Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-12-16
OUR RAILROAD PROSPECTS.
The Wisconsin Valley Railroad
Heading this Way,
Some Facts and Figures Relating
TO this Line and the G0oii We
may Expect from it.
From the Lacrosse Democrat.


It has become known TO many of
our citizens that there is a PROSPECT Of
having a railroad to this city next year
As we are now in the direct railroad
communication with no place Of more
Importance on the globe than Winona
junction, the information has excited
considerable interest among our bust
ness men and property owners, which
has led Us to look the subject up, and
we are enabled to give some Important
facts touching this prospective improv-
ment. A trip over the Wisconsin
Valley railroad has convinced US that
there is most desirable opportunity
to increase the business of Lacrosse
from this direction.
This road is operated by what is
known as the Joy interest It's
officers are as follows James Z. JOY
Of Detroit, president; j. n. Dennison.
of Boston, secretary and treasurer;
L. 0. Wyatt, Tomah, superintendent
and chief engineer; f. Newman,
Tomah, assistant engineer; G.. o.
Cromwell, auditor and assistant treas
nrer; Q. Il. Warren, Tomah, chief
clerk freight department j. G Moore.
Tomah, master mechanic; E. L. Bost-
wick, Tomah, master of roadway and
bridges.
The line is now eighty-eight miles
in length, extending from Tomah to
Wausau, Marathon county. 1t is built
through country exceedingly rich in
both pine and hard wood timber. and
having many other valuable products
to export, and its business thus far has
been of such Importance as to give
most positive assurances Of its futnre
wealth This has in fact, been its first
season, as it has been completed to
Wausau only year, and partial in
sight into its trade can be gained from
the shipments of lumber to this city
and thence to points on the river below,
by the barges Of the Keokuk and
Northern line packet company, which
up to date, amount to Il 556. 600 feet
This season there were 10000 bushels
of crandberries raised along this line,
and there was not over one fourth of
a crop. Perhaps as good an idea as
can be given Of the business along
this railroad in short article will be
from the following list Of stations and
their principal interests
Ton. ah-J Junction with the Chicago,
Milwaukee at St. Paul railroad
Valley Junction-Junction of West
Wisconsin, railroad.
Hitchcock Cranberry marsh.
Norway-One mill and a heavy
point for Norway piles.
Mathers One lnill
Beaver-Five cranberry marshes.
Meadow Valley Hay marsh.
Mill Grove-One mill
Balches Ranch-Six cranberry
marshes.
Remington-One saw and one stave
mill, and several marshes.
Bearss' Marsh-Four cranberry
Port Edwards-One large saw and
planning mill.
Centralia and Grand Rapids : One
pail factory, eight saw mills and one
Touring mill
Green Bay and Minnesota Junction
junction of Green Bay and Mime
sofa railroad.
Rudolph One saw and one stave
mill.
Junction City--Junction of Wis
consin Central railroad, one saw and
one single MILL
Runkle-One saw mill.
Knowlton-Two saw mills.
Mosinee Two saw mills.
Weston-Two saw mills
Ke!ley's Siding-Side track two
and half miles long to Kelly Bros
mills.
Wausau-Fiye saw mills two chin