Daily globe., 1879-05-25
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i RAILROAD DEYELOPMENT.
What the st. Paul & Sioux City Road Is
Doing and Contemplates Doing.

Doing and COntompJateS Doing.
From Gen. ]. W. Bishop, general manager
of the st. Paul q Sioux City railroad, who
returned from the front" yesterday, we
learn a number of facts in connection with
the several important extensions of lines be-
ing made BY the company this season. which
will be of interest to GLOBE readers, especial
" Of st. Paul and Minneapolis, at this time.
z The most advanced Of the several projects
already commenced by the company, is that
of the branch from Lake Crystal, Blue
Earth county, to Blue Earth City via Win
nebago City, Faribault county, a distance of
thirty four miles. The grading on this line
will be completed by June 1st. and track lay
ing last night had reached Watonwan river 4
miles from Lake Crystal. Here a Howe deck
truss bridge, 1873 feet long with 1900 feet of
trestlework approaches, has been put in.
The timbers for the bridge and trestlework
are all ready to be put together, and quick
work will be made Of spanning this obstruc-
tion, when track laying toward Blue Earth
city will be resumed and the line completed
in time to give the people tributary fourth
of July excursion to ST. Paul. ia
Another important ieeder tolthe present
operated road of the company is q branch
leaving the Worthington g. Sioux Falls
branch at Luverne, Rock county, and run
ming South down the Rock valley to Lyon
county, Iowa, thirty miles, country than
which there is none richer in the
Northwest, and already thickly settled,
and which by the construction of this line
will be brought into close and indissoluble
business relations with St. Paul. This line
was located April last, and Thursday last
the contract for the grading and: bridging
of the entire distance was awarded to
Messrs. Kuiss & Brown, Luverne, who will
commence upon their work Monday. Track
laying will follow Immediately after the
grading and the line will be completed and
in operation in time to move this seasons
crop.
A still more important project, and
upon which the work of grading is to com
mehce at once, is branch striking off from
the parent stem at Heron Lake, jackson
county, and running west through the rict
counties of Murray and Pipestone to thu
State line, with the Wisconsin river ani
beyond as its ultimate destina
ton. With this object in viev
the company, last year, constructed lin
from Worthington, on the main line west
and through the next tier of counties soutl
of the Heron Lake line to Sioux Falls, in
tending to extend that line westward in tn
direction of and probably to the Missoul
!, river, this season.
This change is made because the Mi
waukee g. st. Paul road are constructing
line over the same route. The st. Paul
Sioux City folk claim that it was unfair
build as the Milwaukee & St. Paul. is doing
as the route was pre-, ,empted In order
J. head off their competitors th
st. Paul & Sioux City are at work locating
line from Heron Lake west through the cou1
ties of Murray and Pipestone to the Stat
line, distance of about sixty miles, and tt
], custract for grading this distance has q
ready been awarded, the contractor is getti1
his men and material on the ground, and {
tomorrow morning the work of gradir
will commence in good earnest.
The company have all the iron purchase
for this, as well as the other branches me
toned, and track laying will follow imm
diately after the grading, and the road cor
pleted this fall.
In all it will be seen the st. Paul & Siou
: City company have nearly 12O miles Of ne
road under contract, upon which work b
% been commenced or will be commenced {
morrow morning. Each of the three lin
H opens up to st. Paul new country fro
"a which to draw supplies, and furnish wit
:. goods from our stores and manufactul
from our shops. In the enterprise display
i, in this matter the St. Paul g. Sioux Ci
- ~ company have again gained the confden
Il and warm sympathy of the business men
81 st. Paul.