Source: The Mining Journal
Marquette, Mi.
February 26, 1887 Saturday

To Form The DSS&A

Firday a special meeting of the stockholders of the Mack-
inac & Marquette RR., formerly the DMXM was held at the of-
fice of A. Watson, superintendent of the company, for the pur-
pose of acting upon the question of sanctioning and agreement
which has been entered into between the directors of the com-
pany ane the Sault Ste. Marie and Marquette RR., and the Du-
luth, Suverior and Michigan Ry., for the consolidation of the
several companies into a single corporation under the name of
The DSS&A Ry. One hour later at the same place, there was a
meeting of the stockholders the Wisconsin, Sault Ste. Marie
and Mackinac Ry., to consider the same question. The Sault
Ste. Marie and Marquette RR., meeting was held at Newberry,
Thursday.

In explanation of these meetings it may be stated that The
DSS&A is a mere name until this action, is taken. Four roads
will be consolidated in it, of these the Mackinac and Marquette
RR., under which the DM&M is legally known since its sale last
fall; the Sault Ste. Marie and Mackinac RR., is the old organ-
ization formed several years ago for building the branch to
the Sault, while the Duluth, Superior and Michigan Ry., was
formed to build the Wi., part of the road in accordance with
the laws of that state, and the Wisconsin,Sault Ste. Marie
and Mackinac Ry., to build the portion from Sturgeon west to
the State line, in accordance with the laws of Nie

The MH&O will not be consolidated with the other companies
in the DSS&A but will be leased by that company, retaining its
own organization, as has all ready been noted in the Mining
Journal.

The DSS&A will at once become an actual corporation after
this agreement is sanctioned, by filing acticles in Lansing
and by electing officers. As fast as the rolling stock is
sent to the repair shop or new cars and engines built they
will be lettered with the name of the new company, and the
names now so familiar to upper peninsula people will disappear
from view and from the memory.

 

 

 

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