Muscatine journal. [volume] (Bloomington, Iowa) 1849-185?, 1854-01-06
<Chicaso nnd Reck I.land Railroad.


transportation ct latest by the st Of March next
Z The policy pursued by the FACTORS, of con-
duotng their work as to bring the road into use BY
successive stages has been wisely calculated to give
character to the enterprise. Tbs road has BY this
means m Adct the most early monsratisn of the i'm
portanco Of its business and by its given con-
Adspce to it's securities, and aDrded accommodation
10 the public Ii has also shown that larger amount
Of nschinssy would ba required than was originally
anticipated. s--sN
The whole road is to be completely fenced and this
with other unlocked for expenses will probably swell
the total cost to abou, ~ millions dollars.
The Same ratio Of business developed the past
as will enable the company to divide ton psr oen mt
On The cost Of the road and leave fair surplus The
estimate of revenue by the Chief gncer is based on
she oosiness cf the past season with prospective in
essss that may be expected FROM the transportation
The Directors have made contract to lease the Pc
edo and Bureau Valley Railroad, and tho sanction Of
The stockholders will We ASKED at thi, tim: to confirm
TIE Peoria and Bureau Valley Railroad extends
from Peoria en- tbs Illinois river to the Chcigo and
Rock Island Railroad ct Barsau al ", and AZ miles
u length. 1t uaverses a most fertile district, that
hsw produces large surplus, 9nd will be very i'm
portsnt auxiliary to the business Of your road, and
especially in view of the ultimate snsion from p
esis 10 Warsaw on the Mississippi
At Rock Island the road strikes the great channel
Of commerce the Mississippi, where it opens upen
steamboat navigation that Is good for large portion
Of the year. In aid to this avenue of trade railroad
y projected and the company is organs I'd to extend
from the foot Of the k,wer Rapids of the Mi aissipp
at Wsrsaw, to tho head Of the Upper Rapids at Port
Byron. This will make tho communication complete
for the whole year, and mnke Rock Island more i'm
portant commerciai centre, that must add greatly to
the business Of the Rock Iland road. The great
auxiliary source Of business for your road will b.
found In the large traffic that will DO collected from
the country lyirg westerly Of the Mississippi. From
Davenport on iss bank, opposite the terminus of
AZ Rnrk Vats nd Yuilr de in
It construction through tho State of LAVA via Iowa
City and Fort Ds Mones to Council Bluffs on the
Missouri. This road will b, connected with road
ffom Muscatine running westward through the Cum
tics Of Washington, Keokuk and Mahaski H., to the
4isseur river. The interest propose 70 construct
bcsneh road running mp the valley Of Cedar river,
through Upton, Cedhr Rapids, and thence in north
westerly direction, to embrace the trade Of N.rth-
wsitern Iowa. There roads ar undertaken by the
nirsssippi an Missoui Railroad Cimp:ny. The
section from tho Mississippi to iowa City is under
satact and progressing rapidly and is expected to be
completed for BY the close of rext year, and will
odd IS miles to the line westward from your road.
The roads to b. connected by bridge across the
Mississippi At Rock Island where the situation is
sminently favorable for such work. Authority has
wssk has been commenced. II has been said the stu
stion Of ok I,ard 10 favorable for such structure.
The bed Of the river is limestone rock, and Of curse
affords the best foundation. Tho channel OF the river
q straight and smooth for half mile above tho site
d proposcd.
The w.ter in the channel at this place is revr less
than eight feet, and there is good depth FOR cpnsd
cradle distance above and below, altogthe aardng
every favorable feature to the navigation in ssng
the draws of the bridge. 1t is proposed to make
double draw, each 125 feet opening go that steam
boats may take their choice of two The other OPEN
ngsin the bridge to be $50 feet EACH In respect
TO cost of construction, foundation for the structure,
character of the channel position to provide ea.y
for ths navigation, it is believed there il place
who're the Mississippi in passing the State of Illinois,
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eumstances attending this locality, ring good fasil
ises fog connecting tins roads each side OK the river
large concentration of business 10 the transportation
OF pefsons and properly at this point. tn, brig, Is,
estimated cost $3.50 00o which to be borne cqusy
BY the two railroad companies. This cennec ion|
westward will DO of vast advantage and cannot fail
g brikg gr,at accession to the business OF your ad
In few weeks shall have line of railroads fron,J
tho city Of New York to the Mi sissDpi, near 1900
wales. in full operation, the most important COM
srcial line in tas country aad this line in process Of
extension, a. bfors remarked 800 miles further to
che Miss uri At Council Bluff whsn it Will he about
half way to the PAsifo to which it NUT ultima ely
b exShddd In view of the actual development OF its
business and the branding prospects that oGSr,the
Bird regsrl this rosl rtion Of the greet channel
OF this western cSmmerce Offering prospects for in
!! vsstasnt not excsled by any western road.
Tbs bard submit tbs pr csc1ihgs OF the last year
IL the full conf lsnc That at their next annual meet
ing. the company will hav, been 80 lang in posses
sion of the road in full opera ion, that dividend will
b one Of the items to be presented.
Fsom tho Chief 3 g'ce:r', r port VIC take scno in
tsyesting extracts.
~ wss originally supposed, that one daily through
rsin with adiitions u train between Chicago and
Peru woald Aodate the passenger business, and
that the same number OF freight trains would do all
the freight ness for the 6rst year after the road
Vas oomricted but there now two daily passenger
trains running between and Peru, and one to
The end Of the track daily freight train soften as
nachDery be spared to run it, besides the regular
he haya hAav,
sufficient Il far te date the travail but the
freight t.ains have overloaded and yet have not
carried half the freight Of red, for the want OF
engines and It will undoubtedly b, necessary
a the road is completed. to two daily
sengsr trains through to X ok Island and one add-
tional train between Chicago and Peru, during the
r eater p rtion Of the year. To accommodate the
freightng busi.ess viii require at least one daily
throw tsain between Chicago AMI Peru, and
seoei train: i yffHfi lG
To do this promptly, will rcqpiro ,,u
rs Locomotives.
IS First class passeng,r cara.
u 10 Second 90 n /" - Af
IS IL Baggage and Post Off o cars @
"a 200 Covered freight
400 Platform /"
% IS Hand repairing a.
Or IN addition to the equipment, provided for in the
'loo 7-Lscomotives
~ Tir.t sl.ss passenger cars
10 Baggog. and Post OF ,c cars.
50 Covered freight
iiilO0 Platf rm :" a
]. "a ~; Hand Repairing y4s..4.
The est Of thi, additional equipment will be about
400 Oon tfY so jag eCf sttG S1a taG 81
In th.month of September the receipts were $50 Isl
On lis niles, or 1853 per mile; in 0,tober and No
vember che receipts $l2S ISL 1876 mile- equal
10 4s6 per mile per month. So 80!
It Will thus be scen, that the recepts increase "a
the Rad l. extended 10 prop rton to opgh of road
opened. For the months ef 0;tober and November
the proportion per mile $50 greater, than when the
fosd was only operated to Peru 1t is truo these
onasidcfe the best months for business, hut If they
are %, itit mainly account of the heavy amount
OF produce going forward at that season. and when
= considered that but little grain produce of any
kind has yet bnep ransp3red upnn the road and that
the freight receipts mostly for merchandise, it
fair inference, that, when the road is tmpeted and
fsily squPpsd, the receipts pr mile on the whole
road viii be considerably eater than those given
above, which are from 1st juno to l' csmbcr. N
Loss or TINE wIkrirLD Scorr.-The mail steamer
Winfield SCOTT, which left San Francisco on december
lat f,r Panama mt ashore at Santa barbara and il
total wreck The p.,sensars and treasure were
saved, and returned u San Fsicisco on the Oh; on
~ next day they took passage Oh ire California for
Panama, Co.,
- ovkins Campbell, R .pr,ssntative Ia CIR g-e's
from r.nnsssee, died at Washington few days ago
RHcss or PoRK AT LAST lccoUsIs-AtFt. Louis, |
o4.tt 10; Cincinnati, 81 1884 g.; Chicago, 81; |
An'ington, So Is; Oquawka, s. 25a$3 IS; Dubuque,