Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-01-26
THE SHORT ROUTE.
The Bill for the Ocean to Ocean
Railway.
ITS INTRODUCTION IN CONGRESS


The Projectors and What They Seek-NO
More Half Fares to Ciergymen-New
Fruit Cars -Othsr News of the Railroads
and Their Employee
Interest in the Atlantic & Pacific
air line project has been revived by
q special from Washington which
states that bill was introduced in
the house yesterday by Representa-
tive Childs. Of Illinois. to incorpor-
ate the National Central Railway COM
pany. The bill creates William Dali
lin, J. c. Caldwell, j. w. Reed, and
J. c. REYNOLDS, Of Chicago; John Bell.
of Benton Harbor. Mich, and others
a corporation by the above name.
authorized to construct and main
tain a continuous railroad from the
Hudson river in or near New Jersey
or from some point in New York to
San Francisco on the line it may Sc
lect. reference being had to the short
est practical route. The company is
authorized to lease or purchase all or
such portions of any existing rail-
roads as in its judgment are so To-
Gated that they can be incorporated
as o part of the thoroughfare con-
temPlsted. If the company elect
the United States shall guarantee the
interest of 8 per cent to be paid on
the bond issue by it.
This Atlantic & Pacific air line
railroad scheme presented to the
business men of the tri-cities
several months ago by its promoter.
William Dallin, has not been entire
ly lost in the shuttle. The pro-
jectOrs, are still hammering
away at the project, and although
they do not appear to have got what
they wanted in the shape of bonus
and local appropriations for the sur
veys. they have not apparently been
disheartened by the failure Of that
feature OF the scheme.
Must Pay Full Fare.
The clergy will hardly relish the
announced intention of the eastern
trunk lines of abolishing the half
rate tickets to clergymen after March
81. The general passenger agents
debated the matter last week behind
closed doors. but the sentiment was
practically unanimous that the half
rate ticket must go. As things are
now, preachers and priests of all de
nominations. sisters of mercy, Saliva
ton army soldiers and even Sunday
school teachers. have had their rail-
road fares cut in two by the courtesy
of the railroads. The sentiment now
among the trunk line railroad presi-
dents is against the continuance OF
clerical half rate tickets.
From the restrictions the western
roads have placed upon the half rate
tickets for the clergy, it is quite
probable that they. too. will entirely
abolish them should the eastern lines
pave the way.
Minor Mention.
Fireman John Farnam had his left
hand mashed = the c., r. I. & r.
yards last night. D-. Plummer was
summoned and found it necessary to
amputate four fingers. ,
Brakeman j. Ii. Brown, of the c.,
yesterday afternoon and injured his
arm pretty badly. He came on to
his home in this city. He will be
laid up for few days.
A number Of new ventilator and
refrigerator cars passed through the
city this week for California, where
the c., r. I. & P's. growing business
demands more Accommodations.
The cars are among the first built by
the Rock Island at its Chicago shops,
and are painted bright yellow, with
black, red and blue lettering.
Engineer Charles Mounts, of the
X. I. & p, had his knee injured at
Milan last night while on his way to
Rock Island with the Peoria passen-
ger. He ran against an obstruction
in coming from the station with his
orders, which caused his knee to
swell rapidly. When Rock Island
was reached, q doctor was summoned
to attend him.