Complex sentence: In 1887 the Monon Railroad railroad built an extension of its line to transport guests to the hotels and mineral springs at French Lick and West Baden; in 1888 the hotel's owners granted the railroad a right of way on the hotel property.
Split into simpler sentences: In 1887 the Monon Railroad railroad built an extension of its line to transport guests to the hotels and mineral springs at French Lick and West Baden. In 1888 the hotel's owners granted the railroad a right of way on the hotel property.