St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-08-29
Minnesota, Northwestern and Central
Iowa to be Closely Allied in
Traffic Affairs.
The Two Lines to be Connected by a
Line from Mona to Manly juno
tion by Dec. l.
Prospects of Line Being Built from
Morris to Sioux Falls at
an Early Date.
An Albert Lea Route Deal--Waterloo
Route Time Table--A Denial--
General Notes.
An Important Contract Signed.

The most important railroad deal to st.
Paul that has been brought forth this season
was put in practical shape yesterday by the
signing of contract by President Stickney
of the Minnesota & Northwestern and Pres
ident Elijah Smith of the Central of Iowa and
the secretaries of the two companies. Yes
terday articles were signed by these parties
for A. b. Stickney to build for the Central
of Iowa line from Manly Junction, the
north terminus of the line to Lyle, connect
ing with the Minnesota 81 Northwestern.
Mr.. Stickney will commence work Monday
morning and will have the line completed by
Dec. 1 a distance of twenty miles. As
soon as complete the Central of Iowa will
run trains to st. Paul over the Minnesota 81
Northwestern, contract having been
drawn up and signed for the lines to operate
in this way for term of 100 years. 1t is
mutually understood and agreed that the
companies shall operate and maintain its
own railway line as to through traffic.
Each party will furnish cars for the
through traffic as nearly as shall be practi-
cal in proportion to its mileage to the entire
mileage of the through line. Loaded cars
of each company may go through from the
originating point to the point of destination
without tranShipment of loads. Through
passenger traffic shall be furnished by each
company in like proportions. The Central
of Iowa has 600 miles of road beginning at
Manly Junction, running due south through
the state of Iowa, and from OSllalooSa east
to Peoria, ILL.,, connecting at Abba with the
Wabash system III North Missouri, making
a very direct line from st. Paul to st. Louis,
and also from st. Paul to Kansas City. The
most important connection which the build
ing of this extension will make will be that
with the indianapolis, Bloomington 81
Western from Peoria east. This will
make an independent line to all points
in the east without touching at
Chicago. AS is well known none of the
lines running to Chicago can show any
favOritiSm to st. Paul which will in the
least way be discrimination against Chi
cago, and, therefore, they all have certain
agreements, and are not what might be
termed strictly independent lines. This
new through line to the sea bOaId will be
fully as direct and short line as any of
the present through lines. and it will
not be subject to the joint agreements of
the other corporations. This new deal by
Mr.. Stickney inSureS a splendiy outlook for
the future welfare of his road. The most
important features of the traffic this new
line will carry are coal to st. Paul and
local points on the Minnesota 6 Northwest
ern road and lumber from st. Paul to Iowa
points on the lower Missouri. At present
st. Paul lumbermen cannot do business at
Kansas City and other lower Missouri river
points on account of the high az
bitrary differential which the lines in the
Southwestern Pool association ask from
their Northwestern connections, giving
Chicago shippers supreme advantage, on
business to the points named. The Mime
sofa & Northwestern will not be subject to
this high differential and can put st. Paul
and Northwestern lumber shippers on equal
basis with Chicago shippers. AS the Cen.
trail of Iowa has a terminal at OSkaloosa,
the largest coal mining center in Iowa, the
traffic of the Minnesota Il Northwestern of
this necessary is insured. On Monday
surveyors will locate the line from Lyle to
Manly Junction, which will take about
week and then active construction work
will begin and continue until the connec-
ton is made, which will be Dec. l. 1t is
likely that this new combination will be
painfully felt and heard of by the Milwau-
kee u st. Paul, as the Central of Iowa has
been running its trains over the Milwaukee
& St Paul to st. Paul for some time past
and in making this new deal the Iowa road
will doubtless discontinue its connection
with the Milwaukee company.