The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-08-02
ACROSS THE STATE.
Another Large Railroad Line Pro
iected New Outlet for Lumber.

lScCed new OuIiot Tor Lumber.
EAU CLAIRE, July 3.-Tie compile
tion of /. trans-coHtinental route for
the Union Pacific. Il vast extension OF
the field OF the Canadian Pacific, and
incidentally. the opening Of new and
market. for the lumber Of Central
and Western Wisconsin-this is the
significance of the Sault Ste Marie &
Southwestern Railway scheme. now
or the verge Of development into the
active work OF construction. The
project was conceived over three
phases Of railroad evolution, includ-
Ing the enlistment Of abundant capi.
tai. up TO the organization Of II con-
st.uction company. which will be ef-
fected before August /. Tie DISPOSE
ton Of ST Goa 600 Of bonds oat OF the
Sic coo 0G0 iias been arranged for in
tie East. The enterprise is essenti-
ally a Canadian and Eastern affair.
the capital coming largely from one
of the heaviest financial corporations
and one OF the principal banking
FIRMS Of New York city, and from
Montreal. The principal Western
men who thus far appear in the en-
! terpri-e are \. {. Foster, the Fair
child iunibera.aI and millionaire who
| is president of the Sauit Ste Marie l.
| Southwestern, and james Mclntire.
o. this city. who will have general
management of the work Of the con-
struction company. Surveying par
| ties are still ut work in Southern Min
nesota and Northern Iowa. but the
survey has been practically completed
The road will run from REineland-
er to Merrill. and tap large portion
of rsia Wisconsin river lumber dis
trict: thence through Marathon and
Clark counties, crossing the Wiscon-
| sin near Abbotaiord, and striking tie
Chicago, st. Paul, Minneapolis l.
Omaha at Fairchild, this county: from
fairchild through Trempeau.es.g and
l. ltiaio counties. with Il branch from
Osseo, or Se.s Chicago, to Eau Claire
and crossing the Mississippi few
..:iIes above Alma: from the Missis-
sippi 10 Eso,u, Mimi. whence two
routes have been surveyed. one iiue
going to Sioux City and the other to
Council Bluffs. where it joins the Tn
ion Pacific an! gives the latter road
il route from the Missouri river, by
way of the new road, the Sault Ste.
Marie l. Atlantic and the Canadian
Pacific, IL the -eaboaad. between 200
and 800 miles shorter than any other
line. The Union Pacific and the ca
madam Pacific (the latter already
icon;roIin. the s;,,ult Ste. Marie & At
lanticj will then combine for the ey-
change OF through business 1t il
more than likely that the Canadian
Pacific i'll bear about the same rela-
ton to the new road as i: bears TO the
SauIt Ste. Marie l. Atlantic, and the
new road vii! be in shape, with the
backing it will have, to make IFS owI,
freigh: rates, while the Union Pacific
will get Well to windward of the In
terst;.te Commerce law by the ALI
ance with tile Canadian Pacific. with
the new road Us i. link OF the route to
the Eastern seabord. The new road
will also give a route for Chippewa
river lumber to the Missouri river,
| 100 miles shorte, tnau aly lina FROM
Chicago TO the Missouri, and will rev.
olutionize the lumber industry of this
section by enabling all the manufac-
lures TO cut their lumber Oh this river
and ship by raj! to the Southwest, in
stead Of rafting ii or running half the
annual cut oi logs by water to Missis-
| sir,i river mills to be sawed. The
| outings here given of the status of
| the enterprise i.re obtained tro.n alb
solute!y reliable authority. Nearly
| 500, coo has been expended in sur
yeys. negotiations for rigm-o. way,
Obtaining statistics of business, and
other prcliiniilar. work. Milwaukee
'aentinel correspondence.