, 1880-01-08

1Hest louIlHEs eNcIlGc SlAe, Split. hHH
temporary tracks. They sl,ow tint there
were fnrgc expenditures In railway building
from 1sG5 to 1s72s; period Of inactivity from
speculative years 1870 to isE..
:, The sItuntto'l Of Chicnso with regard 10
ti'S ~ part Of the N9rtweS md Its ntsrests
snta an'l Dsk.ta WI per!'aps Justify a sot',e-
whit detailed review Of the tlninEs of nur
r1ailrsad companies III 1879, OF the, ChicaEn,
St; Paul IL Minneapolis Kailroal, by
liz s'en ru'ras Yrs sy ey" "'S H!Mnsapg'i !s 1s ws $s
ltpetc,l With tie Chrago Il Northwestern
railway system, It ,nay bo stated thnt its
gross cnrlitngs n 1878 were ln3rG thnn o,G-
quarter larger tlsan IL ts!7, !lul the Increase
t!oil. Il, permanent improvements asItt utitt-
tlolls OF roling-sttek, probably NJ rpatl OF no
Eseater enEtli t:so a.llexl yin ssake 3 better
showing iar u tlle ycar The permanent im-
nn1 extensive spur trark ks 1T. Emit Claire aud
Alelonl0i!ee, Il terminal yard Ut ST. Paul, four
new stations, enlargement Of buildings ut
other stations, etc. The additions to yolltnI-
md contributions to tho color lines Ut 40
cnrs, besides contribution Of l5O ears, c:lcli
built expressly for tho traffic for tho Lumber
The Lumber Line Is mn, Organization IN
Col,lpa1!y is .lss,clated With tia st. paWl i
SIOUX City, Sioux Clty 4 l'aeitic, and Kaslsns
City, y. ,J5seph,, i Council Dl,tfs lsalIroad
March next, OF wllIcl. ao lave i,lrei,ly bce1l
supplied. md arc In daily use in the lire,
with 20 to :D0 common cnrH. Its 1lIlnagur,
loeate!l lSrs 81 antielpates TINT tho lIne witl
Eau ClAlre and MOllDnlDIce, n,ltl II, ,O00, 900
feet from other points on the Chicago, St.
I'nnl Il minneapolis Kuad,-the must 0t
which will be carried to tic Missouri ind be-
Thu Chicago, Milwaukee, &, St. Paul COM
t paiy hnvc extended their Hastings IL Dakota
| line from Molteyttleo to Ortonvlllr, at this
foot of lNE Stona Lake, III, thy western ior-
THIS roatl, Wlleil permission cnll. bo hnh to
cross the Slsseton Sioux reservation, will be
| further extended up the wiley nt the DnkOta
River u jamestown, nli thu Nnrtern Pacific.
EratltnE fur n9oMhlc-track II short limo bttw
this city md Minneapolis, which Will 1,u
nptlint enIiy next summer: 1t entered Upon
tlle year Will, MI Its roa!s In excellent wurk-
fUr the last fnur ar tiyt. ilEnntlls iaa il. OIl
IT.. Minnesota lincs largcr tl4.tlIc thnn ever
iho cl,tcaEo & Northwestern Railroad
Of ti'o Witl 4 st. Peter Division ly b"li,l'
lug fnrfy-sgSeIi miles, frOna Trslcy westward
y. And Right hers 1t Is Interesting to uolu
tlatr no lesy than nite railways urs; prolect
tho CroultstnM u. Fort lNttc,i, built tn t;rAnt
Forks; the Northern lAclne; m extension oi
thg st: Paul y Mullto!,a llnn fFnln lsrcrkill:
rltgn to TIM Missouri, ns yet o,l'ya project;
DHkota ut tlle llead Df u1y Stone Luke, wlir
builders; thu Illast!ng i Dakota, wl.itirE ii
tho f'mt of lllE Stone Lake fol
l5lack ,lli!S, Brunch q, tho Wiuu,,u 4. ST
tlo st. l'Anl 4 Sioux CITY. building; Til
Southern minnesota. ut thu border; a1itl Till
TheCnletlonln, Mississippi Il Western, Rail
rol.l Company llAs built tfty-seyel, ind n,l,.
Mlnnesotn lspatl OIL tile Mississippi WESTWARD
The St. Paul u Sioux City Company, b,
consolidation, iINrchnsc altl Building, llIs Iii
ercassd its possesstunS tll,rlag 1871 from y
tn NO MILES nf operated rnNtl. Its arqn!si
%s !cs; :'s Woe!ssi 's !%S ay ysix * % % 1 s, +
miles; hudson u River Fal!s,. II MILES
Gnylngtan. Coln!nbtstS y nlack Hills, renamed
aMl the Dnnhn " Nehnsku, slsE-tlre'
nolnt'nE to Fort Dodge, H., tilrty.fol
mIiiest from Crystal i:ak. (nsar Mnnkato) +
ieayl9g tic Maisi. liau, Ut ilvror j.aks, mi!
puintIng tn FlardraM III DAkotn, to W00.
sloek II 1'lpeslono COUNTY, furty.fonr miles
Gld hr,'1sl ;,o to 1!t nptl! t1e Cornanys ia!Mis
ty,sisl!t miles. Tils t:mapany intsi!"ls 1T /
hi,Ilti fruin lb0 to AO nitlrS0f ru.tl this yeH,
ilfty Of which will ba fur tho compilation uf II
4,'iala d Ncbnlska Division % connect, wifi
belng selalI Will. steel rai!k.
Thu Minneapolis IL st. Louis Company |