The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1881-06-25
RAILROAD TALK.
0u estlons Asked and Answered.

A. The main line, extending east
ward from the Junction, follows
substantially the old State Line road
AZ originally adopted by James
Stinson, and afterwards by Wal
bridge, Bro. & Sargent, along on
the divide between the s. louis
and Nemadji rivers, crn-nn" he
Pokegama at John O'Neil'. place,
and striking the western boundary
OF Superior about mile west of the
bay. 1t will probably como into
The bay on one Of the avenues be-
tween Stlnson avenue and the
Nemadji river, and cross the river
from bluff to bluff near West First
street, or possibly further up. The
crossing near First street, would,
all things considered, be perhaps
the best for the town and the road
Once east Of the Nemadji the line
strikes Ashland-wards by the
most feasible route. IL is proposed
also to extend line up along the
bay front to the end of Conner's
Point connecting with the roads at
Duluth by bridge across the ST.
Louis entry.
Q. Win the road help Sup erior
much ? VIII the company build
depots, docks, and elevators there :?
A Yes, ii will. The Mp. Co
gets the extraordinary donation of
over 1000 acres in lots and lands
in and near town, being one third
OF the town, as a consideration for
running their road in here, and es-
tablishing depots, docks, etc. here.
Included IN this donation is a COM
pact body of land, containing about
230 acres, on the bay and river with
over two miles of water frontage.
This is for depots, docks and gen
eral railroad uses. Does anyone
tor moment suppose that the com
pany owning this magnificent estate,
will fail 10 do all in in its power to
make il available and valuable ?
The company is able to make this
property worth several million dol
lars, which il no doubt will, and in
doing 10, all the other property in
Superior will be enhanced in laluc
proportionstyly. BY tie tcrms OF
it's agreement with the county the
company is 10 build depots, ana
docks at Superior. 1t will probably
build all the depots needed for its
business, and docks for the recep-
ton and shipment of its own iron,
cars and materials. AS to elevators
they will probably have to be
erected by private enterprise.
There will no doubt be all the
elevators here that will be needed
as soou as the road is connected
with lake navigation at this point.
Q. What about the Chicago Air
Line railroad !?
A. The Chicago, Portage = Su-
perior company control a charler
tor an air line from Superior t.
Chicago a distance of 400 miles.
For the 80 miles between Superior
and the North Wisconsin road tie
company has a land grant of To-
sections TO the mile, which will be
forfeited unless they build the 60
miles by May Q, 1882. They have
recently field mortgage Tor 81
10000, enough to build their en-
tire line, and have vecommenced work
on the land gran, portion. They
have o corps of surveyors in the
field at this end in charge of Mr..
A. B. Schofeld, and will soon have
a section OF 90 miles located, when,
We understand it will at once be
put under contract and the balance
of the land grant line rapidly pre-
pared and built. The Chic ago line
will aid greatly in the growth of
OF our town county, it will develop
our timber, mineral and agricuI- |
tural resources, aud be a grand line
of road, running as it will diagonal
iy across our State from the north.
western corner to the soEtheasterly
border through Is rich counties. I,
VIII furnish the Northern Pacific |
with q splendid eastern outlet: in
tact it will practically bring a great !
portion OF our state into direct con.
nectlon with this great lrans-con-
tlnental line