The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-09-11

Galn IN $780, 900 VI
Grain brought into Chicago by the line in August
s4 l1 bushels wheat 6sl 6sl bushels corn GIL bush
els oats-total, 1885, sl3.
In regard the progress and prospects Of the La
Crosse and Milwaukee Road the Milwaukee Dgilg Neass Of
| the 4th inst, says
This road Is doing very lar business both pas
sepger and freight and is increasing beyond the most
sangune expectations OF It's friends The road is in good
order, and everything pertaining TO the equipment is
equal ro' saperior, mos Eastern roads that nave
and Portage City s progressing finely The enterprising
contractors. Messrs. Chamberlain Alden, have now
force OF over lbCO men on the Inc, and they will
their work completed by the first day OF January next
and the cars Will be running regularly by that time 70
Portage City The entire distance 10 Portage City BIZ
this lire Of road, is rs miles only.
There IT, also, large force TO work on the Madison,
Fond du Lac and Michigan Railroad This is road pro-
jecied 10 run from Beaver Dam to Madison, and Is all
under contract and the expectation that the road will
be running from Beaver Dam TO Fall River by the LIST OF
another company, yet will be very important feeder
the IA Crosse road. The la Crosse road with s M
merous tributaries will be one or the mos, important
roads in the country, and in short time its stock viii
rank among the best stock in the United states.
There Is no ether railroad, Ia either Illinois Wis
consin so ayorsbly located TOR tributary lines the
Crosse and Milwaukee. Il stretches across the State OF
Wisconsin, from Milwaukee to La Crosse, almost in d.
rect line that full two thirds of the north Of
the road, making necessary for all lines constructed
the northern part Of the State TO either into or
IT, thus serving feeders tributaries. In the
last report Of the Ia Crosse and Milwaukee Railroad Com.
pany we ind the following chapter on this important
subject
The Chicago. Milwaukee and Green Pay Railroad Com.
paby Commonly called the Lake shorc) propose in
cndirg their road northtIly 20 seven eight miles
az road and Il en dvergng al very obtGse angle
ccntinue north the lake That would Ia
no sense be competitor with ours ba. tributary 10 H.
n both directions
rarod company has been Incorporated and orranizsd
with authority 70 construct road on the most direct line
from Fond dr lac 20 Milwaukee which proposes 10 inter-
sect road at or Schleysiugerve about thirty
miles from Milwaukee and transfer their business 10 our
company from that pont.
Al HORIZON the norcon and Berlin road diverges from
the Ia Crosse and Milwaukee Railroad, passing through
Naupun, Rpoa, Berlin. saxvlle, Pioyer and Stevens
will prove n most valuable tribu,ry 70 ours
passing through a ihckly settled n productive agr
cultural county ard pursuing tie most direct prsctca
be route 10 lake Superior II IL entirely graded 10
Raupvn 4 distance a. fnsen miles and the iron il on
hand 70 lay the track 70 that p7iat " which expected
N~in be 10 operation 10 few days That ccrD,ny
lave also purchased and have hand large cot pent
ready of We understand tina, the ofihe con
PAM ID siocs Subscriptions and otherwise,
10 tue completion O. the road 70 stevens poEt
tire wiscous.a river distance Of about 100 miles from
Horizon, al carly Day
ccmpany Is also chartered and organized 10 build
road nom Oshkosh 20 lncrsect tue Hofeoa AMI Bsrln
Railroad either at apon or waupun which 10 expected
viii be completed during the ensuing year
AT O point three mes west ~ Horizon We intcrsect
The Chicago, -. Paul and Fond tu Lac Isllroai,
formerly tie Rock River Valley Union Rairoai)
Eiose tack e entirely graded from that point - Fond
a. Lac, distance Of thirty Two niles, and cars are
how furrrg twenty fur Les q this distance and the
company engaged IL laying the track the other eight
miles ard expcc, 70 complete IL iew days. The com
any have changed the guaga OF their read from ices
tour feet Cgni ant hat ncnes, - as 70 conform 70
ours and arfaBsem Mt. Tor connections are made sais
factory % botn comTetez his VII be another impor
tspt feeder logr real, making connection with Fond
du &C en- axe Wlnrcbsgo; aud from Fond 81 fac,
aro from CEbko h. steamboat connection can be bad
with Green ssv, Berlin, sLayano ard al points on TIC
Fox and Vol rivers.
company vas Incorporated At the asl session o. the
Legislature with authority 10 construct TOAD IRON Bei
q road frotl Beaver ram 10 Madison so'hng RI. yet
been done towards the construction Of either of these
,oas bat hey both Traverse portions q tie STATE tap,
he al cortribUtDg very large lga b.s.nss and which
are 70 fcstltle q fsfot .sc4es. II i quite certain
that the q The people upon these aes Will de-
nsnd their cary completion.
Another company hiss besn incorporated, With aliho.
rtv 70 construct roaf from POI Is<e "a hJntelio
Fox liver - crox. THIS alec will BE rrethsr mpor
probably Re commenced before another -ssr.
Wherever or road reaches the Wi-co4sn river
will tie proposed railroad ~ The vafy Of that
river 10 iAke Superior. from which II ~ also derive
ii a aso n contemplation 70 CO. .ruc, n real from
Newport via pcsiou the valley It tns BAra1oc river
ecb rad would brrv 70 ours the products of ne rich
ana beautiful valley ~ tue Bsraho river which g On
rivaed by any similar extent Of country N TIE state
lr Ia amount az 10 Agricultural and narrr tesoIrces
rS more direct road to 81 Paul ttsa by In Crosse
ever b. contracted the Typographical features % TIE
country vih Get admit Of aay better rosts mn ose
Ismonwer, thus necessarily passins over ABOUT LOO
IN. eortsmrla,sa roads from In Crosses 70 :, Paul sad
T. ne eeuth berd ~ the Minnesota rver passing ~ tbs
valley u the Hook&h have already been alluded 70.
re ,,rt $780, sxfsadrg across ,he s,,,e Is
a natural drt elton o. trade and travel BblsA fsr-
hs 70 se vArgus portions o. W sIe ey ~