Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-01-12
RAILROAD REPORTS.
st. Paul s. Manitoba and Hastings s. Dakota
Railways.

st. Paul s. Manitoba and Hastings s. Dakota
Railways.
Reports of the examining engineers. ap-
pointed by Gov. Pilsbury to ascertain whether
the work of construction of the past season
upon the st. Paul & Manitoba and Hastings &
Dakota railways, has been done in such man
ner RS to comply with the requirements of
their respective charters, and upon which land
grants are based, have boon submitted to Gov.
Pillsbury, from which we copy as follows:
ST. PAUL & MANITOBA RAILROAD.
To His Excellency, John s, Pillsbury, Governor
of the State of Minnesota:
In obedience to your order directing me to
make an examination of that part of the St.
Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba railroad Qate
st. Paul d Pacifcl between Alexandria and
Evansville in this State, 1 would respectfully
report.
have made personal examination of said
line of railroad. The distance is rs 40 miles,
which find fully completed with cars running
thereon. Great care and expense has been
used in making the line as direct and the
grades as light as the country through which
the road passes admit. The bridges are built
thoroughly. Long ties and guard timbers be-
ing used on the same. Ties of large size and
of good quality have been used, spaced two
feet to centers for the entire distance. The
track is laid with standard sized iron rails with
approved angle bar fish plates at joints, we'll
and thoroughly spiked to the ties. The gauge
of the track is four feet eight and a half inch
es and is in good line and surface. Stations
have been established with ample side tracks,
with an evident intention of accommodating
the public. Depot buildings, section houses
and other necessary structures have been built,
capable of accommodating all possible business
for many years to come.
In conclusion, I will say the railroad above
described is much in advance in its thorough
detail of construction of the many new roads
that have been built in this State within the
past few years. The material and workman
excellent, and the railroad is fully up to the
standard, as expressed by the term FIRST
class" HORACE E. HORTON,
Civil Engineer.
st. Paul, Mimi, Dec. 3lst, 1879.
HASTINGS & DAKOTA RAILWAY.
Mr.. r. II. L.. Jewett, civil engineer appoint
ed to examine and report upon that part of the
Hastings & Dakota railway completed the past
season, has submitted his report to the Cover
nor, from which it appears the line was extend
ed from Montevideo, Chippewa county, to Or
tonville, Big Stone county, distance of forty
seven and 7-10 miles, and 202 $40 miles from
Hastings, the inaugural point of the
road. The engineer says: THE ex-
tension of the Hastings and
Dakota railway is of the standard gauge, 49,
in width, and in all the details of its con-
struction is built in thorough and sub
stantial way, after the same manner of con-
struction the line between, Glenco and
MOntevideo.
The station houses are all built in work.
manlike manner, and neatly painted, and we'll
provided with platforms for the accommoda-
ton of passengers and freight. The stations
are all provided with sidings, in no case less
than 1900 feet in length, while at Ortonville
the company have put in over 8, 100 feet of side
tracks. The location Of the line has rendered
but little curvature necessary, and the grades
are easy, in no instance exceeding forty feet
per mile, which taken in connection with its
excellent material and its thorough construc-
tion fully justifes the report that this road is
up to the standard of 'frst-class road"
The stations on the road from MOntevideo
west are Watson, six miles; Milan, nine; Apple
ton, eight; Carroll, ak; Odessa, eight, and
Ortonville, the terminus, Sc yen miles.