Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1921-09-03
ILLINOIS
Il STATE NEWS

$40, III, 1000 on March 81 last, IL IS
announced by the company. Within
another year or so they will pass the
$5O,OOOOOO mark. Under the terms
of this charter granted on February
10, 1851, the company was granted the
title to 1856, 1873 acres of government
lands in Illinois. These lands had
been coded to the state TO aid in the
building of a LakeS-tO-the-Guf rail-
way. In return, the charter provided
that the road should pay into the state
treasury annually, in lieu of other
taxes, special tax of per cent of
the gross earnings from its charter
lines. The Illinois Central has real
lied So, 21S,611 from the sale of its
lands, says a publication of the rail-
road issued for its employees. The
charter lines consist of 70312 miles,
all in Illinois. They were finally COM
pleted September %, 1856, by linking
the gap of II miles between MattoOn
and Centralia. The total cost of the
charter lines was S26, 56S, 07161, or APP
prOximately $37 900 mile.
Springfeld-With the Illinois crop
for this year estimated at 50OOO,OOO
bushels below the five-year average Of
346,OO0,0OO, S. ID. FeSSenden, United
States agricultural statistician, an
nOunced he, does not anticipate
that the farmers will experience any
difficulty in dispOsing of their yields.
FeSSenden believes Illinois farmers
need all the corn they will produce.
He notes a decided inclination on the
part of the farmers to increase the
feeding of corn to live stock, espe-
cially TO hogs, in which form it brings
them a greater profit. With a fair
price for hogs this year and POSSIBLE
ity of an unsatisfactory price for corn,
he predicts more stock raising.
Elgin.-That Chicago will be hit by
a serious milk shortage within three
weeks is the prediction of delegates
representing thousands of dairymen of
the Chicago district following an all
day session at Dundee. A cut of 80
cents, making the price S1.5O per 100
pounds, is at the base of the expected
shortage, according to the dairymen.
They claim they cannot continue in
the business under such conditions.
Many say they will sell to cheese and
butter factories at the $3.50 price and
receive skinned milk in return, bet
ter bargain for them.
Urbana.-The University of Illinois
will hold another of its experimental
field open houses" on Tuesday, Sep
TENDER Is. This one will be at the
Henry county experimental field and is
being arranged in connection with a
community club picnic and in cO-Opera-
ton with the county farm bureau. The
field is located near Midland, about
half way between Kewanee and Galva.
and was purchased by the citizens of
that community and decided TO the
University of Illinois for a permanent
soil experiment field.
Lichtfield-The Lichtfield coal mine
will open soon, following the closing of
d deal with prominent ST. Louis coal
operators which has been pending for
some time. Operations will begin in
about fifteen days, it is thought. Work
on the air shaft and in clearing out the
mine will begin as soon as the papers
are signed, it is said. Numerous or
ders for coal are now on file, and the
big mine will soon be in a position to
relieve the labor situation somewhat in
the vicinity.
Chicago.-Arthur G. Lueder. for 20
years a Chicago real estate man, was
named by President Harding to sue
coed w. b. Garlic as ChicagO's post
master. Mr.. Lueder was born in Elm
hurst forty-five years ago. After his
graduation from Elmhurst college,
where his father was professor, he
came to Chicago and was graduated
from the Chicago Law school in 1902.
He entered the real estate business
instead of law, however.
Carlinville. = Property owners on
Seminary avenue in CarlinvilIe have
undertaken to pave the street them
selves, after revOking action by the
city board in letting the work TO Gin
cinnati contractors. The citizens be-
lieve they can lay the pavement at a
much lower price than called for in
the contract.
RockfOrd.-RockfOrd' central labor
council will ask the state utilities COM
mission to reduce the price of street
car fares. The plea will be that the
company has twice cut the wages of
its employees. but has made no de-
crease in fares.
Granite City.-Arthur DOrman con-
fessed to Police Chief Clark that the
body of the woman found murdered
and buried in crude grave in a wheat
field near here June 16 last, was that
of his wife, Nora, and that he had
murdered her.
Aurora.-A free camping place for
touring autOists is to be established
under the auspices of the Aurora Auto
mobile club. Signs will be placed on
the highways In the vicinity, locating
the camping ground.
Rockford.-In compliance with the
recent order of the War department,
Camp Grant, near here, will be aban-
doned in the near future. The camp
will be dismantled during the early
part of September On September
will start the sale of 400 buildings and
other property in auction.
Springfeld.-The Sangamon county
farm bureau has placed orders for
seven carloads of seed wheat to be
shipped to SangamOn county from Kan
NIon tor Nf