Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1892-12-23
EARNED ITS bonus.

EARNED IT'S BONUS
The BrainerI s Northern Minnesota
Forging Ahead.
Ray Jones, general manager OF
the Brainerd & Northern Minnesota
sailroad returned yesterday from IN
inspection Of the line built this sea-
son northWard from Brainerd, says
the Minneapolis Tribune. The in-
spection was the 6nalsone by the COM
.pany, in connection with the city Of
.Brainerd and Crow Wing county, and
lit meant far more than an ordinary
trip Of observation, because on the re-
suit Of the examination depended
100000 in c9lel cash. This sum
was voted to the Brainerd & North
ern Minnesota Company as a bonus
for the road, and other improvements
the company and the Northern Mill
Company were to make at that place.
Accompanying Manager Jones was
w. NJ Rich, Of the 500 road. At
Brainerd the party was Joined by the
county commissioners of Grow Wing
county, and other prominent citizens.
The trip Of inspection was made over
the line Monday. It was thoroughly
enjoyed by all, and in an oficial
way was al! that all interested contd
wish. The line was found to be built
in perfectly satisfactory manner,
and its operation to have been COM
mehced according to all the COM
pany's agreement. The county COM
missioners therefore met and formally
accepted the work, so far as they are
obliged to do, 50 that the railroad
company can receive their bonus.
which will be as soon as the proper
papers can be made out. "
Besides this railroad connecting
Brainerd with the north part OF the
state, to which all of the, roads are
s. -
looking with longing eyes for the im-
mence traffic opening there, Brainerd
has received the mills which the
Northern Mill Company are locating
at that point on the Mississippi. The
Northern Mill Company and the rail
road company have spent at Brainerd
it is estimated, 100000 in the past
few months.
Manager Jones said that he was
delighted with the result Of their sea-
sons operations at Brainerd. The
line opened as officially inspected:
adds AZ miles 10 the state mileage
built this year. They are locating
the rest of the line to bring them to
the shores of I.eech lake, which will
be completed in the early spring.
Although only just opened, the Brain
erd & Northern Minnesota, he said
is earning from s2S to $50 per day
in passenger business, and carrying a
large amount of freight. This road
has the honor Of crossing the "Fathel
of Waters" at the point farthest
from the gulf OF any road yet con
structed.
Correlative to the enterprise above
; outlined is move on the part of the
counties directly north of Minneapolis
which have no railroads, to have this
new 'mpany reach them with ar
extention north and south, and in the
interest of the scheme to which the
Tribune has previously referred
Alfred Berg and other prominent
citizens ofChisago and Isanti counties
were in the city yesterday to confer
with Manager Jones and Others
interested. Finding Mr.. Jones on
of the city the party returned home
but the enterprise will be taken vi
by these and others as soon as con
venient. The plan is as follows, a
described by the gentlemen named:
: The counties concerned are Anoka
Isanti, Kanabec, Mile Laos, Morrison
and Grow Wing. The line, as pro
)! posed, is to leave Minneapolis on thu
north side of the Mississippi, at thu
point formerly known as the Lowry
tract, now named Columbia Heights
. run thence through Anoka and Isant
, counties to Cambridge, thence north
westerly to the crossing of the Grea
Northern at or east Of Milaca, thence
across Mile Laos county and the
Rum river, and across the east side
! of the rich county Of Morrison, anc
thence northwesterly across Grow
4 Wing,in direct line, unless divergec
4 to the northward sufficiently to toucf
Mile Laos lake,where great summer
resort is waiting for someone to build
This is substantially the line con
templated by Mr.. Hill for the Lake
/ Superior outlet for his Pacific line
Until recently he decided to 60 to tht
north Of Leech lake. {.
tits stated by those interested tina
the counties along the line will Civ,
aid generously, if this will accomplish
the desire ofthe cities and towns 70
:. direct connectionswith Minneapolis.
GOLD AND SILVER