, 1872-11-26
RAILWAY NEWS.

Opening Of the Chicago, Clinton d
Dubuque Isailroad-Other Rnilroud
MATTERS.
Special Despatch to The Chicago Tribune.
CLINTON, Iowa. Nov. 25.-To-day has been q
gala day for Clinton, and our people have aban-
doned themselves to the entertainment Of the
Common Council and business men OF Dubuque,
our sister city, which lies sixty miles above us,
on the Mississippi, and has just been connected
with this city by the Chicago, Clinton l. Du-
buque Railroad. At o'clock WAS announced
the approach OF the first train, on the River
Road, upon which were 500 people from
Dubuque and intermediate towns. A little later
the train came into the Northwestern depot,
where it Was met By d large crowd Of the citi-
zens Of this place. Every carriage in the city
WAS out, and a silver cornet-band greeted the
visitors, and escorted them to our principal ho-
tells and private houses where excellent dinners
awaited them. It is impossible to give the
names Of all the guests. They, are al the
Judges, and the Common Council, the county
officers, professional and business men, capital
lists, and President J. Z. Graves and other
railroad men. After dinner the guests
fT GeTe q. snT dyen aas6 s60at a o 9n1 goaa
that have been made here in the past three
years. They we're surprised to see hera the
largest lumber manufacturing point on the
Mississippi, and other factories Of large capaci-
ty and capital. Tho saw mills here, which are
capable Of cutting from SO, 900 to 200, ,0M feet
Of lumber per day each, we're 8 little larger
than the Dubuque men expected to see. The
new Post Office, just completed, and tho hand
somest in Iowa, Was also surprise to the
visitors. Becoming tired OF looking about,
band which they brought with them, serenaded
the Herald and Age Offices and many Of the
prominent citizens. The best feeling prevailed
throughout the day, from the first landing until
the departure. At O'clock the excursion train,
drawn by the locomotive Clinton, started On the
back track for Dubuque, taking but portion Of
the party, however. Those remaining we're en-
tertained by the Home Circle C1ubin tho Spencer
Hall. At 11:40 o'clock an excursion train
leaves here TOR GGhffgo furn1hsa ansny By
Three hundred Of our visitors, with many Of the
citizen Of Clinton, will go to Chicago by it. The
people here rejoice not only for this road, but
the progress the place has made since our last
railroad celebration, that Of the lows Midland,
Before another year another demonstration
will likely take place, and perhaps two. The
first will be the completion Of the Chicago, Clin-
ton l. Dub uque road from Clinton to Daven-
port, and the other, the completion Of the Chi.
cago: Omaha l. st. Joe road, all Of which will
connect with the Chicago, Burlington d Quincy
Road,which is now running between East Clin-
ton and Chicago.
DUBUQUE, Iowa, Nov. 25.-Ihe Chicago
junction with the st. Paul and Chicago Road for
st. Paul, making B complete direct rail route
from Chicago to st. Paul along the river:
The Chicago, Dubuque d Minnesota Railroad
ern Minnesota Road, receiving as the first en-
sta1ment. fifty loaded cars, which we're hauled
by q single engine. This road will also be
thrown open al the way through to public