Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1886-09-08
RAILROAD NEWS.

RAILROAD NEWS.
J. A. Hanley, Of the Minneapolis
st. Louis r. R.. stepped into the posi-
ton of Traffic Manager Of the Minnesot,
& Northwestern Aug. 23d. H. NJ. Lit
tell, the general passenger and freight
agent, has resigned. and Mr.. Hanle,
now has entire charge of the traffi,
department., both freight and passenger
Arrangements have been completed
with the company owning the railroad
bridge at Dubuque, for use of the same
by the Chicago, Burlington s. Northern
and also by the Minnesota & North
western. In an interview General Mana
ger Harris made the important statemen
that his company, the Chicago. Burling
ton and Northern. and the Minnesot,
and Northwestern, have formed an al
lance. whereby the latter will use the
formers road from East Dubuque t.
Freeport, ILL.,, and in return the Mime
sofa and Northwestern is to permit the
use of its lines from Dubuque west and
to St. Paul. This practically destroy!
the belief that the Central was the power
behind the Stickncy system, and will
probably compel the Central company
to release is Iowa lines if it intends t
compete for the Western trade.
G. H. Prior, of Minneapolis, assistant
general superintendent of the c., NJ. &
St. P. r. r., with Jurisdiction over al
the lines west of the Mississippi river
on August 3lst resigned bis position. On
that day Mr.. Prior closed 26 years OF
service with the Milwaukee & St. Paul
Co. G. W. Case is appointed in his
stead, with Office at Minneapolis. He
will have the same jurisdiction and
authority as his predecessor. that is,
all lines west of the Mississippi river.
except that the Iowa & Dakota, Southern
Minnesota and Sioux City & Dakota
divisions will report direct to Milwaukee
A. ]. Earling has been appointed frs,
assistant general superintendent, with
jurisdiction and authority over all lines
of the company.
w. j. Underwood is appointed super.
intendent Of the River and Dubuque
divisions, with Office at Lacrosse.
L. 3. Beardsley is appointed superin.
tendent of the Sioux City and Dakota
division, with Office at Sioux City, Iowa,
to take effect September Is.
The Chicago Tribune of Thursday, Aug
18th, has long article referring t
the present activity manifested by thu
Illinois Central. After speaking of thu
new lines from Freeport to Madison an(
Freeport to Chicago, which the Contra
is building, apd also proposed lines tt
Quincy and Burlington, it says, IN re
gard to tho Iowa division:
''The most important action taken il
connection with the construction o
these new lines is that the lease of the
Iowa lines, which expires next year, i
to be renewed. For long time pas
the Illinois Central people have beer
considering the advisability of not re
newing the lease of the Iowa lines, ant
had they not been forced to chang
their former conservative policy by tn
invasion of their territory by other line
they would probably have allowed tn
lease to lapse, in which event the Iow
lines would undoubtedly have fallc1
into the hands of the Northwestern
which has been after them for some tim
past. The Iowa lines have not prove'
remunerative to the Illinois Central il
the past, but it means to make then
more profitable hereafter by extending
them from Sioux City to q connection
with the Union Pacific about sixty mile
west from Omaha. The Cedar Falls /
Minnesota to be extended north to St
Paul either by securing control of tn
Minnesota s. Northwestern or by build
Ing an independent extension. In an,
event the Cedar Falls & Minnesota will
be extended seventeen miles north mex
spring so as not to be ut the mercy o
the Minnesota & Northwestern in get
ting to st. Paul. Negotiations between
the Illinois Central people and the Tn
In 70 h1 ,
progress now regarding the interchang
completion of the connecting link be
tween Sioux City and q point abou
sixty miles west Of Omaha on the Unio
Pacific. The Illinois Central has pro
posed traffic arrangement by which tn
| Union Pacific can make whatever ratio
it chooses on all east bound business
aud the Illinois Central may do like
wise on all west bound business. Sue
an arrangement would give the Uniol
Pacific virtually an independent Quite
! to Chicago and enable it to successful,
compete against the Northwestern an.
Burlington on through business. It
understood that all these schemes bav
been sanctioned by the directors of til
Illinois Central. and they have authorizes
the issue of $50. 900 bonds for tn
purpose of securing the means wit
| which to carry out the new enterprises
The Illinois Central people say they CA
raise all the money they want at 81 pc
| cent.-a lower rate of interest than mos
other companies can get. They have tn
| most extensive terminal facilities i
Chicago. and if it pays other companie
to build new lines and extensions in a
directions they can see no reason why
should not pay the Illinois Central"