The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1881-06-09
RAILROAD NEWS.

RAILROAD NEWS
Worthington il getting excited over
| her railroad prospects. Judging from
| the way the ADVANCE talks the town
will be completely cut to pieces with
tracks and sWitches.-Fairpont Senti-
mel.
THE B. c. r. i N.
Spirit Lake Beacon: Silver Lake last
Saturday voted almost sOlidly for the
railroad tax, and on Monday Kichland
| went or record with vote of 10 to on
the Lords side.
The towns that have carried the prop.
osition are Spirit Lake, Diamond Lake,
Richland, Silver Lake, and Center
Grove. Lloyd was lost.
Superior votes next Monday on the
proposition to tax if a depot is located
on section IS in Superior, or section 2
in Richland, and the measure will carry
without question. We understand that
Mr.. Bows says the company will accept
the tax of this town on the conditions
| named.
Lakeville and Excelsior vote next
Tuesday. While we have strong hopes
that these towns will both give cur
railroad boom a boost, the result cannot
| be assured. We know the voters of
Lakeville and Excelsior would not wit.
tingly make record calculated to dwarf
the future Of Dickinson county.
The Baskerville Vindicator saws:
"Mr. Eric Olson, of Martin county,
MIMI, returned Saturday from trip
to Clarion, over the line of our new
railroad, and has taken a large
share of the grading from that point to
this. He has been to Chicago and se-
cured 500 men, besides the number he
can pick up in Iowa and Minnesota"
The engineer when here informed us
that they would probably build to Wor-
thington this year if men could be Sc
cnred to- do the work. From the above
item it looks as though men could be
| had.
3. C. II. s N. CONNECTIONS.
The Estherville Vindicator says:
A moments glance at the facts will
show you the truth of this. At Worth.
thington this new road will strike the
St. Paul & Sioux City, ut Emmettsburg
it will cross the Milwaukee j. St. Paul,
at Livermore it will cross the Minneapr
oils & st. Louis, at Iowa Falls it will
| cross the III. Central, at Abbot it cross
es the Central of Iowa, farther down it
crosses the Northwestern, still farther
down the Rock Island & Pacific, while
at Burlington it connects with the g.
B. & O., the B. & NJ, and sends cars
through to St. Louis, direct, besides
connecting there with the barges and
steamboats,.
In Keokuk county the company own
some Of the best coal fields of the State
from which they can transport that
much needed article and deliver it at
lower rates than any other line within
our reach.
VOTING AID.
Spirit Lake Beacon: In Emmett coun-
ty the townships of Estherville, Emmett,
Ellsworth and Twelve Mile Lake have
lington, Cedar Rapids and Northern
railroad. All the towns gave heavy
majorities excepting Emmett, which
was saved without vote to spare, The
way matters now look oyer there, the
aid sought will be granted, and as a GER
tain result Estherville and Emmett
| county will before many months catch
boom that will echo along the Des
Moines from Lake Shetek to the Gate
City.
TIE ST. PAUL & SIOUX CITY.
The annual meeting Of the stockhold-
ers of this road was held on the 4th, in
St. Paul, at which majority of the
stock was represented. The following
board of directors was elected, compris-
ing the old members with the exception
of Mr.. r. r. Cable, who takes the place
of P. L. Cable, resigned:
H. II. Porter OF Chicago; E. T. Drake,
J. l.. Merriam, G. H. Bigelow, A. H.
Wilder, J. Q. Adams, all of st. Paul;
Philetus Sawyer of Oshkosh. Wis; Au-
gnstus Kountze, George I. Serey, r. p.
Flower. II. r. Bishop, J. M Fiske, d.
vid Bows and BENJAMIN Brewster, all
of New York; r. r. Cable of Rock Is
land. III. Subsequently the board chose
the following officers: President, H. H.
Porter; vice president, E. F. Drake;
treasurer. r. p. Flower; assistant treas
nrer. r. Egerton; secretary, G. A. Ham,
ilton; executive committee. H. H. Por-
ter. E. F. Drake, II. p. Flower, H. r.
Bishop. Benjamin Brewster. David
Bows and Philetus Sawyer. After the
election some routine business was
transacted.