Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-01-28
HOW B. c. r. & N. SALE
IS VIEWED AT DIES MONIES

The Des Moines Leader thus Cos
| sips about the reported sale of the
b. G. X. & y. to the Rock Island:
1T is currently reported that the
Rock Island is soon to take over the
Burlington, Cedar Rapids d North
ern railroad and merge the 1000
miles of the line into its system.
ut has been known for some years
that the Rock Island controlled a
ma iority of the stock of the Burling-
ton. Cedar Rapids & Northern, and
that the policy of the company was
in harmony with that of the Rock
Island, but il was not expected it
would be merged so soon into rhe
Rock Island. Many years ago the
Rock Island and Chicago, Burlington
& Quincy entered into struggle for
Il controlling interest in the Burling-
ton, Cerad Rapids d Northern. For
time the contest was apparently in
favor of the Burlington, but when il
became evident the Rock Island had
won the burlington proceeded to
equaliZe the advantage by construct
ing line from Rock Island north
ward to the twin-cities, known as
the Chicago, Burlington u Northern.
The Rock Island at first acquired 81
per cent of the stock and later it
increased its holdings to 65 per cent.
More recently. when it became known
the Burlington had passed under the
control of the Hill interests and
would he operated in harmony with
the policy of the Great Northern and
Northern Pacific. the Rock Island
proceeded to strengthen itself by
asserting its dominance in the man
agement of the Burlington, Cedar
Rapids & Northern. with the result
that the Burlington influence was
minimized.
with the merging of the Burling
ton. Cedar Rapids d Northern the
Rock Island will add 1,200 miles of Il
well equipped road to its system, and
by completing an extension now in
process of construction secure adj
mission to Minneapolis and st. Paul
ON equal terms with the burlington.
Northwestern and Milwaukee d st.
Paul from Des Moines and Chicago.
beginning at burlington. the line eN-
tends northward to Muscatine, Wa
terloo. DEBORAH: thence northward
tween Iowa and Minnesota; to Iowa
Falls; thence northward to Forest
City. Spirit Lake, Bows, Clarion, LiV-
ermore, Emmettsburg, Esthervillc.
Sibley. Rock Rapids. and thence to
Chamberlain, South Dakota. \
branch. now in process of construc-
ton from Albert Lea, will give the
road access to Minneapolis on an in
dependent basis.
THE acquisition of the Burlington,
Cedar Rapids & Northern will not
only add 1000 miles 10 its system,
but give the Rock Island access to
many important points now reached
Indirectly. The effect will be immed-
late on the general officers of the
CetiaF Rapids q Northern.
The general passenger agency Will
be abolished and merged into that of
the Rock Island. President Ives and |
the other general officers of the com |
pauy will bc eliminated and the func- |
tions of their offices absorbed by the |
general officers of the Rock Island. |
The announcement of the mergence
by the Rock Island caused a percep-
tible huttcr i'm railroad circles, and il
is not considered improbable that
within the next 80 days official an
louncemcnt will he made of the alb
,orption of the Burlington. Cedar
Rapids d Northern by the Rock Is
and