The Cairo bulletin., 1909-05-03
REPORT THAT BURLINGTON WILL
ESTABLISH UNION DEPOT
AND MACHINE SHOPS.
BOUGHT FIFTY ACRES
Possession to be Given July t--Two
Million Dollar BRIDGE Across
Ohio River-Build From
Herrin.

The Burlington has purchased 81
acres Of the Banner farm, which is
near the old Kidd graveyard and sets
back off the Joppa and Yorktown
. dirt road On this ground shops will
be built. the magnitude of which has
mot been learned. They will be r..
pair shops for cars and engiGes and
probably win employ a large number
of men. April 2Gth engineers weTa
surveying this strip of land to ascer-
ain Just how many acres were In ii.
The announcement that shops viii
be erected there is good news for
Metropolis people as machinisis.
IboilArmakers, pipefitters, carmen and
! blacksmiths make good wages and
the shops means a fat payroll eaca
month to be distributed among the
merchants
A Union depot will be built at Sc
end and Ferry streets 1t is said that
handsome depot viii be erected
there The ground for IT, with the
exception of the old Kurtz cigar fac
tory has been bought Kurtz was
offered $4,000 for his corner. on
which there is an old frame building
and it is said that he asked $1,000,
Property has been purchased by
the Burlington all the way from the
depot site 10 the bridge 1t is es-
timated the Burlington has pur
chased $4,000 worth Of property i"
and around Metropolis But few OF
the deeds have been filed with the
circuit clerk A Metropolis real
estate dealer is said to be acting as
agent for the Burlington in the pur
chase of properly.
Not later than July l the railroad
company will begin moving the.
houses off the property it has bought
When this work begins il will be the
first step toward actual construction
of the line The line will have to be
built from Herrin. ILL.,, a distance of
about 80 miles Two or three routes
were surveyed The first route, which
ran through the rugged Ozark mount
aims, the hilliest and rockiest coun
Try in southern Illinois was aban
doned ard a line that will miss mos
Of this country is the one that tn
Burlington will enter Metropolis or.
The owners Of property that has been
bought have been notified that pos
session is wanted by July l. This
means that the road will be built this
year.
Other Railroads.
Just when the Big Four c0nrem
PLACES the construction Of its linz
could not be learned. but il is be
lieyed that its date for inauguratng
work is not far off This road hasl
hut II miles to build Il Will star
at Ridenhour. III. When this roc
is commenced it is said work viii
begin in Paducah on the Paducai
Northera and both will be completed
about the same time.
If the Frisco makes arrangements
with the Big Four New York Cent
raj it will have but a short line tot
construct 70 conect with the Big
Four and run into Metropolis over the
latters tracks. II recollection serve
correctly the distance from Oh
Frisco line to the proposed Big -Four
lines to Metropolis is but five mile |
so il would not take lo-E for the Flis !
60 TO get into Metropolis after Tho !
Big Four line Is completed. In fact o |
such an arrangement is made they
both could get into Metropolis at tEa |
same time. as the Frisco could huudI
its short line while the Bic Four isl
constructing However this arrang
ment had not been made a year ago |
Very little is known about the Wa !
bash and Louisville 4 Nashville |
only that 1t is known that both aie
seeking a southern outlet. The lattcrl
extends 10 ShaWneeOwn, n. which |
is - miles above Paducah By river |
The Wabash is not far from NetrCp
oils About two years ago. when the
Wabash was projected to Paducan
the company offered 10 spend half a
million dollars in Paducah for termi-l
nails if the city would donate 100000 |
to the road but under the charter al
was impossible 10 10 so and no more
has been heard Of IT, Recently a
company was chartered under the
laws Of Illinois 10 build line TO
Brcokport In a special sent OUT
from Mt Carmel. H.. it was state
that this line was 10 be- built to carry
roads 10 Brookport that were seel.-
ing a southern outlet.
All Of the roads mentioned want t.
get south 10 secure business that tn
Panama canal viii create when it is
completed.
Those in a position 10 know say 81
win take about two years TO BULL
the bridge. which has been surveyed
just below Metropolis. and its cost
will be about S2.G0o.o50. I, viii De- q
fine bridge and no doub- viii have
double tracks. Work on 70 is to De
gin between now and September /.
Too late to Classify.
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