, 1880-08-20

since M,sn wftlehnl for t1lat part Of Tho roa,l
lmswretl Anas md )cs Moinrs, giving 10 .lIis
Company a. continuous standard gaMgc lll,t.
to tfu CapftAt Of tho Stnte. Tho length Of
nj fla Ssss ntse ,%s y t'ytf'Et o ts r n'"i III, csDecn,
Imt,prtun:c. IN tho fact that i ,rcaehes ifo
md, with Tho Toletlu tE Northwestern, Vaii.,
Way re- rcd H. CONNECTIONS, for!l!s r tirect lI!,o
tho shortest Ait! CHEAPEST rpttl, tn Minnesota
%it!i inei f6r the operaiioii u lis its Wlnona {
~ M hstsf si,sIyss l(a,9" 2 ssr x'S's!'s swov tor
nerIy called tlla Sl'ebnsgHil d Fulmi du Lie
Raitrnad, consisting of about eighty miles
gf railroad, extending frnn SheboyKin to
Princeton. 0rcGn couity, Wisconsin, WIS a1so
Of this road witt, THO Chieal,o 4 Northwest
ern secures tu cnc1l better facilities for tho
business Of this SECTION VI tho Statg, Md viii
eoi'fer future atlynnts.gges, resul.lng from tho
Asl,ort ine uf sixnlll oi,g.Iintf tliles. called
the Rock River Isnt!roatl, IL being built Ve-
twsgl' 1nnssyiile a,!d Alton, thnt wj!! pr1-
tllc iransfer of el!la hetwenn the old Wlscoi,-
SIN, Madison. aud taIeha Divisions
g. IlIS Con'l,"Hy llas acanlrc. t1le t:aIcla &
;22ontaern ;29! Wisconsin aIid tlle ChicaEo s.
narrow g,nKe tar II distance VI b. miles l,,.
tween Galen,l, H., n1,sl sYotnlmaD. wiz, With
urn,iches to 1'latteville nnl Lancaster. An
Gstsnsl9a x Of the CI,tsago y I9na lns VII
to Madisont, where 1t will can,ect Will tic
lnnlM llltD to Chicago, md with t!le proposed
Madison q Aliiwau key i!ne u Milwaukee.
VIZ SxtSt1S m 'n. wf y = IslnE GostrHts @
Pierre, OH tic Missouri lI!ycr, II making
lilio, Of tl!a Wli,9Mn, Il 81. l'ctcr Isaij.
.f,"i, ,1nd ut os Tracy station, , l.y9en County,
direct westerly coulao across the territory 1T
Dakotn. with lateral branches, Tint portion
sfX 1nlles Of ,wcli.hnI!t steel trasE rmllron;i,
Da;ota bontiary, is cnl7e,i tic Chicago 70 ,ind nd
Dakota ta!tit9ad; ailtf tt,at portion Of tho
l!ng lying II Dakota lakes the nai'lo of tho
Daakota Central Isailroad.
River wifi be a9mut !..58 11tlcs, and tt 10 tic
dntc Of this rcpart ITO miles Of tho ruad l,uI
been completed, md tic truck laid with steel
r!li[s. 1t Is expGeted TINT tho work will reach
tise Valley Of the James slsycrtluting lie prese "
cnt year.
a vast area Of agricultural land In the rc-
g!o,. trAyersed by tllls llnc l!ns already been,
aken up tor sst;i!iiement Ssarly trse a'
lantls were entered by settlers within tic last
two ycnrs In tho l4aI1d OlIce Districts 0f
Sioux Falls, fallktun' nnu Springfield, III
n%sG rs, n nl, to arge q'a!ltles el,,
minnesota.
Fru!u ssrall beginnings there will some m
extensive cultivation. whose surplus products
Wit fnsis trnsporatfon 10 ti.e ralroaG H.
extension Will also open ZIP MI excellent
through route for passengers nl.4 freight By
means Of cuililgcting llI.r3 Ut stages aid ex-
nress wagons from Tie Missouri River to, the
ii!!!s. ii!!l!'!'"s districts of pe'aw0oa and the Black
The snes Of lantls from tho Wiunna & st.
Peter la.ll grant, though necessarily ntIcct-
e. g. both 4 J.! r.,SIN:ct to price a,d quantity BY
lnnds, arc sufficiently encouraging to warrant
the buliof tllut tho proceeds to be derived
FROM tl'ls, source will, ln the future, add al
i'nportant isG'n to the value Of tho Company's
lust fiscal year were ,2207 ncres for tho COIL
slderntlon Of S$as5 Ss5, lis ugalnst 81, ,f04 acres
soIa III tile preceding year:
. Thv AKErti5lte HaieS out of this grant, from
aaaouat s 70 sSoi5 y Fro @ is fis u a,,o,lt s s IT.
l)ccM paid tho s,lns Of Sl45, l2D for expenses nf
14alns.Ot!lcn Department, surveys, il,nts,, ,atl
yertlsln., Interest on M!lyalices 1nauu hefnre
nns been paid for. tllv. purchase Of Sinking
Fund bonds aid boMds cnticnletl uf tliu WI
mona Il st. Peter Railroad Conipt'ly;. vi, lIj
Is t!lc casll balance, Oh h0ml, aud ulere rts.
| lnnbN1 NV W OC 4EE&4hEA %!t Hulb III Nbt11sHk
dun on ln1la coniracts ,nuttrlng IN thu future.
The extensions Nntt hrnnrh lines TINT uro
boinE added touursysteta will furnish new e!e
lnel,ts Of strength and projection, to tho Com
nany's property. Tlleir ,'tr.atl!c will coule
from sotAb of the most rrMluctlye portions
Of Iowa, Minnesota, and Dakota, wliero tho
country Is being rapidly, oyursrcad with
settlement, , md iti,i,iu.Titients: Ile cost Of
critics, aIl1 thu additional business they will
supply cMll be 1Ono to advantage over tlle
existing lines ut the Company ut Il compare
tiycjy snlnll increase Uf expenditure. During
the lust ycnr tl,c gross earl'ings derived fruI,
81 7 A. Or u ts, 'eo ysr ssnt;, hlle tic
amount of Sl,7ts, ,6i0, Or IS s5-i60 per cunt,
and were unparalleled in tho history Of the
Company.
Tic general condition [of tho proportyin
respect tU THO r0NtlWny, track, bridges, Mllu
equlnniett Is better tllan ever bcfore; the ELL
p.nnd largo additions nlado to useir number
lurlni: thu year.
Tlle wheat crup, which is now being l,ar-
vested, vii! exceed that Ut last yoar, while
ne growt!, 9f corn is ;favorablo for an
abundant y!tIA.
Tho earllings Of tho road continue to In
cfcflsc, a1Nl tle prospects fnr prosperous
yeAf tlro III every particular encouraging.
GOING HOME.
Immense crowds tl,roMga! tho various de-
pots IN this city Yesterday, front morning TIL
night who were anxious to leave by tho out
going trains. The trnl.is 0n nearly MI thu
r0ntls lIntl to bo run III sections. Tho mur1l-
Ing trnin OIL tic Burlington want out lii two
ss,et!ons. ny aud the eyenllig tsaIll En four. The
hail