Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1893-09-29
AL RIGHT!
The Developmentsatthe Meet
ing Last Evening
d Warrant a Campaign
for r. r. Bonds.
The Court Honse Crowded, and
the Propositions of the
Co. enthusiastically
Endorsed. II -.5

Endorsed, ~==@..'5
The meeting last evening was
more successful than the. most
ardent supporters Of the railroad
project expected. ss" -:E .,.. ,:
The proposition 3Of the railroad
company was SO plain and favorable
that it made instantly great
many friends for the plan. F.
After the proposition had been
read the expressions We're such as
warranted the calling of an election,
with the best promises of success. /:
The meeting ~ as called to order
by Mayor Richardson, who stated
it's purpose, and, on the suggestion
Of J. c. Flynn, the reading of the
railroad proposition was called for.
Mr.. Lindbergh prefaced the read
ing with some earnest remarks about
the project. The county proposition
was read, it being the same in form
as all others. 1t states that the
Mississippi & Leach Lake Railroad
company proposes to construct a
line Of standard guage railroad from
Little Falls to st. Cloud or Albany
on the Great Northern, or to some
point between those stations on that
line; that they ask $650O0 in bonds
from the county as aid, that the
road is to be completed within two
years, that the railroad bonds are to
be placed in escrow and not deliver
ed to the railroad company until
the road is completed, and also not
until the county Water Power bonds
are surrendered and cancelled.
Although of considerable length
the proposition is fair and plain
one, and contains no doubtful or
questionable terms.
After the proposition was read the
meeting called for expressions of
citizens with regard to it. VIM.
Pedley, }. Z. Flynn, Narcisse Gravel,
and Others made inquiries that
were satisfactorily answered.
Parties from different parts of the
county then gave their opinions OF
the plan. and the most encouraging
reports We're made from Two Rivers,
Elm Dale, Swan River, Belle Prairie,
Ripley, Pike Greek, town of Little
Falls and other sections. Rich
Prairie wanted road of it's own
before going on record, and Motley
didn't tumble over itself to endorse
the plan, although they were not
distinctly hostile to 1t. The general
tone of the expressions were much
better than expected.
M. NJ. Williams was called ON, and
reviewed the efforts made in the past
to get another railroad to this city.
Heretofore the effort had been to get
u railroad to come here so that fac
tories might be built and supply
business to the railroad. The efforts
had all failed. Now the effort was
to get a. road to come and get it's
share OF business awaiting it. Fifty
million feet Of lumber was now piled
up in Little Falls, and another road
could get it's share Of this, and OF
more that W ould be sawed, as we'll
as it's share of other products.
A desire was expressed to hear
from the Pine Tree Lumber company,
and Drew Musser announced that
Mr.. Clapp was authorized to make
statements in the matter, and Mr.. G.
then addressed the meeting. He ex.
planned that when the Pine Tree COM
pany first located it's mills here it
had only one-fitth of the upper Mis-
sissippi pine that it now possessed, :,
and that their original plan to cut
about 40,O00,O00 feet of lumber year
would not answer in view of the in
creased pine owned. That they must
each year cut several times as much
as was originally planned. He said
that three years experience here had
proved to the company that much
more than 4O,OOO.00O feet per year
could not be profitably sawed here
with the present facilities for ship
ping; that they found it to the pres
ent interests to greatly exceed that
cut at some place on the Mississippi
and that unless another railroad
could be brought to this city, they
would be compelled to build the
mills further down the river, where
other territory could be reached by
the railroads there. If the new rail
road was built it would be for theil
interests to do their increased saw
ing here, and it was with that in view
that the company was prepared tt
invest d. large amount Of money ii
the railroad. Without the aid asked
it would be cheaper for them to built
the mill at some other place that al
ready had railroads,
He further said that all other in
terests in the county would be, bene
fitted equally as we'll as lumber in
terests, and urged the people to keel
that in mind.
The remarks of Mr.. Clapp wer
!, certainly interesting and instructive
and as representing the Pine Tre
company, confirmed the claims tha
had been made. .s
Jno. A. Berkey, president OF tn
Water Power company, said that II
was surprised that there should b
any hesitancy ON the part of citizen
in approving the plan. The offer {
the Water Power company to SUI
render itsbonds was an unprecedente
act, and he would promise them tha
if it was refused this time it woul
not be repeated. Now was a chant
for them to get railroad, pay a
honest debt, and assume an homo
e able place among the communities
It the state that keep their obligation
q He trusted that all would see ii
h necessity and advisability oil aidin
It in the present railroad bondin
n scheme.
,et TWAS decided to caM the electic
" at once, and the date will be son
= time between Oct. Is and 20. II
:, propositions will be published in
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