The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1871-04-13

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Thursday. April -, 1871.
4 spLENDID RAILROAD PlaOJECF.
4 -FOUR ROADS AND A UNION DEPOT
AT ST. CLOUD.
The St Paul Pioneer Of the 9th no
tees the return OF Hon. Geo. L. Becker,
President of the St. Paul 4 Pacific
Railroad, from New York, and says:
..Mr. Becker, who returned last evening
!. reports that arrangements have been COM
pleted whereby the work on the man line
Of ths1St. Paul and Pacific road will be
commenced and the work driven right
through to Drsckinridge. The line from
St. Cloud to Brainard, and also the road
running through tho Sank Valley to Otter
Tail City, and thence to Penbina, are
both to DO pushed forward Immediately to
completion" :.
An article from the New York Irii-
6xne copied in this issue, makes SINH
lar statement. .s.. :as.s s.-s5| Il =.
H. G. Burbank, Esq, returned on
Tuesday evening from St. Paul, and
from him We obtain the substance of m
important interview with Mr.. Becker.
Mr.. Becker says their Company con.
template taking up the track Of the
present line on the east side of the Mis-.
sissippi, for some distance below the
depot, and crossing into St. Cloud, and
establishing the depot in some such
suitable end central location as may be
determined on by the people. a Uni-
on depot s0i1 be established here. The
Branch to interseot the Northern Paci-
fo railroad at Brainard will start from
this depot and CROSS the river at Sank
Rapids, while down trains will cross IN
to this depot and then rc-cross to the
east side on the lower bridge. The
Branch running up the Sank Valley
and interesting the Northern Pacific
q Otter Tail City, will also start from
this depot. Nj. Becker says it is the
purpose Of the Company to build this
Branch on as straight line as practi-
cable from ST. Cloud to Otter Tail, di.
vergiog, perhaps, to touch Sank Ceatre.
During six months in every year, (while
Lake Superior Is c'osed,) this St. Cloud
Branoh, via Otter Tail and the Sank
Valley, will be the shortest through line
70 Chicago and the East-wlll be viItu-
ally the Main Line~cf the Northern
Pacific during one-half Of each year.
It is also intended that this same de-
pot shall be used by the St. Cloud and
Mankato railroad when built. Thus
will St. Cloud be center for four i'm.
portant lines Of railroad.
Mr.. Becker could not give Mr.. Bur-
bank any definite statement as to what
assistance the Company would desire
from the people Of st. Cloud. Governor
Smith, President Of the Northern Pa.
ci6c, (with whom thls matter has been
discussed by Mr.. Becker,) is expected
II ST. Paul during the present month,
and Is soon after as possible, he and
Mr.. B. will come to St. Cloud. In the
meantime they desire, as was stated in
last weeks JOURNAL, that the people
Of this place should canvass the matter
thoroughly, and be prepared to act with
a little delay as possible.
/ We certainly hopo Governor Smith
and Nh. Becker may be met in liber-
.al spirit. This project involves results
Of great magnitude for the future of St.
Cloud. Sach opportunities, being sell
dom offered, should not be allowed to
pass by uuimproved.