The Worthington advance., 1882-03-23
THURSDAY, MARCH %. 1882.

THURSDAY, MARCH q. 1882.
:tyORTffINGTON AND SLBLEY RAIL-
ROAD MATTERS.
We copied an item last week con-
cerning the organization OF the Spirit
Lake & Western Railroad Co. for the
purpose of building a railroad from
Spirit Lake to Sibley, and again insist
cd that this was not Il movement OF the
bur]iDptoa AS the latter road was Or
san,zed to build to Worthington and
would do 50 during the coming sum-
mer. Since the ADVANCE WAS issued.
tho Sibley Gazette has came to hand
with Il full account of the railroad
movements and prospects in that quar-
ger and containing the articles of in
corporation Of the new company, which
articles say:
That we, Joel D. Harvey, James B.
Close. Josiah l.. Lombard, Elliott Z.
Davidson and Chas. J. &. Ball, whose
names are hcreunto subscribed, 40
hereby associate ourselves together as
body corporate, etc.
The name and style of this Company
shall he the "Spirit Lake and Western
Il ,ilroad Company,' and the principal
rlace of business Of the Company shall
be ut Sibley in the State of Iowa.
The general purpose Of tins corpora
't;cn shall be to construct and operate
y line Of railroad from 4 point at or
near Spirit Lake, in the county Of
Dickinson, i'll the State Of Iowa, in Il
westerly direction, to some point Oh
the Big Sioux river.
The Gazette says editorially:
The report that the company intend
!ly was confirmed last Saturday by a
telegram from Chicago, stating that
the engineers left that place for Sibley
the night before, for the purpose of
making the survey Of the line. Chief
Engineer Chas. p. Westtield, with Geo.
Il. Frankland and r. b. Rice as assist
ants, arrived here Sunday morning.
On Monday morning they were fitted
out with teams and i corps of men.
and started for Spirit Lake, where they
were to commence the survey and work
ithis way. If the weather holds favor
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they reach Sibley, rs they are directed
ito make thorough work and drive the
grade stakes rs they go. The details
OF the route to be taken are not known,
but it is altogether probable that after
leaving the north end Of Okoboji Lake
the line will be run to Il short distance
south of Silver Lake, thence nearly
parallel with the town line of 99-lUO
for few miles, then diyerge to the
south of the Ocheydan Mound, and
thence in nearly Il westerly direction to
Sibley. We are assured by Mr.. JAS. 3.
Close and G.. J. G. Ball, two of the
members of the company, that the
road is to he built Immediately, which
will give Siblry an eastern connection
before snow flies next fall. This fact,
coupled with the fact that the engin-
Northern Il. Il. Go. are also making q
Spirit Lake to Sibley. and at this writ
ing are working in this county, makes
the railroad building in the northern
tier of counties assume very active
shape.
Commenting upon this matter, the
Sioux City Journal says:
Now the guess is hazarded that the
Company that will build the Spirit Lake
and Western road is not Close Bros. Il
Co.. but the Chicago aud Northwest
erR. That company has for some
months contemplated line from u
point OH the Algona road, fifteen miles
north Of Algona, west through the
north tier of Iowa counties to Sioux
Falls. This would take in Sibty.
But the Burlington road, to reach Sib-
ley, must defect from the northwest
course that; It follows from Clarion to
Spirit Lake, 100 miles. and turn due
west to touch >ihlry. The Burlington
road is l:ea1c,l toward Worthington.
This is a sensible view Of the matter.
AS We have heretofore claimed. nothing
is more improbable than that the Bur
lington should change all its plans sud
denly and turn west to Sibley. But Ill
these conject,rcs, rnmors and fears
will, we hope, be set at rest in Il few
days. The season for railroad build
ing is upon It's, and we expect loon to
hear that dirt is flying on the Burling-
ton between Spirit Lake and WORTH
ington aud on the Toledo and North.
western between Elmore and WORTH
ington. And we can only iterate and
reiteratc our statement that we count
on these two roads as sure for WORTH
ington, with a probability of securing
also the Milwaukee, the Desmoines
Northwestern. and the Tracy branch
of the Northwestern, III case the latter
is built.
AS to the Toledo e Northwestern,
the line has been run to the Desmoincs
river about six miles below Jackson,
the grounds for the bridge across the
river have beeS purchased, and we
hear also that the right of way to the
Desmoines has been secured and the
deeds made out.
SALT; AND WHEAT.
Agricultural salt has now become