Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1854-02-08
Chicago and her Railroads.

o0huaIy SJln, 1904.
Chicago and her Railroads.
Unde: this caption the Democratic Press, of
the 9TH instant, devotes an entire Page, to a
statement of the "prospecls. extensions and
connections" Of the various lines of railway
csn,ering in the City of Chicago We are en-.
sblcd to present bu,::a brief synopsis Of the ar.
ticle, from which, however. the conclusion is
irresistible that the Garden City of the West.
has become the most important railroad focus
in the enti.e Union. How much Of the CAPT
IA inves eec IN these roads. has been furnished
BY the city itself; we are unable to say, and i,
il Of little consequence 10 know. The poin,
seems to have been chosen bv those concerned
in enterprises Of this character, no. merely
from considerations Of policy but Of necessity,
and he result. in continued increase of its
valuation and commercial importance, ensues
- an undoub'ed matter of course
And this result viii! not be individual alone.
but mutual and reciprocal, embracing every
point in the West. which is thus brought into
an immediate and beneficial communication
with the City Of Chicago.
The Chicago aud Milwaukee Road, ninety
miles IN length, opening up a winter trade 10
the various Lake shore cities, is all under con
tract and 10 be completed by the LIST Decem.
Der next Connecting with this line as impor.
tant feeders, are the Milwaukee and Fon du
Lac, and the Racine aud Beloit roads.
We next note the Illinois and Wisconsin
Road, to be completed by the lst of July next
sS3 miles to GAINESVILLE, with branches from the
latter point to Fond du Lac and Madison.
The Chicago and Galena Union Road, al
ready known rs one of the best paying con
Germs in the United States. now lacks but Is
miles Of completion to Galena. which will be
constructed by the LIST of September next. It's
principal branches are the Fox River Valley
Road. thirty miles in length. running from
Eigin to the Wisconsin State line and to be
completed during the ensuing summer; a pro.
jccted contiLuaion of the latter road to the
heart VI the Wisconsin pine region, in length
about $50 miles: the Deloit branch from Bel.
vidcre already finished, with n continuation to
Madison to be completed by the LIST OF July
1855; and division extending from Madison
to Prairie Du Chen, of which Sc out of 80
miles are under contract.
We come now to the Galena A ir Line Road
which leaves The above Road at the junction
80 miles from Chicago. As this is one of the
connections in which Iowa City is immediate.
y and deeply interested. we append:;'he entire
remarks Of the Press. in relation to it.
The road is now completed and the cars are
running upon 1t 10 the village of Lane in Oyle
county, seventy five miles west of the city. 1t
crosses the Fox river a, Geneva, the county
seat Of Kane county. and runs a few miles
south Of Sycamore. d. Kalb cou ty, by Frank
lin Grove to Dixon, Lee co.-thence through
Stirling, WhiteSides CO to Fulton City on the
Mississippi The whole of he road is under
contract and is TO be completed 10 the Missis-
sippi BY the first Of August next At Dixon il
crosses the main line Of the Illinois central and
will furnish the people living on the line of
that road, for many miles north and south of
that point, direct railroad communication with
our city.
At Fulton City it is said there is a fine point
for crossing the Mississippi The plan OF the
bridge places !: one hundred feet above high
y alter mark. and of course is would be no inn |
pcdimenf 10 Steamboat navigation. From Chi |
ago to Fulton City the distance is 'i35 mics
There will be two daily passenger trains aud |
me freight train leaving thee city on the first Of
May next.
The notices Of the Lyons Iowa Central and
the Mississippi and Missouri will be found in
another column.
The Ch;cag". St. Charles and Mississippi
line, nav csmplcteo ten miles. passes through
st. Charles in Kane county. crosses the Galena
roaa twenty miles from Chicago. terminates a,
Savanna, and is to be completed by the LIST of
January 1856. In immediate connection with
this. 10 the western extension from Sabula
through Jackson and Linn counties, known as
the Iowa central Air Line. IS miles of which
are nov under contract.
The Chicago ami Rock Island Road is to be
comp 'eted on or before the 22nd ofths mouth,
and to be continued Immediately west. The
bridge across The Mississippi is said to be now
under contract.
We omit = mention Of the various other
Roads already bull. and under construction to
Chicago. IS direct trunks o, important brancl
20. possessing no direct interest for this por.
lion Of the State.
From This able report We derive the follow
ing interesting statistics. There are already
I626 miles Of railway. leading into Chicago,
actually completed. BY the LIST Of December
II the present year. this number will be in
ressed to 1915 and by the LIST Of July 1855. to
IT'S, while the total Of lines aud branches par.
liallv completed and in process Of constructi. n
mount 10 7779.
UA Post office by the name Of Sweetland
;eutre, six miles from Muscatnc, has been es