Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-06-10
RAILROAD. NEWS.

The north railroad bridge is finished,
and work has been commenced on the
Rose Creek bridge. ~---.
The stockholders of the c.. NJ. g. St. P.
R.. r. Co. hold their annual meeting in
Milwaukee to-day.
Monday the track-layers were in West
Concord, Dodge county, II miles south of
Kenyon. If they reach Dodge Centre, 10
miles further south, by Saturday, they
will do well; and at this rate of track-lay-
ing. if they reach Austin by July 1st, they
will do WE'LL
A Riceville correspondent says: s'Grad
ing is to begin this week, at Riceville, ON
Judge Williams road mot Dubuque s.
N.-W.) Plenty of tools and teams which
Mr.. Flynn, contractor, went after last
week, are to arrive here in time to begin
work. The surveyors returned from the
south last Saturday to re-set.level and
grade stakes and arrange for side tracks,
ETC."
ARRIVAL OF FIRST TRAN.-Saturday
May 3Oth. will be long remembered by
the citizens of Kenyon, Goodhue county,
who came out en- masse to witness the
arrival of the first train in this embryo
city. 1t had been announced in the
morning by Mr.. Benson, who has charge
of the IRON work, that the train would
cross the bridge and arrive in town be
fore dinner. Consequently the anxious
citizens of this land of promise, who have
been patiently waiting with an earnest
hope during the last twenty-five years
| for the contamination of some enterprise
that would aid in the development of as
| fine section of country as can be found
within the limits of the far-famed. state
Of no
| and watching with eager eyes to catch
the first glimpse of that welcome iron
steed whose advent was TO mark the COM
mencement of new era in the history of
this section of the state.
! Shortly after twelve o'clock the roar of
blacksmiths' anvils and the floating of
stars and stripes in majesty upon the
summer breeze proclaimed to all that
Kenyon is railroad town. The approach
Of trains from the north is across q bridge
and tressel work 800 feet long and 70 feet
high. The crossing of this stupendous
structure by the first train was witnessed
by large and enthusiastic crowd of spec
taters. The village photographer was
early on the ground with his apparatus
and succeeded in obtaining some very
fine views of the iron gang. in spiklng
down the rails and also of the train which
followed but short distance behind.
Three cars of the train are dining halls
with table accommodation for ninety
men. The officers quarters comprise one
car and several others are occupied as
sleeping apartments, while yet another
serves the purpose of cook room.
Mr.. Benson informs US that, with his
present force of 100 men, it is possible to
lay three miles of track per day, and that
the construction train will be IN Dodge
Center June 10, at Austin June 20, and at
Mona July 1. This does not seem posi-
slble to those who are aware of the fact
that over six miles were laid on the Cana
dian Pacific by the same party in one day
and that single half mile was laid in 30
minutes.
The surfacing gang, consisting of $50
men, are now (Monday morning, June H.
within 4 miles of this point, and the over
seer, Phillip Cowley, informs that they
will follow the iron gang closely to the
terminus of the line.-Dodge Center
Record, June 5.