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Show ! ILLINOIS ROAD IS i SOLD AS SCRAPPAGE j ?T. IJ'-UIS. K.-h. 1. The Alton and ' Ja 1 krioiiv.llf r.i i i roa d with 1 1 t we n t y -o r Irriies of standart pauz t ranks eorr.-t-I i r 5 Alton ;'. n d J r r s e i ) I . w n t o ' 1 1 ; of business tod'iy ar.d tr.tr er;t;re property prop-erty w:!i r.e disposed of j :nl: i y irs t-wr.er. John J. CU'r:rnir.cs of "nitncn. ' The last car to run over the lin- lft ; Alton at n.rt!-lent and wreckers began ! 1 leiring up the track today. i The road, whicb is smd to represent : an- original cost of .."'. never sw- ceeJe-d as a f:rar. ia! venture. and i ' 'ive years aco was forced into a receivership. receiv-ership. La tf-r C'urr.rritr ohtaind pos-?(.o::. pos-?(.o::. H-? was advu-ed the prtr 'erty w -.3 worth more as J'u.1: n t tr.i r prices . than it cost orit'ir.ai.y nr.d yesterday gave orders for stopping a, I operations. ' The road -was built in KJS. |