The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1858-12-23

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little bead-uo,, alas "Of navigation ~.
chisellcd ont Of good magnetism limestone,
on splendid bra-of Real Estate But,
from cblselling lt.elf out N The rOtks, IL has
coma 10 have n most GORGEOUS passion for
chiseing generally, I'LL its operations in
this line bnye positively become magnificent
In scale aud purpose, II not In execution,
From being the terminus Of branch OF The
Southern Mnnespta Railroad which is all
that was ever contemplated by the Mime
apolis ard Cedar Valley Railroad it ne
plres 10 become central railroad point, and
10 achieve this laudable ambition il IL play
ing SO very deep a game that it il very
likely TO acquire md maintain all the
mathematical attributes Of point F" Tor
some time 10 come that ls 10 say, position
without Dimensions. The MinneapoIiiaus
have been accustomed 10 congratulate them
selves that 10 the disposition Of the Railroad
grant Of 1856 they completely sold st. Paul
aud 1--WE take this first public notice OF
the vnunt only 10 show how alroitly
"ynuIting ambition has o'erlenpcd i's
"H' We take particular pleasure in
apprping our readers that the Min
neapolis and Cedar Valley Railroad
Company, with n view Of cutting oil st.
Paul from connection with that road and
30 turn its entire business through Mime
npolis, have made their grade, nj the point
where it crosses the Southern Minnesota
Railroad at MENDOZA, some forty feet above
the grade Of the latter.
They could have followed natural de-
precision Of the surface, wound round the
bluffs at Fort Smelling. and crossed the
NJ nne0ta river ut the grade Of the South.
cru Minnesota road by draw. bridge. and so
have given that roud the benefit OF its con.
nectiop. at cost u not exceeding 81 80. 900
They chose the smarter policy and prefer TO
cross the Minnesota by high bridge, ut "a
grade Of forty feet above the Southern Min
Desota road, which will cost not less thnn
$500 900 in order 10 obvia,e connection
with the latter. Now. aside from the eco.
nomical policy oi this sort Of engineering
We have TO say Of II in the first place, that
It sa plain evasion OF the plain provisions
Of the law Tho Minnesota and Cedar
Valley Railroad was never intended by tbs
Act Of Congress which gave II existence
~ anything but branch OF tho road from
ST. Paul to Manknto. TO connect with !, and
form part OF H. The wording Of the Act
is explicit, aud thus describes the mutual
relation Of these roads;
"From Saint Paul and nom Sain, Anthony,
via Minneapolis, to . convenient point Of juno.
ton West " the Mssissippi, to tho Sou bern
boundary OF the Territory in the direction Of
the month Of the Zig Sioux river. with branch
via fsribault, Ia the North line of the State OF
Iowa, West Of range sixteen
The act Of the Legislature Of Minnesota,
which gave effect TO the law Of Congress,
even more explicitly provides for the actual
junction Of these roads
Sac. q. The Minneapolis aud Cedar Valley
RaIltoA Company, IL hereby authorized to sur
vey, locate, construct, complete. aud perpctu.
ally 10 have, use, maintain and operate with
one OF NOR. tracks, railroad from Minneapo.
lie, In the direction Of Fsrriban, Ia pond u
Jsnet,on with the aforesaid railroad from Sa"t
Paul to the southern boundary " the Territory
Of Minnrsota,) IN he direction Of tho mouth Of
the Big Sioux river said point 81 junction To be
in the county Of Dakota. from one TO sI> miles
from Mendoza. IN a southern direction, thence
from sad Jgaef ~ az crossing Of the said road
from ~ aul via fatibsult TO the south line of
the Territory of Minnesota.
Now II Junction has a fixed technical
meaning IN Railroad phraseoloey. |, means
ajoiniug Of the rails; and when arnsd crosscs
another at grade Of forty feet above it, il
il 10 more junction, than II /, stopped ior
~ Zee, TN either side oi it. 4 junction i'm.
plies such connection that either can use
the track Of the other; and this is especially
provided 10y section 3. which says:
The Minneapolis aud Cedar Valley Railroad
Company shall al all tunes have the right to
use the road. track. switches, depots. and
grounds Of the said Root River Valley and
southern Minnesota Railroad TO the City Of ~.
iAul.
And the same rights by tho samc section
are couierrvd upon the Southern Minnesota
road.
Now the grade adopted by the Cedar
Valley Railroad Company makes the con
tcmplatcd junction IN the manner con,em-
plated. a, the first point Of intersection, a
physical mpossihll,y from the nature II tie
ground and in order to,if,ct such junction
branch road will be necessary which will
have Ia be bull, by the Cedar Valley Com.
pany 10 ", even mo'rty OF that
trade they hoped to moncpolirr. For it is
obvious ,ha, they canDo, gu, any portion
Of the Minnesota Valley trade withou, thcy
connect with is road. Their plan was to
secnre this trade b, means OF the road from