, 1865-12-29

,.Eed snoucLout iis catln, lccsih and liz ,dth b.
| railway f1scAe, r,orc numerous Than lie coauty
on or nsss nsso,s dS1sss sf foe. s
en. faEc:asec ei es:esro 11e N ssn eossrsai e. ii
'n OF y = m y. thsca se;Ies1asnt propos
EEd c3e1d our railroad system; 1t ID impassol7 10
&C, eei.c O saileaa system wthont commercial
Frnty nisn1al,y Ecn,stdF iucsrase OF Iaii:uads,
ard tie e7s0 1helc a.c si!,lvast regions of WASTE
lards to eo' areE N ,lno's Iowa, Wiscoosiu. Min.
OF the Mis.ouii-tlse eoErrrs upon NhIc:i Cssc,oa
must 1a,:eir eepsna ;os rse future commercial
L, aTa ss s9 It s* h h Ea
tie grrstesi- ptiaa:y grain market. ii tbs
Fer E raeFifE interests. liz Il might III pfs. Fl 10 %
safe prophecy. when tn. immense neefon shall have
leen cultivated " en iDdusuious poputatior, AMI
10 torete]l that Chicago will become the markei
| whence The world ALL draw its supplies-the arst
ei'J On ile continent, both IN ponl of population,
| ED In the e1tect Of heT commercial transactions
k1CH- sou. HOE. 1ID. B. Il.
During tire twelsc months now PISSED, the earn.
:psH Of the Michigan Southern & Northern n
eate o5 Fl,NV,oW This Is equal 70 about loT1 per
cent increase upon the bnsincss and earnings or he
yesr 1851. The additions to the rolling stock ior
passenger cosche.; Few acsdcnts Of importance
hare occurred on this road during The year, and no
liTes have been lost. There have been no extrn-
10 sehooie1aiI Michigan, which WIN BE- cor eompsied @
tone time in 1866 The following Is he present
management Of The road:
, General superinteudcnt-Chas Z. Hatch, Adrian,
Chief Engineer ,! Charles Primo, 1apor,e, Ind.
sup. E. Dty.-J. E. Curt1s.
Sup. ". Div,-C. Harn.,
| Gen. Pass. Agents. G, Housh.
MICHIGAN CENTRAL nAMnoAD.
The Michigan Central Roflroad vns t1rat nroircte1
in 1872 IN which year the State Of Mirhp,1 nj
the road from Detroit 10 YpsflanIi. peiom 1st7 Il
! was extended to kalamazoo md laid With s.rap-
purchased by .hc present corporation, Who laid ths
,osd d. With sa sa md completed It TO New Buffalo Up
10 NE feaf 49, 1he!G W. no dFest eommuncaion
and Fright being brought rom New BuTaio 6y
steamer. The following advertisement, D1bl|shea
IN ISL. may be read With curious interest at thc
End tacu, ED the Wonderful Improvements which
taso tslen place in the con1ze ol iew years: ''e
| Ehtcdgo and DetroH.
a IL ehsspes s ssG Geass 1as
~ fepte 10 Tue Ea; quicker
Gh;s3Ie d;Iiy oessE @
t S9sfgR L as
9, eg5 M nssd s1y sy6 e rarsad
abish 1I s!aa1 tss q
e
The c.n s'ntf1 aa,s e. sanss Of The seh
1ssi., n!S additions 10 the rolling sock hsye 5een
e1Eal 10 lorer cent OF the whole amount in use.
hoa1 hnannS S nc iwsiye months nov past there have
mepi: 1''6S
Elich. ' 1s"o'''
Assistant supe11u,endcnts- K Muir, and j.
Genera! Tskct AeentSfhoraas FfazeF. Detroit.
worth, Chicago. ~''s
CHICAGO { MINIATURES RAILROAD.
This read Was commenced In IE5l, and finished
dnfinE tbG following year. II extends from Chica-
60 10 the Wisconsn State 1ine, and thcacc to Nji.
Naukec IT. entire length being IS niles The cstI-
been nhte 10 obtain. except il general way. a.
showing degree Of prosperity fully equal TO hal
"h'ch peraacs The other roads Of tie CITY,
CHICAGO, ALTON = ST. LOUIS RAILROAD.
Ihc e1hibit Of This road for the past Jear sho.gs
IN increase OF business over tho prrcelinr yeaY.
eomnensniaiG with that Of the Other railroad CON,
panes 1he lire between Alton and ST. Louis vas
for ayel on the 1st Of January, 1855. Prsyf9us 10
iDst tre7 he Trims to st Louis passed over tie
1tc following is the present board Of oflcers:
1Ies1dent-I. y. Blackstone.
Secretary and Trcasurrr-w. n. Ianabee.
Assistant Supetfuicudcuis-S II En;vt. end =
G. McAtpllp, Ae1' A0o -
Chief Encineer-O Chanpte.
Superintendent OF Machinery-Juhn A. Jsckman-
superintendent Q! Car Depaitment-R KenIG
General Freight Agent-n. Z. Wicker.
Eenelai enela' nass naeket Asent-Augnst1s Newman.
Purchasing Adsnt-A. '. 1isrtWcn. .'''
CHICAGO, BURLINGTON QUINCY RAILROAD.
Ihis load, which Is one Of the most prosperous
in 1889, and Completed IN l5Gl, il extends ram
Chicago 10 Ga!esburc, from Which p{aco branches
extends from LPraIs;c 10 KeoEuk connecfiuv viii
tke keoknk = Des Moines I,ailroad- Theo road
from Galcs burg 10 pecrll and from Yntos Citv 10
Lcwistown, Fulton county, IL under thc manage.
mtut Of the Eamc corporation The estimated ea7n.
ob'sjned ftom Government for the trapsportation
OF soldters and material The amount show1 au IN
crease Of 81, sQ over the earnings Of 1SGt The
additions to the rolling stock during the year arp
equal 10 per cent. Some idea nsy be formcd OF |
The support Of the Government from the tact thas
upon khc items of dividends alone they have mid
N income ts1 Of sl35, ,ON fA'A
ne following IL the present Board Of Officers:
llslaent-James +. Joy
SECRETARY and lFeasuter-Amos 7. lall.
General Observation-Disclosures Hatris,
Assistant Superintendent Hitchcock and s, |
,. Slee!ey,
Csne,ai !SYeas9 s. sAGen'Cnenfy Maltln.
Tfayeiijnr ArcntS1;enrre Il VISA
Purchasing Agent and Andjtor-O. p. Rfce
|rso,, ,-,,,., ,...
nv. ,..,.s ~ ~ s"" ln hA+'oAo.
~ IL al,! .suSu " 1oao now 1nder the control
s,hnir S1s , ,On ~ y ~ miee. Il ttaverees the
IL nn,. os vnl 70 5ou'a. interesting ~
10 %vuAsS Gsfiy 4MlNNy N tue 2ELc+ Vhe min |