The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1879-06-19
THE RAILROAD WAR.

The S. II. Notified to Stop Work-7hey
Redouble Their Efforts st. L. It.
s. &. ct ecork north Of Sercn Mile
Loke-1Ae Difference IN Frciyhts.
BoNDIN, June 10, 1879.
EDITOR ADVANCE: The Railroad war
is still ut Il fever heat. A week ago the
st. Paul II Sioux City sent several men
west on the line of the Southern Mime
sofa to serve notice on all the contrac-
tors to stop work Immediately. After
them came one of the S. NJ. officials, Or
dered them to keep to work, to increase
their force, and to push on us rapidly as
possible, and since then men, teams and
supplies have been going forward on a
continual string. They are working
row rs far west us Pipestone county.
The st. Paul Il Sioux City are at work
two miles north of Seven Mile Lake.
The surveyors of both roads met ut
Pipestone City last Saturday. l think
the st. Z. & s. G. are fooling them
selves. The sympathies of the people
are all with the ). NJ. road. We all had
enough of the other road. We have OIL
ly about eight miles further to the Wi
nona & st. Peter road from here than
to the st. u. Il $. c., and we can buy
lumbe about Sc per IN. cheaper on that
road than anywhere along the limo of
the st. P. & $. G. and farm machinery,
groceries, provisions and everything in
proportion.
1t was not the grasslloppers alone
that kept this country poor and desti-
tnte. People had to pay two prices for
what they bought and in return receiy-
ed half price for what they sold, and
under such circumstances, how could
any country or any people prosper. But
as the saying is, every dog has his day.
They had theirs and after this we will
have ours.
There is 4 good prospect of Seven
Mile Lake making quite Il business
point. Several merchants have been
| trying to buy lots, but under the pres
ent unsettled state of affairs. they can
| do nothing without risk. So at pres
| ent Smith, the merchant. and Schultz,
| the blacksmith, are holding the fort
alone and both are doing a good bust
ness.
Crops looking fine. Some hoppers
gnaWing here aid there. Have done
but little damage 50 far, but no telling
what they will do after they grow larg-
er. J. X.
GEN: BISHOP ON THE HERON LAKE
BRANCH
The Flandreau Enterprise gives an
account of the visit of Gen. Dlsl,op*to
that place, and reports his remarks at
4 railroad meeting as follows:
+ He stated that the company were in
earnest in the matter of building the
Heron Lake branch. n company to
operate the same was being organized
under the name Of the Heron Lake &;
Black Hills Railroad. Eventually this
and all other lines would be consoltlat-
ell under one organization and this
would he the grand trunk line Of their
system. Eleven miles were already
nearly ready for the track, and thirty
miles were under contract. The amount
built this year would Depend upon cir.
cnmstances, but they would in any
event b lid to Pipestone county and
probably to Pipestone City. 1t was the
policy Of the company to make friends
with the people along their route, and
whore they found town started, the,
would run their line to it if they could
do so without too great sacrifice
With regard to the question of freights
they had Sncll running connections thai
they could and would give the same
freight rates to Chicago and Milwal,
kee, as any other line and their line
would have the advantage of being the
most direct route to Minneapolis where
the wheat of this region would find its
best market and upon the completion oil
their Crystal Lake branch to the low;
coal fields, which they are now pushing
this will be the shortest line to the Goa
fields.
Their company would like little hell
from Flandreau to aid them in coming
here. and from representations made te
! them they had been led to believe Elan