The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-09-22
TRACK TALK.
The c. b. & N. and c. &N. w., In Con.
fiict at Railroad News OF
General Interest.
RAILROAD CONFLICT .

The Galena Gazette says considerable
excitement has been occasioned in that
city. by the appearance of H. A. Sumner
a civil engineer in the employ Of the B.
B. & N. r. r. Co., with large force of
men under foreman, who commenced
putting ties and laying track on the street
next to the river on the east side in front
of the property belonging to Hon. NJ. Y.
Johnston, against W hich condemnation
proceeding s were commenced by the Free
port and Mississippi River r. R. Co. &c.
& N. W. year ago last spring, and
which suit is now pending in the supreme
court An injunction was served upon
Engineer Sumner by Sheriff Winters en-
joining the company he represents from
tresspassing on the F. Il NJ. r. r. Co.'S
&C. Il N. W. right of way between Gas
lena and the Cut OF The suit was be-
gun by Mossrs ID. & T. ]. Sheean 4 Nc
Hugh, of that city, attorneys for the
Freeport & Mississippi river r. R. Co.,
and later in the day they commenced
another snit enjoining the C. B. & N,
from appropriating the north and east
sides of the right of way owned by the
two companies jointly, between the Cut
OFF, below that city, and the crossing OF
Apple river, in the town of Hanover, or
from constructing railroad upon it at
all, except in accordance with the terms of
contract made in 1884 between the two
companies. In the suit last referred to,
Sheriff Winters served the papers on the
chief engineers and contractors in charge
of the work, this week.
Describing the origin of the trouble the
Gazette says;
1t appears, that in 1884. when the two
companies were acquiring the right of
way through this country. they entered in
to an agreement, the substance Of which
was, that they were TO secure the right
of way Jointly between the Cut on and
Apple river, upon which right of way
they were to grade double road bed,
the c. b. & N. (then Winona, Alma j.
Northern) to have right to lay its track
on west and south sides, next to the
Mississippi river, and the c. l. N. W. to
have the right to lay track on the
east and north sides OF the same road
bed. 1t was also agreed that the Q. B. &
N. should have the right to use the G. Il
N. w. track from the Cut OF to Galena
and have the right TO use the latter's
depot in this city, and that the c. b. &
N. should give the G. & N. W. the right
to use the latter's track from Apple river
crossing to Savanna, with the right to
use the latter company's depot in that
city. Under this agreement the east
shore company went on and acquired the
right of-way from the Cut of to Apple
river crossing, in it sown name, but Sc
cured the c. Il N. W. Co.'S rights by q
declaration of trust. which is recorded in
the clerk of the circuit courts Office in this
City.
| Thee. B. an.
The Burlington & Northern road has
let the contract for complete outfit OF
rolling stock, and some idea of the
strength of the new company may be de-
rived from the fact that there were twelve
different bidders who were anxious tC
build the cars and coaches, but the Pull
man company secured the prize, which il
said to be worth no less than 81, 500, 900
This contract calls for the construction
and delivery of thirty five first class pas
senger coaches, twenty five cabooses ant
1900 freight cars. The Rhode Island Isl
and Locomotive Works secured the con-
tract for the construction of thirty fiv,
locomotives for passengers. freight ant
switching service. Ii is understood tina
the delivery of the stock is to begin Jan
/, 1886. The work on the new road in th,
vicinity of Oregon is being pushed for.
ward more vigorously than at any othe
point along the line. The ground is TO
the most part level with sandy loan ant
subssoil Scrapers are used, and quite
a piece of roadbed now is already for tn,
iron. 1t is currently reported among con
tractors and those in position to know
that the iron will be laid to East Dubuqu'
by the first of January.
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President Il. r. Cable of the G.. X. |.
P. has returned from a trip over tn
Rock Island and Minneapolis and st
, Paul He is well satisfied with the result
of the Northern Pacific election, rs tn
present close and frindly relations will
be continued. His mention for tn
presidency was II suggestion of tn
Northern Pucitic stockholders without hi
knowledge, aud he would not have &C
, cepted the position under any circum
stances.