New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-11-05

COCA which is S. miles west OF hadl'on an - '-'
Prairie Du Chen. -, ~ construct.
;, our ,oad vet of MAIDS is 80 far advanced. snd
Is uo,reesu- tn such rapidv thar tnele can % no
dorb, II IL, completion - tie VI ss-,lpp rlVer w ~
nay '5- ., al events in Abundance az time Tor the
esrltst opeuig of nav CATION on the Mississippi n'u
n,,t strnr-shch as II all that really e'senua''
We have completed contracts with Responsible PAT
ties who are to furnish our company "tI wv az ~
lines each way OF seanbosts between tlau Io Du
Chen ard 81. Paul 20 he IN reaunice' ~ 'N' 'P7
of navigation next spring. -. =. ,r
70 the stock holders 10 our road aLd 20 rue PuU H.
e,sIlv that beyond contingency cur rua' win ~ =
,y.,,,s and arrangements tor business from New
vi ,o :, Pau viii be in complete order ana 'ea'S
for the eaIli.s' op.nDg o: navigation mex Sp'nI9'
This is AN ohitc, for which we have all lioofei ahA-
orsIv and pers, veriugy for several years AZ uhes
eb:y,ss,n1eDts and difficulties have presented tleu'
selves which could only have been overcO ne oY men
who had II all times firm aud answering Se'' JIM.
in the result hen the great wofh snouul nu1'i "
copsumns'ed II is true we have not proseSSsrI -
rsricIy as we might possibly have done, oat sth
hslp 10 say that whs. may possibly nave os'' ~
time we have gained in the economy win WINCH ''i
no, esty and sincerely believe, that We shsu nave tne
hos, N RI espest and the most prohtaoe ralrodl'
connecting Lsse Michigan with the Mississippi hNe'.
We have DO dir position 70 take from any roau va
Justly te longs 10 it, and proceed up1n the pthcpe lnas
oil ". Il ocaied railroads between Lake Michigan ana
the Mississippi will have much busreSs as tney can
do sill We tbpk the position If our road gives WIN
its corrections, advantage thst no o'ne' 'oaa va"
structed between these points has -.
| will here briefly aliude TO few facts upon luis
point. A. Mi,
s;rni River about seventy miles above any otnef.
Now If we consider Chicago the starting point we
can take passenger thei over the ChicasO anu 81
Paul Railroad TO GAINESVILLE, and thence over Que
hundred and forty miles OF our roal 10 frauie uu
Chen from eight 10 ten hours in advance oil the rouo
via IJu1licth which advantage is sufficient, IN my
Judgment 10 give 10 az least one hundred anu ior'y
niles Of our road the great bulk OF travel 10 northern
Iowa Minnesota 81. Pau aud the great oPpTr nus
sissppi country. Then, II we start at Nh .auST, We
shall find our road has connect on with chicago VIA
Lake Shore Railroad AMI Is in The course OF neNt yea
TO have connection across Lake Michigan to Grand
| Usran which is directly east OF Mllw sukee and
thence with the Detroit and Mlsaukee kairoad;
with tie New. York Central and Ere Ralroa1s, anu
with the Grand Canada Trunk Railroad, extending 10
the Cult Of ST. Lawrence. These routes Tor AZ leas.
ppe months of the year the shortest cheapest and
quickest from the principal E.stern cities, and from
| New.E gland through the Grand Trunk Railroad
| through Milwaukee. asd over the Milwaukee ana Nus
| sissy Rainoad to the grea' North West.
r,ou, the two connection. above mentioned. the NJ.
apo NJ read ~ 10 receive amount OF thr 'ugh odsl'
which will bave scarcely parallel III re Nest,
and which added to our already large loca BUSINESS
which up 10 this time has been our only business,
must iulv establish the position started WI H. tha,
the NJ ara VI. Railroad would be the best paying roA1
| wet Of Lake Michigan.
|
prosp1ity the prosperity of our State generally ana
Tor the City of Milwaukee especially, al our conflict
| ing railroad interests have been adjusted.
| The NJ AID M. Railroad is 10 occupy the central
porcn of our State and through its Southern Wiscon-
sin brauch OF which propose TO speak more pMucu'
lsly tie southwestern portion OF tue state between
which lines the great lead mineral wealth ot " lscohsin
les Tie La Crosse, with it, branches Is 90 occupy ue
n,lth.western portion of State, aud the North
Eastern Lend Grant Railroad is TO occupy the route
rubrf o u.arly north and south along Lake Michigan;
each ocCuoyiDg important portion OF our state ana
neither conflicting with or ora wing from tbe Otner, auu
| all having Milwaukee as A common starting point
Some who have not been familiar with our Southern
Wisconsin Bran, h. 70 called have doubted whether It's
obstruction would add TO the value OF our stock:
| Tbs road leaves our main line at Mton, % mile,
west from Milwaukee, and rs its construction IL al
present provided for is to psss through JanesNie anu
| Muroe, in Green County, 10 Wauen on the illIi Us
| Ceutral Railroad % miles east OF Galens, to when
point a favorable contract has been made 1r running
| arrangement Oh the Illinois Central Railroad
Bya contract recently executed the G ilena people
are a. luid from Warren 10 poiuI ia naln s)uth-
| ern Wisconsin line distant from Warren sbdu' eight
| miles which brings il wibiu Is miles VI Monroe u
which int the southern Wisconsin Il no" under con-
tract aid nealv graded. Tbs arrau gemeot therefore
| leaves tie Nil yankee and Mississippi Railroad Com-
uany bu, Is mil Guild west OF MOnroep compete
line of rchoad III connect on with TIE southern WIZ
cousin portion of The Milwaukee. and Mississippi X AL
| roso 20 Gaeua and Dubuque, making the entire dis
from Mlwaul &c to aena 100 mil 3, and to Du-
buque To- mi es The distance from Gaiena to Chi
| ergo being III miles, and from Dubuque lSS miles,
makes saving in favor of MI waubee VI u miles,
| abonr eighth of the entire distance. Beside. Tor
al fegt transportation II ere will be further savmg
III favor of Milwaukee of water transportation of ~
miles being the distance between Milwaukee aud Chi
| caeo or saving of about tenth OF the distance
| from Milwaukee TO Buffalo; so that propeller ca1
| save about trio in ten between Mdw aaxee and
| Buffalo, 10 compared with Chicago.
This urranl ement independent OF and has no con-
necton with the extension of the Southern Wisconsin
| from The point where the Gaena bra ch DIVORCES as
| an inCt DeUdent line to Dubuque. From Dubuque
west ito IL wa some three four hundred mi es OF
raw nv are in the of construction which have
received great impetus by the grants of lind recently
made TO that State and 10 these among otner lines OF
railroads IN that State.
At Dubuque connections of the most favorable
character and Inducements OF the most substantial
XII offered TO Company to extend the South
Wisconsin from the q alcna branch ~ that city
al indel cndeLt route.
These will be duly and properly considered, and will
receive tie acton Ot the NJ. and NJ Board when it can
be done in accordance with tn sound and safe system
which has been adopted, TO WITT of not mourning any
Lew liability until tier present engagements full
flied.
Having thus briefly given the facts rs 10 the South
erD Wisconsin portion Of the NJ. ana NJ. Road, 1 shall
only add few further consider atiOns with reference to
the value Of ihls enterprise the ~ and NJ Railroad
In the fret place by building from GAINESVILLE TO lint
is nj e. west of Monroe, distance of only 40 miles
10 Gil, tie VI. and NJ Co. receives the business from
Dubuque and Gaieua III the one case over ~ aud IN
tie oder over 20 miles of railroad 90 Of its main
Inc from Milton TO Milwaukee and ia fact completes,
by SIMPLY bui ding 10 miles OF road l67 miles. Indeed
have no hesitation in giving it my opinion that
this enterprise will Prove the most profitable portion OF
ue H. ana n Railroad.
Very resBee fully, your ob't sery't,
EDWARD H. BRODHEAD
Engineer and Superintendent NJ aud VI. Railroad