The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1891-11-10
THE RAILROADS.
Mr.. LAY GoULD's HEALTH.

the condition of Jay Gould's health.
but they we're denied by his personal
friends and business associates. One
of the most prominent directors OF the
Western Union telegraph company E
said today that on Wednesday MIR. :
Gould attended the directors meeting
of the company for the 6rst time In
two months, and that his health ap- ,
reared to be better than it had been
for a year or more. |,
THE BRIDGE AT ALTON. Ia
The bridge scross the Mississippi
River at Alton which has been pro-
ieeted for several years is to be built
At once. The official announcement
is in the shape of an application to
the Alton city council for an ordi;
nance granting certain franchises and
land for switching facilities. The aP
plication is made in the name OF the
81. CLAIR, Madison and St. Louis Belt
Line Company. 1t is understood
that the project is being backed by
the Burlington system, in connection
With the Big Four and perhaps the
Chicago and Alton. The principal
objects of the enterprise are to con.
meet the eastern and western lines OF
the Burlington road, and to give .
short and more direct line to st.
Louis at the north end. The charter
calls for the completion Of the line
within two years.
u RAPID TRANSIT FOR THE FAIR.
1 Chicago, ILL.,, November 6.-The
Chicago and South Side Rapid Tram
! sit company, through the president;
Calvin Goddard, asserts that it will
e be able to carry 20 900 people to the
] fair per hour over its line during the
D progress of the Worlds fair. This
means 500 people every minute and .
= half when the traffic is heavy. The
f road at present seems to be in q cha
" otto state. There are several break:
'e in the line between the uptown ter
}. minus at Van Buren, street and
70 Thirty-uinth street, while south Of
Is the latter street there has not been al
lie attempt made to build any part o
at the road. President Goddard say
7e these drawbacks are but temporary
er and that the company expects to hav
lie the elevated road in full operation
be one wear from date. 1t will make tn
g trip to the grounds in thirty-two mil
10 utes.
as NIX. AND T. INcoRPoRAroRs.
gu Dsnisou, Texas, November 9Th
&c reorganization of the various lint
u operated in Texas by the Missouri
Nv Kansas and Texas will be effected !
81 S Denison on Tuesday next. All OF Il
'u incorporators named in the new cha
=, ter are expected to be here on tn
IT, ~ day. They include Colgate Hoy
". the New York capitalist; Henry y
Poor and Henry G. Rouse, equal
nc prominent in business and 6nanci
e. circles in New York; VIM. Dow
IN N CAPITALIST, and well remembered
.su the republican candidate for May
. .nS of New York in 1880, when he car
: :s yery near defeating W. NJ. Grac
ns, WIN. Stein, the New York lawyer, a
.u III formerly the intimate friend of Samu
'"" ]. Tilden; H. c. Cross, of EmPor
,uv Kan, president, and Maj. w9Id
Fly rt vice. president of the Missouri. 4.
IN; ; sas and Texas railway; Judge
, NV Lindsay, the capitalist and lawyer,
an' C.;nesville CAPTAIN o. T. Lyon,
t u,s Sherman, head Of the lumber conct
! hos of q. T. Lyon, with yards in tweI
'l.u different cities. and E. NJ. Jourd'
'vet q of Dallas, cashier of the City Natio
VI Bank. Judge N. c. Foster, Of d.
- son, is one Of the incorporstors.
the SPIKES.
The Big Four Railroad Comps
q will build two extensive freight
|alia p,ts at indianapolis. Each will
over 800 feet long.
at The Illinois Central Railr'
Company now operates 2,s75 mile
mass road. including its leased lines. GOV
DR.. ing a mileage Of nearly 600 miles
the The Ohio and Indiana roads b
!: agreed to stop fighting over pssser
!. =. traffic, and the new schedule OF r
Bull .."n5.,d
~ Chiefs Arthur and Sargent OF
Engineers and Firemen's Associat
are in St. Louis to adjust all tro'
between the employees and manaI
uced of the Belt Railroad, thus avoidlI
gree s.,;ke
Figs NPosseneer men report q he
than ...vol IN California setting in, not
fence San,s.sseners. but of pleasure
sue Io"i.h seekers Il being a class of