The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-06-28

awake, ''bran new'' city of Fergus
Falls about 4 O'Clock on Thursday IT.
ternoon, and after wash up, = good
supper at the Grand Hotel, and q look
at tho city, met the representative men
and had y most hearty IL not enthusias-
tic meeting. The sp'kesmen Of our
party laid the project before the meet.
lug, but they were already posted and
responded heartily. They had voted
5000 and secured survey and right
Of way for 4 railroad north to Leech
Lake, in the heart of the lumber re-
giOns, and they assured the parry that
this would he given to the Minnesota
& Northern il desired, and that any
other aid within reason would be Civ.
on.
In the morning the party found that
Fergus Falls had anticipated them
again. They had not only met Us With
teams at Herman, hut they had footed
al tho hotel bills and were in waiting
to extend other courtesies and 20 "Wel.
come" us off on the train In ''hospit-
able manner"
Here the party separated, some re-
naming over for day or two In the
vicinity of Fergns Falls aud others
taking train for Minneapolis on their
way home.
THE TOWNS.
Fergus Falls IS by all odds the finest
town visited. 1t is a city of 5000 to
I, 900 population, with a splendid wat
or power and Touring, paper and other
mills in operation. It has a $3.50
hotel and a number of large business
blocks built in city style. The people
know their resources. ard. knowing.
have the life and energy to 6evelope
them. They want more railroads, es-
pecially the north and south road.
Herman is small place of 400 peo.
pie, but it has ssbetter church buildings
than Worthington.
Morris is 4 fine town, beautifully sit
uated On the POmme de Terre river,
has fine court house, two large school
buildings and some fine business blocks.
Appleton is u town of 500 to 1,OO
people, with u good water power aud
two railroads, the Milwaukee and Man.
itoba.
Lao qui Parle is the county seat but
it look deserted. Many of the build.
ings are empty. There are q few good
and they are s0rely in need of it. It is
country around it that we saw.
pewa county, is beautifully situated on
the Minnesota bluffs, and is town of
200 to l 800 people. 1t is on the Mil.
and is building college.
same population as WorthingtOn. is
f0 FsA1l Ia q
visited. 1t has fine brick hotel which
cost $1O,0OO and some quite large brick
blocks which give the town the appear
ance of a young city.
Tracy is good railroad town, being
division point on the Northwestern.
It has q fine school house and fine
churches. The population is 500 to
1000.
Currie, Avoca and Fulda are prom.
ising points in Murray county, with
which our readers are already familiar
One thing is noticeable in most of
the towns north of us. They are not
afraid to build good large court houses,
school buildings and churches. In
this respect they are far ahead Of US.
To THE POINT.
Now to come to the point:
Currie voted bonds some days ago
and Fulda or Bondin township voted
on Tuesday. Other towns in Murray
will vote soon. Tracy will also vote
soon and promises $4,000 from village
and township. Fergus Falls promises
nearly anything that is asked. and ten.
ders the survey and right IF way for
the road north to Leech Lake, should
the road 60 there. The towns visited
last week will hereafter be in CORE.
spondence with the directors and some
Of them will soon be voting bonds.
Mr.. Long, the active Secretary, will
take the road in few days to secure
the right of way.
What will Worthington do? How
much can we vote and how much sub.
scribe2 This road is of vast Importance.
As the men at Fergus Falls said 1--WE
need you and you need u.s." and the
towns between need the road, some of
them rs much as the boy needed the
ground hog.
The lumber supply about Leech
Lake is enormous and We ought to tap
it. And We need more direct cut to
the coal fields south Of US. Ultimately.
this road may become one Of the most
important links in the north and south
chain across the continent.