, 1879-05-22
TIE RAILROADS.
WISCONSIN MATTERS.
Hpsetut Ujsputch to 3Hs Tribune.

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WISCONSIN MATTERS.
Rpsciut Bispatch to Tns Tribune
MILWAUKEE, Wis, May 2t.--Asstssant-Atnt,-
niger John Z. 0auit, of tho Chicago, milwaukee,
n vt. Paul Railway, states that encouraging rc-
ports are being received daily from aoug TIC
lincB Of extension In Dakota anu Minnesota.
Work OH the Missouri llivcr limo west Of latter
sonyille Is progressing as rapidly as IL can posi-
bly hc performed by D. iarge forro Of
1aborers mil tcams with tho most ap-
proved machinery. Labor hits thus fur
been found III such abundance, in tint
fur Western region, that the necessity for call
uW,n tho laborIng c]assca Of tho older cities,
especially Milwaukee, has not enforced itself
upon tic contractors. Bcs!les tic wa1cs for
men and teams rule unusually low, considering
the drain. Along the 1lnr OF The 11ustings.and
Dakota extension tn Biz Stone Lake, IN Dakota
Territory, work Is also making rapid aI,d aatis-
tactory progress, Tlle terminus at Big
Stone Like Will be reached easily before suow
flies. The condition OF tho growing crops ali
along the different lines OF the Chicago, Mil
waukeo Il St. Paul Company Munger Gault
represents 10 be most encouraging.
The Chicago, Milwaukee q St. Paul Railway
Company huvo recently mh1o additions to their
RULING stock Of eight 1ret-class puseeuEer cara,
Four Of these built pr Jackson, Sharp Il CO.,
Of Wilmington Del, arrived onu day Inst week;
the remaining four camo from the works of tho
Barney Smith Company, Of Dayton. O., and
reached this city on sun1ay evening" Besides
tle'apover un barney Smith Company 'aro con-
struek!ng for this IMPORTANT corporation two
clegant s1esp'ng-cars, also two sumptuous par
lor cars, which will he ready for service in few
weeks. The parlor cars arc intended for the
better accommodation Of the passenger traffic
between Chicago and Milwaukee,. Tile St. Paul
Company have also contracted for additional
locomotives nti frcfght.cars to keen pape with
ward, US well a. Nh 1ncrcass Of traffic over tho
liles Tint have lecu IN operation for Tenys.
Tlr Milwaukee, i.ako. Shore & Western Rail-
way Company; have con,n.Gnced work in carlGst
4 forge OF 6lU men, With 4 propostonhte num-
| bur Of tcnir1s, nrc engaged In grading tile new
line, and thus far lI0vt: made good progress.
There scems uowno to be tue slightcstdoub tint
fixed upon "a tho limit: OF tllss seasons work
| teforD the frosts Of aBotlur wInur set III. Tho
spur ling from Ilorsonville to 0shkosl, IS aao
regarde.l BY w. Company 1 as & hxed fast. It
after ground has been broken for the purpose.
Mcsars. d. l.. Wells 6 Co., ut this clsy, who
sacure4 The awnrd Of TIM c0ntract for construct
| ing the Wlnona uni St.42e!ur'S branch OF thu
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ecventy-fye miles west'Ynrl Iron, Tracy towartls
the Dtatk Hills, have allaady broken ground for
the work, which will be pushed as fast as be-
tween: 400 mi. GOO tcaHns mud pFoportt9nate
| III the grading cuu bp dUno With Ecrapcrs. THUS
lnsuriug not only spectl'n IN construction, but a
proport!onnte decrease. H. expense from tlle Rv-
craEc of ruilrond CONSTRUCTION fin heavily.tln-
can be occurred for statiotfary work 1ru1n tho I'M
mediate vicinity q the eoinpletcd linz at rs
mud teams ut 80 prr tl9y. but the contractors
ayoitl % the II possibility Of I{ssatlsnction au,t con.
sequgn1 strikes. Tile c9hltrnctors will In all
probability huiId tl.c entire extension to bo
made this season: VIZ: 1dp miles.
I'll cou.ract BY the Atctissou, Topeka Is santa
10 Itallwny Company for lllu construction Ut
t!clr alarian q Mcrhcrson Branch In Kansas, n
distance OF tlFtv miles westward tro1n Floreticc.
u. Peter's oxtcnsion this ia but rl,c forusunner
Of ot1lrr and more Important contracts for tho
extension of The lines of thc Atchison. Topeka
j. snnta Fc cosnpany. !.
In Cronsa Is moving to aecurc The constrac-
tton Of ii railroad from tldt city to Omaha. For
this purppsu I'LL organization styled the In
CEossu Is OlnnAa lsnllroaa Cumpany has bcrn
effected. T!ic Ionil is proposud to BY built from,
In Crosse yia Cnle.lotla, Crcscu. Charles Cttv,
an'l Fort DMlgc to 0mnha, at,.l the enterprise
will ba largely supp0rtH1.ty tho lumber Inter
eats Of the Black ninl untmr WISCONSIN Rivers
ln Wisconsin. At preAuAtt lumber cut upon
these streams, must be ailc.1 frnn La Crosse
To CllMton mud other points, alMl theu shipped
by rail to Nebraska, Weatern Town, nitl otntr
large 1inc-cansuming SECTIONS. In point Of dis
taned, thu lumber IL no tle4rcr Ona!a Whcn Mt
Clinton t',aM before 1t lult l.aCsossc, owing to
tllu eastward travel of tho river, alll II roa(l
like tho one proposed, which viii ba nearly nrl
nir-ltnc, were constructed. about 500 0, 600 fest
Of Lumber would ,,ass over 1t In preference tu
taklug the water. Hy holding straight sour tu
Enu Claire Tho urecli l,ay anil Minnesota }coplu
would bc able to control q laree alnulnt Ut i.,u
Chippewa River lumber basiness, md, II run IN
nrw nnl powerful abort line between thu
wl,eut aHll roai iclds Of Iowa nnl tho lakes.
But It is tho lumber interest wl!cl, fuels the
most pressing interest In lfio new enterprise, ns
the cost ot raftInE lnIibar down to railroad
connection Is go great llAt tllerc are upout - a
thousand feet difference between tic Htnck uli
Wisconsin ltlyer iral: nl!ll uut fronl the lux.
lumber ports ria Ch1cnEo and Milwaukee.