The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-12-31
THE RAILWAYS.
The Magnates Pass Through the City
from Omaha.
Annual Report of the c., M st. p.
at Rock Island Station.
cIsDERs PICKED UP ON THE TRACK.

CIHDERS PICKED UP ON THE TRACK.
Yesterday morning about II 80 special
train passed through the city from Coun-
Gil Bluffs, having on board several well
known railroad officials, who had been
attending the meeting at Omaha. They
were on their way to Chicago, and four
directors coaches were attached to the
the train: Milwaukee No. 90 North
western No. 400, Wabash Point Bergen"
and Rock Islands Columbia" The fol-
lowing named gentlemen composed the
distinguished party: Northwestern off,
Gals, Marvin, Hughitt, general manager;
H. G. Wicker, general traffic agent;
Wabash & Pacific, Capt. r. S. Hayes, first
vice president and general manager; Geo.
Odds, general freight agent; Milwaukee,
s. S. Merrill, general manager; A. c.
Bird, general freight agent; Rock Island,
r. r. Gable, president; W. M Sage,
general freight agent; H. Cover, chief
clerk general freight office; Thomas F.
Witherow, general solicitor. Besides
there were number of clerks and steno-
graphers..
The magnates would not disclose the
result of the meeting, but enough was
said to infer that satisfactory settlement
OF the differences had been arrived at.
Workmen engaged on the BozemaD
tunnel, on the main line of the Northern
Pacific, digging from both ends, have
finally come together. The event is a
most important one for the Northern
Pacific, as it will do away with the neces-
sity of pulling trains over the mountain
range at that point. The tunnel is cut
through the belt range of the Rockies at
a point about thelye miles from Bozemah,
M. T. Work on the approaches was be
gun in the fall of 1881, and on the tunnel
proper in the following spring. The
tunnel is 3, 1850 feet in length. II feet wide
and p feet high at the center. The
entire work will cost about $500, 600.
From eighty to 100 men have been en-
ployed constantly, forty to fifty on either
side. 1t is expected that trains will be
running through the tunnel BY the middle
of January
Mr.. W M Sage, General Freight Agent
of the Rock Island road, telegraphed to
Chicago from Omaha to his assistants to
send out the new tariffs that had been in
course of preparation for some time.
These tariffs give the new rates from point
on the Rock Island road to points on the
Union Pacific. In some instances the
rates are the same as before, but in others
they are lower The new arrangement
provide for through wayblling between
all Rock Island and all Union Pacific
points. Formerly freight had to be way
billed at Council Bluffs.
CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE, ST. PAUL.
A"iiO"Lh5 10 lCPOlb VI lHC buSluCoS
done at this station by the Chicago, Mil
waukee " st. Paul railroad for the year
ending Dec. 81, 1888, as compiled by Mr..
A. F. Gray. The report embodies only
the merchandise and stock shipped and
received here, no mention being made of
through cars. The report shows a very
satisfactory business for the past year,
and much larger than the year previous.
This is due, in large measure, to the en-
ergetic agent, Mr.. E. D. W. Holmes,
whose popularity and business tact has
brought the road many patrons Here is
the report:
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