The sun., 1890-11-02
NEWS or the RAILROADa
Latest Information or Istersss Fro.. Al,
Quartera.

| Quarters.
This despatch was received last evening
from Chicago: An evening paper says: 1T " as
reported with good deal OF confidence to-day
that the Big Four road has purchased the Chi
cngo and Eastern Illinois. and that ono OF the
main objects Of the visit Of President Ingalls,
with number OF the directors OF the Big Four
to Chicago this afternoon is to close the deal
President Saul Of tho Chicago and Eastern ILL
nois denied the report, but his denial appeared
| to be that OF q diplomat rather than down
right denial Of the absolute truth OF the state-
ment.
The report receives a great deal OF credence
In financial circles here. and the sale is ad-
mitted on oil sides TO be one OF the most likely
things In the world to occur. The possession
OF the Chicago and Eastern Illinois would be a
very desirable acquisition to the Big Four
ndspondsnt ine into THIS city | Which lif' L does H
mot not possess At present. II would also give It
nS S and IN G't%ssn Ussr esSass
DO valuable acauisition.'"
Charles Francis Adams arrived in Chicago
Yesterday. on his way home after tour OF In.
-" The stories ABOUT my trying to wreck the
Union Pacific are due solely to the imsgina-
ts the s2Sd %ho Ths ars
evincinR more aptitute for filling newspaper
COLUMNS than they ever showed for running
railroad. They are too silly to deserve serious
What Of your relations with Eastern roads2 :"
and cheasS and nteTea
year aFE the division Of rates was to- to bs rear
oi hs Pass TSsss r
vised rates are to- take effect on Nov. l., It Is
saSy ann Se cbsss aSS Union vs. raG
ana s5shaaKs y business M Win ,h:%. sSh.yins
made every arrangement with our Eastern
conpections to protect our own trafilc and ihe
have no aprrehsnsion that other lines, in the
sasssss ss ~ ns VIII bsvs sies asy esu.s sss =
COMPLIANT: but. NJ, no matter who secopts or re-
about which 50 much talk has been made is
means means a serious one. In fsc.. we are inclined
to believe that the whole thing was intended
OF the roads or shippers here"
A despatch from Chicago says that the sever
sns Of If rasS In n the hs Unoe sr fso 81 Rn
and IL the
cording to programme yesterday. This break
applies only to business to and from points
apply i y to Pacific eoast business. The Other
trunk lines are Carrying all freight to points
than @ the Union Pacific by wsv Of those connec.
tions unless ordered by the shippers to go BY
ss wnsp =. II ss %oh Rsss s
u must be rebilled. and. OF course. delayed
A despatch from ottawe credits MI. c; ".
Spencer; superintendent Of the western diyt-
ing OF the constantly increasing freight traffic.
with saying. that the company were building
freight % cars cars, in anticipation that the nmount
Of freight handled this autumn and winter
would exceed any previous period in tho his
An afternoon raper published in Chicago said
SsSaso line. n i0 st Paa
stopred selling seeon,i.cass passenReS tickets
s ina sS tho
fore existing AZ st. Paul or rot is considered
rather "a Questionable proposition 1t It d does not
maini ain tho tirst.ciass tariff Neither does it
st. sf rsoad In
William Hill Yesterday resigned the position
Isstsrn ilIass Rsrosd to engage IN oher
business. His successor is Charles L. Stone.
"A despatch from Burlington. says: General
Chicago. Burlington and Quincy Kaiiroad has
jus, complete a statement showing that his |
road during the year ended Dot 81 has shipped
out OF the State 4.5U5. 800 pounds OF butter"
4 Pittsburgh despstcn says: - The Wander
bilts want another route from East to West. |
Surveys are now being made. and are nearly |
completed. for an extension OF the Oil City |
branch OF the Lake Shore and Michigan South |
ern through the rich timber and oosl belt Of |
northern Pennsylvania 70 connection with |
the Beech CT eek road In Clearfleld county. Tho |
Bosch Creek will carry the connection to the
move in acquiring control OF the Reading. |
About eightY-fve miles OF now road will be re- |
Guired to complete the connection from Clsar- |
field to OIL CITY. Tho route follows nearly the |
abandoned Cranberry coal road out OF OH City. |
thence across Forest and Clsrion counties. By
way of Cleriontown through Brookvills and |
Dubois In JefIers or county to Clearfeld. The |
OIL City and Franklin branch Of tho Lake Shore |
coDnects with the main limo near Ashtabu ula. |
1t also connects with the Pittsburgh and Lake |
Erie. the Vanderbilt lineo between this city and |
the lakes. The new route will shorten the dis. |
tance between Nav York and Chicago over $50 |
miles and between New York and Pittsburgh |
about 200 miles II will also INTRODUCE compe- |
tition between Philadelphia,, and Pittsbureh |
and Cleveland The movo will Offset the recent |
Baltimore and Ohio arrnngements to get q |
more direct line from the East to Chicago. Be- |
sides the through line advantages. the new |
norton OF the road will traverse . developing |
section that is very rich In local trafic.