, 1881-10-09
RAILROADS.

MAS Orgt1afzeO Ill d aile, 1919, 10f inc purpose
nf atfofding all entrance INTO Chicago to new
roads approaching the city, as the roads al.
read> il the city could not afford the neers-
sary accommodations, and were somewhat
reluctant to grant any privileges to be used
hy new and rival roads. The cost and diff
ci,ity OF building Il road into the city was an
efftctual bar against any one company build
iIs sucl i rs'ad for its own use, therefore
ills company accomplished the construction
Fl its road for the benefit Of any and all
roads approachln: Chicago and wishing an
entrance thereto.
About December, 1S79 the compally's
road was opcncA from, Dalton, ILL.,, to Archer
avenue and at That time was used by three
companies 10 whom the Western Indiana
Leased ule right M ul uSS t. Of its 5 trackS1ylz:
many, Chicago j. Grand Trunk Railway Colll-
mny. and the Wabash, St. Louis Il Pacific:
hallway COMPANY. After Il considerable de-
lay caused by the action OF lhe city opposing
the construction of the road, anu also from
litigation involved III the crossing Of inter-
seciu,g tracks, the road was, in December,
1850, opened to Twelfth street, and Il large
and col,lnodlous depot is built for the ac-
co.l,nod;,tion OF the three roads above
uauled-sxid companies about tilat time TAX
inr possession Of their terminal facilities
the Chicago Il Eastern Illinois moving into
the freIg!t-hotlst. :;OOS:o fe~1, erected for its
use on Fourteenth and Dearborn streets,
the Grand Trunk occupying one imme-
diateN noltn ar7 ~ T,,a Wahosh & on;s &
Pacific opening up its freight b'1 slness in It's
two large freicht-hpuses. each 350yGo, on
Twelfth street and Third avenue These
freight-house>, with freignt-yards,. also Ell
t:i,r .vere cans, r,,Ted far the l,se. Of the
lcssees BY the Western Indiana Company.
:. The Larger portion Of this work was III
process vi CONSTRUCTION one year ago, but
,,a.,t W., to ~ ~: ,a,r oA'''1 '''~
nnrnr i, tA tta T,ast year npeotiations haye
hso', nu,s1,nn'ated ~ a, pad whcrrhy Ii,e Westarf,
Indiana viii have two adallio,,alfoads run
NM lio ;a ee ,n;lDi1 Guy o1 ,s ,he fh,caen 4
,"nt;, 'iT Rai},xnr fwh; j. hring XIII as n
Ehicson evrnnsion Of fha Erie Road( will
ennneet viii tie western Indiana at the
State line near hammond, Ind, to which
eytent,in.. its line. alld will come
sAeenus ca tll ,ha win lire hv rav
* ~ so,,f1, chi'.aeo < frelnIt.nonse 7ooxt;0
faat v.;ii ha nract.d IN fhn cify r., accom1no-
uaen aa, h,e h tha Fr;es ,,i its connections The
! 1%s,;.,:;1tn Wv ! 1nanv e. CLicarn Hallway
n..,Isn ,,,.,Ia ar1~,u uoaIrpnrs fnE rising the
~ SssinS,, aesg 1ndiana's trScks freieht-house
soox5o feet viii also be erected for lie use Of
this conpany Largs an and d. convenient a;.a i en- Il.
cnnstruciei fnr thesa conlpanies south Of the
e;.n a. exon;narion nf the mileage Of
9hesa twn roads viii show the immense ter
itory ouened 10 Chicago by their connec-
u9s Tooa+bor with it's RIGHT of way from DaI-
tx " isi;c, rn fi,e western Indiana has Sc
cnrad NV y. o,mi hmitt unon a right Of way from
= i1,nction with It's main line at South
Fng1ewnod. east to Soutl, Chicago,
mhsra = rraches The rolIiug-,niIls OF
ne N.'' 9,a,.,met Iron i Steei Company
and he mills of the North Chicago Steel
9.e'nnamy 1.,u u, the iumber.yaris already there,
and he now Timber district now in course Of
construction bv tile South Chicago Dock
EnI,n,n,. xvhi;.}, Is virtually controlled by
1ha Tsnsfsr,, Indiana. This Dock Company
nae ,nder Construction four miles of docks
aiono % It,e wrst side Of the Calumet River
Whun co,nDlsteI. and they are we'll in
process Of Complexion, will give facilities for
= iamEpr d;srricr, Tar s1,uerior to those now
in nse. The docks viii be 100 feet deep,
haya s1ips in fpat wide. with a depth OF
water nf sixteen feet. Each lunaber-yard
viii have private railroad tr;ack of its own,
on Which cars can stand while being loaded
;s nv" fhe ver1 inconyenicnt necessity at the
nreSe1,t lumber districts.
In addition 10 the Dock Colnpany's i'm
Indiana is constructing .'Belt'' road
around the city to illtersect and connect with
ali roads centerine here. The South Chica-
en branch ALREADY alluded to forms part OF
Ibis - Belt road 50 that the expense OF CONF
pietlns the necessary remaining line is great
f. retlllccd thereby; consequently the rates
lar service done Gy the road can and will be
lower M m than , Il he expenditure we're greater;
II is intended. however to have this N' Belt +"
road cnmn!eTf in every respect, the company
havinr atready secured the right of way for
fnur tracks. two of which are now being
iaid frnni So,,rh Chicaeo westward around
The civ. and have now Teacled the iute1sce-
linn With the Chica 20 Il Alton Road, and will
h .onn;, ft,r fhe business OF the intersccting
roads within short period, to South Chica-
70 and other points or roads within the con-
str11ctefI nortion of The = Belt ~ line.
About one hundred acres Of land have been
purchased at South Enslewood for the trans
fer yards Of this road, and ali engine-llouse is
now being erected III that locality to accon-
moda:e 1ie engines OF the company, which
are haino hui1t at I,ittsburg, and will arrive
in slInrt time. transferring of other conn
nanins; fre;rhf.,.ars being the only business
slone hx. ft'e co1nnany On their road, hence
the onIv railing stock required or owned by
the Western Indiana Belt will be these en-
zines.
: A jaree transfer house for the transfer of
freight fTn1n the cars Of one road TO those OF
another f,yhere such transfer is necessary
will be erected at South Englewood. and also
agrain transfer house, which will combine
the latest improvements in facilitating the
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