Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-09-17
milwaukee GUT OF
Annual R report Of c. NJ. & ST. 2.
Throws Light on the Conn
pany's Policy.
The Cut Off Will Shorten the.
Chicaeo.Kansas City Line
1896 Miles.
Green Island Cut Off Also an Elk.
pensive Piece Of Rail.
road Work.

Davenport, Sept. 17.-The thirty
seventh annual report Of the Chicago,
Milwaukee & st. Paul is of special in
terest as being the first official an
nouncement from the company of its
plans in regard to the Milwaukee cut
| of. In describing the movement of the
road to secure a more direct line be-
tween Chicago and Kansas City the re-
| port shows that there has been begun
| the construction of line from Ashdale,
| ILL.,, to point one and nine-tenths miles
south of Thomson. Ill. a distance of
1857 miles; and from Muscatine, Ia, to
Rutledge. Ia, a distance of 1898 miles.
These new lines, together with the joint
1 use of the lines of the Davenport, Rock
lIsland & Northwestern from East Mo-
line to Davenport and of the line of the
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific from
Davenport to Muscatine, which has
been acquired, will shorten the distance
\ between Chicago and Kansas City 31.36
miles. The total length of lines to be
1 constructed is 9065 miles, at an estimat-
ed cost of s2,s66,932.
The significance of the above is to be
found in the fact that it definitely de-
! termines that at least part of the BUSH
mess over the cutoff is to be routed via
the Illinois side of the river and come
to Davenport over the lower bridge. 1t
is probable that some of it will ALSO be
routed over the Davenport Clinton line.
which has always been taken to be the
better line for the fast trains. doing
away with the necessity of their run
ming slowly for several miles thru Rock
Island and Moline and doubling on their
track to come up to Davenport after
crossing the bridge. or returning to the
bridge after coming UP to Davenport
from the southwest.
4 The shortening of the Chicago, Mill
waukee & ST. Pauls line by 31.96 miles
leaves the mileage of the Chicago Kan
L sas City lines as follows:
Miles
4 Atchison. Topeka & Santa Fe...... 1854
Chicago 81 Alton ....... J. ..4SS.6
Chicago, Milwaukee & ST. Paul. 10000
i Chicago Rock Island & Pacific. ..5l7
u Chicago Great Western. !. ..597
!. The new line that the Chicago, Rock
( Island & Pacific is building south from
1SiSApii W ANhiisdS 10y Viii S1iOttSl lid
line SO that it will average up to the
!. Burlington, it is said. The new line is
in process of construction
1 The Chicago, Milwaukee & ST. Pau
: line from ChicagoSto Moline will here
) after be 1857 miles, of forty-thr mile.
shorter than the c.. r.. /. & p, and viii
be the means of putting Elgin on q
main line from here. The distance to
Rockford is also shortened and is now
, 110.67 miles.
Another item in the Milwaukee's re.
port that is of interest here is in regard
to the plan for reducing the grade o.
the Chicago and Council Bluffs division
in Iowa by the construction of 119'
miles of road between Green Island ant
a point three and fourteenths mile.
west of Preston. This line is now UNI
der construction at cost of $3.50, SIG
This, line will only reduce the distance
: between Chicago and Omaha by les.
than half a mile, but the reduction O
the grade will be the means of permit
!, ting an increase of speed just west o
Sabula.