The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-01-02
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The Orion q MinersyiIle r. r. Co.

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On the Esd ult. there was organized, in
this city, a corporation styled THE Orion
& Minersville Railroad Company and
officers elected as follows:
P. L. Gable, President.
p. L. Mitchell, Vice President,
Henry Curtis, Jr,, Secretary.
G. Lynde, Jr., Treasurer. ~--
The capital stock of the company is all
taken. l eG
The object of the company is to build q
road from Orion to Minersyille and con-
meet the track of the Rockford, Rock ISL
and & ST Louis road, which ends at each
lor tbe- nlaees nau,ed The distance is
about seven piles and the grades very
low The iron has been secured and the
bnildips Of the road viii be commenced as
suoh as the work can economically be done,
I'm the spring.
II Is believed that, when completed, the
road will be sold or leased to the r., r. /.
& st. L. Co, thus enabling that company
to avoid the extortionate price it now pays
for the running over the track of the
, Peoria from this city 20 Orion. Other i'm
! portant advantages will also accrue to the
Rockford road. That road now has 8
bridge and track over Rock river, neal
!. Cleveland, and a track thence to Miners
9 vile. When the new link shall be com
\ pleted, the distance s..ged by that route
from Sterling to Orion, will besome - L
Is miles, and the grades viii be much les
n than through Coal Valley. As all rail
}, road trains must be made up with refer
Y ence to the maximum grades on the line,
/, will easily be perceived that it will be
great saving to the Rockford road to hav
u this link completed When done, an en-
/ CINE can haul at least three ears mere b
1t chat route than through Coal Valley, an
d save, on the long haul from Sterling to y
Louis some IL or Is miles besides. An
railroad man can see the immense advant
re age this will be TO the Rockford Compan!
at OF course it will make no difference wit
this city, for all business belonging her
" will come here anyhow, and all st. Lou
trains will arrive and depart from this CIT
;, as before Which route they will take
not vet deeide6-whether a road VIII
:. built from Croekett's farm, at the mnut
:. of the Valley, 10 MiRersvllle, distance
y about three miles, and run the Rock Is
~ and trains over the Coal Valley road b
tween Crockett's and this'city, or wheth,
!, they win be run from this city up
Cleveland bridge and via Minersville
!, Orion, Is not yet known. Ii may sTpri
y some OF our people t, know that from til
+ IN city to Orion via Cleveland bridge is n
three miles greater than by the prese
!, route through Gal Valley, while by Il
as Coal Valley Rad to Crockett $ farm and
ey BY Geo. Eveners and Jim. Glenn $, y
di- Aiinersviue to Orion j. only about one na
~, further than by the present route throu
Coal Valley. Ne understand that t
.be right Of way has been secured from NJ
YER ersyiEle to Crockett's.
nd The lease with the Peoria 4 Rack |
tho and railroad win he terminated tile Il
nm day Of next July That company is II
NIX receiving s@l Coz yea from the Rot
ford for running over its track
Oar people viii perceive by the nan
''F connected with this new road TO ORR
se- that it means business-the gentleu
named at the head of the enterprise 1
ieu being apt to undertake job which HI
not able to accomplish