The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-05-28
Railway Notes
New Train on the Michigan Central
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Chicago. May 26. Late advices from
President Nickerson, of the Michigan Central
railroad, indicate that he has completed his
examination of the road entire, and it is very
probable that he will return home via Havana
about June TO- The company now has 710
miles of road completed, having $50 to build
This win, it is expected, be finished entire
within year. The worst portion of the linos
is already constructed, and that which
remains can be built very rapidly. Work Is
now progressing at both ends, and about fteen
kilometres is graded beyond San Bias. Fully
800 men are employed at this point while large
numbers are scattered along the Inc from
TamDico to San Luis. A total of 4,IO0 men
are are at work on all four divisions, and an
unusually large amount of work will be done
Z durlng tie Summer. The earnings of the com
parIy on both. it's southern and northern d.
visions are now steadily increasing, and, on
the whole the condition OF affairs is now bet
ter than ever in the history of the corporation
NEW TRAIN TO GO ON.
The Michigan Central win put on June a
new train from Detroit east, leaving Detroit at
p m, to run in connection with the train
leaving here at 9 a. m, and the local trains
from Michigan. A dining-car viii be attached
to this train.g lit has been decided to reverse
the numbers OF trains on the MICHIGAN Central,
making odd numbers to run west and even
after that date all trains On the Michigan Cen
trail both east and west will run on Detroit
time large number of splendid new coaches
and sleeping cars are being added TO the roll
ing-stock of the Michigan Central
KICKING LUMBERMEN.
The lumber shippers of indianapolis have
on the war-paint, and declare that they will
not chip carload of lumber east until the
rate on lumber is made the same as on slaves
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said to be backing them in the move. The
meeting of passenger men sfrom which SO
much was expected occurred yesterday, and
proved to be ali thunder in the index. Moth
ing was accomplished towards settling the
war of rates, and absolutely nothing beyond
fixing rates for two or three local gatherings
There was an unusually large attendance
NOTES.
Mr. E. St John, general passenger agent OF
the Rock Island, at the request of the roads in
terested in the passenger business at Peoria
Ottumwa, Keoknk, Rock ISLAND, and Des
Moines has called a meeting to be held in this
CITY Thursday, May 81, to consider the trouble
regarding passenger rates at these points. Inc
rates at all these points are being badly cut
Rebates are being given to make the rates from.
any Of these points TO the Missouri river rs.
The Kansas City, Springfield & Memphis
railroad has completed it's track from Il point
opposite Memphis, Tenn, to Marion, Ark, five
miles to the northwest. A carload of cotton
and icottoa-seed received at Memphis over
the new line yesterday was anade the occasion
of general congratulation. The entire line VIII
be in running order by August
The Chicago & Grand Trunk has issued al
excursion folder giving rates and routes of ex
cursion and tourist tickets for 1888
The Delaware, Lackawanna & Western pee.
pie state that it has sgain completed arrange
ments for its western passenger traffic for the
cnigrant business. This company has just
filed an application with the commissioners OF
emigration for equal privileges with the trunk
lines atCastle Garden, and it is feared there
will be trouble in the trrna lines eniigran
pool.
George H. Foote late ticket agent at Omaha,
Neb. for the Chicago, Milwaukee & St Pau
and Missouri Pacific railways, has been ap
pointed western travelling agent for the Lake
Shore Il Michigan Southern railway, witt
headquarters at Kansas city, Mo-
The Chicago j. Grand Trunk brought to Chi.
cage the pHat week Fifteen carloads of Euro
pean emigfants. The Michigan Central brought
10 tho same point Ola European emigrants, |
and zoo came in by the Fort Wayne.