Show ELECTRIC RAILWAYS A electric railway lino between st louis and chicago is expected to be in operation by the first of next july the road ia now under construction it will be miles in length and alic distance will be accomplished iu less than ahrea hours alie longest circuit on the line is fifty five miles there being intermediate power between alio terminals A movement is also on foot for a mile electric line from new york to chicago which will reduce alio time between the two points to ten hours or less electric engineers and electric journals prophesy eliat five years all tho principal passe neer lines in america will employ electric power an interesting problem in this connection is the effect which cheap and swift transportation por tation willlia vo upon the distribution of population the minneapolis tribune bays it is said that the chicago fit louis company aims to build up n continuous town along their line from one city to alio oilier streets will belaik out on both sides of the line for tho entire distance and lots are to be placed on the market it people living midway on the line miles from cither city can reach either city at a trifling cost in a little over an honrie stands to reason that residence close to the line anywhere in the immense midway district would be desirable and likely to attract population alio electric railway in that case would seem to be in a way to solve the problem of the congestion of population in overcrowded urban centers instead of rushing to the city as now is the tendency population distribute itself over large rural areas along electric railways anil enjoy the combined benefits of and urban life alie street electric railway system lias already had a marked influence in distributing urban population over sub districts and the same system applied to long distance passenger traffic cannot fail to make the rural resort the popular place for residence when cifes can be covered at nominal cost in an hour the suburbs of a city will be a domain with a mile radius and the entire country will be a suburban district NEIGHBOR on alie south salt lalo city lias wearied of being at the mercy of the coal combine which for yearn has pitilessly preyed upon the helpless people and lias perfected all necessary arrangements for forcing the conscienceless robbers to release their clutch upon their victims throats A strong company lias been the necessary capital secured to build a road from salt lake city to Oo alville via devils gato in weber canyon will a short spur from alio gate to this road is now built north from salt lake city a distance of fourteen miles and will be completed to Coal villo by december 1st next the company building the road contract to deliver coal on alie cars in salt lake city for 3 a ton it is expected eliat alie southern pacific will run ove the adur from ogden to alie main line of the new coal road and thence on alio main line to alic coal fields the new road will also give the northwestern upon its arrival at its western terminus in ogden a choi ce of lines to salt lake city THE on general butler in the nashville american of we made mention a few days ago wag follows the beast is dead followed by this early yesterday morning the angel of deatle acting under the devils orders took ben butler from the earth and landed him in liell in all tills southern country there are no tears no sighs no regret iio lived only too jong we that lio has at last been removed from earth and even pity alie devil alic he has secured the american was and is a leading southern democratic newspaper and ardent supporter of cleveland |