago, Rock Island
& Pacific road stated yesterday that that
line was now cutting rates from st. Paul to
the South and East ON everything but flour.
The result was, he added, that the road did
the bulk of the freight business and two
thirds of the passenger business out of St.
Pauli
Saws the Inter Ocean: There was re-
joicing yesterday in the camp of the Rock
Island road. 1t will be remembered that when
the Western Trunk Lines Passenger associ-
ationwas formed, two years ago, the Rock
Island road refused to become member of
It, and the association retaliated by refus-
ing to allow this road any share of the en-
igrant business. Some time afterward this
road opened up its Albert Lea route, and
became competitor Of the Chicago. Mil
waukee g. St. Paul and Northwestern
roads, and Commissioners Dixon, of the
local association, was authorized TO allow |
it ten per cent. of the emigrant traffic for
St. Paul, coming from the New York Cen
trail, Baltimore g. Ohio, Fort Wayne, and |
Erie roads. The Rock Island people, still
with this arrangement, allowed |
MIR. E. St. John, the general passenger and
ticket agent of the road, to go to New
York to argue the matter with Commits
sioner Fink, who, as arbitrator of the four
Eastern roads named above, decided that
the Rock Island road shall hereafter re- |
ceive q full third of all the emigrant |
business to ST. Paul. Hence Mr.. Cables |
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