The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1891-03-20
WANT A NEW RAILROAD.
A Committee Appointed at Thursdays
Meeting to Ascertain what En-
couragement will be Extended.

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list of the delegates. They were as
follows:
Mankato-T. Saulpaugh, S. T. Bar
ney, ]. c. Wise, f. D. Woodbury..
kaSOta-C. w. Babcock, o. z. Buell..
Cleveland-J. w. Chambers, II. H
Flowers, @. ID. Iamperman, Ed. Ever
EFT, G. L. Cheadle.
LeSueur Center-John Butler, Joe
Spatchen, Jno. VanBuren, Fred Pep
per, f. f. Clifford. ]. II. Seamen, JAG.
kreneck
New Market-Joseph Balbes, Mich.
! Thomas. John Radamacher.
FarmingtOn-NasOn Seeley.
Montgomery-John Shechy, j. b. o
Malley.
The chairman called for statement
from f. d. Woodbury., c. E., concern
ing the proposed route. He said he
4 had been over the route several times.
/ 1t is a good one, shortens the distance
between Mankato and Minneapolis
by about is miles, runs through good
section of country now isolated from
Mankato. The grades would be light
and the curves easy; practically
dirt road - and therefore easily and
cheaply built; an excellent route from
an engineering standpoint. In reply
TO questions Mr.. Woodbury. said he
was not representing any company,
and had had no communication with
any company in regard TO the proposed
road
Representatives were asked TO state
the condition Of public sentiment in
the respective localities, covering the
projected road.
Mr.. Cheadle, of Cleveland, said that
nobody in his neighborhood objected
TO a reasonable bonus, but they had
differing opinions as TO what a reason
able bonus ought to be.
Joseph Baltes: New Market would
furnish the proposed road an annual
business of 200, 900 bushels of wheat,
80, 900 bushels of corn and Ia, 900 BUSH
els of oats. The depot grounds, side
track, etc, have been offered free al
ready"
Mr.. Babcock, of Kasota: I'VE have
two roads already, still would give the
right of way through the village, but
do not know about the country in the
vicinity. However, the route lays
along creek and would not cut the
farms up much, SO the right Of way
Il
1t was decided TO appoint commit
tee, consisting of one from each town
represented, TO find out as definitely
as possible what the people along the
proposed line would do and also what
the railroad company would do. The
following were appointed as such COM
mittee:
s. f. Barney-Mankato chm.
G. w. Babcock-kasota.
Q. P. Lampher-Cleveland.
Jacob krenek-LeSueur Center.
Joseph Baltes-New Market.
John Shechy-Montgomery.
Mr.. Saulpaugh: eve should know
before consulting the railroad COM
route. The railroad company wants
no guesswork We Of Mankato will
do all in our power for the proposed
road
Mr.. Barney: SMankato has too many
stub-tail roads Some of them should
be extended. We have not called this
meeting to give false encouragement
to those living along the line. but will
do anything we can TO secure the
road"
Mr.. Saulpaugh: ''Makato will give
streets and alleys to the railroad COM
pany, but cannot give private proper
ty."
One gentleman suggested that the
Milwaukee company could not, owing
TO arrangements with other roads,
build along the proposed route. An
other thought that Minneapolis might
not be friendly to the proposed road
Mr. Barney: Minneapolis would
like the road because it would give
AtI 0lIcCU communication Will Mali
kato / have had considerable exper-
fence in trying TO work up railroads.
Our board of trade has had more fail
ures than successes along this line:
but if we are content to sit down and
wait for the railway company to start,
there will be a good deal of delay.
There is much gained by agitation.
The Milwaukee company may not
build, owing TO arrangements with
other companies but they may run
the road after it is built. We want
70 show that the line is practicable
and will produce profitable business.
This meeting is only preliminary-to
agitate the question. I believe the
Milwaukee road will be extended to
St. Paul and Minneapolis, and those
who are the most wideawake will get
the start in the matter of location"
So far as the delegates expressed
themselves, the people along the route
are all anxious to secure the road and
will do anything they can to get it.
The route is 20 miles long and passes