It begins to look as though busi
ness was meant by the directors of
the Chicago, Freeport and St. Paul
railroad, which is proposed to be
built through this county. In an
official circular letter (number two,)
under date of October 2d, which
has been sent to prominent citizens,
they say: This new railroad from
Chicago to St. Paul will certainly be
built upon some line, and work upon
it will be pushed vigorously during
the coming summer. Whether ,it
will be built upon the proposed
il interior ” line or not depends en
tirely upon the interest manifested
by the people along that line. A
corps of engineers is to be sent out
immediately to locate the line, and
also a representative to submit
definite propositions to the several
towns and cities interested in the
construction of the road. The com
pany says it does not and will not
ask a dollar from any town on the
route until the road is completed
and the cars running into the town
voting the aid. The company’s
circular also says that while it is
not at liberty to state what corpor
ation is u backing „ the enterprise it
will, however, say that neither
the Chicago it Northwestern, the I
Chicago, Milwaukee it St. Paul or
the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis
it Omaha railway companies have
any interest except as rivals in the
construction of this road; that it is
an independent line, and will be in
direct competition with the existing
railroad lines every mile of the way
from Chicago to St. Paul.
