Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-02-28
PROBABLE SALE OF M. & S. E. ROAD.
The Princeton & Northwestern Said TO be the
Fortunate Possessors.

On Tuesday of this week the pur-
chase of land along the right of way
between this city and Neko1Sa was
stopped by the land commissioner of
the Northwestern road aud W. K.
Cook, their local representative here
who has been making purchases for
the company. was called into Chicago
for consultation. The work of the
commission appointed by Judge Webb
was also suspended along this line.
| Only one reasonable inference can be
drawn from this sudden change in the
affairs of the company here and that
| is that the Northwestern has absorbed
or is about to close deal for the NJ. &
S. E. road, which they have been try
| ing to do since their operations in this
locality first began.
No purchases have been made bv
the Northwestern between here and
MarShfield and only S5.160 worth of
property between here and NekOoSa
has been bought, and this property
| lies in aud about South Centralia ana
will be of service to the road even
| though it possesses the NJ. g S. E,
road. The following are the pieces of
| property referred to:
Chas Karberg, South Centralia. four
| lots, two houses.
Jas. Hurley, South Centralia, two
| lots. house and barn.
| Johnson s. Hill Co., South Centralia,
| two lots. one house.
| August Niemann, South Centralia.
three acres with dwelling house.
Anton Cola. 100 foot strip across
four lots in Wickham'S sub division.
| Dwight Green in Wickham's sub
division. lot 6, block 9.
Louise LaVigne, lots 6, I, s, 9, 10,
block s, Wickham's subdivision.
F. J. Wood, , lots, Wickham's sub
| division.
The passing of the Marshfield &
Southeastern road, recalls the fact
that this line is peculiarly the pro-
| duct of Grand Rapids enterprise and
business activity. 1t was organized
by local company, IL years ago,
Centralia & NOrthern r. R. Thos.
e. Nash, now president Of the
NekOoSa Paper Co., was the president
and general manager of the road, and
f, j. Wood, cashier of the Wood
tary. Local citizens invested in the
| olOOh vi UIIC HC" COlll pdly w Uuc
amount Of 100000. Walter A. Scott,
whose father was at that time inter-
ested in the Port Edward'Ssaw mill
and thus greatly interested in the
| building of the road. took the contract
for building it, receiving a pay stock
and bonds of the road. The road
finally got into financial difficulties
and into the courts and by order of
the court was sold and w. A. Scott
bid it in. Nearly all of the local
Stockholders lost their investments in
this venture, and many Of the business
| men about town have certificates of
stock in this defunct corporation
which they preserve as relics of their
| business experiences. Mr. Scott
changed the name of the road to the
MarShtield & Southeastern, and by
the growth of the paper mill industry
in this locality the line has become d
valuable piece of property, especially
SO to some great trunk line of road.
lt is 80 miles long anG has good ter
minal rights and franchises in the
towns Of MarshfielG. Grand Rapids.
| Port Edwards and Nekoosa, although
| the road bed and rolling stock is of no
great value. Many Grand Rapidsites
hoped it would pass into the hands of
the Wisconsin Central SO that it
would give this city another big, COM
peting line of road, but in the hands
Of the Northwestern n it is sure to be
of more advantage to the city than it
has been heretofore.