Morris tribune., 1881-08-25
LITTLE FALLS Dc DAKOTA RAIL.
ROAD.
Preparations in Actioe Progress for tho
Commencement of York from
Norris East.
Other Matters Of Mtersst.

Learning that Mr.. William DeGraff hat
arrived Monday evening and being aware
that he had charge of the sub letting o.
grading contracts on the Little Falls u Da
kota, representative of the TRIBUNE
called upon that gentleman and CLEANED
the following particulars in regard to the
arrangements for the commencement Of
work.
Mr.. DeGraff states in brief as follows
ave will begin work at once at this end
the road is located, the right-of way Sc
cured, and the line cross sectioned for 9
distance of nine miles, or to the Pope coun
ty line. We will start force of graders
Immediately and will employ all the mer
and teams that can be advantageously
worked, SO that the job may be completed
with all possible dispatch, There will be
no delays beyond the arranging of neces-
sary preliminaries and the work will be
prosecuted as rapidly as men and teams
can be procured" The reporter had a
brief glimpse of the profile of the proposed
route, but it was Greek to his unprofes.
sional mind and looked as if it might an
swer for any imaginable purpose except
the one intended. 1t is astonishing to any
one but an engineer, to note the number
of elevations, depressiens and general I'M
evenness In the earth's surface, and the
ont ,,iY,a r,i1oc IF rfrxy ynonroI
out on that piece of paper, looked SO
crooked and uneven that the tops of the
houses on Pacific avenue were straight
line in comparison. However we were re.
lieved when told that the grading was
comparatively easy and the route very de-
sirable in this respect. In answer as to
what was being done on the line east of US,
Mr.. DeGraff stated that there was large
force at work all along the surveyed por.
ton of tho route from five miles east of
Sank Centre to point east of Glenwood.
At Little Falls work has been fairly com.
menced and will be completed to a point
about ten miles west by winter. The un-
gap between Sank Centre and
Little Falls, through the timber, will be
kept for winter work, and as the other
portions are to be ready and completed by
the time winter sets in, the entire line will
be ready for the ties and by next spring.
Teams and other outfit for the St. p, NJ.
& NJ. grading crews are arriving and work
may be said to have fairly commenced.
The line will run south of and parallel to
the Little Falls & Dakota. one line, the lat
ter, leaving at point from the upper end
of town and the other starting from the
Valley branch junction in Morris addition.
The St. P, M. & M. extension from here
east, according to the present survey, is
headed for the west end or side of Lake
Whipple, and will at no point be distant
from the other road over six or eight miles.
The objective point of this road is I'M
known at present, and hence there is much
conjecture as to where the terminus will
eventually be located, but it is not unlikely
that 1t will be extended, in the near future,
TO a junction with the st. Paul & Duluth
line, at least we are so informed on what
we consider good authority. As to what
effect this line will have upon this village
and county we cannot even more than
guess at present. The county must derive
a benefit for certainty, this will indirectly
help the village, and if its construction en-.
genders and forces more keen competi.
ton with the L. F. & D. than would the
main line have done, it will of course ma.
terially advance our interests in the village.
The contract for grading the first four
miles of the L. F. s. D. railroad, with the
privile &c of an additional two miles, has
been let to Mr.. J. G. Mccarthy. In all.
swer to query as 10 when the work
would be begun by him. Mr.. Mccarthy
stated that it would commence to-day and
will be prosecuted as vigorously as posi-
BILE. Men, teams and the necessary outfit
will be on hand and if the work on that
section does not so forward with rush it
won't be the fault of the sub-contractor.
RIGHr-oF-WAY.-Mr. L. B. Hodges il
in the employ of the St. P, M. & M. as
right of way agent on the new line from
Morris to Sank Centre or St. Cloud. Mr..
H. has already arranged for considerable
OF the land by contract, and is now follow.
ing up the surveyors and securing the
right. of way as fast as the line is located.
The l.. F. & D. have likewise secured
their right-of-way through r. G. Moore,
and have major part of the lands tray
ersed, contracted for.
That the information of the TRIBUNE
was correct, with regard to the extension
Of the St. Cloud & Lake Traverse railroad
to a junction with the St, Paul & Duluth,
is now evident, as the St. P, M. s. M.
have had line surveyed from Sank Rap.
ids to Pine City. The engineers repor,
having found feasible route. Again we
arise to remark, Morris must boom.
General Manager Hill, Vice Presiden,
Angus and other minor officials of the ST.
F., M. u NJ. were in town last Friday
looking over the eastern extension of the
branch and making arrangements for be-
ginning work. The party left for Winni
peg after few hours stay.
Carpenters were set at work today
building the graders shanties on the Little
Falls line. Some six or seven temporary
buildings, to be used as quarters for the
men. are to be erected this week.
The st. P, M. s. M. surveying party
running line from Morris to Lake Whip
pie and the east, broke camp last week and
have moved from the Pomme de Terre to
the Chippewa.
From the Sank Center papers, we learr
that every thing is booming at that end Of
the L. F. 6 D., and that quite start la.
been made with tho grading.
REAL EsTATE.-Elsewher we print 9
mammoth advertisement from the bank Of
Morris which announces the establishment
of new real estate department in connec
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