St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-08-12
Wisconsin Central People Thought to be
Formulating Plans to Extend
to Chicago.
It Has Money TO Back It if st. Paul
viii Not Furnish It Proper
Facilities.
and Rates From Chicago Going
to Pieces.
Hiland's New Position With the
MiIlers' Assocfation--Tarif and
General Notes.
wisconsin Central Affairs.
special 70 the Globe.

Special 70 the Globe.
MILWAUKEE,. Aug. 1.-THE announce
ment of the letting of the contract for the
new line of the Wisconsin Central from
Sehleisingerville to Chicago, created de-
cided sensation in railroad circles to-day
As said yesterday, notwithstanding the de
mails OF the Central people using the
term as 4 convenient designation.
the general feeling is that the initiatOry
steps for new line were taken some time
al-O. and that finishing details have been
and are on the eve of being conSummated.
That the Central will go 10 Chicago is now
beyond the province of doubt; if not
over tine St Paul. then by a line of its own.
As much As this was admitted To the
GLOBE correspondent recently by a high
official OF that road. The long delay of the
st. Paul people in making a reply 10 the re
quest OF the Central can naturally have but
one meaning. II has now been seven
months since the Central made its request
for track facilities between SchleiSingeryille
and Chicago. 1t is reasonable to
suppose that Mr.. Mitchell and
Mr.. Miller, TO whom the matter
was referred. have long ago settled the rel
alive advantages and disadvantages of
granting the request. Still it is announced
on both sides that no reply has been made
The Central people are not lacking in per-
eeptiye qualities. and il is now understood
have used the attitude of awaiting 4 reply
Is cloak To cover prepar-
atoms for prompt construction of
a new line. The idea that the Central
would build has been ridiculed by its
antagonists up to within q very recent date.
on the score of alleged lack of financial
backing. 4 gentleman intimate with the
inside workings of affairs said on this
point: "A mistake is made in suppOsing
that a lack OF money Will prevent the
construction of new line. As matter OF
fact, the financial backing has been pro-
vided for some time. Those who look upon
the Central as a mOneyless corporation
should stop and consider what has been
done in the past. The present
lines which 90 10 make up
the Central system have been built
one after the other, with but little talk or
display, but they have been built Just the
same, contractors paid promptly. the road
equipped and placed in running order
Now, having constructed the 400 or 500
miles of road which forms the present sys-
TEN. IL Is not unreasonable to SuppOS
that If il found it desirable to
build another 100 or $50 miles the money
will be forthcoming for that purpose. I
tell you plainly that it was the policy which
has been pursued in the construction of
these different sections that has made the
road close communion one. None of its
stock has been hawked about on the mar
ket. 1t IS not a subject of speculation, but
IS quietly absorbed by members of different
lines and lan away. The consequence of
that system can be reduced year after year
without any danger of being absorbed by
any great manipulation. While people gen
orally look upon the road as a One-horse
affair. it IS really the embodiment of
SOiidity. All this must be borne in mind
when discussing the question OF whether
the Wisconsin Central can. or viii, build.