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Show THE RAILROAD RECORD. Ojdn Coutrotor to Gnnntruct 100 Mlli . of Jioadbud fur thu KorthffHtarn. Just how many lines are expecting to commence construction ami event-tiially event-tiially halt at the coast would puzzle, a philosopher. Ilcport says Cody Brothers Broth-ers of Ogden have just closed a eon-traot eon-traot to construct 1U0 miles of roadbed for the Northwestern railroad, extending extend-ing westward from Caspar, thu present western terminus, llo said that the work was to commence at emeu. it is evident that tho Chicago & Northwestern intends to continue lis progress towards the coast this sum- mer. It is the only one of the great trunk lines which may he said to be in a position to carry out such a plan at present. It stock sells above par in spite of the decline, and there is hut little lit-tle of its immense system that does not carry a heavy traffic. When the Northwestern North-western gets over into the territory now monopolized ley tho Union and j Southern l'acilio it Will stir things up, incidentally retaliating upon Mr. Gould for tho tralllo ho has diverted from It. |