The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1853-02-12
Railroad Intelligence.
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Wagon! Iron Horse! Hell IN Harness

Wagon! Iron Horse! Hell m Harness
orwhatever else you may call It
The rail, upon the Rock Island and Chicago
railroad are nov laid to this place And the car
will hereafter run regularly between hers and
Chicago, two trains a day.
The construction of this road TO OTTAWA gives
TIE now A railroad communication through to New
York Boston, and Philadelphia. And Journey
To either of these cities, which but few years
ago. wa, looked upon as the labor et months, can
now be performed in sevent, hours
Tbs road. m We have SAID bef,rs will be
hurried on westward .ni ho doubt by next
fall the people Of Rock Island will be able to re-
cord It's advent IN ;hat city.
Nsw Yoax-The rrov ~ schenectady rail
rad Ia, been purchased by Hon. f. d Morgan.
President Of the Hudson river Z. Il. Co.
TINS IONA, (Mlcu) GA,rrrr SAYS; "wr RI
joice to learn that the Oakland and Ottawa Rail
road Co, have commenced surveying the route
between Pontiac and Fsntonvir.'
Mus,uKEE AND MSs"IrrI r. R-Atsrecent
meeting Of the Directors Of the above named
road, it was determined to push it through to the
Mississippi at the earliest possible moment.
large meeting wa. also held a. Kenosho, the
9:l ult, and passed resolutions to subscribe
$4,000 towards building road from Kenosha
t, Rock Rver, and thence to the Mississippi
They also appointed a Committee to obtain
charter to visi, Beloit and intervening towns.
with view Of snlstins their co operation in the
project,
Sr CUatEs RAitRoAn The NJ, Carroll Re.
publican states that we hear reports that render
It probable that this Rail Road to connect with
the Mississippi a Savanna, vii be built at an
early day. The road will pass through one ot
the richest tier Of counties in Illinois, and in fact,
mn equal tract Of couRtry e,nnot be found posses.
sing greater natural advantages There are .eyr,
raj hour,hlny towns On the route and we look
upon the project a. one Of great importance, not
only to thu. country aud savanna, hu, the com
msrcih interest, of Northern Illinois and Iowa"
l., FArErrE AND PEoEr> K R-Evsry effort
necessary Tor the speedy construction Of ,hi,
road. vilha branch to la Sale, /, now being
made. The stock necessary TO effect an organi
rlton has already been subscribed upon that
portion Of the road from La Fays,te To the India.
M State line, and it i. thought there will be M
difficulty in getting thu fuud, for the remainder Of
the road from there to Peoria. |, /. not intended
to build The branch to l., Sale until after tie
main trunk is completed.
R'CEroEp AND Rock I.LASD RAILRo,p-The
contemplated railway down the Rock RIVER val.
lev from Rockford to thls city We are gr,tfed to
know, is receiving that attention which its great
Importance demands 81 the hands Of the people
Some $500, 900 IN stock ha. already been subscri.
bed, and va have 1t from reliable authority that
Inc contract f,r the construction Of the road viii
be let " raspnnsi bic psri't. before the opening VI
spring Rock Island Rep.
The Gilcna and Chicago Rail Road has made
semi annual dividend Of per cent payable on
the 10th si February.
THy DEtsorr ADVERTISER sIrs THNr oS MoNp,Y
last the Michigan Central Railroad. pad into the
state Treasury upward, Of hf'y on, thousand
dollars S5l15l SiJas lis taxes ior the previous
year, being per cent. on the investment in lac
State Of Michigan.
S,vAsS,n RAILEolp.-Tk. Freeport Jouraal
Of the asih ut. says: Tho Savannah Railroad
Stock is all taken rs our readers were informed
last week. DJring the past week full board
Of Directors and other officers have been elected
The Directors are ID A kDowllon c. Martin
Geo. PIrinston, Silss ID. CLARK. Seymour q Bron
son Freeport; John H. Adams. Crdrrvlle; John
Il. Turner, VIM. II. Brown, Thomas DYER, f. =
Wadaworth. Charles Walker. Hugh I. Diskey
Chicago: Porter Sargent. Savannah.
The following the officers Of he Company
d. A knowltnn. President and acting Dirse
tor John Van Nortwck. Chief Engineer !. W
Guiteau. Secretary aud Treasurer.
Mr. Van Nor,wick IN his report saws Stiff
cient information has been obtained from the TX
aminations AMI surveys mad. to warrant the b.
lief that the length Of the Road on the most urac.
teal line, will not exce-ded IS rnile,-and that
tho cost with full equipment, Will NJ; vary ma.
eray from 10000 per mile, making the whole
cos, S1oO 900.
The distance from Chicago to tho Mississippi
as SAvannah by this. and tie u. l. c. I. Raj
road will not exceed las miles niasip.; the
shortest line OF Rood yet projected to the Ml,ss
sippi River.
The Harlem Railroad have advertised 10 take
passenger. from New York to Albany, for one
dollar Cheap enough, bcse only ab,a, three
quarters Of a CEN: per mile OF coUr,atheIr way
travel has to make up for tho deficiency.
Totrro AID DErRou RArro,o-Thc Toicd,
Republican, presents the different proposition,
in D-troi! for uniting that city with Ioedo, a,
follows.
VIM. A. Howard, Of Detroit, proposes through
tho Tribune OF that city. TO execute \ bond and
give sufficient security IN penalty Of one hun
drsd thousand dollars 10 build a Railroad from
Detroi, to Toledo IN one year, in cafe Of he pas
sage Of General Railroad Law.
Mr. JOY, who represents the Central" offcr'
on the other hand to give his bond to build such
q Railroad in one year. II no IA allowed to build 1t
under an old charter, which some contend - sill
in existence. II seems therefore that We have
very good prospect ofhAving road between the
two points completed within me year, whatever
policy mag he adopted. But would i! no, be
better for both parties at Detroit to allow 1t to be
built by the Dayton and Michigan Railroad Com
psny
California News.
The details of the California news, which 10 as
late as tina lst Of January hom San Francisco. is
Gays the New York Hsarld, more than ordinarily