St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-02-03
RAILROAD NEWS.
An Effort Being Made In Saltwater to Sc
cure the FreepOrt Road.
Tne Freepor. Road & ssill,raser.

TIe Freep0rs Road q Saltwater.
Special Telegram.
SALTWATER, Feb. 2.-Last evening a
ing of last Saturday evening, w. G. Rice,
president, aud j. Griggs, solicitor; E. Bald
win, chief engineer Of the Chicago, Freeport
and st. Paul railroad, was held at the pariors
of the Sawyer house. Besides the commit
tee, which consisted of Hon. E. w. Durant,
Il d. Brunson, Rock Hersey, John McKusick
and j. 3. Anderson, number OF the alder
men and citizrns were present. Mr.. Durant
stated the object Of the meeting, and asked
Mr.. Griggs what the company
proposed " do? In reply he stated
that the proposed road was from
Freeport, ILL.,, and passed through the wes-
tern part vi Wisconsin, touching at several
mpOrtant points, TO River Falls; thence TO
Catfish Bar where it crosses Lake st. Croix,
and then in direct line to ST.
Paul. The preliminary survey has been
made OF the whole line, and the first
eighty miles permanently located. Should
the line come 10 Saltwater it would not go
through River Falls, but would keep up the
valley of the Eau Galiie to WILDWOOD aud
tnen across AS directly as possible To Still
water. Tnis would give line from Still
water to Chicago thirteen miles shorter
than by the Omaha road and shorter from
st. Paul by several miles than any other
road. II was through an interview between
President Rice aud Senator Davis in Chicago
some three weeks ago That any thought OF
coming this way was entered into and
a leLLrr just received from Davis
determined then in coming heie aud LOOKING
IA hon.
at the present time make any proposition,
but when the route to this poinr is surveyed
they will be ready u make one
and will then ask the city to make
I'D the difference In the cost Of construction
aud giving credit for all the business advant-
ages SO as TO induce the company to run. the
road here. He said our desire is to have the
road go by the shortest route and is in
favor of the line surveyed, as preliminary
survey from Wildwood 10 st. Paul, through
Saltwater would have to be made by the clti-
zeus OF Saltwater, and that our engineers
Will look over tine ground here and judge rs
to the feasibility "a getting over the graue ON
each side oi the lake. Mr.. Baldwin said the
grade at Catfish bar WAS only fifty three
Ieet to the mill and the crossing was MADE
50 as To touch the west side OF Lne lake about
forty rous north OF tine Milwaukee depot, and
then up North creek. Alter some
more conversation the COMMITTEE retired
and on returning the officers of the road
are going to stop over aud see The location
Tor themselves, and have u meeting at p.
H.. when they can proceed with u Clear idea
of what they wanted.
Mr.. john Mckusick, who was on q survey
for the Wisconsin Central, now the Omaha,
when it was contemplated to bring it through
the city will show Engineer BALDWIN tue
grade as made ut that time, anu show how
easy the approach is made to the city from
the east.
Those who were present were of the
opinion, although none of the road
had been built, it was only by moving
early that anything could be secured.
1t is expected that the meeting at O'Clock
to-day viii be an interesting one, but all
regret that Mr.. Duranrs legislative duties
prevent him from being present.