The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-06-24
ILLINOIS CENTRAL g. ST. LOUIS.
HUNDRED Attempt to secure an Entrance
To tho City-The Smoke to BE Abated.

HUNDRED Attempt to secure an Entrance
tn tho City-rhe smoke to Bs Abated.
ST. Louis June l6.--lt is reported in
railroad circles that the Illinois Cen
trial railroad is making arrangements
to acquire control of the ST. Louis, Chi
cago and st. Paul Railway. Ibis road.
with its somewhat comprehensive title,
is known locally as the Bluff Line, and
for some time work has been in pro-
gress extending 1t into 81. Louis and
forming direct connection betwee
that city and Alton, Ills 1t will con.
meet with the Merchants Bridge in
North st. Louis and enter the city via
the new Terminal system. II is diff
cult to ascertain what truth there is in
the rumor because the officials are
naturally reticent, but there seems to
be good deal of authority for the
statement. The Sante Fe road obtained
admission into 1T. Louis in direct
manner by purchasing or absorbing
the Frisco, and it has also acquired a
second route into the city via the Jack
sonville Il Southeastern. Trains are
run from st. Louis to Chicago over the
Vandalia aud Illinois Central, and IL
the present project is carried out an
other road will thus obtain dual or
alternative connection with this city.
Great progress is being made in the
campaign against smoke. Nearly all
the leaders in the movement are man
ufacturers and hence the work is being
done with a special view Of not inter
fering with manufacturing interests.
There are nearly two thousand large
boiler plants in the city of which about
one hundred have smoke abating de-
vices which are working very success
| fully Tests have been made during
| the spring and early summer which
have resulted in greatly increasing
| the popularity of several devices and
there is every probability that before
| the winter sets in the smoke nuisance
will be very largely abatcd. The re-
Gently passed smoke abatement or
| dinances go into effect on August -,
| when a number of inspectors will be
| appointed and offending smoke stacks
promptly reported.
| As result of the Furniture Manu-
| facturers Convention held IN the city
last week three large plants have ar
| ranged to move into the city, which
already has very large business in
furniture manufacturing, ranking
among the first cities in the country
in this regard ! he reason given by
the three concerns mentioned Is the
cheapness and abundance of the best
qualities of hardwood in the city and
surrounding country in addition to the
excellent distribution facilities pro-
| vided by the railroads. A large num-
Der of conventions are to be held
here this summer and fall and arrange
ments are being made by all the
roads for exceptionally heavy travel
There is some nisconception as to the
ability to obtain stop-over tickets TO
the Worlds Fair via ST. Louis. Some
of the roads have issued circulars
explaining fully how such tickets can
be obtained, and where stop over priv
ileges cannot be given, the rates have
been so adju,t ted that tickets can be
obtained to this city and fresh tick t,
purchased here to Chicago and back
without material addition to the cost.
In many eases the additional expcnsr
is less than 81 and thousands of people
are availing themselves of the OPP or
tunity in consequence. The hotels all
report an unusually large number of
guests for this period of the year
although there Is no actual over
crowding or Inconvenience.
The race meeting which terminates
next week has been the most success
full on record so far as sport is con
cerned Owing to the conflicting OF
dates with other meetings within an
hours journey the expected increase
in attendance has not been maintained,
though on some of the big days the
crowds have been very large indeed.
During the Fair there will DO races,
both running and trotting, and efforts
are being made to- secure the attend.
ance of some of the great record break.
ing trotters.