The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-09-20
Railroad Boom!
-Four More Roads Try
ing to Come to W0r-
thington!
Pushing the Read to
Bismarck!
The Road to Fargo Nearly
Half Built Already!
The Duluth Road sure to
be Built.
The Milwaukee Road Com
ing Next Year.
Worthington the Coming Hub and
Railroad Centre.
''Knew it Beforehand and said so all
Along and Told You So.''
The Milwaukee Road Com
ing Next Year.
Worthington the Coming Hub and
Railroad Centre.
"knew it Beforehand and said 50 all
Along and Told You So.''

THE BISMARCK 4 SOUTHEASTERN.
Judge Wilson, chairman of the Board
of Trade Railroad Committee, recently
addressed u letter to the secretary OF
the newly organized railroad company
at Bismarck and a few days ago re.
ceived the following reply:
General Secretary's Office, Bismarck
& Southeastern Railway Co.-Bisn,arck
u. r.. Sept. II. 1883.-Dear Sir: Your
favor Of the 9th inst. at hand. beg
leave t. thank you and the gentlemen
you represent for their kind attention
and their interest in the B. y 5. E. R'y.
This route will be OF material benefit
in opening up large and fertile section
Of Dakota and Of great use in building
up WOrthinRtOn and Bismarck.
The route contemplated is as follows:
Along the Missouri to Gayton and
from there southeast in almost y direct
line crossing Emmons, Mcintosh. Nc.
PherSon and Brown counties to Aber-
desn; then to Clark, Poinsett, Volga,
Tlandreau and Werthington.
My idea is to start building tho read
at WorthingtoR rather than Bismarck,
a. the southern part of the territory is
better settled and the road would help
pay expenses at once. Articles of in.
corporation have not been filed as yet
and it is the intention to obtain suit
able subscriptions from the towns Oh
the route interested to make = prelimi-
nary survey and obtain an approximate
idea of what the building Of tho read
will cost.
All subscriptions to be repaid in paid
up stock as soon AS it is issued.
1t.~1 T., -.
divided into one hundred dollar shares,
incorporation OF the company and the
rest a. needed.
I am personally interested to the TX !.
tent Of ten thousand dollars and repre-
sent an eastern syndicate of one million
dollars which will be put in as soon as
the road is An assured fact.
l should be glad could put the mat
ter personally before you, but my busi-
ness is such that shall be unable to
do 80. 1t depends entirely upon thr
push and enterprise of the cities and
towns along the proposed line whether
this enterprise shall be a success or not
and do not think Worthington will
be at all backward in coming forward.
Hoping to hear from you again, in
the near future. am
Yours very truly,
GEO. g. HILLS,
Genl Sec'y.
So the Bismarck road announced sew
eral months ago as being on paper
begins to materialize. The preliminary
steps have been taken toward bridging
oyer the gap between here and thu
Northern Pacific and putting Worth
ington where the ADVANCE predicted
several years ago it would be, viz: OF
the great Trans. continental Short Linz
from Chicago and St. Louis to til,
Pacific Ocean and on to China. Til,
road to Bismarck will be built for it il
backed by one of the heaviest railroads
and some of the heaviest capitalists il
tho country. but the line is not ye
located, and the time required to com
plete it. may depend much upon loca
aid and the spirit of the people alonl
the route. The communities along tn
line will be asked to aid in securip,
right Of way. dep,t grounds, etc., an,
private parties will be expected to tax
stock in the enterprise. Worthinqto
is already bonded as much as the la,
will allow in aid of railroads, but "
can do much by private subscription
and donations Of grounds.
Now is our time t" strike We u
Oh the eve OF u railroad revolution i
Worthington, and entering upon a raj
road future, never dreamed of by an
one q anything save the enthusiast