The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-07-20
Contract Let For a Connection With the
Walsh Road al Quinnssee.
IT MAY MEAN ACQUISITION
OF the Wisconsin & Michigan by the Mil
wsukee Road and an Entire Change
Of the Railroad Map.

road for the building Of connection
with the Wisconsin a. Michigan road
at Quinnesec. or Cundsy. as the station
at the end Of the W. a. NJ. is known.
This news created great deal OF stir
In railroad circles up here and much
speculation is on as 10 the meaning OF
the move. Some we'll informed people
believe that the ST. Paul has virtually
acquired the W. a. NJ. while others
hold to the opinion that the move is
more for the mutual benefit OF both
companies.
For some time there has been talk of
the St Paul extending TO Norway.
Engineers have been at work q long
time trying 10 solve the problem for
Norway is hard place TO get into.
The w. a. NJ. hnds the same difficulty
in getting into Iron Mountain. or did
before the financial crash Of It's princi-
pal owner, John X. Walsh.
The W. a. NJ. has the desired en-
trance 10 Norway and the st. Paul has
the desired entrance 10 Iron Mountain.
BY joining forces both companies are
benefited.
This move on the part of the Mil
waukee will be watched with interest
as upon IL may depend much Of the
proposed railroad development Fin this
peninsula. especially the Iron River
extension with which Iron county
interests are so much taken up.
In this connection the Iron Mountain
Press says.
The Chicago Milwaukee a. ST.
Paul railway is to invade the Norway
and Vulcan mining districts at once
The St Paul company has either
acquired control of the Wisconsin a.
Michigan railway or has been success
ful in perfecting traffic arrangement
equal 10 an ownership.
The above can be stated authorita-
tively-the fact developed yesterday.
The Chicago, Milwaukee q ST. Paul
company has let the contracts 70 John
Marsch for the building OF the neces-
sary connections.
The several contracts were let in
this city yesterday morning and Mr.
Marsch expect TO commence the con.
struction work within few days He
will eipploy large force Of men and
teams and will complete the work as
soon as possible.
The first contract calls for the con
struction OF track connecting the ST.
Paul branch with the Wisconsin &
Michigan road at Quninesec
The second contract calls for the
building of spur tracks from the Ara
gon mine at Norway and the Penn Iron
Mining company's group OF mines at
Norway and Vulcan TO "A connection
with the main line OF the Wisconsin x
Michigan road
1T is probable, too that contracts
will soon be let for spur tracks to tn.
Saginaw and 4soretto mines.
THE construction Of these lines il
evidence that the ST Paul company
has been asurred Of considerable tor.
mage of ore from the mines Ia the dis
tricts named. district heretofore serv.
ed exclusively by the Chicago a. North
Western road.
The Press also has that the St
Paul company may finance an exten-
sion Of the Wisconsin q Michigan road
10 Escanaba. This report cannot be
confirmed. however. That the So. Paul
will have a direct line from the Iron
Mountain district 10 Escanaba in the
very near future can be safely predict
ed. Sucn line would decrease the
miles Of haulage over the present
Claiming route nearly half IL
would make possible the haulage OF
nearly one hundred loaded cars OF ore
instead Of twenty as now. II would
mean largely increased earnings. and
that's what counts In the railway
world at this age.