The Bessemer indicator., 1893-06-24
ILLINOIS CENTRAL 8 ST. LOUIS.

hu@oToo Attompt TO secure an ENTRANCE
to the City-Ths Smoke to BE Abated.
ST. Louis June 16.-It is reported in
railroad circles that the illinois Cen.
trail railroad is making Arrangements
to acquire control of the st. Louis, Chi
cago and st. Paul Railway. This road,
with its somewhat comprehensive title,
IL known locally as the Bluff Line, and
for some time work has been in pro-
gress extending 1t into st, Louis and
forming a direct connection between
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. 1t 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 St. Louis in a direct
manner by purchasing or absorbing
the Frisco, and 1t has also acquired a
second route into the oitv via the j lack
sonville Il Southeastern. Trains nre
run from st. Louis to Chicago over the
Vandalia and Illinois Central, and II
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 tho
campaign ngainst 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 lnrge
boiler plants in the city Of which about
ono hundred have smoke abating de-
vices which are working very success
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the. spring and carly summer which
the popularity of several devices and
there is every probability that before
the winter sets in the smoke nuisance
will be very largely nbatcd. The re-
Gently passed smoke-a batement or
dinances go into effect on August IT,
when a number of inspectors will be
appointed and offending smoke stacks
promptly reported.
As a result of the Furniture Manu-
fncturers Convention held IN the city
lasI "eek 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. The 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-
v,ided by the railroads A large num-
ber of conventions arc 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 Inisconception 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. ted that tickets can be
obtained to this city and fresh tick, is
purchased here to Chicago and back
without material addition to the cost.
In many cases the additional expense
is less than 81 and thousands of people
are availing themselves of the OPT 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.
both running and trotting, and efforts
are being made to secure the attend
anee OF some OF the great record break
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