Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-07-15
TAXING A TUMBLE.
Promise of "a Break Up in Worlds Fair
Rates Railway Notes.


Rates--Railway Notes.
The rush towards Chicago seems
to be ON the wane. For while every
train passing through the city going
to the city of the Worlds fair was
crowded, and frequently extra
coaches had to be added here to ac-
commodate the people. While there
is considerable travel to Chicago still
the rush has abated This is due to
the fact that the vast majority of the
well -to-do people have already been
to Chicago, have seen the fair and
have returned. The middle classes
and the toilers, cannot afford to go,
or at least feel that they cannot spend
the amount of money required to pay
railway fare, ETC., at the present
rates, and unless low rate of fare is
made will remain at home. What
will be done in the matter of railway
rates the future can only decide. Al
ready, however, something has oc-
CURED that may lead to general
break up of rates in this state. The
Jack sonville Southeastern has made
a rate of $3.50 for the round trip
from jacksonville to Chicago, the
regular excursion rate that has been
running being $3.50 for the round
trip. The Chicago & Alton then Of
fered $2.75 rate and the Wabash
followed suit, and now the merry war
is on. People are going from Quincy
and points on the %" around by
Jacksonville to secure the cheap
rates, and now the Burlington will be
forced to do something. tbs thought
that the ball has been started.
Links and Pins.
Conductor Tom Donahue, of the
Rock Island, has been taking a forced
vacation on account of illness.
j. II. Sessions. general freight
agent of the Vandalia, was in the
city yesterday on business.
q. c. Church. of the passenger de-
partment of the Santa Fe, was in the
city yesterday for a few hours on
business.
Fred Kellerstrass, of the L. 5. En-
press company, is in Chicago, enjoy
ing visit at the Worlds fair.
George Henry is doing duty in his
place.
w. c. Doc" Bush. the former well
known and popular conductor on the
Milwaukee, and who is now located
in St. Paul, is in the city calling on
old friends.
Samuel McAdams, night ticket
agent at the Rock Island, is spend
Il Il f,,,
city. Ticket Agent Plummer is do
ing double duty during his absence.
j. W. Stearns. assistant civil en-
gineer of the Rock Island, who has
been here looking after the running
of lines for the new round house, has
been busy all week looking after the
resetting of the company's fence just
west of the passenger depot The
old fence was over on the company's
land about foot, and the latter be-
ing in need of yard room, set it back
to its proper place. A new tight
fence is being put up with no en-
trance whatever into the yards along
there, as was formerly the case.
The officials of the Chicago q St.
Louis Electric railway are still labor
ing with farmers along the line to
get the right of way, and are having
only moderate success. No track has
been laid, but grading has been be-
gun on 20-mile stretch south of
Springfield, where the company owns
a power house and where trials of the
motors will be made as soon as the
tracks are laid. An eastern compa-
ny has guaranteed to furnish motors
to run 100 miles an hour, and some
of them are already being con-
structed.