Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-07-08
ion of its worthington & Sioux Falls branch


the Big Sioux river, where bridge of 1850
feet of trestle work and $50 feet truss
span has just been completed. The grading
is completed to Sioux Falls, and the track
laying will be completed by the 18th or 10th
at the latest, of the present month Inc
balance of the month will be required Tor
making the necessary side tracks, bulldlng
the depot, ETC., at Sioux Falls, so that the
road will be fully completed and ready for
business by August 1. The distance from
Worthington to Sioux Falls is sixty-three
miles.
The company also expect to grade fifteen
miles of what is to be known as the Blue
Earth City branch of their road. This
branch is to run from Blue Earth City, Fari-
bault county, north via Winnebago City to
Lake Crystal or Mankato. If tis decided
to run to Lake Crystal it will require thirty |
five miles of new road. If to Mankato, the
new line will strike the Mankato Wells
road thirteen miles out from Mankato: and
twenty seven miles from Blue Earth City.
This road will be completed another season.
SLEEPY EYE & REDWOOD FALLS.
Another railroad enterprise, now virtually
completed, is the Sleepy Eye & Redwood
Falls branch of the Winona & st. Peter road,
and running between the two points named,
eight miles in Brown county and eighteen
miles in Redwood county. Track laying to
Redwood Falls was completed the 28th ult.,
and Col. A. DeGraff, the contractor, is now
engaged in putting in the side tracks, sur
facing up, and giving it the other finishing
touches, and it will be soon opened to bust
ness.
/ SOUTHERN MINNESOTA RAILROAD.
! Under the legislation of last winter this
company is making big stride from Wells,
it's present terminus, toward the western
boundary of the State. BY the terms of the
bill granting the company an extension OF
!, time the line was to be completed to Fair
mont, Martin county, some eighteen miles,
this season. BY utilizing grade started
from Winnebago City last season the COM
pany is making rapid progress, and it is
stated the company will push on westward
to jackson, the county seat of jackson coun-
, ty, some twenty-four miles further west, this
season.
\ HASTINGS 81 DAKOTA.
This road, owned and controlled by the
Chicago, Milwaukee & ST. Paul company,
is being extended westward from Glencoe,
the county seat of Mcleod county, in an al
/ most due west line to Granite Falls, upon
1 the Minnesota river, in Chippewa county, a
3 distance of about sixty-fve miles The
f grading of this extension is we'll advanced,
and is to be completed in time for moving
G this seasons crops.
: This M. G. & ST. P. Co. has also lately
: made an arrangement for building branch
n from Glencoe northwest to Hutchinson, in
t the same county, but it is not yet settled that
t any work will be done this reason.
: THE NORTHERN PACIFIC.
= Owing to the failure of Congress to pass
" the bill extending the time for the compile
" ton of this company's line, nothing is being
/ done toward extending the road westward
n It is, however, causing survey to be made
# for the branch to connect with the Penn bini
IL branch of the Canadian Pacific at Pembina
n The survey leaves the main line at Castleton
- some twenty miles from Fargo, and will rul
Il almost due north, the distance being abou
y IA miles. The building of this branch i
~ probably only question of time
> The company is also said t
le Sank Rapids down the west side of the Mis-
80 sissippi river to Minneapolis an
le St. Paul. Such line would ru
e. through good country and give the com
ut pany connection by its own rood with til
I'd Minnesota Western from Sank Rapids
to Brainerd, now operated by it under ninety
Of nine year ease, thus giving it an independ
IL ent connection between st. Paul and il
G main line. The advantage secured render
1T very probable the line will be built in du
~ time.
y, HUDSON AND RIVER FALLS.
1 An important feeder to St. Paul is til
~ branch road being built from Hudson t
W River Falls, Wis, twelve miles. The roa
70 is substantially q ST. Paul enter
y prise, and when completed wi
o be operated by the st. Paul, Still
= y water & Taylors Falls company. The lin
: is graded and piling and bridging will b
:. commenced this week, the track laying fol
=, lowing Immediately, and the load fnishe
y ready for business by the end of tn
~ month. The road runs through
good country, with plenty of the same kin
beyond. River Falls, though live bushes
is point cannot expect to long remain the term
ID nus of the road.
I'd ROCHESTER, & NORTHERN.
y, This line. intended to give the Chicago
ic Northwestern road another connection wit
Sc ST. Paul and Minneapolis, is being grade
m and ironed northward with the expectatio
= of making Zumbrota, Goodhue county, som
?. :. twenty-five miles, this fall we believe
" Track laying was completed to Douglass sta
u ton, a distance of five miles last week, an
- will pass New Haven, twelve miles out thi
d. d. week.
10 PLAINvIEw Il EYoTA.
lg This road also branches off from the w
al mona & St. Peter railroad near Eyota, DIN
Us sted county. and runs northward to Plain
IL view, Wabashaw county. Grading is in az
tive progress, and some three miles of trac
has been laid. Some heavy work is me
with in Viola, and it is expected the roa
ID will be nigh finished to Plainview, befol
!, all the trestle work on that portion of til
- line can be completed. The line will b
~ completed in time for moving this season
n crops.
~ THE MIDLAND.
IN This narrow-gauge railroad, west fror
h Wabashaw to Zumbrota, is completed and
n operation. It's extension still further ives,
he ward is only a question of time.
"a MISCELLANEOUS.
'e In addition to the above there are sewers
"a other railroad projects in contemplation, on
II of which, the Knife Falls road, running fror
!. the st. Paul q Duluth road at the iunctio
= to the st. Louis river, has already been com
10 menced. A narrow-gauge road to leave tn
4 Duluth road at Rush City and run to Grants
burg, Wis.,, is in contemplation. The peopl
il of Chatfeld, Fillmore county, and of Gale
r. donia, Houston county, also desire railroa,
~ connection with the outside world, and ar
- endeavoring to realize their desires.
is The above, though by no means full as t
Il Details shows that Minnesota is moving for
IL ward with giant strides, and that to-day il