Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-11-24
RELATIVE TO THE RAILWAYS.
The Atkinson. Topeka 4 santa Fe
| md Other KaiI News.

The Atkinson. Topeka 4 santa Fe
and Other Rail News.
A high official of one of the principal
lines leading from here to the southwest
made some comments yesterday in reply
to the statements of Mr.. G. Smith, vice
president of the Atkinson, Topeka and
Santa Fe road, published i'll these coli
umns Tuesday, in regard to the latter
compauy's proposed new line from Chi
cago to Kansas City. The official in
question made the statement that Mr..
Smiths remarks read very well on paper,
but will not bear critical comment.
This gentleman went on say that the
Santa Fe was committing a great error
in building the new line-taking it for
granted that the line would be built-for
the reason that the company would not
profit by the investment of its money.
AT present. said the speaker, the Bur-
lngton. the Alton, the Wabash, and the
Rock Island all feed the Santa Fe at Kan
sas City by turning over to 1t the bulk OF
their business going to California and
points in the southwest. If the Santa
Fe builds into Chicago to compete with
these lines east of the Missouri river,
the lines mentioned will Withdraw most
of their through business from the Santa
Fe and turn it over to the Kansas divis
ion of the Union Pacific and to the Miss
souri, Pacific roads Further. the ct.
Paul, and possibly the Northwestern will
be completed TO Kansas city and in oper
alton as the rivals of the Santa Fc road,
thus materially lesseniug the latter CONS
pany's earnings. Further, the state
ment was made by the interested official.
that if the Santa Fe prides itself on be
coming the short line between Chicago
and Kansas City, it should bear in mind
that both the Alton and the Burlington
roads can materially shorten their lines
by building certain short cut-Offs that
will put them on an equality with. if not
in advance of the Santa Fe road as re-
CARDS distance and time. This statement
being made To- u prominent Santa Fe Of
fetal now in The city, he answered: You
just wait and see if we will lose any of
the business. We know what We are
about. - Chicago IEtGF Ocean
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Gi0be Democrat, weaves the following
web of fancy IN regard to the plans of the
G, B. & @, as TO how they intend to
head off the Atkinson:
The rumor that the Burlington will sell
its line from Cameron to Kansas City to
the Rock Island, seems well founded, the
Burlingtou's intention being to construct
a new line from Kansas City to Bogard,
on the Chicago. Burlington & Kansas
City, one of its leased lines, then straight
en- that line by building from Browns
ing through Kirkville and Memphis, Mo,
striking the present line again at Farm
ingtOn, from whence it runs directly TO
Fort Madison, where the Burlington
proper is reached, twenty-five miles
south of Burlington, Iowa, 1t is said
that charter for bridge al
or near Fort Madison will then
be secured, and the line continued
on TO Galesburg, from which point to
Chicago the Burlington already has a
double track. This would give the Bur
lington an air line, the greater portion OF
which is already built. The meve is said
to he in the direction of heading off the
Atchison. which company has already
made rapid strides towards perfectng its
Chicago Kansas City AR line project
having made its surveys and already
formed bridge company for the con
struCtiOn Of the bridge at Fort Madison
| The talk. however. is not without foun.
dation. for the Burlington has long de
sired bridge facilities in that locality, the
present structure which spans the Mis-
sissippi, at keokuk twenty miles south
of Fort Madison. being controlled and
operated in the interest of the Burling>
ton. which could secure better connection
with its Missouri, Iowa and Illinois lines
by that bridge than the proposed one at
Fort Madison.
On next Monday the limited trains on
the Northwestern roads will be taken of
for the winter and the running time be
| tween St. Paul and Chicago will he the
same, on all roads, little over sixteen
hours. The Chicago, Burlington &
Northern and the Chicago. Milwaukee 4
St. Paul, and Chicago, Minneapolis, St.
Paul s Omaha roads have agreed to the
above, and the Wisconsin Central will
/ lengthen the time of her limited to six
teen hours. The Minnesota It North
western are rot in the agreement. anJ
| will put on short time train which will
make the run in less than fifteen hours
beginning on Thursday of this week
This will in no way effect the trains com
ing into Rock Island, on either the C
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