Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-08-05
ILLINOIS CENTRAL q ST. LOUIS
Rumored Attempt 90 secure an Entrance
TO the City-The smoke 60 be Abated.

Rumored Attempt 90 secure an Entrance
to the city-The smoke sobe Abated.
ST. LOUIS, June lot is reported in
railroad circles that the Illinois Cen-
trail railroad is making arrangements
10 acquire control of the ~. Louis, chi.
cago Il ST. Paul railway This road.
with its somewhat comprehensive title.
Is known locally as the Blum Line, and
for some time work has been IN pro-
gress ext snding 1t into 81. Louis ard
forming direct connection between
that civ and Alton, Ills. IL will con.
meet with the Merchants Bridge In
North 81. Louis and enter the eity VIA
the new Terminal system II is dill
cult TO ascertain what truth there Is ia
the rumor because the officials are
naturally retieent, but there seems 10
be a good deal of authority for tho
statement. The Santa tie road obtained
admission into 81, Louis ia direct
manner by purchasing or absorbing the
Frisco, aud il has also aeQired second
route into the city via the Jacksonville
4 Southeastern. Trains are run from
81. Louis 20 Chicago over the Nandalia
and Illinois Central, and lt the present
project is carried out another road viii
thus obtain dual Or alternative cOnnee-
ton with this city.
Great progress Is being made IN tho
campaign against smoke. Nearly ali
the leaders in the movement are man
ufactureFs aud hence the work is being
done with 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 ia the smoke nuisance Will
be very largely abated The reerntly
passed snoke-a batement ordinances 90
into effect on August T., when q nun.
Der Of inspectors will be appointed and
offending smoke stacks promptly re-
ported.
As a result Of the Furniture Manu-
iacturers' Convention held ia the city
last week three large plants have ar
ranged 70 move into the city, which
already has n very large business in
furniture manufacturing, ranking
among the first cities ia the country
In this regard The reason given ~
the three concerns mentioned Is the
ehrapnesa and abundance Of the hes
qualities Of hardwood ia this city and
surrounding eountry la addition 10 the
excellent distribution facilities pro-
vided hy the railroads A large mum
Der OF conventions arc % ~ \ ia here
this summer and fall and arrangement
are being made by all the roads for e3.
cepliounlly heavy travel There Is
some miseonerption a. 10 the ability 20
obtain stop.oycr tickets % Lac Worlds
Fair via ~. Louis S0nc - the roads
have issued circulars explaining fully
how such tickets can b. obtained. and
where atop-ovrr privileges cannot 10
given, the rates have been - adjusted
that tickets can be obtained 10 this city
and fresh tickets purchased here 20
Chicago and back without material adj
titiou TO the cost Ia many cases the
additional expense is less than 81 aud
thousands Of people are Awaiting thrm-
selves Of the opporluuit5 tn ruuks-
/ qucnce. The hotels all report an un.
usually large number % guests for this
period Of the year although there IL no
actual overcrowdiuR or In onvcuince.
The race meeting which terminates
next week has been the maa' successful
on record 40 far as sport t. concerned.
Owing 70 tho conflicting - dates with
other meetings within an h3ur Jour
ncy the expected tncrsase tn attend.
ancc has not been maintained. though
on some 81 the big days the crowd has
been very large indeed During the
Fair there will be races. both running
and trottinR, aud Efforts are being
made 70 secure the attendance Of some
Of the great record breaking trottcrS