Arizona republican., 1905-10-13

Of the physical characteristics Ot
 the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton
 less is known, although it's prominence
 in financial centers has made the name familiar. The main line of the Cincin- natl, Hamilton & Dayton extends from l Cincinnati on the south almost direct | ly north to Toledo on Lake Erie, 211 1 miles, where the line has fine terminal l facilities for lake traffic. At that city | it meets the Pere Marquette extending l north 60 miles to Detroit, where there ] are also ample terminals for lake traf- 1 fic. From Hamilton, O.. the line ex- | tends west to Springfield, H., passing | across Indiana through Indianapolis | and Decatur a distance of 295 miles. | About midway between Cincinnati and Detroit is a line extending east and west from Findlay, O., to Fort Wayne Ind, a distance of 73 miles About midway between Indianapolis and Springfield, III, extending from Side1,
 on the north, is a line running almost
 directly south to Olney, a distance of
 S5 miles. From Dayton, O.. a line ex-
 tends southeast 169 miles to Tronton on
 the Ohio river. there reaching the rich
 coal and ore regions of that state and
 those just across the river in West
 Virginia and Kentucky. Minor lines
 connect with the main stem of the
 road and act as feeders for the rich
 agricultural, manufacturing ore and
 coal producing territory of Ohio. This system makes connections with the eX- isting Erie system at Dayton, O., Lima
 O., and Spencerville, O.
 The Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton owns jointly with the Southern rail way, the lease of the Cincinnati South ern, extending from Cincinnati to Chattanooga. It also has a traffic agreement by which it has a second entrance to Chicago over the MOnOn route from Chicago to Indianapolis.
 The Chicago, Cincinnati & Louisville road, which is owned and operated by the Cincinnati Hamilton & Dayton, extends from Cincinnati northwest to Griffith, a distance of 253 miles. con meeting with the main line of the Chi cago & Erie at North Judson, and from Griffith using the present Erie road as an entrance to Chicago. This line passes through Richmond, Muncie and Peru and other important points in Indiana. The waters of Lake Mich igan are also reached directly over the Chicago, Cincinnati & Louisville by a branch road extending from La Crosse, Ind, north 36 miles to New Buffalo, where connection is also made with the Pere Marquette.
 The Pere Marquette with its branch es. leased and operated lines fin Mich igan and Canada, is a system of 2,3S2 miles. In it's many ramificatIons it covers all the rich ore, lumber and grain producing territories or the en- tie state of Michigan, with terminals on Lake Erie, Lake Huron and Lake Michigan. Trackage rights over the Canada Southern and the Michigan
 
 eastern terminal, give it an eastern terminal at Buffalo and Niagara Falls. l From St. Thomas the line extends west through Ontario to Detroit thence across Michigan through Lans- ing and Grand Rapids to Lake Mich igan at Ottawa Beach. Thence the road extends south along the eastern shore of Lake Michigan to Porter. Ind. and has an entrance into the Grand Central station at Chicago. The Cana dian portion of the Pere Marquette is connected by line northwest to Port Huron. Thence branches extend north to Pointe Aux Barques and Bay City on the same lake. and thence west through Saginaw direct to Luddngton and Manistee on Lake Michigan From Luddington car ferries extend across the lake to ManitOwOc and Eewaunee. where connections are mace with the Wisconsin Central ana other lines to the grain districts of the great north west. From the same point ear fer ries run southwest for direct connec- tions with Milwaukee. These are the two main east and west branches of the system.
 A number of branches extending north and south gridiron the state so thoroughly that they reach al f+e-
 cipal one of these extending from To- Iedo north, passing through Flint and Saginaw to Bay City.
 In addition to its line skirting the shores of Lake Michigan. the Pera Marquette has a system running from Grand Rapids directly north to Ira verse City CharlevOix and Petoskey : and other favorite summer resorts at the northern end of Michigan.
 This net work of lines will give to the Erie a total mileage of 6.1g5 miles 1 exclusive of double track and sidfngs It forms net work of lines that taps ! three of the Great Lakes and reaches l much of the richest territory in the states of New York, PennsyIvanfa. ! Ohio. Indiana and Illinois. and some . of the most productive territory of the province of Ontario
 The Erie system by this acquisition 1 gains direct entrance into Cincinnati. . with valuable southern and western { connection resulting therefrom. gains l a short line to Detroit and additional l terminal facilities in Chicago that will | be of immense advantage to it. It also ! brings into the line the great cities of Indianapolis, Fort Wayne. Toledo. ! Springfield, H., Detroit. Saginaw. | Grand Rapids, Flint. Mich. and by | car ferries gains direct connection with i the roads running through the richest | of the wheat, lumber and ore produc- | ing country of the northwest