Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-05-06
MINNESOTA s NV. e. r. NOTES.

MINNESOTA s NV. r. r. NOTES.
All the iron for both bridges is now on
the ground.
John Benson, once a resident Of Aus
tin, is boss of the track-laying force.
There are seven new locomotives at
Cascade dong service on the new rail-
road.
Track-laying was completed to within
10 miles Of St. Paul Friday evening last,
May 1st..
The St Ansgar Enterprise says 9O0'ties
have been unloaded at that station. and
the section crew will soon be at work lay
ing them.
Grading through the city is progressing
favorably. Contractor Ward says he will
have the work all finished inside of
three weeks.
The Globe says by next Sunday night
(May 10th) the Minnesota & Northwestern
will have its track laid inside the city
limits of ST. Paul.
\ Mona correspondent says: owe ex-
pect to see work commenced on the Du-
buque and Northwestern before twelve
month. and we expect to see it come to
Mona"
The trestle work is being constructed
for the first span Of the Minnesota &
Northwestern bridge on the west side, St.
Paul, and it IS expected that the iron work
will be commenced this week.
If the weather is favorable, the track
layers will reach Austin some where from
the 1st to the 10th of July. From the
present outlook. it seems safe to say the
entire line will be completed to Mona by
August 1st.
A new town. to be called Randolph.
Falls, at the junction of the Chicago,
Milwaukee & St. Paul, Minnesota &
Northwestern, and the Minneapolis & St.
Louis roads.
O D. Brown, grading contractor. was
in the city "Wednesday last. He says the
track will be finished from the Cannon
river into St. Paul May 10th, and into
Austin June 10th. He is probably about
right on St. Paul and month out of the
way on Austin.
The officials of the Illinois Central
and of the Minnesota l. Northwestern
RAILWAYS passed over the branch in a spe-
cial lraiu Yesterday to Mona and returned.
They seem to be feeling the way toward
some arrangement for through traffic
OSn1r Nr1cs. AprH ~.
The X. r. Co. have purchased Of Simon
Anderson lots and 5, in block 6. Il. K,
Addition. The lots are on the river bank,
north side of north bridge, and make
piece of land about 140x250. 1t is Alder
sons old stone quarry site, ana 1t is SAID
the MINI. & n. w. are intending to open
Il quarry there.
The bridge for the new r. r. at Harring-
tons is now being put in, also water
tank is being built. and side track grad
ed, which looks a little like having sta
ton there. II they do it will be quite an
accommodation to the whole community,
as easy advantage can be taken OF either
road as regards marketing produce, etc.
A Milwaukee paper states that the llli-
nois Central and Northern Pacific roads
have entered into combination and that
after the completion of the road from Mo-
IA to St. Paul in July, through trains
! will be run from st. Paul to Chicago
over this system of roads, of which
the Cedar Valley branch will be one of
| the links.
Pat Gcraghty Of this city has taken the
contract to fill the space between the end
of the present grade, and the east pier of
! the north bridge. 1t will be a large fill
aud will take between seven and eight
thousand yards Of earth. 1t will also be
riprappcd with stone. Mr.. Gcraghty
| made a start on the work Yesterday morn
ing with three teams and five or six men.
Engineer Thomas and Frank Lawrence
left on Tuesday for Roberts Creek, about
twenty miles south of here, for the pur-
pose of laying out grounds for side track
and water tank.-D0dge Center Record.
! N"y1. This location is on 0. Harm gtons
farm, in Red Rock township, about u
miles north west of Brownsville village,
and would Indicate that the r. r. Co. IN
tend to leave Waltham "out in the cold
in the matter of depot.-ED.]
The St. Paul & Northern Pacific is con-
structing new line between the cities of
st. Paul and Minneapolis. The Northern
Pacific and Minneapolis & St. Louis are
interested in the new line. The Pioneer
the St. Paul & Northern Pacific viii! con
tinuc constructing, and will have ter1ni-
nal facilities in St. Paul and Minneapolis
which will he available for the Minnesota
g. Northwestern or any other railroad
company that may desire accommodations
of the kind.
The Pioneer Prass makes the announce
mcnt that the Illinois Central has made
arrangements with the Northern Pacific
to run through trains by way of the Mona
branch eastward, as soon as the road is
completed from Mona northward, which
will be by July LIST, at farthcst. The iron
is. being laid as rapidly as possible. All
passengers over the N. Pacific eastward
will be shipped by this route The road
will be equipped in firstclass style, and
two passenger trains each way per day
will probably be the program.
A. F. Brown, of Waverly, was in this
place Tuesday on his way to Dubuque to
attend court. He says new rails are being
laid from Waverly north to Mona, where
connection is to be made with the new
road being built to St. Paul which will be
completed in sixty days. New track has
been laid from our junction to WaverIy
This is no doubt part of the arrangement
for through line from DesMoincs to St.
Paul when the bridge is built across the
river at this place. There is report that
the contract is now being let Cellar Fu|ls
Gazette.
Mr.. Dennis Gallighen, our enterpris
ing railroad contractor, on Tuesday morn
irg last, started out for Austin, Mimi,
where he begins work on contract he
has taken TO lay the track on the depot
grounds Of an extension of the Illinois
Central system of railroad which crosses
the line OF the C., NJ. & St. p. II. r. near
Austin. Quite a procession formed in the
street near the Jour,lnl office, where Mr..
Gallighcn marshalcd his tcamstcrs, with
their siA wagons and sixteen horses and
thc7 hand shakings and hearty fareWelIs
were numerous. -Lnnesdoro Journal
[Mr. Gallighen above referred to has
the contract for lowering the grade from
this city north about n miles. The cut
ting down will vary all the way from one
inch to three feet Ork was commenced
by Mr. 6. several days ago.-ED.
| a special train came west from Dubuque
! Monday evening, April e. having as pass
engers A .B.S,ickncy "A. Oppcnheim and c.
w. Benson, Of the Minnesota & North
western, the new line from Mona to St.
Paul, and H. Gileas and J. Jacobs of the
Illinois Central. The party remained here
during the night. Tuesday morning the
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