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AN IMPORTANT THING.
A proposition is now before the Commo
Council OF this city 10 grant the Noriher
Rallrond- the right Of way down and alou,
certain streets to It's depot ground, Mt or nca
Kiuxie street bridge, in the North Dlvision
We arc heartily IN fnvor Of IN ordinance tha
shall enable this road to get within the city
limits TO Its intended destination contiguous
to the centre. Of buslncss; bat We warn ths
Council that there arc other interests to be
consulted and provided for; that the
"Sorthcrn" Is not the only Wiscon.
sin road that i looking to this place
for terminus, and that, In the arrangements
now made, reservation in favor Of other
roads working this way Ia not only right and
necessary-it Is imperative md must not be
forgotten! This is the " situation !" and to
It We invita- The attention not only OF every
member Of the Council, but Of every citizen
who las Interests which depend for their value
upon tic future growth and continued pros
peyity Of Chicago: -
AT the last session Of the Illinois Legisla-
turc, certain clttzeni who saw the effects of
the latc consolidation npon the business of
Chicago and the welfare Of the tributary ag-
ricultura, districts, procured charter, liberal
and comprehensive in its terms, for
the construction Of railroad from
tAts city to the Wisconsin State line,
at or near Richmond in the county
ofMcucn,y- Al that place, or the adjacent
village Of Genoa, this new road, called The
"Sosshcrn," will connect with thr Chicago
g. Lake Superior; md In describing the
course and connections of the latter, and its
vast Importance to this place, We must ask
the reader TO take his map Of Illinois and
Wisconsin tany ordinary railroad or other
map will do,) in hand, and correct us If we
fall into error as We 60 along
The Chicago md Like Superior, or as 1t
was formerly and now, perhnps, more gene
rally known, the Wisconsin Centrnl, Ia laid
out from Richmond to Bayfield, at the west
en- fundus Of Lake Superior. Its course
from this city Is nearly northwest in an mir
line We follow 1t and sec Of what vast con-
cern II is to Us at this, its southeastern term
mus. From Richmond wc reach Geneva ut
the head Of the lake Of that name-the most
beautiful spot IN the Northwest Here /. the
future watering place of two or three States,
exquisite scenery, fine battling, hunting, fish,
Ing and driving In locality without ariyalfor
hcalihfulness. Here also are thriving town
and manufacturing capaeity-the power be.
inE IN the outlet Of the lake-that Is un-
equalled for cheapness and permauence. Two
large fou1ios+nills now IN full operation, are
IN earnest Of the woo1cn factories, starch fac
tories, of1-mi1ls and paper mills that win by
and by do so much to supply press1ng want
ol the West for more diversified and pro1ta-
bic industry. From Geneva We 20 to Elk
horn, the county seat Of Walworth county,
thriving and populous place and here 1t
crosses the Racine & Mississippi Road, Of
which We have commendntoFy word to say:
Ihc T. q n. is owned by party OF Scotch
capitalists, aud is being managed with the
shrewdncss and tact which We might expect.
Its present terminus Is nt Eayanna, Carroll
county, in our State-a point Of no mean i'm
poEtancc on the Mississippi It Is reaching
out an arm 10 Rock Island, and report has It
that II will lay down the hon on the graded
truck, now d5suscd, between savanna md our
sister city Of G1ena-, For this purpose Ga
lena is understood to advance scN,oo3. Its
most imperative want Is, however, direct
connection with Chicago, whittier most of the
business Of ITS line would naturally come.
Connecting at Elkhoru with the Chicago and
Lake Superior, this outlet would be secured,
nnd the Racine would .at once become CON-
petinE line with the Northwestern and with
the Rock Island for all the traffic between
Rock Island and Dubuque; and how much
that competition Is needed let sill our farm
ers and merchants tell. The Racine road Is
e1incing lie earnestncss by the construction
of large elevator at Savanna, and BY the
ownership Of line Of boats running from
that place to the Minnesota country. Every
bushel OF erain to 20 into that elevator and
every pound Of freight coming down on those
boats has its ultimate destination In Chicago
and tho Northern road and Its extension,
the Chicago and Lake Superior, are the
agencies VIC must invoke. At the present
time, the impossibility Of an agree
ucut pEthECH tuE 4AAGl0G anu N0flQ
western, Tor transfer OF freight from
thc former 10 the latter, at Clinton
functions disagreement The merits Of which
We do not undertake to decide upon-shuts
Chicago of from the advantages of sharc
Of the Western trade to which 1t Ia pre-emi-
uently entitled. The independent line hlther
Is what the Racine wants~ Z
From Elkhorn, The Chicago and Lake Supe-
6or runs TO Whitewater, where It CROSSES the
Milwaukee and Prnirie du Chicn road most
important connection, BY and through which
9 vast amount Of traffic that now seeks Lake
Michigan and q market at Milwaukee, would
be transferred 10 Chicago, where It is nor
prevented from coming by the failure Of the
Milwaukee and Prairie du Chien 10 arrange
terms OF transfer to the satisfaction Of ali
concerned. Whitewater IL m important In,
land city, one Of the largest In Wisconsin, and
has unlimited capacity for development,
whether We judge 1t by It's facilities for manu-
featuring, or by the fruitfulncss OF the country
by which It is surrounded.
From While Water We 30 TO Jefferson, also
q place OF consequence, only nfnety-swo miles
from Chlcago In IN airline Here the road
crosses the Chicago and Northwestern, and by
the latter, the distance to Chicago Is twenty
to twenty five miles further than by the pro.
posed direct route--a fact that makes the
Northwestern competitor under serious dis
advantages that 1t will scarcely be able to
overcome. From Jefferson we proceed to
Columbus, where the St. Paul and Milwaukee
road Is crossed fact the Significance OF which
all our readers will understand. From Colum.
bus We strike foF Portage City, On nayieab1e
water oi the Wisconsin river, and the centre
Of vast lumber trade. At Portage city,
also We cross the Milwaukee and La Crosse
road, the importance Of which We need not
dwell upon here. From Portage. the route to
bayfield, Is direct, and, for the building Of that
long line, Wisconsin has yet large land
grant al her disposal which will unquestiona-
bly, be devoted to that purpose.
This, then, Is the proposed Chicago and
Lake Superior road. From Richmond 1t Is
graded and bridged forty-two miles, and is
ready for the ties. It runs for all its lower
md better part through the oldest and most
populeus portions Of Wisconsin. The country
bounding 1t is OF 11nsur passed fertility; 1t cuts
in twain every road leading from the Mlssis-
tippi to Milwaukee, or any other point on the
Lake north Of Chicago; aud when IL Is built,
il vii; be SECOND In importance to no other
line leading into the city.
We ask that, In the arrangements now be-
ing gsmade In the Council, for the admission Of
the Northern road into The city. the facts that
We stato shall be remembered cd-Tcmembered In
their bearing upon the prosperity Of an the
Northwest Tie Racine road Is understood to
be the owner Of the ~.Northe1n u. charter;
and while We would not lay a straw
in the way Of its progress hlthcr, VIC entreat
the Council to see to It that the rights grant
ed 10 that corporation shall also be conferred