The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-01-12
LAKE SUPERIOR &
SOUTHERN RAILWAY
I MILWAUKEE, SENTINEL GIVES 1T AN
EXTENSIVE wRITE.UP
PASS THROUGH CRYSTAL FALLS
President Phillips Writes Of the Territory to
be Passed Through by the New
Line.


Onr reades have heard from time Of
the proposed new railroad which, on
paper at least. is 10 pass through
Crystal Falls linking Lake Superior
with the Gnlf OF Mexico by connecting
with the Illinois Genital at Madison,
The Milwaukee Sentinel of last Sun
day contained an extensive write-up of
this proposed road which we reproduce
here tor the information OF our readers
A new and ambitious enterprise is
the Lake Superior Southern railway,
the plans of which contemplate the
construction Of a line Of road extend
ing ia southerly direction from
Huron bay. Lake superior, TO Madison,
Wis. distance Of 200 miles, 200 OF
which are covered by the route in the
Wisconsin, commonwealth. According
to Si2. 000 600 mortgage. in form Of a
construction bond, running to the
Knickerbocker Trust company of New
York, and filed for record in Marquette
county, the proposed railway line will
extend east Of south from Huron bay
10 Lake Michigamme, Marquette
county, thence west of south through
Iron county, Michigan, crossing the
Wisconsin state line and continuing on
through the counties OF Florence,
Forest, Marinette, Oconto, Shawano.
Outagamie. Brown. Winnebago, Wan
paca, Green Lake, Fond du Lac,
Dodge Columbia and Dane. The COM
pany controls the old roadbed of the
long defunct Iron Range aud Huron
Bay railway, and proposes TO make use
Of IL from Champion, Lake Michi.
CANINE. 70 l. Anse and Huron bay.
This roadbed. already graded, is 100
feet in width.
The Wisconsin and Northern Rail.
! way company, organized about a year
ago, is supposed TO be the Wisconsin
end Of this project, and actual opera
tion Of portion Of it's line has already
been commenced The road is planned
TO extend from Madison 10 Crandon.
via Oshkosh, Appleton, Sahwano and
other Of the larger points north OF this
city. The right OF way for the entire
road from Appleton to Crandon has
already been secured and the road has
been constructed from Shawano TO its
northermost extremity. Construction
work was begun late in the season Of
1904 and was completed about two
months ago. The first train was
operated about five weeks ago, leaving
Shawano and making the entire trip
10 Crandon without mishap. The
officials Of the road wore on the train
making the initial trip.
Construction work from Shwanao
south IL now 10 operation, although
little can be done In this during the
winter months Information efnanat-
ing from official sources is 10 the effect
that work will be rushed at the earliest
possible date next spting and IL IL ex.
pected that trains On the new road will
be running Into Appleton before the
snow flies one year hence A report is
current n9rg, although this can not be
verified to,the effect that the promot-
ers are considering the issuance OF
bop3s IN the snm Of 40, 900. 00o.. the
'mo,aey TO be used In the construction
N the line from Shawano 4fs present
terminal. to Madison
The location Of central Shops for the
new road r. matter that is just now
acitating the minds Of great many
Appleton people, The company has
purchased considerable quantity OF
property ii Appleton. and u is evident
chat that city is either 20 have an i'm
menee switching yard or the sioIs vii
ia located there Aside from the righ
n way In that city the company hai
purchased lard IA ihe extent Of severn
docks I'D the western portion of the
city and many arc of the opinion tha
tho clty will be a division point an'
probably the home Of che shops Moi
kvh6 are Interested I'M the new foa'
ave been ihlefrocated on this point
0it not word Of affirmation hos been
forthcoming. In fact nothing asidi
from what Is alreay known aud whici
has come e. light a. d result Of actua
operation has been learned ot the com
pany'e intentions.
That the proposition u not mer
promoting scheme il evidenced by tn
fact that The company, in the name o
Lenadef Choate Of Oshkosh. has pur
chased outright an immense amount o
property in Appleton and Outagami
county, paying cash therefor. Som
thousands of dollars has b,en paid on