, 1881-12-31

The lI1le measures titterli miles.
.rh1s Y; new lMs Snnoes tho cppMny to ~
t.h!rn. Racine: & Southwestern, al,tl C1.,cngn
~ Pacific Divisions, and to Dpe't II new r0nto
betwsSi, .Jnneaylilc, lsockton. Isockfnrt.
uf liz mortgages during tl,e gear tin rpn,-
lAny eA,ne Into fnll legn! pt'ss'.xs1nn OF
EVERY mile hf Its Chicago u Pacific Division
;r'Xcs;ptng IL short branch "n the Nortllersl
Tim, ht!Ik Of tho colnpany's work Inns bcen
done " Iowa: Tho Marion Exte,lsinn rim.
ming frnsn Maron.to Council Bulls. 'is-
Eraet, and almost entirely constructed.
fw, hundred miles have ntFealy beei
ifantl, leaving but sixty miles to u: com:
h"!s ]fn; hr, ~ tg t., sp,Ms es Il IT., Il w ,w 10 h@pra@ II @
operation IL Council l91ll.fs by .]unel. The
c",iuany has nlso within tlle year. become
Interested @ in the e1l'strslctit'i1 nt llus
wa, and! i!as purchased tlle ,ii,cnnpletsd
gratlc Of MI oil rtrsl frs,,t Cellar ltapl.la, N
few nliies west frnn Narlon, towarl UttuM'-
VII. Th1s llne IL ant t!s bdglnn,ink n Msw
constructed. which vii! givn thu milwaukee,
81. Pa,li short llne between Chicago md
tlInt pdiht. Ft"n t:n'inettsbrE 4, Esther.
Sfllc tile Iro!I lts almost been NIL lntti, ant
tic road Will bc opened to tratilc III d fnw
werkS.
In Minnesota, tic l'rnton Cut,.Of. although
epetH @ e astneSy Gsa ySa WS IT, e " 1sFnt'S ts srs
Ing +. well Under way, md 7 Is ex!n,cted 10
complete, the work aiti tut tie roatL III "pe.-
atlo'' ear!y Iii the season: The distance be.
tween tte two pulnls Is y miles.
III IlAkot,. lhnr. wns considerable work
tln..e. Thu Hastings! 4 Dakota WIS, opened
e Ashton. running sontll tlt't Aberdeen,
l'ss ns ssn =; rt % , E'Ftl - Ast 81 te '1s IT,
mites hnyc her,! n,.e,lett 10 business. Un this
branch about tn Miles more Nrs graded mn!
!i!s r,,suinE, ycar. IN lie iowa & IjAko,A
/" is G''iia to III ir % sIssuu ,,ver s lias ssa
| co'sall,nate,l by the era'lIHs IN part and tie
| lrrlnll. u .tIstaIlcu Of thirty-tErre miles. y
! line has also been BIZ IT tnsIsteeu miles nurtl.
Of Mitchell, alo'tg tlle .',ln River, tlrsigi,eu
y vna;;. nks coM%ert'l 1sn w!1 sIa ~ M s; a'!isr
nld posss!bly,, wilt :l.c, line building
!lnwn the jim Ktyer, frnm Ahxr,leel,.
! Tic IIn. irnu. bell Rapids IL Slnux Falls. a
ouc,,e,l. The line from Madison To Howard
City WIS nlsu cnntpet,ql a:ul iiit 1T operation.
On tic Solix Ctty y Dakota the rt,stlIt'l Inns
es!, r.i'str"eta ~ iof il ae u sGt,stait' til'
cons,eet!on with the NiDbrafa division.
From Chamberlain. its ,'ew western terminus,
tile company purchased, during tlle latter
: Wnso u rat. S si' frosI' tit hut p"ns to lie lsacE
Hills, a,ld has already opened Il To traffic.
During the present ytNr tic conipany VIII
complete the ShullbsslrE iin.: IT IL possible,
TIle total humber of miles now operated
By lie Chicago, Milwaukee, II st. Paul 1g-
grcgatcs !, lis, of Which ;4o vas added DIR
va curMot conclude ot,r notlre or this III
trinslc corpornt!nn without slight refer
ence to It's landed possessions Ns'tl tue lib
cral spirit manifested towards pop,tlntlng
t!luill.
ally NJ, act Of Congress Of May, 1sc3, the
United States granted ccrtaEn latltls to the
Stats Ut I0wn to nIu IN thu construction 0f II
TSn W. Tss'Sssy IT, ssns s!' cts sr$f'&i FLU fss
lu,Ine now known us this Town Of Sheldon;
and In lstI' passed similar ;;Gt illak!ilE ~
similar erant IL the Stnte ut minnesota. tu
ton to the westtrll boundary Ut the State.
ths 1eai Ghiaaso s''It M'iwaukca I 81. paai Gan'.
sa bs 'ntS s,pr|s Esstssi",, s. x f tAtss is
el1olcest asrlcu:tura! lsMis In so,!tll- 1!l
and nre not sXeelsd py n,.y a;s on ,s
preG,npiinn or purchase, tl:r cn,.,itry ln1
settled NJ, III aftermath stelluls, MI nroliilu
ti,ct,, cnrryiug schools. ctlu1enrs, hid nll the
essentials Ut snclCty a!ln hunu ,IE!i! into
their ,nis,st. They ura lne.tesl III rs health.
fill II cIMntu rs there Is under thu s,.:., unit
no coaMtry; Is better watcred., ltailrna3if
Rsgie i!e @ !, n'sfywnylS s' o''sl atG ts1S t
laluis thu Chicugo Milwaukes = st. PAUL
Company are inviting ll,o world, offering them
nj tllu lllcEest lH,,nlnn! prlces. granting loilf
tIluu nlpi low interest fur the payment, n1.u
otherwise offering Inducements to settlers III
tlle form Of premiums at - per Ncrt on tho
nuuIlvs of acres tlsat may bc bInkGn within
the ilrst ysnr aftyr p.!rcc; Ih's l,G@srty @sy,,at
lfrllt Ut tlla country IL t'Ic cOlilpAttys gnl,i.
. | Nevertheless, 1t is II golden OPbartn!lty to
gel :oott tr u ,,sai 'sltntrt L. S"smtry NV!
Any particulars regarding tbs aclnis!uon ot
tl,ess. farming ltlus tic, cu,nI'al1y ut,
iouls eleeTiul!y,, through Its Land
nsTsrssnt' s,,s ,as a,toafh te akota' Sc'"ay ,s
% roi,s t1e less Willing to mid people l'reter.
ring to settle OF tho Goscrl,lncl,t's freq
lands VI ~ II p9wer nsis Is ,Ms ~ tl,T asye " ~,
world, 1t Is most Interested.
In View or tiS inlucrtectly outlining Of
what this grt,Nl corporation llits I9lie, Is It
our ,lcel!lttios, Mt thu outset Ut this hntlcc ~
regard to It's p;yt III tliutlevelnplAt.l.t Ut tht
Grcnt Northwest IL uhfnlIntietl"
Chicago j. Western Indiana
! Tte history Of this rliirnatt-corporat!on's
rhantu!e,,t 1ilNsl they lu Ut everyday acttA'
: jtics-eycryiuy nctua!ittes aally III they refe'
to business, IN cnllI!inrcc, l1lst ns't 10 tht
juu:llli,.,lu ur period Ut their eonsnlnMntl0n
, WUUll VI. rpIlect this cnr!Ar1,tl0ll WINS organ
zrl l,a further back tllah Junr lsiV, and III
} ex.r,N,l> !enstl, vi illa Is but twenty mills
to 1nl,nnl. aid that'it bus betn tt'o lnea,l
If providing Gl,icagn with. ns!'lla aennl rnlt
ron,l sl,ipplnx fnr!!l.cs, WITH II heatthtu
roinpasitIvs aers!ec, greatly tilesc.sl.i!
J achievement III rnilr.,s..l heefactun'H worth!
Of. place Ii. the au,als of ra'!road!lE !!
tfltsnr nftr ntl1er COUNTY,. 1t III tltIngCEH9F
In rerur TO tl,o recputln,1 thu cUll,pAl,Y itle
, wi,i, III the incp!n.y. Of lts enlerprtse, o
!. tllY.aln,nst insur'.onn!a1n bArrlets st.ceess
J; fully uyeypt,luu by ils brilliant management
i mid need u,bly tn i9,nt uut wllnt II llNS DIM
{ 1Or CL!cuxa III srl!a Ut a'l obstacles to sui
i i'nIs roaI Wis principally built 4
!. nI[urI III ehlra.;te 10 thn cit
. Of to Chicago II t;salM Trunk, Mab!lst., s.
y j.t,,,ls j. lt.cl.ir mid Easteri, llllnn!s ltai
u rtH,[s, yet with III tyr ~ Ills AtMlss!N'l u
) u,Iy utur rulr,nl Wishing MI e,,tra,,ce .
:. terminus l.tte--t!io eoaE OF such nuiulss4
Il. tn1.