The Canada Southern Railway
It is reported that Cyrus W. Field has made a proposition to finish the Canada Southern to Chicago. Mr. Field guarantees $3,500,000 cash, the estiinated cost of the extensión from Fayette to Chicago, and he will probably be associated with A. Lawrence Hopkins, at one time an active Vice-President of the Illinois Central. Both Field and Hopkins are well known in English stock-speculating circles, and as the Canada Southern has an Euglish colonial charter, with all its guftrantees to stockholders, there is not the slightest doubt, it is said, that the , money will be raised. Mr. Fitld has asked until December 25th to complete his negotiations. It is understood that ■ the directors have conditionally accepted liis offer.-
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