, 1877-02-09
TIE RAILROADS.

boar1l. Now that this foad Is to 10 W1ue BILL
more Important through tho completion Of m
Independent line to Port Huron. some facts re-
vnntares Of this s1y can,,ot fail to To Of In
wsn yrs BY ipss1 Ea sst q dfena7e gnaE5si' @
coastr!!no oxtcndins from tho mouth Of q:
Clair nIycr to MackEnac, aan,s boo i,.llcs
III length, nnl ,cadquarters. at Port ]iuroi:
Previous 70 that time rort iimro', ,,i i!s.l
the business sl,su st Eost lfuron exceeds thatot
Detroit In nearly ala departments of tte customs
rervicc. Alure Immigrants entcr tho United
aatcs at ts port tan nnT oter YES: c1scpt MeT Nr
i,- with 1874 having becn 8iaa1D md since that
ttino tho rroI,nrtiun, us compared with New
Ynrk ai,d other porte. has beci quite as large,
hayls I1's Ma See IL @ W Ts,o foilowe statistics for
tue sa1nc yCar will also be Of Interest. as slow.
lt.g tl,c tusness donn NJ this port, In much OF !,
which Chicago is directly intorcrtcd:
yelas ct Import: tot tnet0f 2i 9Ss
Amount Of dulles collected IL eo.n.... 1Ht3l7
Amount Of duties on Eoods for the In M ~,o
terror * ~, IN
inties on merchandise for a*portatIoa o.- -,
yaias IL t'ta y ilee god. 55i i0
During tho same year the Grand Trunk Rail"
road Company crossed Ut tlia point 1871, l1o cars
an average Of 45) per day. - .,.
mort. a,,,i Fl lie Grand Trunk Hallway, md viii
give SUNG idea Of tho adyafsagcs Chicago may
derive from the completion of thc Chfrugo "
ti,c Chieoeo, Fvrt Huron l. Canntiu) us Of, indc.
nen,icnt IND 10 Tits ptIut,
Tie new {ioyrrn1,cnt building In this city, Is
nearly completed, md vii 6e occupied i'y alIc
III" nrt nroyitifnr for thr CONSTRUCTION OF this
bui.!Iil: was p.sscd by Congress juno 10, 1877,
but work was not commenced until II ycar lotcr.
sits ioyinT rat s1f1.OOO. onc.|nIf Of which was
tIu,tatcd by nr0perty-owtcra In tho vicinity. Tho
nri~iuai nnDrpprintiop was $oio,0OO, but
,nn sssual t1et Ias been about $nai,-
~, nnI "' TSc ,yors has Leen donc , urulcr
tlu. sunertulcudruco of Atr, ueorge IL.
sense WHO lluI charge of ftlcconstrlctun Of the
f;nvSrumcnt butItlItlTa at 81, panl, Mlnu., and
Cairo til, aud Ia undoubtedly QUO of The moet
cmrrf1,l mil comnctent Dui!tlurs in the country.
Vrars hns hseu ia tra,l,le with Interior wurk Or
n,atcrai lerc, liku th9t experienced III tho con-
xtr,,tt;ou Of lie Goycsunlcnt building In CHI
esiy Tnc oscn,cnt s.orv. containing the hot-watcr
bcn,ine m,,nnratt,s ani other cotircnictccs, u,,l
rtnns fsr Tic storeae of bunlc{l goods, ID cou-
s,,csn II woekn,anshin la L. Inc ID nnt surpassed
r. H. -. ,,,,ntrw' Thc hm1iImr IA thrce stories
irh II In nhoyn tiia ,asemcut TIC walls being co,..
.tr1,,ctri ri Bnrrn snnlst1ne. perfgct,Y finished,
narEs'I s III, Irirk. Tho tyja III architecture ii
c.Mnnstir Italian nrcvaijinp. TlIo roof le ri
cnnarr hi inn,lsorno doino surrno,1nts tho
etr,ctr,rG Tllo ttrst stors islevotcd entirely to
anI an ni'eu snSrncses rsS IN
IL" ymg ri Gores, drawers, ctc. The SECOND
mi nn sh,ri storcs aro Divided Into rooms
far the Collector IT Customs and his force, and
nttrr tIuitnd Stntce ofIlcinia lacatcd here. tho
iinitni States Cot1rt-roorns occupying a portion
air ron fron, llotewatcr coils In Tie basement, and
each room Ia supplied with grate for burning
ss,a'. y;ss sts wstMl,"esk throughout IL o'ack"a-
hnt anu nutsernnt. workmanship, ,r, 6,., ,hts
,u,sar Il t'rohs,i,ly tic lnest In NttchIo1u, 1ot
excepting tilo State Capitol at Lansing, which Is
,nuel. lnrges nn! more costly, II Is, indeed,
moe! of sl9nowesS 9ats.c, we nos9 u ,Hfo,o saiea
sas!ty 3. satt!s n t1e x!.ols siEastSrs I; s;a;
za.a XII r. ~ W., wr; Ins hcrn .onc viii ercat
nrose rat ~ t"g , MG, M 's ths. rycn tn "st tsr
i Hemosiass " arc obliged 70 aeknowiedee that
nSt ''1s H. IN IN nv liz cfcnt Rner1StuIcnt
sTe"s as, 10 oao W '"o s4'e''"' e"p1'''''''4''''
All SSn1I Wiii Sc o,crycd TINT Port Huron is nov
lin mai mnortnnt 1s,rt Of entry on tic " i,olu
~ ,S m"v"r,,;nSt @ hnn 1aa ayerv so,
rnors% tu Mu% ~ III % irarsacam RI g'ycr1,nrnt
sas'nsss. r %th III, Sest siver.ssossiag o. tAe
Canadian frontier Melisan; VIII hars oil I'll, tS
Gnnaai trmK % rdsoaas ao se;W eGterl"g oau NH
thS o pa We,er rk a Gaa sessx xx rsaas s naro
, anl NIL Independent linn to Cl'seaso, "hseu
crosscs aud connects with nearly every othel
H1m Hra.; ~ n nn,,pen.a I noipt can1lot be doubted
T. H. a1so ryiti"nt tint tha rclattuns bctwcc1
Gmeaso anu aots mant ~ ~his SI IN IT,,
t1lo lataIG tho ansaa.1aecs T., n1n S.icn%o w ~,
Huron Will bo very great. wlllo 10 ClllctHo tuct
: : taay not te entirely insignificant. 4. u.
} ~ roIn s,,.,,n. dA .,c,~a,,, .
, Tho managers u t'o Ct'eaRo' A!n"n"hco @
. st, Paul got very angry roccatly because th'
cht,.v,, . Nort1uynsttt., ltallrnnl1 had iss,a
en'sHso ~, 49, ,s".. -. O. H., ,.,i.,. n,n
, orders to call tlc nne 70 st' !aHl "laeh Roc
. | nyer thu Northwestern aud West Wisconsin
1,"n.,s ,ho u cl,tcovo. H. Pm, 4, Aim
! lsoaus la1 ~. .,.s ,u.,s.s,.
! neap0lls Ltnc.' IIas was coahaeret
m ;nfrtncc,ucnt an the title of thutr roai b
: H., siiiwnmEro d St, PAUL nlataUcrs, viii
!, ,",n",I th"t tho NnriIwcsteru tt,0ufn liai Jotl
nH!"!sa .tas ~ @ ssn.,;i"r rnliR TIoItnrr thrI
io uecGaEe tMu Ins H., tu, y. tha hssr"