, 1881-03-26
Some Idea OF the importance OF
the Illinois Central.
The Vast Fertile Belts It Ira
verses, and What They
Produce.
An Important Agreement Regarding the
Snfc OF Emlgrant Tickets.
President ooolidgc, Of tho Atohison, Topeka
t. Santa Fo, on Tour Of Inspection.

FREDERICKSBURG fCI4 lilFuIHUEy. l|lU TUhl HIS
,er1i graded froni tho Mexico el,d ren.iy for
tho rAIls. II distance Of Ahont sixty miles, oil
which upward Of forty miles of rail have
been 1al(. I,cyund this for 4 distance of
about sixty miles. tho grading Is neury
ready for tho rai,s, Bridges 10 cross tho
SnLto md rulA Rivers will l'e c0Mplntetl lit
April, when 1t will he practicable to purstlo
ti1e tr,ck-!ayuE ~ fur ns tho road Is gradcd.
Over II distance OF ts0 miles further nun
u1u Mt work in different gangs, chiefly
Mt points where thu grcRtEst natural
obstacles are foi,snl. About l!.UD lnborcrs
terminus surveys nru III progress, md prep
nrattUils nrH making for active Wurk III cnll-
structan At MI carly 'lay. From VerM Cruz
there las hegn transported H. tho City Of
Ing six sew locomotives rendy fur service.
mil platforn, freight, ani p!ssctEcr cars III
lnrge numbers: stesl fails Il 4 ;l tltty,;s!x
"s ssns wfS f m t. s ths y Spf tsk aa y s a1ty t4S
while Mt Fera Cruz several vcssrlS ara dis
| ctlnrgnE rails which con!c, sone frGn Cur
many and sIit'iu fr0n, England. Fostr or
IT. ii tho }nItin'ofo i.oconatiye works. hid
H. i; ,,! sxTsie e. I'll! tnat Iy . ee :,x;,,. q Sf
r"ltu stlorlcd l!as proyc.i \ very favorabis
Dl,r, MID .leren tile PROJECTORS had the uii-
vuntage OF snne farmer surveys nlntle BY
other parties having railroad schemes in
VIEW, ntat Wliscit to5 0,e or a,tathor reason
tween tho Capt,nl city md III l'ast,. a1nl tho
maximum grade Is sevGrty-ciE!,t feet tU tho
il,ls. Try tg;.ck ls ~ Ing fcKalar int tGst
Of Eelnyo nnd lrnpunto there Is already coll
strustrtt, al'ag thu ronte :lesglletl for the
A!Hx1can C.n'lu', for distance Of about
| tMlflS~sereh it,lles, 4 MarfOw-gaNgc IoAd.
pnrclM.asesII, M y, By the Mex1can Central Conlpany
for Sl!3o3O, md !! INV btifs operated ll'stler
lis management. Whenever tEe under gauge
st1lll 10 advanced ~ this laint IT Will be sub
sttnte'l a!onE the exist!lg n'au-beti.
| :. Iln only work yet ttn'lb upon tie cross
Eitnge rDnd, which extends itve i!itlts out
tttill the XIV ol pun 14lias lott,st. Iilis wi!S
"H n"' ~ NV ,,,1 ,ue,' ,,,i NJ p nu1i ~. ~
rims cim,ttIstni,sy, aftentins the nm
strictton Is tilut over tic entire 'lye miles it
was nr'Einally baliaststl with refuse silver.
nre. IlM otate nnthofitses iave iloW RraliieSu
WIyi,n S.nirni o,i ,xI,""nvnr ii,is :" "rn.s.
ine il extended 10 tlIls poi,t tic En,!ge viii
tr wsttclcd. Meanwhile it Is paying hand
s''l.lu returns, tlio g. cafs being run by horse
M n,"Sr. lneFe M M,' ne m1 Ma"ne .e.af @ Mnpt
w NJ stut.I ahuys s',rysys ~ IN are IN nav ~
making. Westward froll SIN Luis l'otosf 10
tic j'ncl.lc tic route il 1lot yut fully ,lts-
terminrd.
IYie siiie Of the Aexicau National Cott-
ls fnr III The tity nf frullcu or nUuut tOrty-
live miles, aud it Is expected rails Will hu Ibid
to this 1utlt in July or August at tho present
| year. Along t!lis strctpli the grutItng llns
been difficult, mud thu construction inelullcs
| three tuMtlpis, :tEgrugAtlnS ilenrly :,4D feet
n ieHEeH. iia SuitiiHti1y atso ttas lf&i-
nsst TG1 t nrni 'S So;,,t Hnttn" % r A. IT. n Ws
ynriifn. Eroin tnIs in,.i,, iii. bra,.rh il In,
ctu.lrI In tl,e franchise, which will cxtent!
fnIn mar Maravto nGross the country to
!n;;atnun. heaf ING ,iiontll OF tn1 tio t'tane
Mrx,n tsntr,l ~" -. T nni,,s ' not Ut ii 9lutsT.
| n,i,,nIl' ''N
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THE ILLINOIS CENTRAL.
Tic lust nHnbrr pf tho A'Hcrfe'tn Ee-
charge coltatns an elaborate article SHOW
inE tho importance Of the 1!lihats Catltrnl Ms
n direct llnc from Northern Iowa aud Chi
cugD 10 tho South, tic West Indies, ujtl
| Sn,Itl, Amprjcn. Tim E,,Iuln,e snys TIM