, 1873-06-04
History Of tho Michigan Southern +
Lake Shore, and Of tho
Chicago, Rock Island
g. n.>.,,r,r>. y, j. --'r-t
l,138 Miles Of Road Controlled by
the Former, and 9l9 Miles
" g: by the LATTER. ::
Who Built Them---How They
We're Built and Man
aged. ri.
Their Present Condition and Fu"
= j.. turo Prospects. =

Their Present Condition and Flu
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Tic two railroads that have twice given to
Chicago stately passenger depot costing ono
third Of million are entitled to moro than
passing notice, for only companies ranking
proport}onatoly foremost could haye re4uire-
mont for accommodations 30 grandly extensive
With tho unparalleled progress Of our city they
have always kept oven pace. Like fabled
story, mora startling than tho most .gildod ro-
NANCE Ia tho history Of tlcir', wonderful
growth. Brilliant succoss always Wins as1naira-
ton, oloudod and dark though tho intermediate
record may he. ::
THE ursTonY OF THE LAKE BuonE nAI1noAp
is ono Of diversified interest. It was innuguratod
whom Chicago gave comparatively littlo enoour-
age1nont to Eastern lnos. Tho familiar cry was
Westward ho!" Enterprises TINT prom
isod to open up tho droat WcBt
invited and received tho surplus do]lara
Of tho Enstorn capitalists. The product Of this
polioy cayo to ra q suporabundauoo OF Western
railroads, and corresponding lack Of means to
roach the Beaboard. as yot VIC Ilayc but threo
direct Eastern roads, and Of them, in business
capacity and results, the Lako Shore d Michigan
Bouthern, Ia many particulars, ranks Foremost.
Vowed II tho merely profitable aspect y sur M
coed thoso Of my other Chicago railroad by aov-
eral mfllione -.
This is tho result Of liberal policy. It's man-
ngera for tho last half-dozon years have boon
tho alert for the tmain chanco,"'; present
or prospective. Moro particularly has
this policy prevailed since tho conaoli-
rf Vn
great before they became locked IN IN lnsopara-, r.
mentB, without any definite intention Of boing
linked together, Toledo was at onco tho u.vid,
thorofrom four railroads formed tho connection
with Buffalo. Betweou Cleveland and Toledo,
tho railroad having tho unitod nnnes Of tho two
cities extended lis milos. Ihonce eastward, tho
Eric. The former was controlled by the Darneysi
Of New York tho lattor by the Stones, Of Clero-
land. In March, 1863, they united thoir interosts
under tho consolidated name OF tho Luke Shore
Railway Company. During the Beparato exist
enco hir. 4. B. Htone waH tho President md
Manager Of tho Ashtabuia Road, while Mr.: john
Nowoif President of the Illinois Cantrnl Railroad,
ran the Toledo Road for tho Darneys aud the
THE MICHIGAN SOUTHERN. -
Meantime tho Litoht1elda, Of New York; had
worked q railroad through from Toledo to Chi
cago undor tho style OF the Michigan eoutli-
tondcd to bo close competitor Of the Michigan
Central. With this object In Wow q branch was
constructed from Adrian, Miol1., into Detroit !;
but as tho Detroit cars had to await connections
at Adrian, this route mover boca1ne very fornid-
ablo rival. Tho Michigan Central always had tile
advantage OF close conneotionH with the Cana
dian railroads, and thus skimnlod OH tho cream
Of the bnBinosB. :.
During this formative period Mr. u. L. Sykes,
Jr., was tho executive officer, aud Mr. II: r.
Portor tho Superintendent Of tho road. Both
these gentlemen long since severed the connec-
ton, and aro now associated with the Chicago d
Northwestern, tho former as Vice President, and
both aB Directors. Succeeding these came Mr.
E. B. Phillips, who was President Of the road
qp,to the time OF t1o ooo consolidation with tho
conjunction with tho Rock Island Road 1t had
given Chicago tho most imposing passenger do
pot on the continent. Steadily Its earnings wcre
in adjacent linen. Northward into Michigan it
reached through Kalamazoo toward Grand Rap
ids and Lansing, for tho romunera-
Ss ts ds L S1 aas sapnsatca ss snae%
Ing the famous Eric. Tho way for tho aecon-
plishmont Of this process was being smoothly
naade whom tho younger. Vanderbilt, party
thoy gained possession Of minority Of tho atool,
and, Mt the Mny election OF 1869, voted them
eolvos into Office, and authorized the conaolda.
ton of tho Lako Shore with the Michigan South
+. Clark tic rroaldonoy and Augustus Behell The
Vice-Presidcncy. DlBplacing Mr: Phillips, they
lot him down easily into the Office OF Genera
Manager. Five months experience OF waning
authority convinced him OF the oxpediency OF ro
tiring from q position TINT was no longor agree
able. Into hiB place stepped Mr. ]. H. Dovoroux
who, being moro in accord with the Olovolant
interest, received unanimous support and on
couragomont. These changes nocesaitatet
the removal Of the general offices to. Glove
land. Gradually this WAS done. For tlmo tht
General Superintendent and Chief Manager wore
retained n oheago but s0en after MI Dover
callod to Cleveland, md, upon Mr. uatcll'a 70
tirement from that office and Mr. paine's sue
coeBion thereto, tho Chiof Engineer was also 10
catod there, and siuce that timo no general off
thought by many that tho rebuilding Of 30 mag
niAcent d passenger depot, containing sucl
Huperb offices, would have the offoot Of drawing
tho general Offices to Chicago; but the fact TIM
building in Cleveland 1nuBt dsBipate that expoo
tation.
CONSOLIDATION.
In August, 18G9 Tho 88 lnilos Of tho Bnt2lo ]
Eric Railroad were merged into the Latte slor'
l. Michigan Railway, making continuous lail
way OF $40 miles hotweon Chicago and buffelo
Gathoring strength, tic Company thon braueh.t
out III other directions, took in several branches
and Strengthened some portion OF tho main Line
snilcs; another, n limo from Adrain to Jackso1
Efiel,-4G mileH-Allu Still another connccte
Alrian with Monroe, Alot.-33 milos. Mean
time, tho route betwoen Chicngo and Toled
was shortened by tho construction Of tho a!
Lino from Elkhart to To!odo-13G milos, III
Banl,,sky YVES takon In by the branch line o.
tending from EIyrla, O., 10 hIillburg Junction
70M miles. Tho branch from Toledo to Dotro
ia separate organization, but its capItal stoo
is owned by tho Lake Shore Company. I'll
aame il true regarding tho 81 mlles Of toa
from Whito Pigeon to Kalamazoo, and tho {
miles from JoiIosyillo, Miuh., to lansing. L
addition TO tho foregoing, tlo Company loaBc
eud operates tho q uileH Of 1oad 4 from janet
town, pa., to Oil City, Pa. mud tho 5a miles frol
KaIan,azoo % s to Grand isapils. For tho latter u
Lake Shore Company pays tho interest on sl03
800 Of tho Compa,,ya stocks md bondsi an!
for tho So miles Of main limo between Tolotl
and: Adrian. Tho Company pays $500 300 year
to tho Eric l. Kalamazoo llailrond Compan
Tho foregoing enumeration represents ntloat