The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1886-10-30
New South Shore R. r.
All Aboard for Montreal, Boston
And New York.
The Shortest Line, the Quickest
Route.
No Change of Cars Between
Superior and the Atlantic.
GEN HAMMOND'S SUCCESS.


The following telegram from New
York to the Associated Press will be
read with deep interest by all inter
ested in the head of Lake Superior:
New YORK, Oct pa syndicate
of which Z. K, Cummings, president of
the Union National bank, of Chicago;
Calvin Brice and f. c. Olcott, of this
city; James Mcmillan, of Detroit
Norman b. Ream, of Chicago; presi-
dent Samuel b. Thomas OF the East
Tennessee, Virginia < Georgia rail
way; George | Seney and A ID. JUL
hard are members, has organized the
Duluth, Sault Ste Marie & Atlantic
railroad company for the purpose of
establishing IL line from Duluth, via
Superior city, Ashland and Marquette
to Macklnaw and Sault Ste. Marie
Its length will be 40 miles, from Du-
luth to Saplt Ste Marie, with branch
90 miles long TO Mackinaw.
Mr.. Brice said to-day: This road
will be a very important line in the
the transportation system of this
country. At its western terminus it
will connect with the Northern Pacific,
the Manitoba, the ST. Paul and the
Wisconsin Central At It's eastern
terminus at Mackinaw, it will connect
by Il transfer with the Michigan Cen
trail and with the Grand Rapids div
ision of the Pennsylvania. BY the
construction of bridge across the
Sault Ste. Marie river il will connect
with the Grand Trunk line and with
the Canadian Pacific. The line will
touch at all the iron ore ports on Lake
Superior and will pass through the
Gogebie and Marquette iron ranges.
The route runs due east from Duluth
to Sault Ste. Marie. There a bridge
is to be built, the charters Of which
have already been obtained from
the United States and Canadian gov
ernments, and the construction of
which Will be Immediately begun.
There will be no engineering difficulties
and it will cost only 100000. At
present there IS a break of ninety
miles from the Sault Ste Marie east
eriy to Alagoma on the main line of
the Canadian Pacific This will be
filled by that company without delay.
Mr.. L. +. Glcott, president of the
Central Trust company, is the chair
man OF the syndicate committee, and
100000 each has been subscribed
and paid in. Mr. Cummings is the
president Of the company. On We'd
nesday the syndicate bought as a por-
ton OF the line, the Detroit, Mackuaw
" Marquette railway, l52 miles in
length, all completed, and have ar
ranged with the Northern Pacific for
the use Of its branch from Duluth to
Ashland, Wis, 70 miles long. Brown,
Howard L Co., OF this city, have CON
tracted for the building Of the remain
rer Of the line. They have purchased
the steel and have IS ablished their
headquarters at Marquette. The work
will be pushed with~alf possible rapid
ity"
DETROIT, MNCKINAC AND MARQUETTE.
This road VIII Ire sold under foreclosure to-day
and VII be purchased by the Brice-Thamas inter
est in acoordaacewith their plan for the construc-
tion Of lew railway system from duluth to the
Atlantic coast. \ conference was held to-day be
tween the several parties in interest. Among the
rcg4ese- tativcs present were C. 5. BTice and sam
Thomas Cen J. II. Han moud, Of Duluth and +,
G.. Heyrcy. NessFs. Bricc and Thomas represent
the Duluth, South Sh re AMI Atlantic Company,
Mr. Heryey the Rockville West Port and South
st. Marie. Gen. Hammond is President OF the
Iuuth, superior and Michigan Company, with
headquarters at Duluth. The Duluth, South Shore
and atlantic have already secured the SS,0o9G0D
necessary for heir proposition, while the Brock
VILE or Canadian Company viii have fifty miles
of tbs road in actual operation 10y January first.
The charters for the necessary bridges across the
-. Lawrence have already been secured. The
new trunk line viii be about l,l50 miles long.
The actual Eastern terminus Of the Canadian
division Of the new line has not been determined
upon yet, The bulk e the new construction Of
the Duluth. South Sh5rc K Atlantic will be com
plctcd in 1857