St. Paul daily globe., 1895-12-25
FARMER HINES, ROAD FROM
DEER RIVER, MIMI, TO
PORTAL, N. ID.
SURVEYOR STONE TALKS.
LINE TO BE OWNED AND OPER.
ATED BY FARMERS AND
EMPLOYEES.
TIES AND GRADING FOR STOCK
Meeting to Elect u Board of Di-
rectOrs to BE Held EARLY in
january.

The preparations which are being
made for the construction of Farmer
Hines railroad in Northern Minnesota
and North Dakota are progressing
nicely. and it will not be many months
before the plan which was at first
scoffed at as being impractical will
be an accomplished fact, and people in
the Northwest may have an oppor-
tunity of witnessing a road owned and
operated by employees in fact. The
line when completed will be the prop
erty of the farmers living along the
right of way. and in it's management
the principle of cooperation will be a
strong feature
c. r. Stone, who resides at the corner
of University avenue and Chatsworth
street, this city, has been employed as
surveyor for the road for several weeks
and will doubtless continued in the SER
vice until the line is completed. He
came home yesterday to spend the holi-
days. In speaking of the railroad to
a G b e reporter yesterday he said:
''The route Of the proposed line is
from Deer River, Mimi, to Portal, N.
d. At the former place it will con-
meet with the Duluth & Winnipeg rail-
road, giving the line direct connection
with Duluth. The plan upon which the
road is being constructed is unique, yet
from present indications the enterprise
will be successful. Every farmer
through whose land the road runs is
asked to take stock of which 20 per
cent is to be paid in cash. Those who
do not subscribe are asked to give, as a
subsidy, S. for each quarter section of
land owned or controlled by them. The
farmers who subscribe for stock have
the privilege of paying the 80 per cent
in labor and about all the work which
has been done so far has been for stock.
There are now 100 men with teams who
have volunteered to do work in this
way. The railroad ties and some of
the other supplies are also paid for in
stock. d. w. Hines, of Drayton, n.
D., is the originator of the scheme and
is devoting all his time to it. He goes
from place to place, calls mass meet
ings of the farmers, explains to them
the plan and solicits stock and sub
sides. Duluth has promised a bonus
of $1,000, and other places along the line
have made liberal offers. Warren,
Mimi, has contracted to furnish right
vi way dlIu W due lWSUly SO
the promoters are meeting with much
encouragement and L have no doubt
that the road will be put through. 1t
passes through very productive sec
ton of the country. The entire route
has been explored and it has been sur
veyed from Thief River Falls to Dray-
ton. There has also been about forty
miles of grading done in Dakota. I
have explored about 100 miles of the
line, and when 1 return will begin sur
veying. Those who are prominent in
the work believe the line will be COM
1pleted next year. The farmers all
along the route have given substantial
encouragement and thus it will be pcs
sible to put large number of people
at work.
There will be a meeting Of the stock
holders at Drayton, Jan. 6, at which
time board of directors will be elect
ed and other business of Importance
will be transacted