The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-02-03

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After reviewing the whole subject in.
his usual able manner, Nj. McCiung closes
his brilliant article with Il believe that
according to the actual value, real estate
is taxed in this city about fifteen millson
the dollar! 80
In 1865 the real estate taxedin the city was s4as
In 1868 (the last assessmsn.O@,. SoSft-3o'
The St. Paul Water Works is now in
full operation, with eleven miles of main
pipe laid, and the work will progress at
the earliest possible moment in tle spring.
The capacity of the works is such that a
daily delivery can be made of 100000
gallons; and with the present facility of
our excellent Fire, Department, any
where within the range Of the Fire Plugs
1870 barrels minute can be thrown upon
"a building.
The Wholesale Trade of the City for
1869 amounted to 81 ,6O8,913.
In 1868 we shipped at this point 1885,
200 bushels of wheat. In 1859 we ship
ped 3S4, asa bushels a 4.6 s7
Our Topographic facilities within the
past year, have been greatly increased.
We have the offices of two companies
the Northeastern, and the "Pds51fc ona
AiLantic." We have eleven hundred and
twenty miles of wire in the State,-not
counting the double wire on some of the
routes We send regular daily dispatch
es to fourteen Eas, ern and Southern news
papers, and are fast bringing st. Pautout
of her old proverbial stand as "a city far
off among the western wilds," to her de-
served location as a neighbor and peer
of the Eastern Cities!
Our Railroads may properly be classified
under two heads: F5rst-Those now IN
running order; and Second-Those soon
to be put in operation. OF the six rail
roads now in operation, we have 1st-The
St. Paul and Milwaukee r. r., complet.
ed 408 miles. b..s aaae e gae
2nd-The ST Paul and Sioux City r.
r., completed to Lake Crystal, 100 miles.
This road was commenced in 1865, and is
intended to connect at Sioux City with a
branch of the Union Pacific Railroad.
Fifty more miles will be built during the
coming summer; in addition to which,
the company contemplates building a
branch road from Mankato to Fort Dodge,
to connect at that point with St
Louis.
3d-The St. Paul and Chicago r. R.,
completed to Hastings, 90 miles. This
road was commenced in 1865, and will be
pushed to completion with dispatch. Du
ring the coming summer it will be com
pleted to Red Wing, Al miles,
4th--The st. Pau and Pacific r.. r
Main Lipe,) completed to. Chippewa
River, 1876 miles. During the coming
summer it Will be completed to Red Riv-
er, 216 miles. Ii is generally believed
that for the first few years this coad will
be used as an Eastern Bra 1ch of the
Northern Pacific Railroad.
5th-The ST. Paul and Poetic R. r
Branch Liue), completed to Sank Rap: DIS
so miles. This road leads to the mouth OF
Sank Valley, which is pronounced by
+" Carleton" the "Gardeu spot Of the
World! !"
6th-The Lake Superior and Miss;ssip-
pi River r. r., completed to Gr,udstone,
| " miles, Over two thousand men are
now constantly at work on this road,
and it will be completed through to Du-
luth, the Zenith City," at the head OF
Lake Superior, by or before the first OF
next July. Its advantages oflumber, fish,
slate, aud lake navigation at one end
and flour, wheat, lumber, River and Rail
on the other, give it power, which, if
properly managed, will benefit the public,
second to no road in the country.
| Of the -Four Railroads soon to be built
we have 1st-The st. Paul and Still
water Railroad, now under contract and
to be completed to Saltwater, IL miles, by
the first OF July next. ~~
2nd-The st. Paul and ST., Louis Rail
road. Within the coming year this i'm
portant channel of commerce will proba-
bly, be opened by two routes: one Oia
Mason City, Iowa, and Owatonna aud
the other ctG Mankato, and Fort Dodge.
3d-The ST. Paul and Tomah Rail
road. This is an important road, com
mencing at Tomah, AZ miles east of La
Crosse, and running nearly in a north
west line $50 miles through Wisconsin
to this city 1t is now in operation from
Tomah to Augusta, sc miles, and large
proportion of the balance will probably
be completed the coming season.
4tn-The Northern Pacific Railroad
At whatever place in Minnesota this
great National highway commences, st.
Paul Will be the point of destination of
of nine -tenths of allthe passengers coming
East from Oregon and Washington Ter
ritory-as San Francisco is to those going
to California over the Union Pacific. The
road will be understood to have two ter
minal points Portland, Oregon, at the
head Of uninterrupted navigation on the
Willamette, and St. Paul, Minnesota, at
the head of navigation on the Miss s.
sippi .yF@fa Z "@ 2 ibse& r
Capitalists of known energy and perse-
yerance have taken hold OF this enter
prise, and contracts have already been
made for the construction Of portion of
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