The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-01-12

purchased south Of Appleton, although
two routes are known to have. beer
surveyed 10 Oshkosh and thence south
west to Madison.
The building Of this railway through
the counties north Of Appleton is look
cd upon as boon 20 the paper mann
facturers. inasmuch as IL opens mp new
fields OF pnlpwood heretofore untouch
ed because of their inaccessibility,
Puplwood is rapidly becoming extinct
in this state and paper manufacturers
are Justly worried over the situation.
Manufacturers in this vicinity ara
Obliged to have their wood hauled
from points so far distant from The
mills that competition in few years
will be difficult, II not impossible, the
mills Of the northern section of the
state being 30 much more fayorably
situated with regard TO the fields Of raw
material It is stated that I'm several
of the counties to be traversed by the
new railway there is vast amount of
puplwood. which. Of course. will be
available to local manufacturers as
soon as the line is in operation to Ap.
plcton.
The counties north Of Appleton 10 be
traversed by the line are Shawano.
Lanslade, Forest. and. portion of
Florence and Oconto. The counties
south OF there will probably be Win
nebago. Fond du Lac, Columbia,
Dodge. and Dane Crandon has been
the scene Of considerable railroad ac-
tivity the last year. and all present ap
pearances point 20 far greater activity
in 1907 The Wisconsin and Northern
has completed Is grade from Crandon
10 the main track Of the Minneapolis
st. Paul, and Sault Ste Marie railway,
distance OF seven miles 9. II.
HARTLEY, the general manager Of the
new line Is having the railway built
from the standpoint Of operating il on
an economical basis henc the curva-
ture aud grades are reduced TO the
minimum II is within the limits Of
truth TO say that no other railway of
equal excellence has ever been built in
northern Wisconsin, unless IL be the
recent extension Of the Wisconsin Cen
trail to Superior. AS soon as the road
is in operation II will compete for
business with the Western line
by arranging a combined tariff with
the so-called 800 line There is no
doubt that this portion of the road viii
pay well from the start, as Crandon is
growing rapidly, not only in popula-
tion, but in manufacturing industries,
and is located In the heart of great
hardwood region AS soon as a juno
tion has been effected with the 500 line
work ON the road will be pushed from
Crandon south 10 connect with that
part Of the line now under construction
and partial operation from Shawano
north. The point Of contact of the
road with the 500 line is about one
and one-half miles west Of North
Crandon, where there Is not only a
connection with the 500 line but a
passage under the 500, TO facilitate the
extension toward northern Michigan
and Lake Superior.
The following official statement
made by President Phillips describes
the territory TO be tapped by the line
THE Lako Superior Southern rail-
way viii open TO development large
forests Of timber and bring them tii,
bntary to the great manufacturing
center of eastern Wisconein, II will
traverse vast areas in both states now
unproductive 'capsbse Of becoming
fertile Agricultural lands. and well
adapted to stcck Passing and dairy pro.
ducts
,ffbr \ distance of eighty miles Il
win 'cros the great Marquette and
Crystal Falls mineral districts, rich In
deposits Of iron. copper, slate, clays
and building stone. and will reach into
tha zone Of many producing mines
AT the northern terminal Is located
one OF the finest deep water harbors on
the great lakes. while In reaching the
southern terminal the line viii cross
section the eastern portion of the stats
of Wisconsin for 100 miles through ths
m ost dense center OF population, and
provide It with the only direct rout'
into the capital Of this great common
wealth. The road will not enter any
waste or unproductive territory. ant
the local business deyel ped and % b,
developed should render the entcrpris,
Ia profitable one independent of anl
through traffic ~
completed il viii orm 4 part ol {
trunk line ot foada connecting the cop
/ per and iron country and lhe grea
lake. with the south aud southwest ans
{. aulf profits ~ deslraple ip the ex
change Of traffic north aud south
Huron hny il contained in IN arm q
the northern peninsula, stretching