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Identifier	AB01a061.jpg
Title	Commencing the transfer
Creators	Mining journal (Marquette, Mich.)
Subjects	Railroads ; Duluth, South Shore, and Atlantic Railway Company
Description	Transcription of newspaper article from the Mining Journal (Marquette, Mich.), Dec. 11, 1886, regarding management of MH&O [Marquette, Houghton, and Ontonagon Railroad] and DM&M [Detroit, Mackinac & Marquette Railroad Company] has been turned over to James McMillan which he will hold until they are merged with the DSS&A [Duluth, South Shore, and Atlantic Railway Company]. Arrangement have been made for the Sault Ste. Marie bridge.
Publishers	Peter White Public Library (Marquette, Mich.) ; Superiorland Library Cooperative (Marquette, Mich.)
Contributors	Perron, Wesley E.
Date-Original	12/11/1886
Date-Digital	11/4/2003
Type	Image/document
Format	jpg
Source	Electronic reproduction of: Transcription of newspaper article : Mining journal (Marquette, Mich.), Dec. 11, 1886.
Language	eng
Time-Period	1850-1899
Geographic	Marquette (Mich.)
Rights	Digital materials in the Upper Peninsula Digitization Center collections are either in the public domain, according to U.S. copyright law, or permission has been obtained from rights owners. The digital version and supplementary materials are available for all educational uses worldwide. For further information contact the Superiorland Library Cooperative staff (updigit@uproc.lib.mi.us).
Transcript	Soure: The Mining Journal Marquette, Mi. December 11, 1886 Saturday Commencing the Transfer John Hornby, general manager of the MH&O and Andrew Watson, of the DM&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&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.

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