. History of Springfield, Illinois, its attractions as a home and advantage for business, manufacturing, etc. Published under the auspices of the Springfield Board of Trade. eld to St, Loui sthanby the route of the Chicago, Alton andSt. Louis road. This road will be putunder contract this summer, and will, nodoubt, be completed during the presentyear. The officers of the company are :S. H, Melvin. of Springfield, President ;Robert McWilliams, of Litchfield, VicePresident ; George N, Black, of Spring-field, Treasurer ; P. B. Updike, of Litch-field, Secretary. THE SPEINGFIELD AND NORTHWESTERNRAI
. History of Springfield, Illinois, its attractions as a home and advantage for business, manufacturing, etc. Published under the auspices of the Springfield Board of Trade. eld to St, Loui sthanby the route of the Chicago, Alton andSt. Louis road. This road will be putunder contract this summer, and will, nodoubt, be completed during the presentyear. The officers of the company are :S. H, Melvin. of Springfield, President ;Robert McWilliams, of Litchfield, VicePresident ; George N, Black, of Spring-field, Treasurer ; P. B. Updike, of Litch-field, Secretary. THE SPEINGFIELD AND NORTHWESTERNRAILROAD COMPANY Was incorporated in 1869. It is toconnect Springfield and Rock Island, bythe way of Galesburg. Sept. 15, 1870,fifty miles—from Springfield to Lewis-ton—was put under contract, to be gra-ded, ironed and furnished with rollingstock. It will be completed from Hava-na to Petersburg by the 1st of July, andfrom Petersburg to Springfield by theclose of 1871. The officers of the company are : Green, of Tallula, President; L. , of Lcwiston, Vice-President; JohnWilliams, of Springfield, Treasurer ; andEdward Lanning, of Petersburg, Sccy. V/ I s c o. ,DU QUOIN ^MAP^^ THE / RAJbROADiS «. *_., ILLINOIS /,|^ AND THEIR CONNECTIONS AT »» L^^^^. \\ i 91 ITS ADVANTAGES FOR MANUFACTURING. 37 THE SPRINGFIELD AND MATTOON RAILROADCOMPANY Has $280,000 in subscriptions, votedby counties and townships, under theold constitution of the State. This Hueis seventy miles long, and is an extensionof the Grayville and Mattoon Railroad,Operations are to commence on this line?within a few weeks. The officers of thecomjxmy are the same as those of theGrayville and Mattoon Railroad Com-pany. THE SPKINGFIELD AND PEOEIA UAILKOADCOMPANY Was organized under the general lawsof the State, August 16, 1870, and aboard of directors chosen. The directorsare: John T. Stuart, John Williams, J. and George N. Black, of Spring-field ; Milam Alkire, of Menard county;James Haines and
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