The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-04-05
r.- MOIeE RAILROADS.
TIE Petersburg correspondent of the
Jackson Republic says:

JACKSON NepuOIlc says:
The early construction Of the Esther.
vile bra"cI Of the T.. Nj. & st. l.. Ky.
thru Petersburg to Il te, minus at Jack.
son is something to which all refer AS il
settled and definite fact, but there
seems to he considerable speculation,
with reference to the Elmore and Wor.
thingtOm branch of the Northwestern,
and nethimg more definite than that
the line looks feasible and has been
viewed by the engineers IF that com
l.any has yet ONE to light. Yet the
road may he built the coming sea-
son.
1t looks very feasible and its con-
xtructi0n is lnure than pr3bable. 1t
would have been built last year or the
year brfcre.a rs tie route to the Des-
NI.ines had been selected and grounds
u chased for bridge several miles be.
low Jackson, but the Northwestern
did not secure the Omaha line until
last winter. Now that the Omaha is 4
part of the Great Northwestern, the
road will be built, the object being to
join the Wortl,ingt"n Il Sioux Falls ut
this point and thus form a'oti'er great
east and west line, between the two
Milwaukee lines, and fully as import
ant, or more important. than the Mil.
waukee road through Sheldon. This
line through Worthineton. Adrian. I.M-
verne. Sioux Falls, and on to the Miss
ouri will be one of the z Eat east and
west routes, and please don't forget
It,"
We hear also that the Minneapolis Il
st. Louis extension, from Redwood
Falls to Worthington. mentioned in
the ADVANCE few weeks ago, IS sci
down az among the certaimties.
We expect, moreover, IN 4 few days
to hear of the Milwaukee and the Wa
Lash starting up to build frem TIE
Spirit Lake side, and if work should le-
gin on union Il. pot 1T Wort;IingtOn
before the middle of the summer, VIZ
shoisld not be surprised.
y1lE REDW00D Falls k.xrENsIoN.
TheCnttonwood County Citiz III says:
The Fargo people are not quite con.
tentatl with their railroad facilities aud
lHilg made t" play second fiddle t" st :.
Paul and minneapolis. The st. Paul
r'';tts are so controlled Ivy the mercan-
tile interests Of those cities that Farg"
caMnOt come into competition us u
gre It distributing centre. or obtain re-
0uced rates, rs usually given important
)ni,fts, hence the Arg S says: "ltph,ay
be necessary tu look in some other Gi-
t(s4f
to the East, Independent of st. Paul or
AIniieap"liS.
Tks Rock Island road has All exten
si",ito Redwood Falls.
Fargo is soon to have line to Wape-
ton. 'About 125 miles will conLect
those TIVE, points and connect Fargo
and The Red River Vlll-y-tn atlmir;s-
lie connection with the Mississippi
river, Chicag" and the East"
the exte,lSicn Of the Il 'ck Island
road from Redwood Falls. will lie built
this scasnn. from all accounts. and
must pass through the western side Of
our county.
That is, the eXtensi"" from Redwood
Falls to Worthington will pass through
the western si,le Of Cottonwood. If
the road is extended to Fargo and 4
connection Will, the Red River Valley,
it will form another line for Worthing-
ton of imcalculable Importance. That
"ne strip "f ~ miles letween l'ere and
Redwood Falls will at Hn" swO"p give
us another independent line into Min
neal,olis and st. Paul, six miles shorter
than the Omaha, and also direct cut
to Fargo and the Northern Pacific:
Country.
We can hardly realize ourself, enthu-
seastic rs the ADVANCE has been ih
railroad matters, the Importance If tile
movements making on the railroad
chess board tn put Worthingt"n in the