Commencing the transfer

Transcription of newspaper article from the Mining Journal (Marquette, Mich.), Dec. 11, 1886, regarding management of MH and O [Marquette, Houghton, and Ontonagon Railroad] and DM and M [Detroit, Mackinac and Marquette Railroad Company] has been turned over to James McMillan which he will hold until they are merged with the DSS and A [Duluth, South Shore, and Atlantic Railway Company]. Arrangement have been made for the Sault Ste. Marie bridge., Electronic reproduction of: Transcription of newspaper article : Mining journal (Marquette, Mich.), Dec. 11, 1886., Soure: The Mining Journal Marquette, Mi. December 11, 1886 Saturday Commencing the Transfer John Hornby, general manager of the MH and O and Andrew Watson, of the DM and M, on Monday morning met with James McMillan at Detroit and turned over to him the management of both roads, which he will hold until they are merged with the DSS and A. Arrangements have been completed for the S.S. Marie bridge, the two companies holding charters from the Canadian and American governmetns have consolidated. Plans have been prepared and the contracts will be let as soon as the secretary of war has approved. The bridge will cost $1,00,000 with massive stone and iron abutments. The draw will be 375 feet long.
Abstract/Description: Transcription of newspaper article from the Mining Journal (Marquette, Mich.), Dec. 11, 1886, regarding management of MH and O [Marquette, Houghton, and Ontonagon Railroad] and DM and M [Detroit, Mackinac and Marquette Railroad Company] has been turned over to James McMillan which he will hold until they are merged with the DSS and A [Duluth, South Shore, and Atlantic Railway Company]. Arrangement have been made for the Sault Ste. Marie bridge.
Subject(s): Railroads
Marquette (Mich.)
Duluth, South Shore, and Atlantic Railway Company
Date Created: 1886-12-11
Title: Commencing the transfer.
Name(s): Peter White Public Library, contributor
Superiorland Library Cooperative, contributor
Mining Journal (Marquette, Mich.), creator
Perron, Wesley E., contributor
Type of Resource: text
Date Created: 1886-12-11
Physical Form: notes (documents)
Extent: 1 item
Abstract/Description: Transcription of newspaper article from the Mining Journal (Marquette, Mich.), Dec. 11, 1886, regarding management of MH and O [Marquette, Houghton, and Ontonagon Railroad] and DM and M [Detroit, Mackinac and Marquette Railroad Company] has been turned over to James McMillan which he will hold until they are merged with the DSS and A [Duluth, South Shore, and Atlantic Railway Company]. Arrangement have been made for the Sault Ste. Marie bridge.
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Electronic reproduction of: Transcription of newspaper article : Mining journal (Marquette, Mich.), Dec. 11, 1886.

Soure: The Mining Journal Marquette, Mi. December 11, 1886 Saturday Commencing the Transfer John Hornby, general manager of the MH and O and Andrew Watson, of the DM and M, on Monday morning met with James McMillan at Detroit and turned over to him the management of both roads, which he will hold until they are merged with the DSS and A. Arrangements have been completed for the S.S. Marie bridge, the two companies holding charters from the Canadian and American governmetns have consolidated. Plans have been prepared and the contracts will be let as soon as the secretary of war has approved. The bridge will cost $1,00,000 with massive stone and iron abutments. The draw will be 375 feet long.

Subject(s): Railroads
Marquette (Mich.)
Duluth, South Shore, and Atlantic Railway Company
Restrictions on Access: In the public domain (https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)
Is Part Of: Wesley Perron Railroad collection. Identifier: SLC-017
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