The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-27

motors are American and Canadian capital
lists. Bonds TO the extent of So, 100000 will
be issued. This viii be a tremendous rival to
the Canadian Pacific Duncan Mcintyre and
r. B. Angus, directors, and Van Horne, gen.
eral manager, went off to-day in haste to the
Mefapeda fishing grounds, down the st. Law
renee, to meet President Stephens, of the
Canadian Pacific, in regard to this threaten
ing scheme. How they can counteract it
without purchasing the charter is mystery
The project, which has been kept secret, pro-
duced a sensation here to-day. 1t is popular,
as Canadians have been crying out against
railway monopolies.
RATES ON COKE.
CHICAGO, June Commissioner Midgley
has issued an Iowa trunk-line circular of
carload rates on coke, in which slight adj
vance is shown from Chicago and Milwaukee,
to equalize the rates with other points The
rates per hundred pounds from Chicago and
Milwaukee and common points, to Council
Bluffs, and points in Nebraska, are as fol
lows: To Council Bluffs and Omaha, 20
cents; Lincoln and Fremont, 31JS cents;
David City and Columbus IS cents; Central
City and Hastings, 37ls cents; Kearney, 10
Peoria, Beardstown, East st. Louis St
Louis and all points north on either bank Of
the Mississippi river to and including Du-
huge, are unchanged.
The Southwestern Railway association has
issued a circular giving changes in rates on
coke in carloads, to ST. Joseph, Atchison,
Leavenwolth aud Kansas City, which takes
effect to-day, superseding the tariff of April
49, No changes are made from Detroit, To-
ledo,, Peoria, East St Louis, st. Louis, or
points on the Mississippi river north to Rock
Island. The rates from Chicago and points
common thereto to the points named will be
90 cents per hundred pounds until further
notice
SPECIAL RATES.
At the meeting of the east bound
passenger agents, yesterday, the following
special rates were made: To the fair and ex-
position at Jackson, Mich, Sept. Is to 90, one
fare for the round trip; ffremen's tournament
at Niles, Mich, the last week in September,
one fare for the round trip to firemen an uni,
form, q fare and third to the general pub
lie, and all apparatus free; owners and
drivers Of race horses at the Chicago races,
from Chicago to Saratoga, July 8, $1,000.
LAKE TRAFFIC. TO EAST ST. LOUIS.
A meeting was held at the Office of the
Wabash road yesterday, in reference to lake
! business to East st. Louis, at which the repre-
sentahves of the freight departments of the
! following roads were present: Wabash, st.
Louis & Pacific, Chicago & Alton, Chicago
Burlington & Quincy, and Illinois Central.
Heretofore there have been but four classes
on this traffic, but at the meeting yesterday
an additional class was added, the rates per
hundred pounds now being as follows; First
class, 90 cents; second class, Is cents; third
class, 10 cents: fourth class 10 cents; fifth
class, S cents.
NOTES.
The earnings of the Chicago, Milwaukee
& St Paul system for the third week in june
were $45l ,000 against 1868, 600 for the same
week last year. Increase, $SS,0O0
Albert F, Graham, late local freight
agent of the M, L. s. & W railway, ha.
squared his accounts, which were thought t
be crooked He has resigned his position
! It is believed that the rate for mem
bers of the g. A. r. going to the encamp
ment at Denver, by rail, will be as low as 81
! from Chicago before the fight which has beer
| begun ends