The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-09-21

Hurricane Lake, Maza, Devils Lake, Je.
rusalm, Crosier, Lee, Aneta: Golden Lake,
then TO Portland. e
West from Portland We wish to loot
over route to Sherbrooke, thence %
Mardell, Cooperstown. Darlington, Sykes.
ton, Washburn, Weller, to Coal Harbor,
returning from Coal Harbor to Turtle
Lake, Fessenden, New Rockford, Melby,
Jessie, Romness to Portland.
4 x 4
Do not stop to think ,.b. ,.t this but
proceed at once to perfect arrangements
to carry your route through. The time
will soon be up for US to make report
of each line to the capitalsts waiting for
he information asked of us.
The two things requested first BY these
New England capitalists is for the people
to prepare for them the preliminary sur
vevs. and prospectus of the road. The
latter We are arranging to get out by
means of a few pages of advertising in
serted to bear the expense of issuing it.,
but the expense of issuing it, but the ex.
pense Of making the preliminary surveys
can only be met by the people subscri-
bing fund for that purpose. This should
be done by lines; that is, people on the
DEVILS Lake route should not pay any
thing toward the survey of the Lakota
route, &C., &C. It is immaterial to me
who has charge of this fund just SO I
know who holds it, and that it will be
paid out on presentation of sight draft
with receipt for labor done, or for it's
share of the general expense attached.
The only thing asked is, that We have
charge of the surveys; but il. all cases we
have charge of the surveys; but in oil
cases VIC will have lines follow the course
requested, if all practicable.
We are in earnest about this matter of
building the Minnesota = North Dakota
Central Ry. We have the capital ready
to look at the project just as soon as the
people IN this country get it in shape for
them to do so.
The writer has done some hard work
and much explaining and figuring to get
these mon to consent to invest in this
project and at the same time guarantee
train service and the reduction in rates
per my letter of August 31st. The re.
duction in rates alone mean an increase
in value of North Dakota and Minnesota
real estate to &c S7tent Of millions of
dollars. If you do not believe what f1
have said about financial backing call
and see me. It won't pay North Dakota
and Northern Minnesota to let this oppor.
tunity pass to get competitive line of
road. Both States will save more the first
year under the guarantee than will be re-
quired to aid it in coming. Wake up
now, or you will wake too late, only to
find Mr.. Hill has been working all the
time you slept-he is hustler and it pays
him to hustle as long as you are indifter-
ent. Make up your minis, do you want
the new road with its positive train SER
vlce-its reasonable rates and friendly at
titude toward the people or do you want
to continue as at present with very big
possibility of it being worse? You have
to do SONS tall hustling some time to get
clear of Mr.. Hills power-wiil you do it
now when you have chance-or will You
loose the chance and allow him to tighten
his grasp on you.
want to hear from every community
along routes proposed. It Is important.
U. p. NJ. HuFFMAN,
Actg. Gen'l Mngr,
MINI. N. D. Cen. Ry.