The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1898-12-29
TO MAKE FAST TIME.
BIG IMPROVEMENTS no BE
MADE ON THE &c.
OFFICIALS INSPECT THE ROAD
All Grades 60 he Cut and Curves
Strengthened Between Pa
ducah aud Louisville.

A special train on which were As
slstant General Manager NJ. Gillease
Superintendent w. J. IIarahan, Road
master n. 4. Wallace, TrainmasteI
J. J. Flynn and other officials, left
the city this morning az o'clOck fol
Louisville, ON an important mission.
They are Inspecting the road prepare
tory 20 cutting the grades on the
louisville division OF the llllnoi.
Central both above and below Central
City. 20 thirty feet This means that
nO grade between Paducah and Louis
willie will be over thirty feet.
In addition, all the sharp curves
between Paducah and Louisville will
be Strengthened, and the road will he
made ~ near smooth and straight As
il Is possible for money and ingenui-
" 30 make IL.
These contemplated improvements
will Of course require vast amount
of money aud work. but ibe Illinois
Central will spare neither. IL - the
intention Ct the company To make y
road that will enable the schedule be-
tween Memphis aud Louisville Ia be
reduced To ten hours, ar an average
az about forty miles an hour. The
advantages Ia bc gained will be man
fold. The company has done moth
Gag but improve its property si1re II
assumed charge aud will never stop
nHiil everything is made as near per
feet as possible.
A few months ago all the grades on
the Memphis division were reduced Ia
Is feet, Oyer a million dollaFs being
expended. The cost OF the improve.
ments now under construction will
probably be many thousand dollars.
There are many curves Ia straighteu.
and many grades 10 lower.
II is not given out when the WON
will commence, bot IL will doubtless
b. In the early spring. II no sooner.
A PURCHASE CONTEMPLATED.
There Is a rumor euTTeH e. che
eiteet that the Illinois Central VIII
purchase the Nashville, Chattanooga
and 81 Louis, and while Il has been
heard BY many Of the sub-ofiicials. 4
they Do not credit H.. IL Is admitted
that the Central could make the road
q better paying one than IL now is
aud cfaiid use II 10 great Advantage.
hut .be chief obstacle, IL is claimed,
Is the fat that the l.. s. \. owns the [
cont rlIing interest In the road. and 4
would not sell TO the illinois Central.
rs IL would give the 'attsTa road into
Nashville. The Central las traffic /
contract with the L. 4 " which Is
said 10 be a. good as she wants.
A DARING FELLOW.
&c Is said that Former Special
Agent c. w. Huntley, Of the Illinois
CeuaEal. who Is well known here, was
ane u the robbers who held up an !.
c. train in Mississippi few days ago.
Huutiey. IL will be recalled, was in
lall foe the TnsIrder OF woman near
Mis-, and escaped ON
December Is. reward Of $3.50 being
lffered FIR his capture. Huntley is
iarlng fellow. aud rs fugitive there
Is no telling 20 what ne might resort.
The rumor that he was IN the crowd
II robbers. who were foile,;, was based
IN the assertion made by conductor
sho claims to have recognized him
lmOug the bandits.
RAILROAD NOTES.
Travelling Freight Agent Il. {.
OF the Illinois Central,
anne down yesterday from Hopkins
lille, and left this morning early for
points up the road.
Superintendent w. J. llarahan and !
IL. 4. Wallace, Of Louis
lille, were in the city yesterday.