Morris tribune., 1881-07-14
LITTLE FALLS & DAKOTA.
4 Vis1 Of a distinguished party Of Nor.
thern Pacific Officials.
Work to BE- commenced at once.

Work to BE- commenced at once.
At an early hour yesterday morning a
special train conveying President Willard,
General Manager Haupt, and Mr.. Herman
Trott, of the Northern Pacific, and dis
tinguished party of eastern capitalists, ar.
rived at this place, and left at about Z
o'clock by team for Glenwoed and Sank
Centre. These gentlemen have just re-
turned from a tour of inspection over the
Northern Pacific and are completing the
trip by view of the country through
which the new line, the Little Falls & Da-
kota, is to pass.
o. the Northern Pacific trip, the party
speak very highly, and they were not only
delighted and gratitied with the country,
but astonished at the amazing fertility and
richness of the soil. They speak III glow
ing terms of the northwest, and candidly
admit that they are more than pleased with
what they have seen. They assert that al
though much has been said of the wonder
full resources of the territory tributary to
their road, that the half has not been told,
and they are fully satisfied that glorious
and brilliant future is positively assured.
MIR. Willard was much pleased with Nor
ris, and while he had not, at that time, an
opportunity of viewing the country tribu-
tary, yet he was more than satisfied from
the appearance Of the town, that the coun.
try was all it had been represented to be.
"Will work on the Little Falls s. Dakota
be begun at once?" was the only direct
question asked on this point He answer
ed, "Yes, sir, just as soon as it is possible
to arrange for it,"
The tribune representative propounded
few questions to general manager Haupt,
the President of the L. F. & D., who az.
swered each query substantially as follows:
Reporter. is the work on the
Little Falls & Dakota to be commenced at
once anG pushed vigorously forward?
Gen. Haupt.-Yes. We have all ar
engagements made for beginning, and the
work will be prosecuted with all possible
dispatch.
R.-Will it be carried on the entire
length of the line? or will it be pushed for
ward at one end only?
Gen. Hit will be pushed forward as
fast as money can do 1t, and from every
available point.
R.-How much iron do you intend to
put down this year?
Gen. H-That, cannot answer as yet
The board of directors meet in St. Paul
Friday, and then decisive action will be
taken on that point.
R.-Is it rot the intention, however, to
complete the line with all possible dispatch?
Gen. R.--It is, but as the action of the
directors is necessary before anything more
definite can be said by me, can only say
that there will be no delays.
The party to the number of fifteen or
twenty, then left by team across country.
the special train going round via Barnes
vile. to meet them at Sank Centre, from
whence they will proceed to St. Paul,
Messrs. L. H. Stanton, R. c. Moore and
DR.. D. r. Sutherland accompanying them
From conversation with several mem
bers of the party, those who are in posi-
ton to know the views of Mr.. Willard and
his associates, we learned that the L. F. &
D. enterprise was looked upon with much
favor by them. They were of the opinion
that the line would be completed before
many months had elapsed, and were conf
dent that greater portion if not all the
iron would be laid to Morris by fall. Mr..
Willard will meet COL Fish and his corps
of surveyors at Sank Centre and will send
them at once to this end of the line, his in
tention being to have work begun here
forthwith. From one of the officials we
learned that there was no foundation for
the rumor of the purchase of the branch
line to Browns Valley, the question never
having been brought before the board of
directors.
The early completion of the road now
being fixed fact, our people may now
govern themselves accordingly, and we
congratulate the residents of village and
county on the bright prospects of glori,
Gus future which now dawns upon us.