, 1875-09-11


noy OF itn tcrrorB.
THE CHICAGO & PACIFIC.
Ihis road which ts tho last rai'roal to ob.niu
accces into tho City Of Chlcaro MI its own riGht
Ut way I. ono Of lilo nloet in,po tant railway c,
tcrpriAea to this city, IN well as to thu country
Though which It passes, which has bceu tnauG-
urRscd in tho Northeast biuco tho Gfont Fire.
Its franchises within the city limits OF Chicago
arc estimate,l to bo worth more than tho onlire
cost Of The road bctwocn Chicago AMI the Rock
1itrot (s7 mics). These frlachibea colsat
If tho rghs OF wAy for a doutto-
track railroad through nloru than G miles Of
streets within tho ciYliruIts, rlunis, nB It docs
across tho Shrtli Branch OF the CilIcaso River,
j,lse abose Tho rolling nnd dn"n OH the
eaRt sitlo Ut tho North ihAnch to Chicago n q.
nHc, thrnnEi. section Of the city not lrAvorsui
by any o.her rnlir md, and ultler tue pl eaunt
Eunf.scnt D1ins,t nc: IT tIls 3tats it Mil 10 it-
Eos.,bl, for any company usur to nl'tain such
rights III tho future.
TuE bnCXAHE FACILITIES
ot tile Chfr.su & paethc arc it,trrpr to nnIy twn
o: fflrep If lhn oteat runds IN Tho city. uni for
hNi'ariur to thoda OF any HOS susds tentoHlnY'
here.
Alter tic roa! crosAos tho North Etancl, it
1n'la 80 near tho river aB to eive it ucarly J mites
Ut d0t;kAyn, both o.! tho river MD North 1!rancll
\AtIlt kaHf AfAilHTS III
Jug purposes tue largo .pvnpcrty Of tho Chica.o
Land Company OF tho North sle. alforrti1s nnl-
pie rooHl 1nr elevator. !nuler-sntta stuta-
ylrns, conl-yarA. salt and lime docks. and for
hanl:'n,s !l'e freight huainosH Of 3 road ,nany
s;uoa tito length os the tj1eag, 4 Pacific.
Tnis iMrEe ustent uf tlocsaso a:,a tho superior
right Ut va, tutu tho heart Of tlie CITY Ia i pr.
tiun Of the franchise OF tllis rad, which. when
cunplotei to tue Mississippi Ilvur. will ba hut
i33 II liz. iunE.wnI8 tuasls o,,eIntsng over u
tEprA RI tintG4 haSc hnff ti1rvn ,rtttfea
Leaving the CITY by Dontuln"dAlc avenne. tho
road rnud R'n,nst lllortiv wcrt--ntsru nearly
Il, oI. al, !ir lno than any oho. rad IN Illinois,
II, llr..t 's tho 'iuo that tho iietau:s between
by tho thica % Il t'acitfc shhu by Tho Frccpolt
Ino Of tho Chicago & Norshvastern Hallway,
NEsr OF E1tuI*
she road runs midway between the Freeport md
Dixon lincH OF tls Northwestern Hallway
Forrcaton ut tho tunctt:n Of the l!,snois Co..
.rA and Chicago Il Iowa lsatlrsRda, IL TO tnilex
from Chicago via tho Chicago. Illr1tpton 4
Quincy aud Chicago T. Iowa HalIroals
whoioas, hs the Chicago Il Pacific it will be
onlv los milcs.
Tho f'1stanre from Chicago to Lanark via tho
e., .. d O., G. l. l., li!InulA Central. ind Weat-
arm unlou Railroads, IL LII mica. Via tha Pa
cl!lc it wilt b. only lis nileH,-a saving OF IS
u.ileg.
Tho country through Which The road p.seea,
embracing tho Cointios OF Cook, UuraGe,
Kane, Dcltalb. 0e1o, and Carroll, Ia ti,S rictlesk
and most productive II, tho sLato. aud IL known
al the groat dairy-regiou OF Northern Illinois.
Tho people living along Tho limo Of this road
are an Industrious and entcrnrtai,ig class, msis-
ly from Tho Eastern States, oHning tho fArsns
they ccrnpy, aud operating thom With tho mout
approved machinery, thus producing tile very
beat 1saib!e results from soil which is uusur-
passea in any land.
When completed to Lanarl the Chicago Il
Pacific will carry moro grain to Chicago than
any other road Of its lougth tn tho State. The
road will alsu do
AvEnY LARGE RTocx nrR1sEss.
nB tho saoion notweon Ei3in and tho Mississippi
IL justly celebrated for it" 1ino stock, Tho ca:-
rTlaH Of tho farm products Of tllss rich yesIo3l-
combined With the miscellaneous business whici,
will be the natural noutgrow.4 OF tho towns
which ara Epriuging M all along the line, to-
gother With tho business which such mans1fue-
turing towna as EtgIn giyc to the road--inRt.res
beyoni aii question local traffic which cannut
huip hut mako tho read pay, independently or
any ''throHgh" bns'hesa.
hut "a the products Of tho country generally
Eeek the shorte@t and most direct route to mnr-
ket. wo may suppose that tho through bua,nea.
uf tha Chicago Il Pacific will take catc OF issolf
Tie cnt,ro lenpth ct tho road to savanna, tho
wcAtorn TERMINUS betns. 1n7 miles. the probable
ties a. that tho unfinished distance viii be cou-
plated the coming ses' on. Tho principal points
IT interest a'opH tho completed liue are located
az tho following dlatauces from Chicago: Hum.
bo'dt; "a miles; Alnira. ~; Pacific function,
Orison. %; Tnrner Park. 1o.7; Nlycr paik. 11.5
l}onBanvillc, 16.4 BAIT Crock, 1876 It1acn 2O.9;
MescEnm. 232: Roaello, ZIG; Ontariosilo,
37.5; Daftlost, 20.2; Nh'nmona.t 89.4; Elgin,
81; Kirkland, GG,6; fieit'ing, 7o.8; Monsos.
f43; Dayis Junction. 796; SillIuan Valley,
83.6; byron. 3d..
Tho terminal facilities Of tho ublcago L Pa
ctlo for bunneas at Chicago arc ereel!ont.
. TAR NEW PASSENGER STATION
fl f1rhtAH EHirnrn Tara tnn
street, eaasen.Srs being conveyed by street cars,
which pass ti,s depot every five minutes. d1wn
Chicago avenue 10 Clark street. aud down Clark
10 Madison street. passing by tho Court 1olse
Square and through The very contra OF tGs city,
afsot!ihg ohsscngerd = connection nt Randolph
street with tic West Side aud MiE" aukee avenne
cars. atd at Madison street with West Madison
md cioeB.towu cars for Twenty second street
and all tho latge retail AouseB Of State stsoet.
Tho f1esght depot IL s,tuh.etl cotuer North
1Iatssotl AMI North Branch hrtotr r,-ou1y mi,e
from tho Conrt-1Iousc.-wherp tho Company
own large dock room aud
AMPLE GROUND Fon DEroTs,
epgine-hounes, repair chops, htc., Anying more
central and advantageous location than many
ett,cr lines.
4o chow the extraordinary growth OF traffic,
On this road, re g'ye the following figures taken
from Tho bools Of the ComranY-earnngB from
the 1nt Of January to tho 5oth OF June:
Freight. .ti7.!sd,fI 4H.u3s.17
IA-*enEors. l9,a4l7 ui7l.!G
MIX tT4iA....,.."........ o,es1.1o 7,:HJ.hG
eil.6Gdsl s57. .a69.2Y
It should he borne in MUD TINT these ara tho
earnings Of tie 10 miles comprising tho First
Divistu1l, batweou Elgin and Chicago, ~ the
SECOND Division was not opened until july !,
1875.
rRlvArx CHARACTER or THE ENTERPRISE.
The GtsscaHa d Pacific lses'road IL 4 private
cutusprlse. the construction and equipment do
pout.ng from the beginning OH tho pltvate SUP
port Ut Chicago capitalists. Tho road waa first
built from ChicAgo TO EtRln In tho year s,,c-
ceodlug tue RancT1l cont!asration Of tue city
the unimpeded and unlntesruutad progreas