New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1895-04-24

John Lind was in Minneapolis We'd
nesday and to tie Journal said !. eve
ought t. give you fellows hell. don't
mean The Journal orsthe newspapers I
mean Minneapolis. live at New I'm,
and when come to Minneapolis F.:have
to go down to the Kasota Junction,
change cars, go to St. Paul, and then
come back to Minneapolis. We are on.
y about 78 miles from Minneapolis by
direct line. It's 1Si miles across from
New Ulm= to Winthrop, on the Minnea-
pclis & St. Louis railway, and 60 miles
from Minneapolis to Winthrop. But we
have to make that roundabout trip in
order to gethere Do you think kits anv
wonder we don't come often to Minnea-
polls, or that our people don't do much
business with you? The: fact is, the
Northwestern road shoves everything
through to Chicago that it can, and, in
fact, it is more convenient for us to do
business with Chicago than it is to do
business with Minneapolis, and think
our country is worth doing business with
The farmers are prosperous, and crop
prospects are splendid, and we are worth
looking after.
On This the Journal comments editori-
ally as follows: What Hon. John Lind,
of New Ulm, says to The journal about
railroad connections with his part of the
state is we'll timed and is worth consl-
deration. It would be a good scheme
for the business men of Minneapolis to
make serious study of railroad connec-
tions throughout the Northwest. with a
view to bringing all sections more close
ly into come ;tion with this CITY. There
IS no doubt that the Chicago roads, for
the sake of the long hauls, are diverting
to Chicago a great deal of trade south
west of US that ought to come to Mime
apolis. A great deal of it, too, that
could be had here by the building of
branch lines and feeders. These the
railroads, no doubt, could he induced to
build upon reasonable assurance of suffi-
clent business to justify the expense of
construction. There is at least one thing
that Minneapolis business men ought to
demand, and demand it in such a tone
OF voice that it will be granted, and that
is change IN the service of the Omaha
road, which will make it unnecessary for
business from points along that line land
especially the passenger traffic, to 90 by
the way of St. Paul in order to get to
Minneapolis. That is an injustice that
ought not to be submitted to.
Ex-Congressman John Lind, of New
Ulm, was in Minneapolis recently, and in
"A published interview he is accredited
with saying-speaking about Minneapo.
lis business men: awe ought to give
you fellows hell" The burden of his
complaint is that while New Ulm IS on.
ly 78 miles from Minneapolis, to reach
the latter point round about way, with
changes and Interruptions in tlains, has
to be encountered to degree that
makes it more convenient and satisfact.
ory to do business with Chicago, and
there is where the New Ulm trade goes
Mr.. Lind is right in his arguments, but
possibly little too severe in his
penalty, though, like ex-Gov. Austin
we presume he uses it figuratively. New
Ulm is one of the most prosperous inter.
ior cities in the state. Its mills con.
sumo large amount of wheat, which
furnishes large amount of transporta.
ton, and it is the centre of a rich agri.
cultural section. The Chicago & North
western has had this carrying trade ex-
clusively for quarter of century OF
more, and it seems surprising that in
the net work of railroads scattered ove1
the state no other corporation has ha6
the erterpris. to seek to share it. The
Minneapolis & St, Louis company ha:
long contemplated an extension of it:
road from Mankato, which once done
and continued to Winthrop, 1S miles dis
tant, would give direct connection with
the twin cities and also with Chicago
St. Louis and the east and south gener
ally. .-Mankato Review.
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