Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1852-01-07

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Rock Island to Peru, wsst hv
Richard P. Morgan, Chief Eng y q :
Der last. and had progressed nearly to eosple.
ton, between those points, in April.
| large engineer force, under William Jervi..
appointed Chief Engineer on the Sth of Apr;l
and .Messrs, Read, Brayton, and Henry, Assis-
tanls, commenced operations on the line Of the
road from Peru to Chicago, about the middle Of
April, and every effort was made to have the
whole line ready for contract BY the 26th Of
June, and meeting of the Board of Directors
was called in Chicago at that time, with the ex.
pectation of letting it, but the engineer CORPS
had encountered unexpected delays from high
water. and their work was not quite finished.
The Board of Directors thereupon determined
to refer the subject of making q contract for
building the entire road to the executive com.
mittee, and have that portion of the line be-
tween Peru and Rock Island revised, straight
tened, and the road bed raised above the over.
How OF the streams, which occurred during the
progress of the work. and was the highest ever
known since the settlement of the country.
The surveys and estimates were finished in
August, and the executive committee met
Messrs. Farnam d Sheffield, of New Haven. BY
appointment in New york c;,v -, a.. os.s
Of that month IN 81. s.h oes......-
tract was concluded with those gentlemen, for
the construction and equipment of the entire
line of the road, from Chicago to Rock Island.
INCLUDING all costs o,..,. 81. - - -.N.:s-
grounds fsnc;,,, .na ;..;as...,
The farms of tb;s oon,.... - -
70 Tho po.rd 90 n;-oo,a-. Z,
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ond r.o.;ro, .h,;- -.
since that nor;od M.s.rs. 49,, : oa.a.,a
have commenced and rross.n,.a -. -. . j.
manner hipb1r- cred;tahle - ther, 80 -a..s
we were authorized to expect froa. ,berr -
acter for promptness and energy. And nerm;t
me 10 say, that it was fortunate for us that men
of such pecuniary aud personal worth were in.
duced to embark in the enterprize. and we must
endeavor so to fulfil the contract nm our mart
that the work may be completed at the earliest
practicable period. Prompt payments ON the
part Of the stockholders will secure them = rail.
road $50 miles long, finished in two wears from
this time
Messrs. Farnam & Sheffield have underlet
the grading and masonry of the road from Chi.
cago to Ottawa. eighty. five miles anil in . esv
DAVIS will conclude contracts for the s.u,. vork
as far as Ipdiautown q distance If ono hundr.d
and twenty miles. A contract for building ,bs
Rock River Bridge. the heaviest work on th.
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already laid .s far =. 81. I,n.,;o. - -.
Northern Iodiana railroad comn.nv az Ill.
from the depot in Chicago and about e;cbt hun
dred men are laborine ON the line between tn.
point and Ottawa. Sufficient force viii, no NJ,
upon the road to have il finished to Joliet nv
the first of August. and to Ottawa eighty .Sv.
miles, BY the first Of October.
In June last a contract was concluded bv IN.
Chicago and Rock Island Railroad WITH ~.
Northern Indiana Railroad bvvh;.h ~. =.
ter came into the city Of Chicago. under our
charter, and complete commercial connection
to the mutual satisfaction of both part;es. h.s
been made between them. As soon % our reea
! is completed, passengers can 90 from RocL r.
land to Chicago in six hours. to Tolsdexin
fourteen hours. to Dunkirk in to y -
hours, and 70 New Yerk H. fuatY 2 y -.
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cnicago' our road viii strike ths Hlineis -
at 'ne heao OF steamboat navigation, sid divide
win tne canai the extensive traaAe Of that
stream. The Illinois has the best Navigation
for the longest season Of the year. Of any stream.