The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1881-08-04
Anent the Miuueapolis & st. Loui $

AS we believe that all information con-
cerning the above road is of interest to
our readers. the following extracts from
our exchanges are given.
Green Isle correspondent of the Hen
derson independent: 'Mcssrs Washburn,
President; Rich. Chief Engineer, and
Hawkins, Auditor, of the Minneapolis g.
St. Louis Railroad Company, passed here
last Wednesday. Goth inst, and located
the depot grounds and townsitc. The
next thing in order was to give it a name.
After going through Webster's Unabridg-
ed, through the names of all the great
men, ancient and modern, they conclud-
ed to give honor to whom honor was due,
and as Mr.. Washburn had built the road
and selected the depot grounds he ought
to have the name: Washburn is situated
on beautiful piece of ground, on the
west side of Washington Lake township,
in section 18, on the land of Phil. Nc
Gran, and about 100 rods west of tn e
Green Isle Church"
The same correspondent says that the
contractors who are doing the grading in
that locality are badly behind with their
pay. .r
The depot at Arlington will he at
Klinkert's on the land of Charles F.
Frenzel. In Dryden the depot has been
located on section 81. on the land of Mr..
Mas.
The Tyler Tribune speculatcs on the
probable course of the road west of here.
as follows: The examination of the
country westerly from Marshall by Engi-
neer Evarts of that company, accompan-
led by j. w. Blake of Marshall, whereby
practicable westerly line was found, de-
termined the company to accept the
proposition of Redwood Falls. This ac-
ton settles the line of road through Lyon
and Lincoln counties, and there is every
reason to believe that the road will be in
operation to the State line within one
year from this date. The company has
ample means to accomplish that end.
The road will be put in operation as far
as the Minnesota river this fall, and pos
sibly grading done as far as Marshall;
but owing to the inability to obtain tim
Der for bridging, and to the fact of being
able to construct the great bridge across
| the Minnesota river much cheaper during
the winter than at any other season, that
bridge will not be built until winter.
Much grading is already done on the line
| Iron is being laid at several points, and
rapid construction is assured.
The location of the line is determined
as far as Marshall, from which place it
will run westerly or somewhat south of
west over the most practicable route,
crossing the best agricultural country,
with view of penetrating southern DakO.
ia. The visit of the engineer of this com
pany to this county last week was simply
to determine whether there was any prac,
ticable route to be obtained to the State
line westerly from Marshall. He did moi
examine the county sufficiently to deter.
mine whether more than one could be OBJ
tained. nor to decide which might be the
best He simply desired to find one, and
he found it. When the line comes to bt
permanently located the whole country
west and southwest, of Marshall. from
Tyler to Hendricks, will be closely exam
ined. and the line determined with re
gard to cost of construction, ease o.
grades. local aid and prospective business
and it is confidently believed by thos'
most conversant with the country that /.
line south Of Lake Benton, striking eithel
Tyler or Marshfield, will most fttli3 fnee
the requirements mentioned" =