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1907

The Chicago & North-Western Railway built about twenty miles of sidings and a thirty-six-stall roundhouse on its tract south of Janesville, at a cost of about $500,000.

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Beloit1907During 1907

The "Daily News" Publishing Company erected its own building on Fourth street, Beloit, costing over $30,000.

Beloit1907During 1907

A Beloit attorney's fifteen consecutive years as city attorney ended when he declined re-election.

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Rock County1907

The Chicago & North-Western Railway built about twenty miles of sidings and a thirty-six-stall roundhouse on its tract south of Janesville, at a cost of about $500,000.

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During 1906 the Chicago & North-Western Railway Company purchased about 300 acres of land adjoining the city limits on the south for yard purposes at a cost of over $100 per acre. During 1907 they built on this tract some twenty miles of sidings and a thirty-six-stall roundhouse at a cost of about $500,000. These new yards are intended for transfer business outside of Chicago from the Northwest and will bring many new residents to Janesville.

Brown, William Fiske, editor. Rock County, Wisconsin: A New History of Its Cities, Villages, Towns, Citizens and Varied Interests, from the Earliest Times, Up to Date. Chicago: C. F. Cooper & Co., 1908. 2 vols. archive.org/details/rockcountywiscon01brow, archive.org/details/rockcountywiscon02brow.Vol. 2, PDF p. 85 / book p. 596

1907

Rock CountyA

1907

The Chicago & North-Western Railway built about twenty miles of sidings and a thirty-six-stall roundhouse on its tract south of Janesville, at a cost of about $500,000.

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The evidence

Rock County1907

The Chicago & North-Western Railway built about twenty miles of sidings and a thirty-six-stall roundhouse on its tract south of Janesville, at a cost of about $500,000.

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1AQuotation found on a page of our own sources

During 1906 the Chicago & North-Western Railway Company purchased about 300 acres of land adjoining the city limits on the south for yard purposes at a cost of over $100 per acre. During 1907 they built on this tract some twenty miles of sidings and a thirty-six-stall roundhouse at a cost of about $500,000. These new yards are intended for transfer business outside of Chicago from the Northwest and will bring many new residents to Janesville.