The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1872-08-10

connection with the trip success. The
road is pronounced by the competent Judges
who that day inspected it, as unsurpassed
by any new road in any state. 1t is in eve
ry way most substantially built, and the
rolling stock, and all the appointments of
the road, are pronounced of the first quality.
Expectations as to the character of the
country through which the road passes were
more than realized. A heavy and varied
growth of timber, and evidence of good soil
were found above Stevens Point, notwith-
standing the previous skepticism of some
parties as to the worth Of that region. Mis-
apprehensions concerning Northern Wis
consin are bound to go down before the
facts.
Just before the close of the trip meeting
was called to order on the train by Col.
Geo. 3. Goodwin of Milwaukee Mayor E.
G. Golf of Appleton was selected as presd-
ing officer, and A. J. Reid of the Appleton
Post as Secretary of the meeting. Hon. D.
Atwood of Madison moved the appointment
of a committee of FIVE to draft appropriate
resolutions for the occasion, and with Mess
G. 3. Goodwin, P. Sawyer, M. Reed and
G. F. Wheeler, was duly appointed, and
reported the following resolutions which
were unanimously adopted:
Resoloed, That we are deeply impressed with the
magnitude of the undertaking of constructing rail-
through the heart of State, connecting Lakes
Michigan and Superior-over two hundred miles of
which passes through heavy forest county, and
commend the energy and enterprise Of those persons
who are pressing it forward to early completion. as
worthy of all praise and deserving the encouragement
and thanks of the whole people of Wisconsin.
ReSOtred, That the substantial and excellent
with which the road and all fixtures pertaining there
to, have been constructed with unqualified
appreciation and gives ample evidence that the officers
IN charge of this work determined deserve the
confidence of the travelling and business community.
Lesotced, That cordial thanks especially due
and hereby rendered the officers of the Wiscon-
sin Central Railway Company for their uniform cour-
tesy to party in rendering this excursion one of
extreme comfort and pleasure to all connected with it.
Resotced, That thanks hereby extended to
the citizens of Menasha and Stevens Point for their
many and very successful efforts render the brief
time spent in their respective Cities comfortable and
pleasant.
The article in the Journal contains a
statement of some interest concerning the
progress Of the Wisconsin Central, giving
all the dates and figures requisite for full
information on the subject We give it be-
low, dOuhtin not that while every sentence
viii ue read with pleasure,
especially viii be welcome reading to the
citizens of this place:
1t has completed and in running order ninety
miles of road from Menasha northwest, to the point
bpfo ffppD1 miles NOR he
completed by the st of September; tcenty miles
by the 18th of September; t,cety miles more by the
5th of November; hcenty miles by the lst of
December; cety miles by the lst of June, 1878; ;
cety miles by the 1st of July 1878; and tcenty
miles by the 1st day of October 1878. This will
make tco hundred and tcety ce miles of railroad from
Menasha in the direction of Ashland on Lake Superb
or, to be completed by the first of October, 1878,
little than year from this time. Thirty miles
from Ashland TO PenOka will be completed by the 9th
Of November, the present year. Thus it will be seen
that if the contracts made by this company
fulfilled this road will be completed Ashland in
little over year. opening up to the world the vast
resources of Central Wisconsin.
This is not all This company expect to operate,
within the PERIOD line OF road from Milwaukee
to ManitOwoc, and Two Rvers-eighty mes-and
from Mantowoc to Menasha-fortv-fve mes-thus
making in all three hundred and fifteen miles of road
within State. 1t is also expected that road from
Rpon Portage City will be constructed the present
year; and the remaining link between Ripon by way
Of Berlin and Stevens Point will be constructed next
season. From Ashland to Superior City, road 10
form a connection with the Northern Pacific, will be
completed by Nav, 1874.