, 1875-08-07

DEs MONIES, H.. Aug. CAN engineer oorps
Of tho milwaukee, l. St. Paul Road ID engaged in
surveying line from Marion woBt to pnlo, on
tho Cedar River, for tho proposed continuation
Of tho Sabula, AcKloy i Dakota Railroad, now
terminating At Marion. Al palo it will connect
with tho Burlington, Codar Rapids d Minnesota
Rond.
Tue Chicago, Clinton K Western Road Is DO.
Ing puat,cd to Iowa City at the rato OF milo Of
track per dav. Tho track is now botng ,sld be-
tweon tue Wapslo River and lilo Davenport Il
~. Paul Road, 1t ia expected that Iowa City
will bo reached By Ito fret OF December.
a projont iH now bong agitated for narrow-
gauge road from. Dubuque to Des Moines, to
connect with tho Milwaukee i Dubuque Narrow
feaalblo. and will probably be carried out. 4
proposition has bouu made, / a.n informed, to
Superintendent Farley, u tho Dubnquo j; South
wostern Railroad, to tako up tho iron on hs
10 the oonatructon Of a narro".eauge from Du-
buqne to Monticello TIA Cascade. The gauge Of
tho rond from Monticello to Cedar Napidd cnulh
bc oaslly changed, and = narrow-gaugc secured
cedar Rapids to = Dos ' Mo.oes 'o'; Il will fto pos
10 difficult to find practical and advantageous
route. SUPERINTENDENT Farley will tAko hold Of
the matter IT certain conflicting intereHts can be
roconciled T. IL certain that in this way pay
milwaukee, Ia in for 1t, you bet.
ILLINOIS RAILROAD COMMISSIONERS.
Spectlt Ltspatch u iha Chatsqo TRIBUNE.
Rpn1NarlE1D. Ill. Auk. 6.-The Board of Rail-
road and Warehouse Commissioners have boon
in seRalon again to-day, and for tho most part
have beon considering tho charges made In tho
Chicago TiH@s against tho Bocretary, AIr. AIc-
Laughliu. They havo decided to go to Chicago
ne1t Tuesday for the purpose Of Investigating
$f,n +rhf
look luto complaint which has been
filod lu tholr osllco concerning tue delivery
Of freight by the railroads. Tho charge
aoau,s to bo, that tho roads are
In tho habit Of Aending out rsceipts to oopsign-
ora to bo signed bufore tho freight IL delivered
auch receipts, tue railroads cease 10 exercise ths
proper caro- over goods, Which are often dan,-
aged in removal from tue depot to the owners
or copslgnoss' hands. 1t would soem tAat this
oi,t M tho aid Of tho Railroad 1loard. supposu sho
owner or consiRn should rafusu to receipt ur-
til delivered into thsts poasessfon+ - thing tltey
would have right to do II tlo contract for ship
mont called for actual delivery. Would uot this
bottlo tho mataer3
CALIFORNIA ROADS.
According to tue Ban FsArclsco Alta tho PRES
ent year shows unusual activity in railroad build
ing ta California. Tue track-laying advances
rapidly ln tho san DeFnardino Valley, and about
3ooo graders arc digging away 4. San Fernando.
IehachepA. and Ban dotgonio. andtAe preHen ratio
OF psogless Indicates the completion Of rail cou.
tnun,eas1on with the Colorado before July, 1876,
Lately party Of railroad men have bocn exsm-
ln'ng tho gap oet~esn Readiug and lsossbu1q.
with VlsW to tue complstlon Of the railroad
between those poldts, but tho Ada bad nos
nsasd anY important results Of their Invsstlga-
tho road must b bull. thia fiscal year, Tls
construction OF that road to give accses by raii
to Oregon aud WsshiaRtou. Ii tieemed Of much
Coass, aud II might kdd something to American
influence In ntttlsh Columbia. Tha sfadIn9 a.,
the roads from PstlluipA to San KAfsoI and
from Collax to 01asS Vallay ~ advancing Al