, 1870-06-25

1t is proposed to build railroad from Gen.
tralis, ILL.,, to Fort Scott, Kansas, uta Farm
ington aud Iron Mountain, Mo.
The Winona (Ainn.) Republican Of the
20th says; "Wo are informed, upon high and
reliable authority, that the Chicago / North
western Railroad Company will. 1t a very early
date, build the road from Madison to Winona.
or to the end Of the Eastern Connection Rail
road, now ncarly finished for distance OF
tuenty-eight miles eouthward from tho city.
SURVEYS and estimates have already been made
for the proposed ronte, which will complete
the air line from Chicsgo to Winona, and
hence to St. Pau. to connect with the great
Northern Poetic Railroad"
Tho Blue Earth (Afinn.) Post notices the
arrival Of surveying party at that place
which has been engaged IN sur7eyins q limo
from Fort Dodge, Iowa, to Blue Earth City.
Tho line surveyed connects at Elmore with the
line OF the Minnesota Northwestern Cum-
pany. The engineers have returned to Fort
Dodge to locate the line to Mgons. The Post
says: We hare assurances from the best
sources that if the amount Of local MD asked
Of these towns is promptly voted this road will
he located this fall from Agona north to Blue
Earth City. On the other hand, it the desired
aid is refused the route Of the road will be
ia also reliably informed that tho project Of
constructing a railroad from st. Cloud to
Mankato is to be taken up and pushed with
Ngor.
The Evansville Qnd.) journal Of the Goth
Gays: "The protracted conference Of railroad
Evansville, Carni l. Pahucah Railroad Com
pauy, came to a conclusion On Friday night.
Late in the afternoon Of Friday several Of our
prominent citizens were invited to meet and
confer with the Directors Of tho company, I'D
to which route should 10 adopted by them for
Leansboro. H., to St. Louis, two companies,
representing different routes, being III
ion Ono Of the above, known as
the Northern route, running northeast
nois Central Road at Ashley, and, passing
through Nashville, connects with short road
at Bel1evillc, for st. Louis while the other.
known as the Southern Route, runs nearly duo
tersecta the Illinois Central Railroad at Du
Quoin, and, passing throug ery, Randolph,
and St. Clair Counties, makas the same con-
nection as the Northern route, for St. Louis,
At Bellesille. The citizens recommended the
Southern route /; but the Directors decided to
eenting the Northern route. to build the road
to McLeansboro. It ls understood that Cen
cra1 W1nB1ow has agreed to build tho road to
the Sst Wabash H. River BY the o;s s1at ros5 o5
to be completed in eighteen months no. t. I; !;
l
| Of July. a meeting Of the Directors Of the
Evansville l. Southern Illinois Railroad WAS
held here on Saturday; at which it appeared
that they, at 4 meeting held at Benton, Ill.
on the 10th inst, authorized their President
to contract for the building Of line Of rail
Wabash River. In pursuance OF this authority,
the meeting On Saturday received proposl-
| ton from Messrs. D. L. Phillips & Co. to
build q line from DaQuoin. ria Benton, Nc
Leansboro, Enfield, and CaIni. to point on
the Big Wabash River, to DO selected by the
ton. the proposition Tas accepted By the
| President" &c.,.
The Kansas City (do.) Journal OF the
22d says: An officer OF the Ottumwa, Chilli
| cotle & Lexington Railroad Company Was IT
the city, yesterday, cnnferr.ns with some OF
our prominent citizens relative to making
Kansas City, instead Of Lexington, the south
| eIn terminus of the road. The advantages
resulting to kansas City from such q road are
| clnimed to be the shortening OF the distance
from this point to Chicago, in comparison With
the road By FlattsbWg, some seEentJ-hye
miles. and in comparison with the route nov
travelled, over one hundred and forty miles: y
I --Aiticieu ve Aoeoatattuu Haxo peen nloH u
the Office Of the Secretary Of State at Indian
apols, for the organization Of the Detroit, u
diana j. st. Louis Railroad Company. The
proposed line OF road commences At the A1ichi
gan State line, in the County OF Steuben, Ind
| In the direction Of Hillsdale, Mich, and passes
enthusiastically through Steuhen, Lagrange
Elkbart, St. Joseph, Marshall, Stark. Jasper
and Newton Counties, to tho Illinois State
line, in Tie direction Of Gilman H. At HinR
dale, the line will connoct direct with Detroit
al Gilman, with the new road Row under con
tract to Springfield ria Clinton. The point:
Of chief Importance in 1ndiana a.e orland
songoquanong, LaGrange, - Goshen, Va
n1rsa, Bremen, Tyuer City, Knox, and Rens
selaer. Tho company is organized with tn
following officers President. E. ". Il. Ellis
Secretary, ). D. Osborn; Treasurer, Ailto
| Mercer; Attorney, VI. A. Woods.