Jasper County Democrat, Volume 3, Number 4, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 May 1900 — THE TRAILROADS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

THE TRAILROADS

The Burlington may parallel the Northern Pacific tracks to Ogden. The Canadian Pacific Railroad agreed to join other roads in abolishing commissions. The extension of the C. & E. I. from Marian to Thebes, 111., has been opened for passenger business. It ia reported that the Nickel Plate road will put in service another ChicagoNew York passenger train. The Lake Shore has put into service a new train from Chicago to Boston, which will make the 1,039 miles ia twenty-six hours. Hereafter Sisters of Charity in uniform will be sold halPrate tickets by Central Passenger Association lines without the necessity of their securing clergy certificates. All the roads front-Chlcago, St. Louis and Kansas City to Colorado will follow the example of the Rock Island and run excursions at half rates to Denver, Pueblo and Colorado Springs. Chicago capitalists have purchased a controlling interest in the Munising Railway, which runs from Munising Bay to Little Lake, Mich., a distance.of sixty miles. The purchase is incident to the acquisition of over 80,000 acres of Michigan timber land. Justice Sblras of the United States Supreme Court has handed down a decision that Ashland and not Duluth is the East-, ern terminal of the Northern Pacific road. By reason of this decision a large area at valuable timber land comes into possession of the road. Attorneys for six big Western land grant railroads have decided to sue the United States Government for nearly $300,000 for carrying soldiers from Chicago to San Francisco during the SpanlahAinerican war. Immediately after tha close of the war the roads filed claims for transporting the troops. The claims asked for fuU tariff rates, less deductions of 00 per cent made by the lines which hold land grants. The Government!-re-fused to recognize the claims, alleging that the railroads were not entitled to rates higher than are charged parties of twenty or more persona traveling on one ticket, known In railway parlance aa “party rates.” In addition to this the Comptroller contended that the land grant roads must deduct 00 per cent. The Rockefellers are reported to have obtained control of the Missonri Pacific and will consolidate it with the Missouri, Kansas and Texga. A train of twenty-five flat cara loaded with thrashing machines from a Racine, Wis., factory was taken west from Chicago by the Burlington. A private car and a brass band accompanied the train. The Central Passenger Association has decided to adopt a composite ticket, with coupons for both first and second class passenger* In order to do away with any opport unity for the roads to offer sleeping ear service os second class tickets.