The diamond drill., 1906-04-28
ANOTHER EXTENSION
RUMOR is SPRUNG
SAYS NORTHWESTERN WILL ExeND
TO MASS CITY.
iIu BUILD FROM SAUNDERS
Report Say, Ina, surveyors are IN the
Field and Ths, the Actual Coz.
strustion Will Btsn Shortly.

Thefs have ss,eh 20 nsny rumors
concerning the extension ct the
Saurie,s branch os the e. 4 y. W.
railrosl that the public begins 70 look
with esepticism npou any new dope
handel out regarding the intentions OF
the Northwestern system
Notwithstanding this, q new report
IL ia circulation that certainly IL good
reading il not gospel. II originates 10
The copper country and WAS gwen
currency through the columns OF the
Hancock Evening journal which. by
the way il generally well informed mp
on such matters
The report says tina, the Northwest
crn intends building this summer from
Saunders 10 Mass City 70 connect with
the Copper Range and the writer of
I the article claims u have good au-
I thority for his assertion.
The article referred 10 Is as follows
a connection at Mass CITY between
I the Copper Range and the Chicago, a.
North Western railroads, mention Of
which was made by The Evening
journal some weeks ago. is now prach
cally an assured thing Tie North
Western Company has a force OF sur
yeyOrs ana engineers 80 work laying
ont route from Saunders ~ Mas the
route which IL was stated woud b.
built AMI there j. every likelihood
that within the very near future
official announcement - sueh con.
nection will D. made
The Evening Journal has IL on
what IL considers the very best of
authority that the work on the eN.
tension u the North Western line from
Saunders 70 Mass Nill soon be com
menced and that immediately upon it,
completion passenger and freight
connection with the Copper Range
system will T. made
Whether or not this will alIect the
Copper Range connetcion ~ Mass
with the Chicago. Milwaukee a S.
7 Paul road - not known. but it il not
thought that IT will A. the ST Paul
now connects with both the Copper
Range AMI the south Shore, while the
North Western only connects with the
latter road IN the event that the new
Macs connection Is made, and there Is
y little doubt that IL will il would not
! be surprising. and this will most ike
\ Iy happen TO see through passenger
service from Calumet 10 Chicago. via
the Copper Range and North Western
similar to the through service by the
St Paul road over the South Shore and
I is own system.
In the event such a service IS insti
tuted the Sonth Shore would likely
haul the North Western sleeper from
Negauuee. ~ the through train in
stead Of going to Negaunee. would in
all likelihood 90 through Saunders and
thence over the new extension 70 Mass
coming 10 Houghton. Hancock and
Calumet over the Copper Range sys-
tenn.
1 1t II we'll known fact that such a
connection has been under considera-
tion by both the Copper Range and
North Western officials for long time.
There were rumors % the effect that
1 the ST Paul road. In an effOi 20 offset
any negotiations between the other
two systems. was figuring on running
it, passenger trains over the Copper
Range instead of the South Shore road.
This plan. however. IL net considered
10 be feasible by those in position TO
know
1T Is argued that II the 81 Paul
ran its passenger trains over the Cop
per Range into this section there
would he = possibility Of it, losing ito
connection with the South Shore sys-
TEN, which would mean the loss Of all
the iron country business. owing 70 It's
northern terminus being nc Champion.
The North Western. on the other hand
would lose very little by connecting
with the Copper Range a. ita tracks
run into Negaunee and Ishpeming. and
entrance to Marquette could he made
over the Marquette a. South Eastern
road. thereby giving il a maui for
practically the same territory AS II II
continued under its present connection,
besides which IL would get all the
Copper Range business something II
now has no share ia.
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