Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1893-06-22
ILLINOIS CENTRAL 8 ST. LOUIS.
Eumorod Attempt to Secure an EntrsRce
to the Cit, Thu Smnk a to liz Ahatcl.

to the Cit, The Smoke to lie Abatcd.
ST. Louis June lett is reported in
railroad cir cles that the Illinois Cen
trial railroad 10 making arrangements
to a, uire control of the ST. Louis, Chr
cago Ind St Paul Railway ] his road.
with its somewhat comprehensive title,
is known locally as the Bluff Line, and
for some time work has been in pro-
gress extending it into St. Louis and
forming 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 direct
manner by purchasing or absorbing
tho Frisco, and it has also acquired a
second route into the city via the jack
soIville & Southeastern. Trains arc
run from st. Louie to Chicago over the
Vandalia and Illinois Central, and if
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 tine movement are man
ufacturers and hence the work is being
done with n 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
full u &c Ia I,,,.t
the spring and early summer which
have resulte5 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 abated. The re-
Gently passed smoke abatement Or
dinances go into effect on August II,
when 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 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-
vided by the railroads. A large num-
Der of conventions are to be held
here this summer and fall and arrange
mcnts are being made by all the
roads for exceptionally heavy travel
There is some misconception 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 cannrt 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 thar 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.
] he 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 be races,
both running and trotting, and efforts
are being made to secure the attend
ance of some of the great record break
ing trottcrS.