Democratic Sentinel, Volume 10, Number 34, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 September 1886 — RAILROAD INTELLIGENCE. [ARTICLE]

RAILROAD INTELLIGENCE.

Grading has commenced on seveneen miles of track, from Janesville to Evansville, Wis., by which the Chicago and Northwestern will gain fourteen miles between Chicago and St. Paul Agents of the Illinois Central Road are reported to be purchasing right of way and property for depot purposes at Milwaukee. Rumors prevail that the Illinois C ntral will build a road nort iward through Madison, and will also construct a branch between the latter city and Milwaukee. It is stated that Jay Gould has virtually decided upon the cons I ruction of an extension of the Missouri Pacific from Wichita to the Rocky Mountains and Denver. Surveyors are said to be now in the field locating the new fine. The terminus has not yet been decided upon, but will either be Pueblo or some point further south on the Canadian River, and at either one or the other point connection is to be made with the Denver and New Orleans Railroad. It is stated that the Huntington interest is negotiating for the purchase of the Indianapolis, Decatur and Springfied Railroad. It is said that financial arrangements have been made for the immediate commencement of the Hudson Bay Ra lroad. At the meeting of the Board of Directors of the Northern Pacific Railroad, Robert Harris was re-elected President