The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1858-11-17
{ COMnENCEME Mt OF WORK
ON THE 4gg
HUDSON AND. SUPERIOR
R A IL r @ A D! !!
p Ceremonies Of Break;ag Ground!
Festivities at the City Hotel:

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Festivities at the City Hotel:
On Thursday afternoon last at about
two o'clock, the work of constructing
the Rail Road commonly known as the
St. Croix aud Superior Road, was form
ally. commenced. STOW 3r5 3D.. la# +
A large concoursc of citizens on foot I
started from the City Hotel 1T one
o'clock, and were shortly followed by +
the President of the Company. the May
or and Common Council of the city OF
Hudson, and other citizens in carriages.
The spotchosen for the beginning OF tho
work was at a point near Willow River
about a half mile from the City limits,
were there is to be the heaviest cut requir-
ed in getting through the bluffs. Here
Can't. Page had stationed q small gun
which at the appointed time beloved
forth beginning of the ceremonies. Mayor
Day in few appropriate remarks INTRO
f duced Mr.. LeeIweod tic President OF
company. Mr.. Lockwood said: -
GE rLEMEs, AND CITIZENS OF HUDSON
: .}eafa.,s AND ST.. CRoIx COUNTY: J" .4
"a We are gathered together to-day to
: celebrate the commencement OF the 81.
: Croix and Lake Superior railroad: an
event in your history when | hope may
> lono be remembered with pleasure 10y the
9 citizens of Hudson, as well as those of the
l. north western portion of our State.
n Let us for moment consider the bene-
~ sts that are TO result from the completion
Of this enterprise, which must. produce
. the most saldtary and satisfying results to
TT the city of Hadson, in opening up com
ut munication, with the eastern markets
s. thus developing tire vast agricultural re,
sources of If,ss most beautiful and rch
=, portions Of a. State.
III tits a we'll known fact that Bayfield,
gs and Superior stand IN the same relative
se nosition. as to distance by water commu
e pp;cat;on to Buffalo and New York, as t.
milwaukee, and Chicago. showing conclu
ny sively that freight can be landed at Bay
ny field and Superior, as cheap as it can
VS. either Chicago or Milwaukee. r..
ifv The distance from Chicago to Dunloitl
- IS some 22o miles BY rail; while the dis
" lance form Lake Superior to the City 9
zen Hudson, is only 14o miles; thus showing
re- in favor of this route some 80 miles c
er, railroad carriage, and some 400 miles c
,lIv river navigation. .... =.
- When We compare this route with ths
''' oftbe Milwaukee railroad, the results al
on nearly as satisfactory. The distance trol
md Milwaukee and Prairie du Chen Or L
Of Cross being each 200 miles by rail, an
from thcnce to Hudson or St. Paul,
'"s follows: Prairie du Chien 800 and L
ter Crosse 200 miles; showing a saving
the 60 miles by rail in favor of the St Gro
out and Lake Superior road in order to rea'
49,. the waters Of the St. Croix and Mlssls
~ ;nni river: and besides this river naV'g
mas ton of from 200 to 500 miles dIstan
rty. The result sums up as follows: l1uds'
uar- and St. Paul by this route, are some =
ttor niles nearer New York markets than
In the way Of Dunleith Chicago, and sol
-, 800 miles nearer then by way OF La GRO
'ibe, Prairie du Chion, and Milwaukee. ~.
orm +. When the systc,n Of railroads III M
SIRE ,asotais carried out aud completed, tn
mir, viii connect us with the great Paclfic 70
now under construction from 81. r
par west MS well as with the other TO.
fact, rad;atine faon1 that point, and runnl
GRAFT tbrouoh the most fertile and bcautl
10Th norton of tho northwest, thus max
: ! tributary to the St. Crojx and Lake
- ~ nerior railroad the whole State OF MIN
pub sofa. and tho vast extent of county ~
,joice north and west of your city. to the bas
best the Rocky Mountains; containing an
! .,,o Of sufficient extent to make 20 States
size of Wisconsin; the products OF WI
Poi- must surely pass through your frul
ef'ai' and enterprising city IN order 10 re
ollow the great chain Of lakes; aud IN ret
NC is must receive the vast quantity OF freie
from the east, destined for this EN-
in embryo. These are facts which IN
ltious opinion. must mako Hadson the Motr
5 and oils of the northwest. At the 81
their time they wiIIthey tend to Till this
;, am ton of our State, with a thriving Pc
nat is 'a''o' r,'..;Lsta - The GENERAL u
oeen perity Of all. .
party. Wisconsin, with Lake Superior on !,
ifcant north, Lake Michigan GU e,e o''s' "a.'
81. great Father of Waters on the west;
eyond and i1n,ber resources: when the VIZ
it, the of the Mississippi are joined together
.ors of strong bands of rion-must be ackn
~ no. edged by all as the Empire State OF
!. northwest. ~
u WIS In conclusion, allow me, as the re
ad the sentative of the St. Croix and Lake S
| elsc. rier Railroad Co., to return you tn