, 1877-01-25

'fhcn there remained only the rap between
Lansing anl Flint ta ~ to make a through Iino
tho Fort Wayne Noad may he nsrd IRON Chicago
to Valparaiso; anl It was evident tha: neither
rea,i r,,t'ld be made profitable, Or could even
my cxuetiscs. unl"as au'ncth!ng could lie done
to make them mnrc tllan lural lines.
Cin!HF these circumstances the consolidation
WAS effected, anil It vas thought tint there
complete the "mt.sing link" But litigation
between parties Interested In the rcnfn,utar
anl the managers Of tho consolidated line de-
Ms sssa h"s a!s[' S,. sS,nswe ever. nn M Hsp sces Il
s: dosar v voa 'ac s rass s t. COMPLETE 1 f9 the
road. subsequently thcEc WAS q lcs!! fight for
ot :hc linz, rcprcsente'l Nv Mr. ". l.. Dinssnfli
xho had becn from. the iirst the manager, was
*,ttessfu!, anu fs wns finally confirmed In tbs
inE this time the financial aifai:s Ut the road
had hccn go!rg OH fron, l,ad tn worse, not
en9uf, i'll ,h1etn: earned To- pay rlnnng expenses,
Ftd nt from "a 10 u GENTS "ii the 'iullur o tiier
par yalHe fcls to ~ cents, aud were not salabe
at that prttc, while thu bol'ts of the rcnnsulas.
Al fas rs was known here. hail ITO phstttya value
at n!l. The bonds ot tic Port Huron end ot the
line wcrr mostly owucd tu Eastern New York,
white Tho rcninsuiar tonds l.ad been sold In
Europe
Tue citizens Of Port Huron .ctt deep interest
in tic road, and wnthl gladly ayc subscribed
funds for its compctiht ha,t It bern In thur
pu,Ter; but as tho city WAS III .ltht over sl000O0
on Its account, anti business 1T the luWcst pu.llt
VI depression, rl,thtng could hu .!one. There
wcrc rcpurts from ttHc tu time that arrange.
lncnts had BEEN tHauc fur the completion Of the
ROAD, but nunc ot then, proved To bu true. 4
~rrar ago It was rlIlNurrll, With sDt.ia show OF
:rntl, that the t;rand Trunk Company l,aA Oh.
tdincsl cuntrot Of tI'r roal, md would complete
pany wcrc reteent, however, n,,l nothing could
be learned frum them Until towarlis the tnT.idle
of tic sunlnlcr, when Mr. 19ancFott statca that
arrangements lad hrcn lnaio ior rs completion,
AMI that the las. rail- woHll be laht by thu 1At
VI December. liz did not gro tlctatls rcgar
|, tns 1t, however, aii9 many wGrc. Incfcd.
nl9us until It VII. known that iron was
at work laying 1t. That work was vigorously
pushed, aud tho last rail- WIS laid carly In De-
cetnbcr, nrc known to be gacts, an tho spccuta-
! tlon now is. by wl1on, lIas the money hecn fur
nisled 10 complete tic road, and who viii
| control IL III the tuturct
Willie not assuming tn know all the details Of
the matter, your correspondent is in possession
| of so1lu facts that have not bcen nude public,
and give the key to ttlc situation. II may bo
r>sltiYcr ass crtctl that III uthcs ra!troad COM
pany !lns fur.,!sncd either nancy Or credit to
complete the. chteago y Northeastern Road,
| which Is te name Of the lIue from Flint to
Lansing. Tl!is Company is 1natle M OF few
.ttIzcMs oi lint, lansing, Hattie Creek, anu
Fort naf9n, ,'.l thy al9ae have suppltcd the
| Conpany's ptper. Whit their expectations arc
may be sur a''sed. and 1t can be unth1us lcas
tilan tho, absorption Of tho w'loc lIno by
| That tic line will III time teeon,r 4 ycry fHl
| I,ortant ;lnu valuable ono Tiers can be- little
doubt, ~ II y In prubabc that the men who havo
Invested their n,ney In .hls latest venture will
reap ri II reward. 'rrom thc aboyc faeis It will
he seen ai1at toc r"al Is at present really inAc.
pendent Of a!f other lines hnlcsa 1t may be thu
pittsbntE. Fort Ma{ne & cn'teaEo, % which
thjs tt'y bc to Chicago tho rcadcra Of Thu
Tnlnu5 ran Judge, but u would seem that It
might tu enlsihyrable. Tic runt cnnnccts here
nG bet wccli Lake. I1uron and l.ake ErIr anl
aiso 10 meet. with the Great Western al Cana
,!a, VIII! I'll llas depot ut sarMta, immediately
| nppDst tho Chicago Il Lake Huron depot iii
frcu "t 10 tl,llb far the prcsrnt wtnscr, willis at
| Detroit the crossing Inns been blocked fur weeks
! past. It will ulso bc observed that willie tho
| New io Il Central Ind Erlb Roads arc bockcd
| with sh.w nt the present time, and will not re-
ceiye "a. twsFI-buun.l freight, the Grand Trunk
is Gtcnr, anu is moving ll! the freight offered.
quite rrr~ain that tic Canada Southern isoal will
have llt.e to tIaIs punt within Il year or two,
| aud very llkc!y beforn another winter. 4 branch
nt shat ~ Il II now n operation To = point on
| St Clair Ri,Ur, twelve Mt!ca bclnH Port Huron,
! npponitc ST. Clutr. wtthnIt busln enOugh nf-
icr,t's TO PlF gor tl.c rt1naiag q single daily
tgain. 4 I'll ort line frsnn ttin branch to Surp!a
will give tho Cn'ia!a Southern dsrcrt connest!on
with tAc Saginaw Valley, and with Chicago over
tslu new 'tnc, anA t}.is that company Is prcpar-
lug to blil.t, With Tho completion of this link
VI ths C.nafta Southern tic Eastern rnilyuafl
connections nf Port Huron will be better tllurt
| those III De';roit.
Besides tin advantages offered to Chicago by
the new soitt, Us III, indepcudcn. competing 'lllu
| tn the East, through, ita connection With tho
tirauA Trunk, It Is llkcly To bring y0u Consltl.
cynble aln''1nt Of trade iront Eastcrn Michigan
TINT las trrrtofnrs !!tcn nsosfopolixel l'y ne.
trnlt. tAlFclly Port Huron MERCHANTS arc scMl-
ing largo os4tas to Chicago, ani tho a4snc Ia TO
douht true at other l'olnta IN The line. by the
way, Ut Flint i also gives you new route 10 the
Tile road Is pronounced BY those who have
had opportunity for exa,nIniHg 1t i very c1ccl-
lent one in point "f dlrrtnc.s easy Gra,lra, etc.
]ictwren Fort ttnron ANIL Flint there are tlut
| n.urc than huff ! tlo1en curves. and nnIle VI
these phnrr, while tic t;cw line from Flint TO
Lansing IL silt to ha nearly straight.
TIE f,,aa = nut r. iu!y ,urp'isA wlth rolling
all that IL needed. Several new locomotives
have already urrIyct here Tits winter, unc com.
Ing in to-day, an.l new passenger ears arc run
NJ lack, and more through trc'Eh. Is Offered
than Van hu handled with present facilities. Tho
tln!c.tns'ic nuw IN operation gives t:rcc through
ireisht trans .latly, one through, ',a,;s,,ssr
Ut ut l.lu .r"ssiis of the Detroit 4
Milwaukee li9:.l, which givrs direct connection
''a'l,.c,l atls! pct IN suoh ur.lrr throughout, In
the spsi@, IT. is extsvtttl that through cxprcss-
tratns will i's l'ut IN tho linz, aIt. an effort
mall. tu obtain stIrc nf the through passenger
traill. frunt ClL:saGo. Tine Hranu Trunk Is HOW
nac W III. lost ust!s tn lhs country, ulhl glscs
tts cln:sc " t'Wu routes east iron, thls pnl}..-
+'Eu hY wuy Ut Tnr'ntu aud Montreal, and the
either ty way ID buffalo. and tlero wnull sesls,
10 Ip. gsll rcAsEl why tM.scnccrs sE4,,1Al nut
,cusc lila roltt ~ one of thr p1eaaA1lttst aud
must Advantageous. offered. The Great Western
a!.u runs t.t~i pI :4;:ngcrtras GavlI day to and
frotl Suspension Eris!.t., aEl this vity. $. l..
NOIriIENN 1'AtIEit: RAILROAD,
l Hpec!ai Muzl:@hlo Tie Tftbuns
! WASHING rns, u. e., Jan. 44.-1f Conyrcs.
taEr, un further nct!Ou with rcsl,cct to til.
Surtuern Pa III it will b. again called upon tc
s,akc saL.ie new regulations With respect to thl
eAlu ut the tiusrsE..eHt and railroad land,
1tu;.: the ls4r. i I,',il,,rI4k mas already htel
rrceyest from The Legislature of Hrrgun pray.