The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-07-11
CHICAGO & PADUGAH r. R.

CHICAGO & PADUEAH Il. X.
We mentioned two weeks ago the compl
ton of this road from Streator to Altamon
in Bingham county, and in that connection
referred TO its importance to the manutactu
ing interests Of Ottawa rs well as to til
important part borne by Ottawa energy an
pluck in its completion. We find in Thur
days Chicago Tribune the following intel
estlnC facts in reference to this road:
In March, 1867, the charter of the Fairbury
Pontiac g. Northwestern Railway Co., and II
March, 1869, the charter of the BloomingtOi
& Ohio River Railroad, went into force. Tn
der these two charters the interests now rep
resented by the Chicago Il Paducah Railroad
Co. built from Streator to Fairbury, undei
the former charter, 32 miles of road, and
from Bement, on the Toledo, WABASH "
Western Railway, south to Windsor, on inc
INDIANAPOLIS IL St. Louis Railroad, 80 miles
In March, 1872, the companies were iorihaily
consol dated, and completed the ROAD between
Fairbury and Bement, thus making 10 m'!eS
OF road During the present year inc roau
has been extended south from indsor 10
Atamont. on the Springfield ~ Illinois South.
eastern. and the st. Louis, Nandalia q Tcrre
Haute Railroads, thus completing the enter.
richest portion of the state.
The connections Of this road are unusually
numerous and advantageous. IL commences
at n point 90 miles southwest Of Chicago, and
running IN Il sOuthcaserly direction 10
point SO miles east of st. Louis and ga miles
iron the eastern boundary of Illinois, con
meets with the following railroads in order;
The Fox River Branch OF the Chicago, Burl-
ington Quincy; the Chicago, Pekin South
western the Western Division 1.-THE Chicago
Il Alton; the main line OF the Chicago "
Alton; the Toledo, Peoria u Warsaw; the
Gilman, Clinton e Springfield; the Decatur
Branch of the Toledo Wabash Western;
the indianapolis, Bloomington IL Western;
the Monticello Branch OF the indianapolis,
Bloomington & Western; the main line ofthe
Toledo Wabash & Western; the Indiana "
Illinois Central; the Paris d Decatur; the
indianapolis 81 st. LOUIS; and the st Louis,
Vandalia & Terre Haute. Through It's con
nections at its northern terminus, Streaior, il
opens the grain fields of Northern Illinois
and the Northwest to st. Louis, Baltimore,
and Toledo. 1t furnishes supply OF coal
from this terminus to the prairles OF the
central part Of the state. Il reaches St Louis
from this section by II route lG miles nearer
than any othcr-going by Gibson and Deca-
tur. 1t connects at Bcment with Toledo,
giving an outlet for wheat growing in South
ern Illinois to Toledo, which is said To be the
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