The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-11-12
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Rs'i- arrn'w being ,hippe frmn
Ii'l- civ which will complete Tie
Finn " l'rre Marquette Railroad
Ia Lmii"gton, Michigan. 1t gives
'ls pleasure to announce that this
rod. So important TO the interests
If Milwaukee, will he completed
within thirtv Days. II will optn
toour merchants and manufacturers
new aud thriving country to which
they may have access. II runs
directly through the Lumber and
salt regions of The Saginaw Valley,
and terminates at Toledo, y. where
it connects with line Of s,ea,cr.
for Bnff,Io, and the Michigan
Sou hcrn Railroad for all points
east. lis length is 273 miles. 1t
has also, 4 branch to Detroit. Ills
will form quite as god u line for
eastern and western bound freight
as the Detroit Il Milwaukee Rail
road. Ii is only fifteen miles mare
in a strategic line fr"m Milwaukee,
to Lndington than it is from Mil
waukre t" Grand Haven, and the
h"rl"r is naturally quite as good.
1t is only voyage ~ one night for
II good steamer to either place.
The CONSTRUCTION of this rond he
gun several years ago, and has pro-
c"eded qnie'ly, only 8" much being
Dn'lt each year as could ho done
well and paid for. The rails are
sixty ~ unds per yard; cars, engines,
bridges, buildings and other paris
1T construction are first class, and
better in every respect th,n many
odd rads. 1t owns torry-two en-
gincs, forty six passenger ears, and
7i7 freight ears. II ia- cost, with
all buildings and equipment about
SO 900 per mite, bnI when tin,.hcn
viii have a bonded debt of bur
S2l 900 per mile. Although HE
road has no western CONNECTION
with through .busiress, hut has had
ON" end ar Toledo aud rhc other in
an unkn"wn wilde ness, It as eacl,
scar elncc 1867 earned II handsome
pr"ht above interest aud operating
EXPENSES. We SIZE from Pm,r's Man
nal thar in 1873 its gross earnings
we've 81, 800 1923 81. aud net cariI-
Incs $63o.3749S. The unIrrcc-
lcatrd sircess ls due ~ The first
place to its honest and careful
MA ageinent IN the m utter 1T ex-
pcmscs, aud. in tn" next place, to-
the wisely liberal policy If The roa
in establishing and building up
along its line all manner of private
aud manufacturing enterprises.
There probably never MAS II rail-
road =" universally popular as the
Flint u Perc Marquette in the re-
gi"n through wnich it runs. hi,
is the secret "f its extraordinary
earnings.
lis honest construction aud hon.
Est management is doubtless IN,
r"as"n that the eighty per cr,t
bonds 1T This new and hardly iin-
iS,cd Railroad are selling I" da, tor
ninety ccuts, While few of The oldest
road. ~ the Country have an,tlin.
like 8" good u financial standing.
The company have quite a val
liable aud grant. AMI a. u has beer
hlgs- ul with Reconstruction c..lnIr..
ny 10 make " profit on huiItin. AMI
to g"blle all iand> i'r the l'cnch Il
The directors, il has been, al. G Ia 90,
through with u bonded debt Ot
Sl4, 900 per mile less than cast
Every dollar received fr lands hns
been used +" buy up it's own inads.
II still has lands valued NJ owe,
50 WnO,W,O winch will he applied +
the sa.ne purpose. Certainly lis OK
ample If hr rstv anI far de- lng.
IL one whic many railroad con-
lanirs would Il" well {" l,nliatr.
Capita u T.. 3. Ward is president
"fihr Film, IL Pore Marquette ROAD
and has held that ffice from il,
beginning. DR. il T.. P"t,r. 81
East Saginaw. the treasurer aud
general ma"nocr, is II bus res man
# great Efficiency aui Of general
popularity Tl,e ara men twlr.m,
Milwaukee hu-'n.ss uen will a.,
we'll To know aud cultivate h,Ieaf
;cr, and the road canit"t In,l 4" nd,
V: >ilN {" the c."ui,rrt.a strength "f
Milwaukee = MH,caukee Jouymatof|
C,lnnaerce.