Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-03-13
THE MINNESOTA MIDLAND.

There Is a New Deal From a New Pack.
Which May Turn up Jack and Finish the
Game.
TIE GLOBE has, from time to time, exclu-
sively intimated that material and important
changes were contemplated, or had occurred,
in the management and proprietorship Of
the Minnesota Midland railroad, narrow
gauge track intended to connect Wabashaw
with Zum brota. Hitherto, the road has had
to encounter a sea of troubles. In conse-
quence, it has only been completed distance
Of twenty miles, from Wabashaw to McCrack-
ensvile, and it may be said of the latter ter
minus that 1t is Gin the woods" Although
work has been stopped on the line, it is fully
equipped, for the distance already construct
ed, with rolling stock and locomotives. This
hanging, like Mahomed's coffin, between
heaven and earth, has been an endless source
of severe disappointment to the inhabitan ts
of the region which the road was
intended to traverse, especially as some of
the towns had contributed literally in bonds
or money toward it, and denunciations, both
loud and deep, have been hurled at the
unfortunate proprietary.
A GLOBE reporter was sent out on the
skirmish yesterday to ascertain what facts he
could, regarding the rumored changes, which
resulted in the discovery that Gen. L. F.
Hubbard, Of Red Wing; VIM. Wells, OF
Zumbrota; and James Lawrence, of Waba-
shaw, have conformity purchased from Mr..
Crawford, the original proprietor, fve-ninths
of the road, the remaining four-ninths being
retained by the last named gentleman. It
will thus be seen that, as stated in yester-
days GLOBE, this line "has fallen into the
hands Of Minnesota capitalists" afording
another instance of the abiding faith OF
Minnesotians in Minnesota's railroad future,
The present intention of the new owners
of the majority of the stock is to push the
line, within the current month, distance OF
twelve miles further to Melville. The road
will then not only thereby add considerable
fruitful area to its drainage, but it will alto
gether assume more tangible shape than in
its present ssunbeginning, endless form, and
thus public confidence in its ultimate and
rapid completion will be once more restored
This will enable the new owners to appeal
with some show of reason, to those towns
which have bonded themselves in aid of the
road to extend the time thereon until June
l, 1879,-all that is asked-and will encour.
age the laggards to extend helping hands tc
the enterprise. OF the ultimate benefits
which the road will afford in the way Of
cheap transportation, the inhabitants along
the proposed and completed portions of the
line already feel assured, and it now remaillE
for them to give their assurance practica
application.
Gen. Hubbard is now in Chicago, where
he IS conducting negotiations for iron, &C.,
with which to complete the twelve mile,
from Melville to McC rackensville. The 70
suit of his GRAND is not yet known, bu:
there is no doubt Of his success, which vii
be promulgated on his return, about the enc
of the current week. Melville was to yot.
upon its aid to the road yesterday, but up t.
the hour Of writing this no intelligence hae
been received of the result.