The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-07-02
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Two Hundred Miles of Street Raiireas
in Cook County, Paving the Way f.
stili Further Co mbinstieos Of Chicago
transportation Combines - Somsthip
About Fast Mall Traiss-0rain Raj
| Conference In st. Louis.
Chicago, July IAN ordinance EN-
! towering the Metropolitan Trecrio
company 70 build more than 300 miles O
| street railroads in Cook county ha
been passed by the county board. Tn
roads over which the franchise extend
cover every point in Cook county on.
side Of the city Of Chicago. where it i
now or is ever likely 70 become desira
BILE to build a street railway line. It /
said that the way has thus been pave,
for a gigantic combination OF the stree
railways Of Chicago win every subur
ban line row IN existence. One projec
to be carried into effect by the company
will be the carrying OF freight from
every town and village in the county X
the limits Of the city after p M. where
il will be brought over the city lines in
the big combination. The nsw company
is capitalized for SIG. 000. 900. and among
its rumored hackers are mentioned J.
Pierpont Morgan, P. A. B. Widener, w.
L. Elkins and Charles T. Yerkes, to-
gether with the men backing the Cen
eTal Electric company. No money com
pensation 30 the county 10 provided for
by the ordinance.
KANSAS CITY's FAST MAIL.
Kansas City. Mo-, JURY 1.-The Santa
Fes new fast mail service % the south
west was inaugurated at s O'Clock this
morning. The train. ASIDE from the
great service It will give to commercial
interests and travellers, will also celiv-
er the mail, including the morning pa
pers OF Kansas CITY. all along the line.
laying them down from three To SIX
hours earlier than heretofore. This
means. OF course, that southern points
will be in closer touch with the whole
The first train to initiate the
departure, which means 50 much to
Kansas City and this part OF the ooun-
try, was made up Of engine and tender,
mail car and chair car. and the private
car of General Superintendent NJ. u.
Nudge. Superintendent Nudge, accom-
panied by Jerry Black. general passesn-
ger and ticket agent of the system; Az
cry Turner, assistant general superin-
tendent; J. P. Lindsay. in charge OF
mail transportation, and number Of
newspaper men. made the trip. The
Il ain left at 3 a. m, and arrived at New
ton, Kan, at s o'clock this morning,
without a hitch The Washington post
3ff1ce department had ordered mid
night collection Of mail here. the first in
he history Of Kansas City. and this
nail, together with late mails from the
EAST and north, viii hereafter go west on
he new train.
FAST MAIL TO MEXICO.
81. Louis. Mo-, July IA fast mail
IND will probably be an accomplished
act by July T. It will so from st. Louis
,ver the Missouri Paciflc-Iron Mountain
o Texarkana, thence over the Texas
md Pacific 10 Longview, Texas. where
he Interna tional and Great Northern
viii take charge Of it TO San Aantonio.
1t the last named point connection will
e made with the Southern Pacific's
Sunset Limited" and at Eagle Pass
he Mexican International Will take the |
nail to Terrone on the Mexican Central. |
which last named road will quickly dis
'atch IT to the City Of Mexico. Trains |
hat now reach Galveston at $40 .. m.
all. under the new schedule. make that |
ity at l .. N. The time OF arrival at |
fouston VIII be at II a. m. four hours |
nd twenty minutes faster than the
d at p. m. the present schedule time
J 7:15 p m.
GRAIN RATE CONFERENCE.
st Louis. Mo-, July 1.-The grain rate
difference of the Tnans-M.ssouri lines
cid here has adjourned with the under
anding that steps would be taken at
nee to restore or main tain the establish
different'als on shipments eastoound.
Ice President Warner. Of The Missouri
acific. said:
IF the Chicago lines win keep rates
4 the established basis. there win be no
auction whatever. but TO make rate>
lie same from Missouri river points TO
hicago and 70 81. Louis will not be
rbmftted 10 by s.. Louis lines unless
lie trunk lines win absorb this differ
ltel east OF St Louis. making the
ties to the seaboard from Chicago, and
ON St Louis. The same"
WESTERN RAIIKOAD SWAP.
San Francisco, July lat L. O'clock
is morning the track extending from
o3ave to the Needles became part and
'rcel Of the Atlantic and Pacific Rail
ed company. At the same time, the
nip Of road running from Benson to
naymas. was transferred TO the South
n Pacific IN accordance with previous
rangements. All the officers and en-
eyes now in the service Of the Atlantic
10 Pacific railway will continue to per-
nm their duties until otherwise ord
ed
AMERICAN RAILS CHEAPER.
New York. July 1.-The Evening
ste London correspondent cables to- ,
V as follows:
L understand that large orders for
Ael rails have been placed in the Unit
States by two OF the Indian railways
prices said 10 De one pound per ton /,
low the figures which the contract :
lid De filled in this country"
FAILURE TO SIGN THE SCALE
suits In Shut Downs Among the Iron d
and Steel Piaut. 5
'rttsou.g. Pa. July AS the result :
The failure Of me convention OF ehe 3
lalgamated Association OF Iron ana y
81 Workers. and the manufac,urers.
agree upon the scale az he Younss- :,
o. s'4e uisou u