The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1907-01-12
LAKE SUPERIOR
SOUTHERN AGAIN
Possibility That Line From Madison to
Huron Bay May Be Reality
Working on wisconsin End.

consin, says the Marquette Mining
Journal, the Lake Superior
Southern railroad, from Madison,
Wis, TO Huron Bay, so long regard
ed in railroad circles as dream in
which there was but little of reality,
may become fact and active opera
tions be begun during the year
just opened. The contemplated line
covers distance of 200 miles, 200 of
which is in Wisconsin According
10 a $12 000. 900 mortgage,in form Of
construction bond, running to the
Kuickerbocker Trust Company, of
New York, and recently filed for
record in Marquette county, the
proposed railroad line will extend
east of south from Huron Bay to
Michigamme, thence west OF south
through Iron county, crossing the
Wisconsin line and continuing on
through the counties OF Florence,
Forest, Marinette, Oconto. Shawano.
Outagamie, Brown, Winnebago,
Waupaca, Green Lake. Fon du Lac,
Columbia and Dane. The company
controls the roadbed of the old long
defunct Iron Range q Huron Bay
railroad and proposes to make use
oft from Champion to L'Anse and
Huron Bay. The roadbed already
graded, is 100 feet in width. This
is commonly supposed to be a plan
of the Illinois Central for the CON-
pletion OF the line from the gulf to
Lake Superior.
WORK DONE IN WISCONSIN.
The Wisconsin & Northern rail
road organized about year ago, is
supposed to be the Wisconsin end
OF the project, and actual operation
OF portion OF its line has already
been commenced. The road is
planned to extend from Madison to
Crandon, via Oshkosh, Appleton,
Shawano and other cities. The right
of-way for the entire road has been
constructed from Shawano to its
northern extremity. Construction
work was begun late in the season
of 1904 and was completed about
two months ago. The first train
was run about five weeks ago. max
ing the trip from Shawano to Gran
don without mishap. The officials
of the road were on the train max
ing the initial trip.
Construction work from Shawau c
south is now in operation, although
little can be done during the winter
months. Information emanatinl
from official sources is to the effec,
that work will be rushed in the
spring, and that in less than yeal
trains will be running into Apple
ton. 1t is said the company viii
issue bonds for $l0,0O0,0 900 for tht
completion OF the road from Sha
wano, it's present terminus, to Madi
son, although this has not been yeri
fed.
TO CONNECT WITH 500 LINE.
That the proposition is not mere
promotion scheme is evident from
the fact that the company
in the name OF Lapndel
Choate, OF Oshkosh, has purchased {
large amount of property neal
Appleton and in Outgamie, paying
cash for it. The Wisconsin & North
ern has completed its grade from
| Crandon north to the tracks OF tb'
Minneapolis, st. Paul & Sault Ste
| Marie railroad, a distance OF sever
miles. AS soon as the road is II
operation, it will compete for bust
ness with the North western by ar
ranging combined tariff with tn
so-called 800 line. " As soon a
the junction is effected. work will
be pushed south from Crandon Il
connect with that portion OF the lin
now under construction and for par
tial operation from Shawano north
| At, the point OF contact With tn
500 line, about one and one-hal
miles west Of North Crandon, ther
is also passage under the 500, tina
will facilitate the extention to north
ern Michigan and Lake Superior.
TO ENTER PRODUCTIVE REGION.
The following official statemer
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