, 1870-01-05
Projected Railroads in 7ItchjE ana
New Route to tho Scnb0ard.

ST. CLAIR, Jan. !.
The tchcme Of railroads seeking here crossing
OF the ST. Clair Ii one IN which Chicago Is SO
deeply interested that propose to desctioe It.
From the city Of St Csir, Al the focus, OF centre,
nraw an air line through Romeo to Holly, on the
De:rctt + Milwaukee Railroad, and you have
rai,ca1 projected, partly completed, and the cars
RAINING from Rt2eway to Romeo. THIS road
taps 1ne network Of railroads d. Holly. aud PEE
seats an Quiet for large past OF Nlcntsau, s.s-
icG. IN tho shorter distance, large amount Of
money for freight and pas cuRer travel Draw
smother road from here through jackson to the
tonth point Of Lake Michigan, AID Jou hare the
Michigan Az Line Railroad, partly completed
LIN ssGe so5n to tie compZet1d-anl barring
s3i5 o00 In municipal boDc1 TO aid 1t, In the Office
Of the Secretary Of State at Lansing. Over this
road Ia cure to ccne tne share Q: the traffic Of
tic Central Pacirc Railroad. Sow, smother rosl
Is already under way from here to East Saginaw,
Or Bar City, which, when extended to Macktn2W,
aud 1leIe CONNECTED With 1ne Northern Pacific
Railroad, wilt get !ts share Of the tfafc Of that
road. Here are three 1ne roare each the aTenre
Of Al !unense tsa1lc, ceory1ng here at St. Clair,
and eyely one Ct them VII oa brlt in tWo years or
less. Again, Il IS t. en:ynve miles uearcr thsoIxh
here for Detrois to the East tuan By any other
ROAD. and VIC are sure, In less than rse years, to
hare the Detroit < st. Clair Ieairond, making the
tcurta road cen:rcI1g here. Now. Il 5o1
ale already aHare, msGl:aceut trunk railroad
Is projected and we'll under way from Portland 10
Ch3cago, crossing The st. C!au At THIS CITY. To
con1cct wiki this last road the Boston people are
hastentng 10 get connection 1t or near OsNeso
y. y; 90, also, Is New York reaching forward TO
the sane object, IN the New York / Os1eEo Mid
land Railroad, and in The West Shore Hudson
River Railroad.
1t proPosed to cross here By great iron rail-
road bridge, ~ The facilities fot building such
bridge here arc better rh2n =. nny other point be.
tween Lakes Huron and Erie. Such bridge IS 10
Re bu!lt here, Grabbing freight to 50 through iron,
Chicago TO al! The East, and riet rfrsa. without
breaking bulk or stopping longer than al usual in.
land stations TIE same WIKI passenger travel a.
10 changing cark
Bg IN alr line fEom New York 70 Chicago, the dir.
taree is about 6ss miles The distance ria Hud
non River Railroad. New York Central, G'ts1
Western, and Michigan Central, le e64 nl1es; rio
| Hudson River Railroad, Sc~ York Central. LaIs
Snore. and Michigan Southern, 81 miles: cia Ertt
Railway, Lake Shore, and Michigan Southern, est
1niiea; ria Pennsslvan!a Central, Pittsburgh, For
| Naync / Chicago Railroad, 81: nues; ri1 Nes
Shore Hudson Ntyer, Caosda Southwestern (th
one Tor which cur cna1ter was recently granted
aud stopping At point Just opposite this city, Il
Olta3.o,, anc Michigan Ar Ll1t Railroad. s.
| m,lee. THIS makes the railroad l1ou New Iork t
Chicago ria st. C1ais City IS milc2 shorter thaa Al
| Of the existing lines, and los miles shorter tha
the Iorgess Of then, and II miles shorter than b
| Detroit. l have nor the distances OF the Net
| York OsweSo Midland Railroad telorc ne; bu
by this route the distance Is still less than oy Ii
West Shore Hudson River Railroad. l shinE 70
viii agree With lie that Chicago Ia deeply lnteles
| ed In tn1a roau.
lt!s proposed TO commence work here, An
! move rapidly west, Wliht1 three months 4
election WILL soon be called hete-p.ohaofy nc1
. Eeek-tc vote 10 per cent aid to the Michigan a
Line Railroad, aud thefe Is not the 4nadoH Of
doubt but 1t Will b granted