The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-10-26
RAILROAD ITEMS.

line to Oshkosh. aud from Ashland
to Superior and the Northern Pa
cifc Junction. Col. Bausenwen,
chief engineer of the road, is at
present in the field surveying the
route from Portage to Freeport.
Concerning .he Oshkosh connection
the following is copied from Il
North western of that city:
The railroad committee of the Oshkosh
Board Of Trade met at the council rooms
this D. N. for consultation with the officers of
the Wisconsin Central railroad. There pres
ent, Col. L. u. Miller, Andrew Haben, Gabe
Bouck, Robt. McAillen and T. S. Allen. On
the part of the railroad company were pres
ent, Dir. Chas. Colby, President; T. n
Finuy, General Manager and u. II. Ridde.,
General Freight Agent
MIR. Colby was requested to make a propo-
sision as to the terms on which his company
or individuals connected with it would build
a road from this city north to the Central
road. Mr.. Colby suggested: First, that the
city Of Oshkosh issue its bonds for $4,000
T III cDfclNtFdLlOu 0l niitd TIC IOdN NOulQ lie
built and run hv the company and the net
earnings returned to the city to liqudatc in
tercst and principal. Second, that the city
issue bonds to the amount of $l00 900 in ex-
change for first mortgage bonds on the road
for the same amount, the interest on these
bends to be paid out Of the net earnings.
As TO the proposition of the committee,
that the city donate $50, 900 Of bonds or
money as fall consideration for building and
running said road, Mr. Colby doubted wheth-
er the balance of the money necessary to
complete the road could be raised on first
mortgage bonds unless the people of this city
would subscribe for and take said bonds. Pro
rata rates would be charged on freight aud
passengers. Mr. Colby viii consult the Di-
rectors of the company and capitalists and
will in due time make formal and final pro
position to the city.
We learn it is quite probable that
some arrangement satisfactory to
both sides will be made for this
connection. as Oshkosh is more
than anxious to secure a direct
avenue to Lake Superior and the
great wheat producing region be-
yond.
While speaking Of the Central we
will give place to the felIoning
good words for its new manage
ment, taken from the Waupaca
County Republican:
The Central appears to have been exceed
ingly fortunate IN getting the right kind Of
men for officers this year. Mr. I. \. F!unev,
the general manager, is making a grea: effort
TO get business for the road ard it Is said Of
him that he appreciates that gent.emauly
and courteous treatment Of patrons or the
road is apt 10 be followed 10y better results
than gruti, unpleasant usage IS. He is dis
posed 70 give shippers such rates as viii en-
able them to live, and as will bring business
to the road Ii lumber takes jump in Mi
waGkee, he VIII not increase MS freight rates
enough to cover the entire advance Ii
short, he is winning good opinions for him
self and the rest of he management on ev-
cry side There is a spirit Of enterprise
about these men that does not appear tCe be
all s0rdjdIy selfish. There are prospects
now that the Oshkosh connection will be
begun within few weeks, and other lines,
from Portage to Freeport, and from Ashland
to connect with the Northern Pacific, are
contemplated, and the probabilities are that
they will be built soon
OF another quite important line
the Milwaukee Sentinel says:
Iron for thirty-two miles of the Chicago
and Tomah NaTow-Guage railway, which
promises to prove an excellent southwestern
feeder Of the Chicago, Milwaukee and st,
Paul railway for some time, has been pur-
chased, with tie privilege Of increasing the
contract to fifty miles. The iron Is already
Ueing delivered at WOcdman, and after the
10Th ct this month will be delivered there at
the rate OF one mile per day, and the grading
Is so far advanced as to make it possible to
lay mile OF track a day after that date. If
the town and people adjacent to the line
continue to cooperate as heretofore, the line
viii be completed from Woodmaa to Bel
mont and Lancaster this fall 1t Is asserted
that the building Of this portion Of the road
this fall renders the Tomah connection GER
tain next summer.
And Of the St. Cloud, Grants
burg aud Ashland railroad, divis- /
ion extending from Rush City, on
the St. Paul & Duluth line, east
ward to Grantsburg, a distance Of
Is miles, IS to be built at once. .
Rush Ci1y was so much afraid that
Rock Greek, a station few miles
north, would secure the road that
she agreed to subscribe $4,000 !
towards the project, an amount
sufficient to grade the road from
that town to the St. Croix. Hon. I.
Canute Anderson is General Man /
ager of this road and we understand /
IS pushing the enterprise forward /
with energy.
The Knife Falls railroad, extend
ing from the Northern Pacific juno f.
tion to the foot Of unobstructed log
navigation on the St. Louis river at
Knife Falls, distance of five miles,
was finished this week ready for the
ties and iron. The constructed 7
road bed is good and solid, much Of
it being over beds of slate rock, and f.
the line, when opened in connection
with The dozens Of saw mills that
will spring up at the Falls to manu-
facture the millions Of feet of pine