The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1875-11-09

We copy from n lengthy and ven
comprehensive editorial in the Tribun
OF September 1lth. l675, a short "a
count of the greatest railway in III
world 1t may not be generally known
but nevertheless it is true. that th
Chicago a North Western Railwa
Company is the most extensive, an
owns more milos of railway than an,
other corporation in the world. 81.
THE CHICAGO AND NORTH WESTERN.
The Chicago 4 North Western Rail
way embraces several distinct lines ra
diating from Chicago, west. north-wes
and north. 1t 10 the pioneer road o
the west, and from the single line tha
forty years ago pushed its way owe
the uninhabited prarires of Northern
Illinois to Galena, il has grown TO be I
mighty system, travorsing the grea
States OF Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin,
Minnesota, Michigan and Dakota-th,
garden of the nation, and laying the
rich harvests OF millions of broad acres
in the lap Of Chicago. The magnitud,
OF this vast corporation can hardly be
grasped by the mere showing OF stats.
tics OF its business, but the fact that
the combined extent of its various div.
isions would make a continuous line oi
over 2, 900 miles in length. gives faint
idea OF the amount OF capital necces.
sarily involved in its management. An
exact statement we cannot give, but il
will approximate S72,000,000. The
company has 9, $50 cars, 800 locomo-
tives, employs, 1900 men, and its
monthly expenses average about $500.
900. The lines owned and operated
entirely or mainly, by the Chicago a
North Western Railway are as follows:
rHE OMAHA AND CALIFORNIA LINE
extends from Chicago TO Omaha, 492
miles, passing through Rochelle, Dix
on. and Fulton, Illinois; Clinton, De-
Witt, Cedar Rapids, Marshall, Grand
Junction, Missouri Valley and Council
Bluffs, Iowa. 1t passes through the
finest portions of Illinois and Iowa,
to the traveller or shipper
the very best facilities for reaching not
only the stations on its line, but by its
connections with all the coun-
try north. It's connections are as fol-
lows: Al Dixon, for Polo, Warren,
Point, Galena, and points north
thereof; at Sterling with the Rockford,
Rock Island & st. Louis Road it forms
the short line between Chicago aad
Rock Island, and reaches Davenport,
Beardstown, and the tier
Of counties along the Illinois River; at
Fulton with the Western Union Road
for the territory covered by that line;
at Clinton with the Chicago, Dubuque
& Minnesota, with which limo it forms a
through line and runs through trains
of Pullman Palace Cars to Dubuque,
McGregor, Prairie du Chieu
and Lacrosse; at Dewitt for Daven-
port; at Cedar Rapids with the Burling-
ton, Cedar Rapids & Minnesota Rail
road for Waterloo. Cedar Falls, She'll
rock, Waverly, Pottsville, Austin, MINI.
and Mason City, Iowa; at Marshall with
the Central Railroad Of Iowa for Ack-
ley, Clear Lake, Mason City and Aust
in: mt Ames with the Dss Moines and
Minnesota Road for Des Moines; at
Grand Junction with the Des Moines
& Fort Dodge Road for Dcs Moines
south, and Fort Dodge north; at Miss
ouri Valley with the Sioux City & Pa
cific Road for Sioux City, Yankton,
Blair, Wisner, West Point, and other
points in Southern Dakota and North
ern Nebraska, and on the line of the
Dakota Southern Railroad. This road
is eminently the route TO Sioux City
and Yankton. Over all these lines the
Chicago & northwestern Railway
ships passengers and freight, and very
largely controls their business. Coun-
Gil Bluffs gives their line intimate con-
nection with tho great West, aud offers
facilities unsurpassed for passengers
aud freight destined for any point west
Of the Missouri River. At Omaha il
gets its connection with the Union Pa
cifc Road for Colorado, Wyoming,
Montana, Idaho, Utah, Nevada, Cali
fornia, the Pacific Coast, and for the
trans Pacific ports in japan, China, the
Sandwich Islands, Australia, aud New
Zealsad. IL has agencies in Yokoha-
ma, Hong Kong, Singapore, Honlulu,
Sidney, and Aukland, and
by these means controls large and
growing trade with the Orient. This
line is owned exclusively by this Com
pany; it is largely laid with heavy steel
rails; its cars are superb; all express
trains on this road are equipped with
patent air-brakes and
Miller's paten. safety platform and
most perfect protection
against accidents known.
THE ST. PAUL AND MINNEAPOLIS LINE.
CElroy route), extends from Chicago to
st. Paul, 400 miles, aud to Minneapo-
lis, 420 miles, passing through Harv-
ard, Madison, the Capital OF Wiscon-
sin, Devils Lake, a charming summer
resort, Baraboo and Elroy. Elroy, 2l2
terminus Of the West Wisconsin Rail-
way; it is also the point where the Min
nesota Division of tho Northwestern
Road, which runs northwestward to
Lake Kampeska, Dakota, 625 miles
from Chicago leaves this line. OF this
we speak elsewhere. On the
st. Paul Division the traveller passes
the heart Of the great pine
lumber region of Wisconsin,, going
Black River Falls, Humbird,
Augusta, Eau Claire, Menomonee, and
finally crossing the st. Croix River at
Hudson. A few miles beyond you
reach branch for Saltwater. A 10
mile ride from Hudson brings the trav-
eler to st. Paul, and i'll miles farther
on, Minneapolis and st. Anthony. At
st. Paul close connection is made, via.
the Lake Superior and Mississippi
Railroad, for Duluth, Morehead, Bis.
mark, and other points to the on the
great Northern Pacific Railroad. and
also with st. Paul apa Pacific Railroad
for Breckinridge, Fort Garry, and
points in Manitoba. A greater variety
Of beautiful scenery is met with on this
line than any other of equal extent in
the West. On this through line, too,
Pullman palace cars are run, and they
arc not run on any other route between
Chicago and St. Paul.
Extending from Chicago TO Marquette,
Mich, is 432 miles long. That part OF
this line between Chicago aud Green
Bay is the oldest aud most widely
known Of all the roads forming the
present Northwestern system. The
whole length of the line is through q
region OF unsurpassed richness, in both
agricultural and mineral resources, the
northern terminus touching the vast
of Northern Wisconsin
aud Michigan. IL passes through sew
eral Of tho most flourishing inland cit
les of the Badger State, such as James
vile, Milton, Fort Atkinson, Water
town. Fon du Lac, Oshkosh, Menasha,
Neonah. Appleton, Green Bay, Oconto,
Peshtigo, Menominee, Escanaba, Ne
r..,.oa .n1 ~ Mavonctfo Az Clinton