The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-06-19
THE H.. c. IL. e. ". WILL BE j,XTE.NDED
NORTH

THE b.. c. H. e. ". WILL BE EX7ENDED
NORTH
We dropped in upon Register of
Deeds Johnson on Friday last and
found him recording 4 mortgage exc
cuted by the Burlington, Cedar Rapids
4 Northern Railway Company to the
Central Trust Company of New York,
to secure the consolidated first mort
gage bonds" The mortgage was a
huge one OF sixty-one printed pages.
1t covers all the lines of road and in
cludes the one via Of Sibley and Lu-
verne and also the one north on north
acestword from 1Vorthington.
The clause Of the mortgage referring
to these two lines is of interest to our
people and we copy it verbatim:
The Cedar Rapids, Iowa Falls &
Northwestern Railway Co., in the
month of April, 1884, resolved to CON
struct its Minnesota and Dakota d.
visions and to borrow money to be
applied to such construction. 1t ac-
cordirgly executed its deed Of mortgage
conveying to the Central Trust Co. of
New Iolk all of Its railroads con-
Structed and to be constructed, more
particularly described as follows:
beginning ut a point on the line be-
tween the States of Iowa and Mime
sofa, at or near the village Of Sibley, in
the county Of Csceola, in the state Of
Iowa. and extending in Il nortlerly
direction through the counties Of Rock,
Pinestonc aud Lincoln. to Il point ON
the dividing line between the the State
Of Minnesota and Territory Of Dakota,
hereafter to be designated, and thence
in Il nortlwesterly direction to the city
Of Bismarck in said territory.
Also another line OF railway which
commences lit or nrar the village of
Wurthinyton. in HE county Of Nnbes.
in the state Of Minnesota, and extend
ing nOvthcr|y or in northwtSterly di-
ractlon to such points in the State OF
minnesota and Northeastern Dakota as
may be selected under authority and
direction OF the board of directors of
said railway company. together with
all lands and personal property forming
u part OF or app"rtenant to said rail-
ways.
This settles it beyond question that
the company intend to extend their
line either nortl, or nortllwesterly from
Wort I!irgtnn. We published several
months ag" ~ description of tle latest
map issued l1y til. company, wl,icl, map
showed tie road rNtrit.ru north to a
connection with the minneapolis & st
Louis road and the latter road extend
t1 west TO WHtertown. We claimed
that this was conclusive as to the p,lr
pose Of the railroad company, but it
was not so regarded Ivy our people.
In April last the company mort gagged
two prospective lines in order to raise
the money to BALD them. One was VII,
Of Sihley ard Iuvcrne and the other
north from Worthington. The Sibley
road is now well under way and the
road north from here will he in due
time.
AS to the purpose of the company,
that is settled, ~ because their latest
map shows the road extended, and (2)
because they have already mortgaged
it as a road ito be constructed.
WORTHINGTON rs. LUI'ERNE
The claims put forward by the Wor-
thington ADVANCE concerning the
prospects for the extension of the Bur-
Iington ''stub' which now terminates
at that place, are supremely ridiculous
-Lnverne Herald.
Told you 500 Worthington has
had the Burlington road terminating
here for nearly two years, and yet ac
cording to the Herald Worthington is
"dead." Luverne expects to have the
Burlington road go right on through
their town and stop long enough only
to let off passenger or two and take
on bundle, and presto! Luverne is
made! Great city! Boom! The Bur-
lington, the Burlington is to do it.
The Burlington terminating at Worth.
ington has left it dead" The Bur-
lington tearing along through Luverne
is to make it. This is Herald logic.
Well, we hope the Burlington will do
something for Luverne, for we learn
that there are thirteen business rooms
now vacant in Lnverne and only one OF
two in Worthington.
And as showing the estimate put
upon the two towns by the Burlington
company, we are assured that they Sc
lected less than five acres in Luverne
and selected twenty four acres in Wor.
thtngtOn. This must indicate some.
thing unusual at Worthington. Per.
haps shops, division headquarters and
aIailrOad centre.
The Herald is good at pulling and
blowing, but poor at facts and logic
"Knew it all along and said so before
hand"
We wish to ask the Worthingtor
ADVANCE and the Republican voter:
of this district how they like the action
of A. NJ. Crosby at our late NatiOna
Republican convention Blue Eartl
City Post.
So far as the ADVANCE itself is con
cerned it does not like Senator Crosby:
action. Our county convention ex
pressed itself by vote in favor o.
blaine. Our State convention express
ed itself favorable to Blaine. Senator
Crosby said here at home that his per
sonal preference was Edmunds, but HI
wonld vote for Blaine as it was thu
wish of the people he represented.
AS to Sabin controlling Crosby, W,
fail to see it. It seems to us that hi!
vote on the first two ballots would hav'
been for Arthur, if Sabin had 'seeI
him." as some of the boys express it.