The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-05-08

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Edwin g. Li,chsed, John wIhinson,
John A. U. Gray, John sryker
william Il. Welles.
COMMITTEE.
sssna e &. ienSeld, W N X A vsPrm,ye,
J. II. Ransom.
REPORT. -.
he sohisan southern and Northern Indiana Railroad
pany VIII De completed The directors in making their s.nua
exten, Of eIhb he condition and
glance prospects Of continued presented 10
hsm the Of the extensive regions
This Company Is well known kholders originated
e waters Of those immense reservoirs Of trade
and Lahe Nchsan b means Of sys1 OF always M %
State when ts financial compelled y In ne
year 1886 10 discontinue the works and 70 dispose Of B roads
{he soashsrn surveyed and laid on, by he ss,e
Lake Erie, and following line due west passed
seal Is county seat a terminated at New buffalo on Lake
Michigan At OF the transfer OF his road 70 the pr.
Of a's "a Vssn Il" ,a H. wooden eSer
wee county to nlsdse the county seat Of Hsdae county,
distance Of ryeigh, miles, together with braneb ten
eight miles actually constructed which the State had en-
he charter under which the Southern Michigan Railroad
Company look possesson Of this road was perpetual
subject alteration except BY the consent o. the corpora
os westerly n1 ether By he route
eonemPlaied Or By any ohsr more souhery r1ne wa %
more utterly course b5 following consderaopsflrs
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81 Joseph Lake Michigan but who had decided 70
-sber errnnus with extending their nne around
ss ss1 70 cs s a SnS s
coming evident would not directly across the akes
osytsie resiened ecmpeon through The northern par
Those states had prSvsTasly Incorporated II. Buffalo
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the counties Of Ohio and Indiana, Chicago. the
head Of LAKE scnsa such rad wss Gosr s sS
directly; would command the large and growing trade
form principal link in The chain o. communication
between he rssi and Wet Bu, proposed e run only
southern Michigan road and nearly parallel % all he
eonsirucied or that constructed they become
extent serousy DAMAGING e p,erests Of both In hs
sdcrsd h feasibility Of union = was found that By start
e% or snd Ar ns Sa
through iil.aaie csdwa.er thence ssAn n
sssppi road might be adopted This route was
ccnsidersd Il that Early day difference would
pensa,ed BY he e,pspshm en-, q rival line and Sy The sa
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Company had been y De reTE,c q sssss.
r s o. as Tsrsry but ~ss ssr~sr
red OHIO TO Kasns,oe in me interior Of Mch
Er asilerle and rapaly srG.ns interior Th, rad
bad N % ss Monroe s a. sp Been %
position 70 Mohrsn far dashed; but sc
sS0 is %Sies p. oppo.son Sa
their road Immediately In connection with Toledo
secuted according % e charter Obtained rom he s,e q
Michigan But, the line OF the road After leaving he
.onihern boundary q ss state must 10 order % seess
western part Of The me Of the Buffalo and Mississippi
conpany used the point Of intersection to the
paAy under The general railroad lay Of ILLINOIS,
complete The remainder about IS mes In Insnos These
ns procured from The iesssiures The several every
due bory pushed 'hsr wcrx with all The rapidly consist
en with .od and durable " cue In he sarss 2. e
antay repaired and improved and the entire line was open
I'd from nisds,e 70 chicago he Drecscrs report iof s
winters Of hem peculiarly severe for such work. he
compsnes ccns Ted loo ne. Of new road and relad and
den, IN ,hs history OF railroad enterprise.
TIE eharter incorporating The Michigan Southern Company
hde their duty 70 extend the Tecumseh branch 20 The vi
Aee Of JacAscn about Al mceJ situated the line Of The
Michigan Central Road This work The company deferred u
u,Tev, 10 be mad and began The worn which WAS finishes
Manchester @ uile- in 1875 and would have been
entirely eomsie,ed ey his time sn for an injunction rsssn
dissolved that he remaining portion Will be anished
by let July. This branch viii likely be ersende far
pany when wiz become sa mportsnt feeder thar
u Ia al eady n the line Besides this may be staed
PIGEON 70 Constantine bra.ch from Baeytown, in Indiana
fourteen mre 70 MICHIGAN cry; and joint owncrship with
The thaee and Rock Island Company, Of i've miles OF road
The decrs the Northern Indiana Company IN pursuance
eS, Oh 'f faas .a sf Sss me o. ola
hey bad a. an early dav ob'aned the corporate right uncr
could be run beween Tsicdo and point IN nDa vary-
In egh not over two pr cent nom ar lue There were
miles IN engtB. perfectly stragh while the maximum gr1ls
song wAs but twenty feet he mile going bui
.ea Under hest eEeausADees, and SA hs seFain yrs