, 1869-06-23
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Railroads.


"The result Of the conference OF railroad DOS
here Vas definite ARRANGEMENT betxeon t}1e
fennsylvAais Centfaj. the Chicago Columbus aud
Peoria + Warsaw, by which this Utmost continent
g line becomes one for transportation puyposcs.
But the arrangement didn't stop here, The more
Important feature Of 1t to EeokukIans. and fhe
peopie Of Southern 10Na and Northern Missouri
was the arrangement unanimously come TO- to nut
the road through TO the Missouri River, promptly
Crossing the Mississippi at the bridge at this
place, the road WILL crnss the Des Hotnes about
four miles from its mouth, near the mouth Of Sd
Eat Greek; thence uniting with tbs Alexandria
rem County, and pu1sues the llne of General
brakes Southern Iowa route westward, Fun
particulars viii be given shortly
"The movement in favor of the Peorta, Albania
Decatur Railroad Is progressing aQelJ, Mr.
Lindsay. its President, Informs us: that large
1oad was held At uopctlsle on Monday last. 4
majority Of the heavy tax-paye1s OF that township
informed tie oflcera Of The company that that
lanta roted on Thursday to Issue bonds to the
amount Of t5o,ooo, and two townships adjoining
Atlantis vote on Tuesday on proposition to sub
that tie subscription Vii Be- cas1ied % i n both 9th
toRna'
:. Tas Davenport gowe} Gazttts, Of the iatn. sa,s:
M!uncsota Railroad is graded from Burlington
to Eapello. IN Loulsa County. From that point
to the Iowa River the gtadng is about half done;
enoe 70 Mest Bransh 1Ss GsHas County about
Throughout the distance q txcnty.o II p1is miles
from Burlington The piles are driven and
seRpeen ns t'f soussa "a tons s''Ss ne snd oe o'
rsil hare been putchased already. and three
thousand tons more are contracted ior. Two
thousand seyen hundred and taIrty:ave
tons hare been delfored at Burlington. The cap&-
tal stock has al been subscribed, and the boDda OF
ne company which Here ne0otiated IN the pur-
chase Of the iron above mentioned, ind ready sale
The New York agent Of the company teleg1aphs
2ssurante OF continued financial backing and says
Go On wtth your roaa.' And Go ahead Is The
November neIt the CATS Wlll BE- running from Bur
llneto1 st u To- Msss Liberty only thS-n,ne mites
NAes Township, Michigan, has voted 80 900 to
the Michigan All Line Railroad and tx, 900 to tho
Lake Michigan / Elkhatt Railroad Putnam
Township has roted y 600 70 tho n.st naned Ioad
Lay City Will yote $4,000 or 312 900 1n PROPOSE
tion to loan the jackson, lansing i Saginaw tall
1 Iosd Company ssaoo0, to exten the road north to
y. Il. seezern, President Of the Iowa Central
plcted nom tie State line, or Moalton, to oska-
iooss, b the 1st day Of July, 1870.
Tho Bely1dere uH) Northwestern OF tho 18th
". Mash. presldent OF the BclFtdere Ottawa
Railrpsd, under tste Of June II, from which ne
quote ne following relative to the Important pro
Is ve1y doubtful Of complexion; still do not see
that u changes the aspect Of at1atrs yery much,
whether it Is OF not, AZ, built, We can use 1t for
have Iron from the Chicago, Rock Island i Pnclnc
Road for about the same distance. In either Use
We are pretty lberally provided for. In this ooun
y know TIE people Mill DO Al Al tsas could be e.
all yeIJ anxious TO do something. The feeling Is
strongly in fayOf Of pushing the work, and doubt
not that as soon Is We determine on some definite
n,Ao orr h H..
ed Ia our Efforts
Nj. Alexander Mitchell, Of Milwaukee, while in
Scotland on big recent trir, purchased from the
Railway, and he aud hIs AssoeiateS-John II Keep,
President OF the Northwestern Railroad, a1d four
other New York capitalists are about 70 assume
cine to Port Byron, on The Mississippi distance
Of ISL miles, and crossed the Milwaukee, Wisoon-
Sin, Madison and Galena Divisions Of the Chicago
L Northwestern RailKaJ: It + unoerstood taat
possession on the 1st Of Jul5 next: The Rock
tsland Union o1 the l9th, says: We hear It ru-
mnred that the sale was effected Ettdout The
and that he has Ind an Injunction Issued to pre-
lie Memphis Pose states that Nj. Thomas Al
Guided an arrangement With Colonel Porter,
President Of the Memphis 4 st. LoUis Roah, By
which ita speedy construction Ia secured. The
III gss 70 Anen "a, g n9 ;n Scses ,f ~
the swamp land Narrants thAt may be received
nom Artansas for. the construction OF the 1aEce,
such wa1rauts to ke distributed among the land
subscribers IN proportion to tho land subscribed.
II more land should be received II f8 to be put In
at the same rate. The other half Of the swamp
lar,d warrants 70 10 the stockholders jointly. Al
lep. Aarqraud ca, agree to furnish two MILL
iona of cash for two millions Of full pa'a stock, 70
commence construction this faii, ec1 pfess 1t with
iii the speed that money and experience can COM
uand, and II cash does not suffice they are to L.
sue nlst mortgage bonds to an| extent necessary
to complete md equip tte road. Ihe to8d VIII be
buIt and run as an EXTENSION or branch Of the
Iron Mountain.