, 1873-02-27

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| @ uosou tnen reaoly :aiaoio Ihe Company had
Inc anllIty and the disposition to build first
CLASS rallfoad. No better route could be selected
Iae maximum grade between Chicago and Buff
equally fayorable. These superior advantages
cannot readily be estimated, because they iprolTo
the questions OF safety, speed, and operating ex-
Tenses. II Is IN admitted rulo that grade OF ~
1ees 20 nc nue. iessens the cargo tonnage OF
!ocomotifg one-half Of what It WILL hnul upon
ievel. The controlling grados on the Aichi- u
Eaa Leht1al ana nlchlean 6oathefn are rom %
70 70 1eet 20 the mile anu on the treat estern
(hoop Ane) "a to 80 ieet. Inc CANADA southern
% per cent IN thematter OF grades Entering into
this question OF economy is ono still more ap-
parent. Upon q line with grados not exceeding 10
1eet TO t9e nlle, 3 tlain Of MY !oaoed 1Ieght-
without dividing TIE train These awkward
oteaks arc nna'oldanle upon ROAD Of much
nea'1ef etaaes' opeerSaht engineers alnrm that
~ ppssao1e % secuTe an extension o. me route
or a1naaa;1 - ~ 1naspa Tef' WIZ grades
1;n nos eacegnng 10 1eet 70 tne niue. "hen con-
l,uqoaa hne, "lth auch unsurpassed advantages,
Hoau nave Deen attained, lts ef1ect upon the I'M
poltaht question Q! tntousn transportation WILL
form an epoch IN the history OF our commercial
interests; >. ..
One other singular advantage this line will
possess. 1t is to be laid entirely with the best
Eng1sh steel rail, 6o lbs to the yard In Canada
tnls was nor very expensive lnxury, because
steel rails are not there subject to an import
dnty OF "! per ton. Ihs exemption rendered
their use cheaper than iron. To ensure unifor-
-ml1y, and continuous smooth track the por-
ton between the Detroit River and chicago ls
eso 70 % iaaa ~q @oss q % ma9 Par
yene to prevent the complete equipment Of tho
Gnc, as projected, it ought certainly to surpass
any existing line running out Of Chicago in the
essential considerations Of safety, speed, and ca
Tho last rail in the road bet1cen Buffalo and
the Detroit River was laid on Feb. 20. Con-
strrction gangs are still engaged in ballasting
and surfacing the line. This work will consume
several weeks In tho meantime the bridge over
: tho American channel, at Trenton, is being
pushed toward completion A car-ferTy will be
required for the remainder OF the Detroit River
transfer until arrangements are made for the en-
be vital necessity before the completion Of
Chicago connections. The branch lines between
Toledo aud Detroit are now being located. 1Ir.
Joy has made very favorable propositions to the
Company for the Joint occupancy Of the Michigan
Central depot grounds in Detroit. II accepted
as is moro than probable-it will afford the
numerous stJoy roads, an available outlet, the
pressing need OF which was disastrously expert
enced during the recent freight blockade at De-
troit. It is simply absurd for the management
of the single-track Great Western Railway to
strive SO long and violently to shut out compet-
ing lines when their road cannot promptly move
one-half tho freight offered during tho busy sea-
son. The Michigan Central .system OF roads
centering at Detroit can, at welI-nigh any busy
eeason, g1ut the Great Western with freight, ex-
elusive ct tho through traffic derived west OF
Chicago. The recent conversion Of the Grand
Bo @ sgay d sa sn s Rs co5on sa5ae ne&
the Great Western loop line, are valuable con-
cessions which the vigorous prosecution Of the
rival Canada Southern created for US.
The officers who are to operate the Canadian
~; hnv Jotn 4,ooy u1 Nfr
Finnoy, formerly Of the Erie 4 Pittsburgh Rail-
road, who superintended and engineered tho |
construction of the line through Canada, has
been appointed General Superintendent. For
Assistant he has Mr. J. Il. Sheldon. 1ately Cen
eral superintendent Of the Gilman, Clinton l.
Springfield Railroad, and formerly Of the In
dianapolis d. Junction Railroad. Mr. ". H.
Perry, OF the American Dispatch <reight Line, at
Agent. When the whole system is ready for
operation, it is probable that similar officers will
be appointed for the American portion Of the
line, With q Geaeral Manager, stationed at Chi
caeo who will have control Of the entire road !
and branches.
At Buffalo, and eastward therefrom, stupen~
dous eEorts are being made to meet the increaB- /
ing demands Of transportation. Tho magnificent |
International Bridge is in q forward state Of |
completion. 1t viii be jointly used by the New |
YORK Central, Eric, Nov York Il 0swego |
Midland, Grand Trunk, Great Western, and Cam |
ada Southern Railroads. The through line from |
Portland, Me-, now being constructed from Port
land across Ne" Hampshire and Vermont,
Of Lake George, thence in q direct line to Os~ /
wego, and along the Lake Ontario shore to Low
lston, Ehero it will cross the Niagara River on
less pretentious bridge, ia intended to IN
tersect the: Great Western Hallway at vt.
The other ambitious project
The - New York Oswego Midland
Will start from Buffalo. run to Hoch-
ester, thence diverge through Auburn Norwich,