St. Paul daily globe., 1888-02-10
PROSPECTS ARE BRIGHT.
The Duluth, Red Wing & Southern VIII
.-. Be Built.
REPORT OF THE ENGINEERS.
Tie Plan Outlined at a Meeting at
Duluth Last Night---0ther
Duluth News.
Special 10 the Globe.

Red Wing IL Southern. arrived in Du-
luth this morning TO consult with Du-
luth business men regarding the road.
They are enthusiastic in their hopes for
the read, and these hopes are in no way
lessened by the reports made by the en-
gineering corps that has been at work
on the line. They believe the road can
be built, and built cheaply, and
that it Will prove a profitable
investment from the start. At meet
ing held in the chamber of commerce
this afternoon. Mr.. Foote outlined the
plan for the formation of the cOnstruc-
ti0n company to build the road, which
appeared entirely feasible and practical.
Citizens OF Red Wing have subscribed
$4,000 toward the company. and have
offered more, while bonuses and grants
have been made from different towns
ana cities to be reached by the road of
about SS00,000. This amount includes
that pledged by the Sioux City 4 North
western, which has agreed 10 cOnSoli-
date with the Red Wing Il Southern for
the extension of the line into Southern
Iowa. Surveys have been almost COM
pleted from River Falls, $50 miles
south of Duluth, through Red
Minnesota. while Vice President Powell
has just stopped work at point sixty
miles south III Duluth, on the line from
River Fails 10 this city. interviewed
this afternoon regarding the line,
Powell said: From River Falls the
line runs directly north twenty miles to
New Richmond. thence five miles to
Star Prairie, where there is better
water power than at raYlOr'S Falls on
the ST. CroiX, thence up the Apple
river northeast seven miles to the
west end of Balsam lake, fifteen miles
on 70 Button lake six miles and to
crossing on the Clam river close to
Chase dam below Clam lake. and eight
cen miles directly west of Superior
junction on the Omaha road. The
line was stopped just sixty
miles south and six miles west of Du-
luth. The entire line is almost an air
line, and | expect we can make it so
clear through. There is no grade above
forty feet 10 the mile, though we first
started out with expectation of a 52.S
feet grade. There is not a curve on the
line exceeding four deg, and but few
OF them. We found fine farming coun-
try well timbered with hard woods, and
the water power at Star Prairie is not
eXcelled for availability and value by
any in the West. The line as far as we
have gone can be built for considerably
less than Sl0.001 per mile" At d meet
ing tins afternoon much interest was
manifested. and prospects of the Du-
luth, Red Wing IL Southern are indeed
bright.
GEORGE W. CLARK DEAD.
George Washington Clark, senior
member Of the Well-knoWn real estate
firm of Clark, Selieck d Pricer, died at
evening about o'clock He had been
sick four weeks, being first attacked
with typhoid fever, which led to
sOftemng OF the brain. He was promi-
nent in Knights Templar and other
Masonic circles, and an active member
OF the Grand Army of the Republic.
His life here for nearly three years has
been an untiring record of hard work,
ana his real estate ventures were eX-
tremely profitable. Clark was born in
Odelt town. Canada East. in 1899, and
at ms death was forty-nine years old.
DE was married at Manchester, n. H.,
in 1862, to Maggie Hennessy, by whom
he had one child, now dead.
His wife survives him. During the
civil war he fought with the Union
army. attaining the rank of captain,
and after the close Of the great conflict
entered the treasury department at
Washington. He rose to be chief of
one of the bureaus and remained for six
years, retiring from that position to en-
gage in the real estate business there,
which he conducted for three wears.
He was employed in repOrtorial work on
the Albany. New York and Buffalo pa
perS and in the former city was asSOci-
ated with and fellow worker of Daniel
Manning. In Duluth he was among
the foremost III any projects for public
Improvement and was a progressive,
representative citizen. He leaves a lit
tie property behind him, including
residence, and has $4,000 insurance in
the Duluth Life society, besides some
BENEFICIARY policies.
COAL SHIPMENTS.
Coal shipments from this place are
enormous, and stocks while not low are
being rapidly decreased. Estimates by
leading companies give 5000 ears as the
probable shipment of the next thirty
days. To-days shipments were 200 cars,
nearly all of which finds It's way to the
regions recently threatened with a fuel
famine in Minnesota and Dakota.
WRITTEN IN TIE FROST.
Conductor Palmer had tough expert
ence with lot Of r0wdy passengers
the other day while coming with his
train from Ashland to Duluth. Palmer
asked for tickets and the gang set upon
nm, one OF the gang giving him
heaVy blow behind the ear, and q sec
ond attempt was frustrated by an en-
glneer OF the road who was passenger.
Conductor Palmer drew his revolver
aud stopped the train and drove the
ru1flanS from the ear at the point of the
pistol.
Hon. Erastas Wiman. of New York.
will address the people of Duluth on the
subject of Commercial Union With
Canada" Feb. 2S or %. A unanimous
vote of the members of the board of
trade was given at Il special meeting
asking him to visit Duluth and deliver
the address named.
The Swedish Lutheran conference is
still iii session, and 126 delegates are i'm
attendance. Rev. A. j. Haught, of st.
Paul, will deliver the lecture this even
ing on the subject: Progress of the
Lutheran Church in America Rev.
IyrnStedt, OF St Peter, has been elected
president of the association.
The Scandia Building and Loan asso-
citation at meeting last night disposed
OF 81, 900 which was loaned to Christie
pher Frank at 100 per cent premium.
This is the first loan of the society
which commenced business Jan. l, this
year
The Duluth Bethel association has re-
ceived so far in contributions and
pledges in aid of the proposed new
building sll, ,537.S5. Not less than s35,-
600 is needed, and will be raised with
out difficulty.
Ell. Tardivel. editor of lie Messenger,
published at Lewiston, Me-, delivers an
address this evening to his French
eountryme:i at Knights Of Labor hall,
at the West End.
The Real Estate Record supplants and
succeeds the Real Estate journal. and
is devoted 70 the real estate field of Du-
luth and st. Louis county.
II. E. Barber, of st. Paul, and A. J.
Kaiser, of Kansas City, representing