The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-01-10
RAYS From the Headlight


1t is said that the Rock Island will
build line from Des Moines to Sioux
City. the survey 10 begin Immediately.
1t is probable that the pay car system
will soon be abolished upon most of the
principal railroads of the country A few
years ago the paymaster began to take
out checks for great many of the prin-
cipal employees in order to avoid the risk
of carrying such large sums of money, and
the plan has worked so well that now the
check system viii entirely supersede the
! other
On Tuesday evening the last rail was
laid on the Wisconsin s. Michigan line Of
the Milwaukee & Northern road. between
Green Bay and Marinette and Menominee.
Freight can now be billed for these latter
points over the Milwaukee & Northern
road, and on Monday next regulr passen-
ger trains will be run between Milwaukee
and Marinette and Menominee.
The city council of Galena, H., has
adopted an ordinance granting the Illinois
Central railroad company the right to
extend their tracks on the west side of
Galena river to point not far dlstan:
from their main line, which crosses Fever
river on their own bridge from the east to
the west side, and thence to Dubuque,
Iowa.
The Chicago i Alton and the Rock
Island railroads have issued Jointly a
notice to their agents in Kansas City in
s'ructirg them to adopt the same rates
from there to New York as are adopted
by Commissioner Pierson from New York
TO Kansas city First class rates are
reduced 81, and second class rates So
The Burlington & Quincy and other lines
west have as yet taken no action, but say
that if any road makes war they too will
cut rates from Kansas city coming east.
Manager Potter is reported to have
said that. By refusing to join the alliance
the Burlington will lose gross revenue to
the amount of of $225, 600, which the
Union Pacific would give them at Omaha
but on the other hand, they will retain
$3.50, 900 worth of business over the
division running from Omaha to Denver,
which would otherwise go into the pool
He, therefore, thinks the Burlington is
better out of the pool than in it.
The following notice has been issued to
shippers by the Burlington road; "In
order to dispel any rumors and apprehen-
s;ons to the contrary, we take pleasure in
saving that We are in the market for bust
ness to and from all western points. All
freight consigned to the Chicago, Bur
lington & Quincy road will go forward by
that line with dispatch to and from all
Missouri river points, also to and from the
territories and the Pacific coast Our
facilities are as good or better than other
lines for handling this business. we
respectfully solicit your patronage"
The Fit, Wayne, Peoria & Galesburg
railroad have filed their articles of incor-
poration in the recorders office at Peoria
The capital stock is fixed at $4,000,
divided into 500 shares at 500 each. The
incorpOrators are Henry NJ Williams
and Edwin Evans of Fit Wayne, Indiana,
and Martin Kingman, Chas P. King and
5. c. Bartlett, of Peoria. These persons
also constitute the first board of directors.
The two former hold all the stock but
three shares. the three latter gentlemen
holding one share each. The principal
officers are located in Peoria, and the road
is to run from the state line in a westerly
direction through Iroquois, Ford, Living
stou, Woodford. La Sale, Marshall,
Peoria and Knox counties, with branch
in southerly direction to the city of
Peoria