The Meeker herald., 1893-06-24
ILLINOIS CENTRAL 8 ST. LOUIS.
Rumorod Attempt to Secure an Entrance
to the City-The Smoke to BE Abnted.

Rumorod Attempt to Secure an Entrance
to the City-The Smoke to BE Abnted.
ST. Louis June l6.-It is reported in
railroad circles that the illinois Cen
tral railroad is making arrangements
to acquire control of the st. Louis, Chi
cago and 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 II 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 a good deal of authority for the
statement. The Santc Fe road obtained
admission into st. Louis in n direct
manner by purchasing or absorbing
the Frisco, and il has also acquired
second route into the city via the Jack
sonville & Southeastern. Trains are
run from st. Louis to Chicago over the
Nandalia and Illinois Central, and IL
the present project is carried out an
other road viii 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 n special view of not inter
fcring 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 nbated. The re-
Gently passed smoke.a batement or
dinunccs 90 Into cfYcct-on Angu,t II,
when number of inspectors will be
appointed and offending smoke stacks
promptly reported.
As result of the Furniture Manu-
factnrers Convention held IN the city
las u eek three large plants have ar
cunged to move into the city, which
already has a very large business in
furniture manufacturing, ranking
among the first cities in the country
in this regard J 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
4l tniy v,in
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 adjusted that tickets can be
obtained to this city and fresh tickets
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 oppor-
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 tho 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 trotters.