Rensselaer Union, Volume 7, Number 41, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 July 1875 — THE RAILROAD. [ARTICLE]

THE RAILROAD .

This morning the subcontractors on the grade of the Chioago and 'South Atlantic railroad between Rensselaer and the Kankakee river, withdrew their forces from the field and stopped work. The trouble arises from the inability of the contractor, Mr, Hawks, to advance .money to defray their current exvcnscs for supplies for their men and teams. Possibly one-fifth of the work of preparing the road-bed for the lies has been done in thirty days past. By the terms of his contract with the company, as he stated to us, Mr. Hawks was to have everything completed for track-laying by the first day of August, proximo. For some cause not explained he has been disappointed in obtaining money from sources where lie expected to, aud was not able to push work with the vigor that friends of the enterprise desire to see displayed. The subcontractors have addressed a letter to the officers of the company announcing that they were compelled to stop work for the reason above stated, but are willing to commence again if the company will engage to advance money from time to time as work progesses to purchase provisions and other necessary supplies for their men, grain for teams, and to repair tools, and will assure them of the remainder of their pay in a reasonable length of time after their work is finished. It is hoped this action will bring about a speedy and satisfactory termination of the unpleasant suspense which now prevails in this quarter, and that the company will be able to resume work in a few days with increased vigor, and push it to successful termination, without further embarrassments or delay. From oar exchanges we learn that the company has recently con--tracted for the delivery of a large number of ties, and is in daily expectation of iron to commence track-laying by the middle of the present month at furthest. The officers express absolute confidence in their ability to have cars run•ning from Chicago to Rensselaer before thefirst day of January, 1876.