Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-11-17
RELATIVE TO RAILWAYS.
No Bluff as to The A. r. Il y. F's. East
ern MOvements---The Vice Presi-
dent Talks---Other Track
NeWR-
THE NEW ROAD.

dent Talks Other Track
News.
THE NEW ROAD.
A week ago the ARGUS gave an account
of the incorporation at Springfield of the
Chicago, Kansas & Western railroad,
with capital of $10,000,000, and pro.
posing to construct five lines of railroad.
One of these is to extend from point
opposite Fort Madison, Iowa. to Chicago,
being the Illinois portion of new Chi
cago and Kansas City line. Another
line, in which this community would be
greatly interested, to be built from
point in Peoria county on the above
mentioned line northwesterly to point
near the boundary of Mercer and Rock
Island counties. then by separate lines to
Rock Island and point on the Missis-
sippi opposite Muscatine, Iowa
The ARGUS at the time attributed the
formation of the new company TO the At
Crimson. Topeka & Santa Fee road. in its
endeavors to seek an eastern outlet of its
own because of the invasion of its terri
tory by Chicago trunk lines. The whole
scheme has since been fathered by that
road, and its vice president has been in
Chicago lately. where he was interviewed
by an Inter Ocean reporter, to whom he
stated officially that there was no bluff
about the transaction; that the company
was thoroughly in earnest and was al
ready at work preparing for the construc.
ton of the new line. Charters had al
ready been secured in Wisconsin and Iii
nois, as well as for the bridge to cross the
Mississippi river at Fort Madison. Sur
veyors and engineers were hard at work,
and track laying would be commenced as
soon as possible The report that the
bonds were already issued Mr.. Smith said
was incorrect, although the matter was
being attended to In Boston. As regards
the purpose of the extension. Mr.. Smith
stated that the company. which by May
1, 1887. would control aud operate 5000
miles of railway west of the Missouri
river, had enough of traffic arrangements.
They are totally unsatisfactory, and to a
company of the Santa FEES strength and
enterprise. meant nothing. No, there
was no intention TO buy the Alton OF the
Chicago division of the Wabash road
The company's capital for the construc
ton of the new line was placed at So
10000 although the new road could he
built for less. 1t will be thirty miles
shorter than the present short line be
tween Chicago and Kansas City, and will
pass through Joliet, Streator. Galesburg.
H., and Chilicothe, Mo, as the more
important points.
Mr. Smith was not impressed with the
threat of the Burlington, Rock Island or
other roads that they would build into
the Santa FEES territory. The Rock ISL
and and the Missouri Pacific were already
in Kansas and had caused sufficient
trouble, and brought about competition
which would not be much affected if all
the lines built into Colorado. Kansas and
New Mexico. Business was never better
than at present Passenger traffic was
yeay heavy, the company carrying on an
average one hundred first class California
passengers day.
RAYS FROM THE HEADLIGHT
A new time card on the c., R. |. Up.
next Sunday.
Yesterday was pay day on the C, r. L
& +, and the 'Gazelle' made its wel>
monthly come visit.
The new time table on the east end of
the c., NJ. & St P, does not effect the
trains coming into Rock Island.
Another train of cars from the c.. r.
|. & P. western extension. the c., K &
n. went west yesterday. Engine No. ),
of the new system, also passed over the
c, R. l. & P. The running stock of the
new road is lettered, Rock Island Route
c., K. s n"
f. H Houlahan for a long time
trainmaster on the Rock Island & St Louis
division of the c., B. & @, and of late
master of transportation on the St. Louis,
Arkansas & Texas railroad, has received
the appointment of .trainmastcr on the
Hannibal & St. Joe road He assumed
his new duties on Monday last, We
thought when Houlahan left here, that
he was too enterprising to remain long
with a narrow gauge road. His new
position places him one notch higher in
the railroad world, and his many railroad
and other friends in the city will hear of
his promotion with pleasure.
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