Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-01-30

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0. C. NEEvEs.
At Last ! At Last !!-For several
months, it has been our function as a
journalist to chronicle from time to
time, the various prospects OF the ulti-
mate completion Of the Wisconsin
Valley Railroad, between Tomah and
Grand Rapids. At last, we, in COM
mon with all our citizens, are jubilant
over the probabilities Of the speedy
laying OF the track, the whole distance
between said points.
We are informed by Vice President
and Chief Engineer II. w Reming-
ton, as follows That negotiations are
consumnated with Pittsburg firm, for
fifty miles of T-rail-iron, of the size
30 pounds to the yard, - feet in rail,
to be furnished as fast as it shall be
needed b. tracklayers that the first
invoice thereof was shipped on Tuesday
OF last week, fer Tomah, viz. TT. Wayne
and {. 4 \. W. Roads to Camp Dou-
glas, thence on St. Z. Road !; that it is
the intention Of the Management to
push things" and have the line in
full operation, at least as soon as sprin :
opens, and as much sooner as weather
will admit and that the financial con-
dltlon OF the company IS now such as
to Insure the accomplishment Of all
this.
Gvil Engineer S. &. St:on-, who
for more than two years has been lin the
service OF the West Wisconsin Roal,
was last Monday retained by the ".
Y. Road, and Immediately entered on
the WORK OF "ccntcring, . for tie track
layers. Nr. Gardner, station agent
AZ Camp Douglas, Informs Us that he
has ben notified of the approach Of the
iron, -rcceivin5 instructions as to rat IS
and forwarding.
This means business :" as Col. j lin
Howe once remarked. Through all
the yicjssitudes Of several disappoint-
ments in monetary affairs, entailng
delays and ''slip-ups' no less vexatious
to communities than to the corporation
officers, the iadetAtigablc President,
Hon. l.. Z. Powers, and his no less
Jealous co-worker Remington, have
battled and finally batlled ali obstacles,
until the light CLEANS just ahead, and
she iron horse Shall soon paw in the
Wisconsin alley
The Road intcrsects with the ST. P.
Road about 800 feet east of the Dodge
House, IN Tomah; leadin. thence due
northeast to Grand Rapids about 20
miles from here almost an air line, with
scarcely a tHrve The distali &c to
|rand Rapids is A. miles =; and so 80
miles OF track will afford ample side
tracking at all stations. Ties are by
the road-bed the whole distance; ana
we see nothing to prevent very rapid
progress in track-layinr.
1t is said that there will be next
spring, at Grand Rapids and tributary
points, sufficient lumber to load full
train every six hours for six months.
The lumbermen are anxious to test the
relative advantages Of marketing clean
lumber at interior prairie points, where
it is needed, by rail, and the old meth
cd of rafting, perilous floating, and
landing very gritty lumber on the Mis-
sissippi river banks, thence to be re-
shipped by rail to destination, at do
cal freight rates.
Hurrah for the Valley Road and its
''never-say die officers . When this
centre link is completed, its extension
from Tcmah southwark elsewhere, and
from the Rapids to Wausau and above,
will be ga property Of much ease,
with likelihood to lead it." But, srffi-
vient unto Tomah's present satisfaction
is the fact that in spite of the machin-
atoms and pieanness of Iowa Transport
tation Company. and other Dupukes,
the important section graded is to be
ironed and operated.
Mayor and Council of Grand Rapids
whet your appetites and quicker your
eloquent mems lips for Valley Rail-
road banquet, at the Dodge House,
Our "Village Dads and frnctionaries"
have commenced opening their arms to
receive you as you hop from the train,
and Uncle DODGE is fatting the calf
for the barbecue. Doc. PHILLEo and
MACRoRIE: dead head your editorial
bodies over here, per first train -
We have ordered man of leather to
make a latch string for you to witch
yourselves into the Journal office with
! We shall bone Capt Lantry for a
weekly report Of construction progress.
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