Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 21, Number 60, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 April 1900 — The Three I Loses Swift’s Business. [ARTICLE]

The Three I Loses Swift’s Business.

Nortn Judson News: The 3-1 railroad has lost the Swift meat business, which formed a principal part of the traffic of the line". The reason assigned for this change is that since the 3-1 bought its new engines the size of the trains has been increased to a capacity which causes serious delay in passing other trains, owing to short sidings. Nearly all the meat shipments are for export, and it has been the 3-I’s business to deliver the trains to one of the eastern lines, connecting with the seaboard, where the meat was transferred to boats. Last week the delay of the 3-1 resulted in failure to connect with two boats, which of course the Swift people will not stand for. The business is now handled by the E. J. & E. belt line and delivered to the through lines.