The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-12-10
WILL TRY AGAIN.

The imposition cast upon the people
residing along the line of the proposed
Mankato, Austin 4 st. Cloud railroad
through the treachery of the directors
has, from time to time, been denounced
in unmeasured terms by an indignant
public, and ere it was too late TO reclaim
the land grant steps have been taken to
resuscitate the project and to carry it
through.
In compliance with call issued under
direction of the Mankato Board of
Trade, a meeting was held in Mankato
Monday and new company organized
with 100000 capital stock. Representa-
tives were present from Albert Lea, AL
ma City, Wilton, New Richland, st.
Clair, Silver Lake and other points, and
large number of the most prominent
business men of Mankato also attended.
Nearly every representative present
Joined in the general discussion of the
meeting and but single sentiment pre-
vailed-that the importance of the road
to the territory lying along and contigu-
GUS to this route would prove of in
calculable benefit to the country and of
great commercial value to everybody.
1t will run through one of the most fer
tile as well rs one of the richest and
most thlckly populated sections of coun-
try in the State, and at the same time
afford railroad communication with
several thriving little villages that have
heretofore been Obliged to suffer the
great inconvenience incident to non
railroad traffic.
The general route of the old Mankato,
Austin & St. Cloud road will be main
tanned, but it will be made to diverge
from the former channel sufficient to
connect with Albert Lea, where it is pro-
posed TO connect with road from Iowa,
and already surveyed to Northwood.
This route would give us another direct
line to Chicago, running through very
prosperous section.
The new corporation will be known as
the Mankato 4 Albert Lea Railroad Co.,
and an effort will be made to have the
land grant of the old Mankato, Austin
& st. Cloud road turned over to the new
company.
The character Of the officers elected
to serve the new company is guaran-
tee that nothing will be left undone
of securing the construction of the road:
The officers are:
President, John A. Willard, Mankato;
Vice President, w. P. Sargent, Albert
Lea; Secretary, NJ. d. L. Coilester, Man.
kato; Treasurer, l.. Patterson, Mankato. |
The Board of Directors elected are: j.
A. Willard, NJ. ID. l.. Collester, l.. Patter-
son, Mankato; Frank Hall, r. NJ. Todd,
w. p. Sergeant, Albert Lea; Henry Fos
ter, B. F. Rasdell, St. Clair; /. p. Smith,
Chas. Cunningham, b. F. Seeman, Alma
City.
The selection of Mr.. Jno. A. Willard is
especially gratifying. With his well
known views in regard to the great i'm
portance of the road; his large interests
in mandatory; his wide experience in
and indomitable perseverance, the peo-
pie can rest fully assured that no effort
will be lacking on his part to carry the
project successfully through. And the
able assistants who have been selected
will add strength to the company. Man
kato is no more interested In the con-
struction of this line, than other towns
living in its wake, except only as her
commercial and manufacturing interests
exceed those of our neighbors, but her
citizens will take hold and do every
thing possible to strengthen the hands
of the officers in their labors, and all
localities having heart in the success
of the enterprise should do likewise.
With united effort it is not only pos
sible to regain what has been wrested
from us through questionable methods,
but it is within reasonable probabilities.
Let the good work now so auspiciously
begun be pushed through to u triumphal
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