Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-05-13
GENERAL RAILROAD NEWS.

rs Inc people OK kenyon, IN U00Se coun-
tY. expect the cars. on the n. & NV, to
reach that place the last of May.
A correspondent from Lacrosse says
considerable money is to be spent in inn
proving the Southern Minnesota Division
this summer.
A new station IS being surveyed on the
line Of the MINI. & NV, in Concord
township, Dodge county, which will
probably be named .'Westgate."
Officials of the c. & NV. and the new
road were here one day last week looking
the ground over with reference to build
ing union depot; but no agreement was
arrived at to do so at present.-Dodqc
Centre Record.
We learn that corps Of civil engineers
reached Riceville last Friday and arc now
road which will strike that town. 1t is
expected that it will cross the Milwaukee
& st. Paul at Taopl, in Mower county.
If this is really the proposed route Stacy
vile will stand fair chance of being
railroad town if the road is ever built
81. -An*gur Enterprise. .Nny6.
The Minnesota & Northwestern, it is
claimed, has secured the right way
from Kenyon TO Faribault. and for con
sheraton, they will build that branch.
An exchange says: ''Since the Mime
sofa Il Northwestern has settled INTO the
embrace of the Chicago Il Rock Island.
we do not sec a shadow of reason to ex-
pect connection (from Zumbrota) of the
Chicago & Northwestern with that road
to St. Paul"
The Chicago, Burlington & Quincy is
about to possess the Central of Iowa, a
railroad of $40 miles. The main line ex-
tends from Marley Junction, 8 miles
above Mason City. to Oskaloosa, thence
to Peoria, ILL., The Central Iowa has
very valuable coal property, and this is
what the Burlington s Quincy is work
ing to secure The line forms a junction
with the c., NJ. & St. p. at Mason City,
and with the B., C. r. s. N. at Manley
Junction. Manager Potter, of the Bur
liQgten. has just been over the entire line
examining the coal and other properties,
rolling stock, depots, track, etc. This
Co. will probably extend their line to a
connection with the Minnesota & NV.
either at Austin or Lyle.
The tracks of the Minnesota & North
western Railroad company will reach the
State street CROSSING West St. Paul. to-
morrow "wednesday morning at 10
o'clock. The company, desiring to get
its rails to the river at once, in order to
run in material for the new bridge, will
obstruct State street at tho crossing all
day Wednesday. but aft that will with
draw its cars and will leave the street in
its usual condition until the city council
shall have decided upon the kind OF
bridge they wish the company to build at
the crossing. Most of the iron for the
bridge across the Mississippi has arrived.
and a foreman and twelve skilled work.
men, were expected to leave Chicago last
evening for St. Paul, who will commence
upon the construction of the spans upon
their arrival here. In addition, u force
Of carpenters and laborers will be kept
busy upon the bridge and the work will
be pushed forward as rapidly as psssible.
When the track shall have been brought
to the river on the west side, the entire
distance between Cascade and st. Paul
thirty three mles-wiIl have been cover
ed. Track laying will be begun on the
section Of road from Cascade to Mona
after this portion has been completed,
and it is expected the entire line will be
ready for operation about the middle of
July. --Pioneer Press, Nay 18TH.
A special dispatch to the st. Paul Globe
of May 9th, says: THE proposed Dubu'
que s. Northwestern railroad is an assur-
cd fact, and will NC built providing the
taxes levied are paid up promptly. The
directory of the road issues an appeal to
the property owners and terms of con-
tract in the following address: 10 the
citizens Of Dubuque: The Dubuque y
Northwestern Railroad company have
entered into a contract with the Mime
r G. n.l,
poration of the state of Minnesota, repre-
scented by A. b. Stickney of St. Paul,
whereby the Minnesota Loan & Deben-
tnrc company undertakes and agrees to
furnish the means to build and complete
fifty miles of road, beginning at Dubu-
que. BY the terms of the contract at
least eight miles of the road must be COM
pleted this year, for which the company
is. to pay in cash $7O, 900, besides for right
of-way and depot grounds. Nothing
more is to be paid, either in money or Sc
curities, until the whole fifty miles are
completed. A second contract has been
made with the Minnesota & Northwestern
| Railroad company, which now has q road
! about completed from St. Paul south to
| the northern linz Of the state of Iowa. by
which the last named company agrees to
| build it's line to a junction with our road
| fifty miles from Dubuque, 80 as to make
! continuous through line Of railroad from
Dubuque to St. Paul, passing through
the counties of Dubuque, Delaware,
Buchanan, Fayctte, Bremen, .Chickasaw,
| Howard and Mitchell. in Iowa. When
this line is completed the two arc to be
consolidated and operated as one com
pany." This project of building thr ougl
line to Dubuque by the Minnesota &
| Northwestern. ought to prove of great
advantage to Austin, if carried out, which
it is almost sure to be.
| Later: From the Globe, 9th :-Prcsi
dent Stickney of the Minnesota & North
western railway has returned from Dubn
que where he has been making arrange
ments to build the Dubuque & North
western. The principal features of the
arrangements have already appeared If
and the early building Of the road de
ponds entirely upon the willingness o.
! the people Of Dubuque to meet the ONT
central condition Of the contract. The
| Minnesota e. Northwestern company j!
ready to commence work, and will 90 a
it vigorously. if Dubuque will pay $3.50.
GOO of the 1896, 900 tax voted, into thu
county treasury at once. The road t.
Durango will he pushed to completion by
October I, and it is not improbable tina
ten or twenty miles more may be graded
the present season. The money subscrlb
ed is TO pay for right and Is pei
cent. of the monthly estimates for worl
on the first eight miles, but the whole S.
paid is not to exceed 100000. Shoult
the Dubuque g. Northwestern road b.
built in conjunction with the Minnesota
& Northwestern. the Chicago & North
western would be tempted to extend it.
line from Freeport to Dubuque and j
then would have line direct to St. Paul
A large part of the Chicago and st. Pau
traffic would then go through Dubuque
which would be incidentally benefited
thereby. The road from Dubuque tt
Mona would be directly northwest, ant
from Mona to St. Paul would be direct.
north. The distance from Dubuque t
Mona is 175 miles, and from Mona to st
Paul 40, making the line 20 miles tn
shortest between Dubuque and st. Paul
Mr.. Stickney has engaged Mr.. Knowlton
the Dubuque & Northwestern engineer
and work will probably commence Jul.
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