Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-07-04
Definite Information Received
From the Headquarters in
Chicago This Morning.
CONNECTS AT RUTLEDGE
Will Use Rock Island Tracks From
Davenport to Muscatne-Line viii
Be Built From Latter Place
Through to Washington.

Chicago, July 2.-The route for the
new Kansas City cutoff of the Chica-
go, Milwaukee and ST. Paul has been
definitely located. Arrangements
have been made with the Rock Island
for the use of its tracks from Daven-
port to Muscatine, a distance of TWEEN
ty-seven miles. From Muscatine line
! will be built running through Cone and
Washington and. connecting with the
direct Kansas City division at Rut-
ledge, four miles from Ottumwa. The
branch from Muscatine to Rutledge
will be about seventy miI3s long. This
cutoff will take about thirty-five miles
! from the length of the present line
from Chicago to Kansas City.
Plans have been perfected for the
shortening OF the Milwaukee between
Chicago and Kansas City by thirty-five
miles, by the use of the Davenport cut
off, extending from Davenport to Rut-
ledge, a small station on the Milwau-
kee four miles north of this city. The
Milwaukee company will use the Rock
Island tracks from Davenport to Mus
catine, and arrangements have been
made to that effect. From Muscatine
the line will run in an almost direct
route to Washington by way of Cone
station, where tie cutoff will cross
} the Burlington, Cedar Rapids & North
ern.
Shorter Than the Rock Island.
+ This puts the Milwaukee north OF
t the Rock Island all the way from Mus
t catine to Washington, as the Rock Is
: land makes a dip to the south at Ere
l donia, where there is nearly ten miles
: distance between the two lines. The
5 Milwaukee is, of course, the shorter,
/ by over ten miles.
At Washington the two lines again
converge, but the Milwaukee starts off
to the north again, the Rock Island go
ing to Eldon, while it's rival road takes
n an almost straight line to Rutledge,
where it strikes the main line run
ming through this city and from here
to Kansas City.
: Cuts Out Good Towns.
n 1t is easily seen that the short track
It is what the Milwaukee is aiming for,
81 as there are several good little towns
D. that are cut out by the straight line
( which could be taken in by making a
D. few curves. This fact kills Pack
e woods hopes, and those of Brighton
o as we'll, although the new road will
run within short distance of Pack
4 wood. Competine will be close to the
v road, or on it. as will also Richland
re but the officials drew their air line
without regard to the location Of
towns
ottumwa Will Be Benefited.
The new road will, of course, give
- Ottumwa much increased business
There will be more railroad men move
to this city, which will become ever
more than ever a prominent and i'm
: portant point of the Milwaukee.
n An Important Point.
h Trains will run out of this city t,
20 the north, south and east, and tn
lie plans for the yards and round hous
at on the south side of the river wher
a there is more room than on the island
Id where the present quarters are loct!
Id ed, are being considered again. TIL,
Mt building of the new cutoff will SEM
many fast trains through Ottumwa
passenger and freight, and the passen
ger service from Ottumwa to Kansas
City and Chicago will be much improy
n. ed, so far as the Milwaukee is con
cerned.
>. Other improvements.
,e Another improvement in line wit
l. the cutoff is brought up Just now, an
1e recent developments point to its be
oh ing carried out This is the compile
ry e,oll ol ene WABASH Itack lhlols
Oh SCUM ot.ulhMa 70 .he j, Mil w,
CHI tracks at the south emu Oh tne MllMa,
SIS nee p,luse owe. Ing Des nlolhes iisS
re ana the use % tnls track ny tie M MI
waukee for it's passengers in sendin
them to the down town depot, instea
of backing them to and from the jun'
ton and thus losing valuable time.
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