Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-03-28
PR OJECTED ROADS,
What Iowa May Expect This Year
in Railroad Extension.
1,249 MILES UNDER PROJECTION

Some of These Lines Probably Viii
Not MateriaIize, But Majority Will
Be Built-Some Work Commenced
An Authentic List.
Below is given the summary of new
railroads projected or under construc
tion which was recently compiled and
SHOWS separating those roads which
give promise of early completion from
those which are doubtful and have not
yet reached the construction period
from those of doubtful enterprise, not
less than 5,908 miles under contract
or construction in the United States
There are in addition to these, pro.
Jected lines having a total mileage
OF 2,299 miles. Many of these have
reached the stage where construction
Ils likely to begin within year. In.
Guided in the mileage under contract
OF construction are number of lines
winch were partially graded last year
and on which work will be resumed
TINS spring. This makes a total of
$500 miles of new road on which some
grading has already been done or will
probably begin soon. The total mile
age of projected lines lying wholly
within the state of Iowa is 1.249 miles,
but eliminating from the whole num-
per OF doubtful enterprises, such as
the construction of line from Du-
DuQue to Omaha and another from the
southern line of the state to Webster
City, leaves nearly 800 miles of road
likely to be constructed in Iowa DUR
ing the current year.
Among the more important roads
already under way is the line from
Liberal, kas., to Carlos Co., N. NJ,
4oo miles, which is being built by the
ROCK Island. The entire line is under
control and work is being pushed Wig
orously.
The Chicago & Northwestern has
about 200 miles under way, being
from Peoria to Nelson, ILL.,, eighty
four miles, and from Princeton to
Ma1shfield, Wis, eighty-fve miles,
and from Pelican to Lake Crandon,
Wis, eighteen miles, with a number
OF minor lines projected. The Bur-
lngton. Cedar Rapids & Northern,
which built last year from Germania,
Iowa to Owattona, Mimi, will com
plete its line to ST. Paul and
Minneapolis, which will require the
of about seventy miles
OF line. The Burlington cor has
completed much of the grading on it's
line from Toloca, Mont. to Cody, Wy
oming, 100 miles, and is credited with
the intention of building from Guern-
sey, Wyo.,to Salt Lake City, $50 miles.
Following are the names of the COM
panies proposing to build lines, the
points between which it is proposed
to construct them, the mileage of each
within the state and the names and
addresses of the officers and engin-
GERS in charge:
Manchester & Oneida-Manchest
to Oneida. Iowa, seven miles under
and grading completed.
w, G. kirchbeck. Colesburg, Ia
Pella & Southwestern-Pella to
Howell, four miles surveyed. B. F.
keoblet, president Pella, Iowa
Rock lsland-Cut-off. from Eldon,
a., to Trenton. Mo-, ,ninety-six miles,
surveyed; Winterset to Greenfield, Ia,
twenty-five miles surveyed. w. E.
0ouchey, Chicago
Chicago, Dubuque & Omaha-Du-
ouque, Ia, to Omaha, Neb., 300 miles;
lnder- survey. B. e. Linehow, presi-
lent. and G. R. Stumble, vice presi-
lent, both of Dubuque.
Muscatine, Upton & Northwestern
-Muscatine to independence, Ia, 100 /
niles Newton Weston, president, |
Chicago; T. B. Daivner, civil engineer,
la.
Chicago Great Western-Hampton,
a., to Omaha, Neb., ITO miles; sur
yeyed. F. r. Coates, civil engineer,
St. Paul
st. Louis, Iowa & Dakota-Sioux
Jlty, Ia. to ST. Louis, Mo-, 512 miles;
surveyed. T. P. Gere, president, and |
:. F. Wakefield, civil engineer, both |
If Sioux City.
Des Moines, Iowa Falls & Northern |
Dies Moines to Iowa Falls, seventy
niles; surveyed. e. S. Ellsworth, |
PRESIDENT. Iowa Falls, and B. Schrein-
IT, civil engineer, Des Moines.
FIT Dodge & Southwestern-Ft |
Dodge southwest to Story City. or
Boone, Ia, forty miles E. H. Rich,
PRESIDENT, and A. r. LOOMS, secreta-
y, both of Ft. Dodge, Ia.
]. Duluth & New Orleans-Des Moines
o Usage, Ia, 100 miles; about five
niles graded in 1900. S. V. Wordall,
secretary, Nevada. la.
Chicago & Notwithstanding
Q Sioux City, eighteen miles; Sac
1ity to Algona, sixty-five miles; Sioux
Iity TO Centerville, OAK, about fifty
i've miles. E. c. Carter, civil engi-
leer, Chicago.
Winona, Marshalltown & Southern
Dosage to Charlton, Ia, 40 miles;
urveyed. N. S. Kitchum, president,
md G. c. Gilmore, civil engineer, Mar.
;halltown.
st. Louis, Iowa G. Mathematician,
a., to Rhinelord, Mo-, TIA miles, of
Which thirty miles are in Iowa. Entire
inc surveyed and location made from
lldon to Shelbino, Mo-, 100 miles. J.
y. Houghland superintendent of con-
Eldon.
Iowa G Mississippi Valley-Oak,
lille to Burlington, twenty-five miles;
urveyed. w. R. Stewart, Jr., presi-
ent, So Board of Trade, Chicago; ].
!. Nelson, general manager, Musca-
inc, Ia; G. w. Willis, civil engineer,
MINI
Des Moines & Northern-South line
tate of Iowa north via Des Moines,
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