The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1876-01-27
WILL THE SOUTHERN MINNESOTA BE
.a... ~. 49, EXTENDED. :; s,>2e~ 4 +. = q

President Easton's letter is about rs
distinct as language can make. it. He
avs they intend to begin work in the
pring. The southern route will be
more expensive OIL account of the
ut Jackson and LuVerne and
,he heavy grades through. such broken
as lies this side of Fairmont in
Martin County. Besides the road will
nave to build more miles through the
lands of another railroad company if
they follow the southern route. These
are among the chief reasons for asking
bonus.
OF course, if bonus he voted it will
be conditioned upon an immediate ex-
tension of the road, and the bonds need
not be delivered until the road is in
running order to or through the county
bonded.
Those who are opposed to the South
ern Minnesota land they are about all
outside of this county and interested
in other railroads) say ~ that the
Southern Minnesota is bankrupt COM
pany, and that the men who have the
extension in hand are not monied men:
and (2) that the bonus allowed by law
will I've only drop i'll the bucket and
that hence it cannot do much toward
securing the extension of the road.
Now, we are assured that the South
ern Minnesota for some time past has
been doing Il good business and is be-
coming one OF the best paying roads in
the State; and that Vice President
Easton is al able tinancier and heavy
capitalist, who knows What he is doing
and has the ability to do it. AS to the
bonus being too limited to he OF much
aid in building the road, let us see. We
are assured by railroad men that in Il
prairie country like this it costs about
So. 900 a mile. to build the road bed.
The four counties of Martin, jackson,
Mobiles and Rock can probably vote
$150, GOO. This would build so miles OF
road bed.
Among other facts going to show
that the company is preparing in good
faith to extend the road, we should
mention that recently a party passed
over the southern route surveying the
crossings, and that Il contract has al
ready been let for Il portion Of the ties
HOW IT LOOKS 70 4 N0X:REs1Dh.N1
LAND OWNER.
! We take the liberty of publishing thu
following letter from Mr.. c. +. Don
dore, who OWNS Il farm near Worthing
ton and thinks of taking a section O.
land here and bringing it under cult
walton. Mr.. Dondore has had ampl
opportunity to observe the effects o
railroads upon Ohio towns. The cas-
he has cited of Lima, we have men
toned twenty times i'll conversation
with our people upon the advantages o
} a cross railroad ut this point. Mr.. u
? might also have cited Akron, Mansfield
and Il number of other Ohio town
which sprang into Importance rs maj
ufacturing and distributing center
from the time they got cross railroad
The town of Findlay, cited by Nj
Dondore, is the best illustration whic
occurs to us of Il town killing itself
! All effort to hold it's retail trade h
I keeping out railroads. OF course raj
/. roads would I've built all around it an
0 take it's retail trade, whether the roa(
K went tc Findlay or not. Only fe
years ago Findlay depended for its TAI
road communication upon 4 bran(
railroad on which J1at or strap iron W;
j. laid, and that famous joke was said
II have actually occurred Oh this roa
o where Il man looked out of the car wi
Il dow, when the whistle blew and tt
train stopped, and said, ''There! We
caught up with that drove OF COY
E. again."
g We hope others, interested in the
" velcpment of this county, will wrl
1t and give their views. The following
10 MIR. DIS letter:
d. TOLEDO, OHIO, Jan. II, 1876
is A. p. MILLER, ESQ.,,
IS 1Vorthingto's, MIMI.
DEAR SIR: l noticed in the A
VANCE of the 18th inst. an article
" the extension OF the Southern MINI
DIS sofa Railroad through Worthingt'
as and was pleased to see that you KIN
~ the advantages Of having it extend
~ no matter how far west beyond W
III town it will be built. 1t will be
nd making of Worthington, and the PEG
tie can we'll afford to pay the bonus ask
30 for should it 80 north OF WOrthlng
40. you might just as we'll fence in "
u town as a finished place.
Let ME show you what railroads III
, done for town in Ohio. When
he Dayton and Michigan Railroad
er- built it was to so through Findlay,
nd the people of that place thought
NO would ruin their trade and did not W
it. It went through Lima, southW
a of Fndlay. Next came the Pittsb
as. and Fort Wayne Railroad; Find
at again opposed it. 1t went thrO
Nd Lima, southwest of Findlay. Fine
~ Wv, was then the larger of the two TOW
VIII To-day Findlay is Il finished town
to about 9, 900 Inhabitants, and Lima
about G, 200 Inhabitants and is grow
rapidly. say vote early, vote of
and give all the bonus they ask, ant
tea not let it 60 north of Warrington.
ety Put in a vote for me, and If one "
nal carry it put in taco, for expect to
;nc my portion, and I will gladly pay
"s they ask for if the rest will do t
ncl- part. Keep at it ard perhaps t.