, 1872-12-14
RAILROAD NEWS.
CHICAGO, Dec. u, 1879.

The st. Louis, Kansas City, and Northern
Railroad has become an important part Of the
railway system OF Chicago, and tho word
"Eorthern" has become but synonym for
Chicago. This road is composed OF the old
North Missouri Railway, the Louisiana extern
sions Of the Chicago T. Alton Ralgay, and the
main line Of this latter road from Bloomington
to Chicago. When the line VAS first formed by
the consolidation Of these roads, it was not
looked upon with much favor. The North
Missouri's rol1ing-stock was in a bad condition
and the necessary fer1yage at Louiaiana, NO.,
was looked upon as sure to prevent the new
route from achieving success. But the new
management consisting principally OF the oftl-
session OF the consolidated roads with every con-
idence in their ultimate SUCCESS. They applied
to the new route the Same energy which
had made the Chicago l. Alton SO deseryedly
popular, and within comparatively short period
It has won success not anticipated by it's most
sanguine managers. Through trains are now
run from Chicago to Kansas City in twelve
hours, consisting in part Of Pullman cars. The
route has become deservedly popular as
through line to the West from Chicago. But its
greatest good to this city consists in tho rapidly
Increasing stock traffic it is developing.
Before its construction all Western stock was
brought to st. Louis before reaching Chicago.
Now thore is no necessity for this, and our stock
In the month of October, over 5000 car loads of
cattle were received at tho stock yards over this
line, and last month this number was more than
doubled. The SUCCESS Of this line is due, in part,
to the energy which has attended its man
asement. Tho great iron bridge across the Mis-
souri at St. Charles, which has been written OF,
far and vide, as marvel Of beauty and strength,
was urged to completion with wonderful rapid
ity. During the present year the Company have
not ceased to add improvements to their road.
A most complete railway Workshop has been
erected at Mober1y Junction, where the northern
branch, connecting with the Iowa lines and
forming short route to st. Paul, leaves the
pleting three freight cars daily, while tho
coaches built will be equal to any. The round
house, forming q complete circle, is built Of
stone, and contains sixty stalls. The buildings
works have capacity Of building six or eight
locomotives year, and thus the management
are amply prepared to keep their road well
equipped with rolling-stock. The Company are
and Northern Missouri. Thego few facts indi-
cato that, under the new management, the St.
Louis, Kansas City j. Northern Railway will
speedily become prominent among the great rail-
way corporations Of the West
DIRECTORS ELECTED.
At tho annual meeting Of the stockho1ders Of
the Dakota Southern Railroad at Yankton, Da-
kotn recently the following Board Of Directors
was chosen G. G. Wicker, J. 8. Meck1ing, J. @.
Rutter, II. L. Scudder, Chicago; J. 4. Burbank,
". ". Brookings, Geo. B. Hoffman, Yankton.
@, q. Wicker was elected President, ". ".
Brookings, Vice President, and J. P. Hanson,
Secretary and Treasurer.
OPEN TO ST. PAUL.
Tho Chicago, Dubuque j. Minnesota Railroad
will soon open direct rail communication be-
tween this city and St. Paul. On Thursday last
the track-lsyers Of the road laid the last rail at
the northern terminus of the river 1nllroad,
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