The St. Louis Republic., 1905-12-11
N TERURDAn ROADS
TO ASK FRANCHISE
Illinois Traction System to Come
Across Mississippi by Bridge
or Transfer Ferry.
SPECIAL FREIGHT SERVICE.
Limited Passenger Trains Be-
tween st. Louis and Danville
at 4O-Mile Speed-Ttav-
.ersing II Counties.


Atsc. I1-Sy May J.. OF
the.eahDuts. the Illinois Traction System
will be operating limited electric trains
f!o!H Decatur 10 ST. Louis. and within fve
months thereafter it will be rendering the
sane service between Danville and 81.
Louis. Tn. projected St. Louis and Chi
cago Electric Railway. Of which this sys
tern viii be q part. will hardly be realized
In less than \ year. but the men VINO are
extending :a;erurhs.n roads into al! sec
c;Cns of Illinois declare positively that
through trains will - run a; comparative
caSo early in the year 1877. II no, a little
Sooner.
ST. LOUIS FRANCHISE.
The announcement that regular electric
railway service between Decatur and st.
louis is 20 Ire inaucurat.d about May
an. between panvii!c and 81. Louis about
October i:n!,l:. 5 tina: ti... Illinois Traction
system intends 70 apply for 4 franchise to
enter 81. Louis on its own tracks. Pres
eEt plans contemplate a direct route int"
81. Louis from Venice. either over the
Merchants br!dg. Or across the Mt.sis-
s:ppi River by transfe. ferry. Tho road
General Manlr.. l.. r. Fischer argues
that ST Louis will feel justified In granting
EecessaEy concessions when the c1mpanys
Inducements are understood. This inter-
urban road will. he says. put ~. Louis into
direct connection with at least fourteen
count!es OF Illinois.
LIMITED TRAINS.
Three paslor cars. TO cost isnS eacl
have beer. ordered from the ST Louis =
Company for tn. p-cafvr-St Louis liz
tied service. tn. limited trains Will run
a regular average speed Of forty mi!'
al, hour. and will ston only at IN" count
Ini'ais in 81. Louis. Sleeping and cini'
cars viii b. attached 10 IN. limited tran
FREIGHT by TELEPHONE
The arrangements for freight trAf.:c ~
and fr"f. 81. Louis are equally promising.
Nr. Fischer says that an express car for
s.:srf. on thSs Will III, de.
iivcr.d ia St Louis every morning for
resolving freight. In the evening the train
merchandise. viii be left at tnetr t!.stinx-
fious before noon "f the next day Through
Tn. local branches "f tn. system r,.rcha.1-
d.s.. which Is carrie! 70 the county sea;s
VIII h. Distributed to al ja cent points
II. order To stimulate fY".gE; fraf'E. the
company proposes to utilize i's own agents
aili telephone ...nveni'nc-s for the trans
ia! sion L" ST. Louis of orders for ner-
ci1aniise. \ merchant at Springfield. Dec.l-
fur or Danyi.,- may ask the railway agent
"a fei..phcn. An "r,i.-. The 81 Louis agent
ness house. and IN. merchandise will he
loaded IL, the !reiEh; IN m. Iay and
carried out {" ~ destination that night.
Th. road il ncw using TWO electric loco
motives for rr.irh; rrsriic and has ordered
:";.r more. II has the exrfess cars in op-
.fa:ipD-
ROADS COMPLETED
Tho road is At present Completed from
Nafnt 10 tp'ci'H". Z" SpEiHChe!G. I" Car
!inviii. aui Z" :Siauut".I. L, Is I.ow being
.Nt-n..j south II Worden. IN Madison
County. and as Soor as the line ~ con-
s:r'Ic'.! under the W,hasi, tracks at wur-
den. construction VII h.. c.irr.",. cn IN the
direction -! EdWar.isv:il.. Tn. track -
IN! h.'ween Ei~a:isviIle ard Venice.
Ihe lin: from banviil" 10 Ridge Farm
ar. from Danyi'le {" Champaign is In cp-
'-Gision. tn" connecting liz. from Cham
rai-n 70 Decatur vii! H.. finished by Octo-
h.r I. Th. Decatur bloomington Zine Is
s.r.,F N0 .ls.
-: fifteen miles and IL will II. fully co..I-
il"tsl about Nay l. Th. road from Cham
iA!Sn IL Peoria w'!i bc completed about
November l.
ROUTE OF SYSTEM.
rh. ros;s. when the system is comp!e,-
-: vii! h-: 81. Louis to Venice. Granite
City Madison. E:wa.dsyil- S,aunton.
tar.invill.. Etr.'n. Springfield. Decatur.
Champaign. trHana ami i'anv:lis. Siaun-
TON So l.i,ch;.li ari Hilsh"ro: Springfield
u Jacksonville. Dan.iil- TO Ridge Farm.
I'.>a'ur to Bloomington and Peoria.
Champaign To bloomington. Danvi.ie to
Ca;'in. and 're,i.n TO Homer.
The following counties will be- travessed:
81. clair. Madison. MacoUpin. NortEom-
.ry. S.nxan"n. Morgan Macon. Pias,.
Champaign. V-rrl ion. De Wit, Mclean.
Taz"w.ii and Peoria.
The Illinois Traction System IL the hold
..g company NJ III. following inf.rurban
an! urban road. AID urban pub ic-it.!,ry
concerns: ''anvill.. trbana and Cham
Illinois '"'strtl Traction Company. forty
:hr-" ~. - -. i-ouis and Springfield Rail
way company. sixty miles. -. Louis a:!d
Nur'h-ast,r IN Railway Company. .:ty-
seven miles. Chicago. bloomington and
Decatur Hallway Company. for;y-;,ve
miles. Peoria bloomington and cham
:7SiSU iiai Way company. eighty miles.
Illinois Western Halfway Company. thirty
;nr.- miles. Champaign and p"ca;u: Rail
~Hy '''mlADy. forty tx" miles. Ianyil-
street hallway and Lighting Company.
fourteen nils. lrt.ana Light, Hat and
i'n"r Company. iTh.ira AMI Champaign
Itt.ia sy- t;Js au! Electric .g.lran. eight
miles. H""-uinsi"a Hat ans. r.i.ctric
COMPANY Decatur Railway and Lighting
Company. ii:;sru rii.s. Jacksnr-!l Rail
Way 'o"T1uy. IN miles. JaCksu-yiIl. s;,s
AID IL .'r!C Company Nr-S-Ni!-a Tia,-rI,
Light AL Inw"- C.'nTary. AMI -h.. .ar:-
trai RAILWAY company -: Peoria. ::yy
mills. tH- Peoria ROAD haviug ra.r az
.u4E'.s '.tSt w,rk
~ LptiS-C'IIIrA LINE
Tn" pr"r"~"I = I.ur;is AMI Chicago !luc
=; r'-.f.;~ several ui,'T,rr rayI,u-a.ioUs:
Er" iil1ai- Traction Systems rad rom
rnat rom Springfield tE '-iaar4i1E- :.
through t.-r"H'E. another t-.i.v..-..l+r. -.s,.
=, - tta. i'T.' x n [" Pontiac. a-s: from
i'-.'.tr - Joliet sr iITNEa. ans ga EXIST
4.- TanH 'rE. joliet o- ffnc'g into chi
80 E!; IT, = E~.sss ana ,'ri-..a In.
q aa .- Hf''atI. tFT0Tr January 20.
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sr-t..f. eel: i.A1ai- a.l 'a :: LOUIS II.
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