The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-11-18

Two Harbors and Its Refuge I'm Case
of Storm TO Be the Haven I'm
which the Land Grant ia to Find
safety - Yesterdays Testimony
Was Very Largely Tech
nIcnI.
With the last witness for the state
on the stand in the Duluth & Iron
Range railroad land grant hearing
yesterday, before Special Commissioner
Harrington, at the Office of Davis, Sew
erauce & Kellogg. Attorney Frank B.
Kellogg obtained permission to put on
q witness on behalf Of the road whose
testimony to the effect that II the ore
carrying business Of the Duluth a iron
Range were transferred to Duluth har-
Dor the harbor would be so over
crowded as TO be unavailable, fore
shadOWed the line Of defense TO be
adopted by the road. The testimony
OF the states witnesses was in regard
TO the feasibility OF the route surveyed
by the state between the terminals
named in the Duluth & Iron Range
land grant The plats and profiles Of
the seventy miles Of proposed road,
with the hundred foot subd visions. was
again produced and most OF the day
was spent by Attorney Kellogg In
cross-examining c. r. Stone, who as
sisted in running the line for the state.
When the state survey was made last
winter a surveying party on behalf or
the road followed the survey at short
distance IN the rear. and consequently
Mr. Kellogg was furnished with
abundance of data for a very searching
cross-examination. The witness was
flgurntively waltzed up and down the
proposed line and technical questions
poured In in a steady stream. ]. Fl.
Chandler. Of Chicago. general counsel
for the Minnesota Iron company. as
sisted Mr. Kellogg for the railroad
company.
When the hearing opened in the
morning ]. s. Beeston. OF Minneapolis.
continued his testimony for the state
in regard TO the proposed slips and
docks IN Duluth harbor, which he had
assisted IN planning as an adjunct TO
the imaginary short line. He was final
Is switched off onto the swamp ques-
ton on redirect examination.
"As an engineer familiar with the
construction OF railroads. would you
consider II necessary TO materially In
crease the length OF a road In order
To obviate q swamp" asked Attorney
General Chlids.
II should think not TO any material
extent" replied the witness
testimony c. r. Stone was recalled and
Subjected 20 a searching examination
IN regard to the basis upon which he
had figured his estimates OF quantities
In the construction work on the pro-
posed road The witness testified that
be had figured on the basis OF personal
knowledge Of the cost OF eXcavating.
ny Armstrong testified that you
only made nine soundings on the en-
tire line?' suggested Mr. Kellogg.
81 do not remember the exact num-
"tyeuId you base estimates on the
cost Of constructing railroad on
what you learned on a preliminary
survey
you regard this survey as mere
preliminary"
YES sir
Then you would not consider II
feasible 20 build on the line you sur
veyed without further Information"
demanded the attorney.
Fl certainly should"
The witness said that he had made
no soundngs 10 find bottom in any Of
the swamps encountered during the
survey but only 10 ascertain IL the
ground was sound enough FOR practical
purposes He thought that two feet
OF corduroy would DE enough 20 cover
any OK the swamp. even II there was
ten feet of mud beneath the crust
After the noon recess Mr.. Stone
again took the stand and the ques-
ton Of compensation OF grades on
curves was thoroughly threshed over.
The witness stated that IL was the Gus
tom among engineers 10 figure the ex-
ira resistance caused By curves in es-
timating the working grade.
In survey for the construction OF
rqffrnnh "a hon A-1n e the
quantities" when the fnal lire is run
OF on the preliminary survey?" asked
Attorney Kellogg
We can figur- approximately on the
preliminary survey
'NCur survey WAS ade In the winter
when the ground was frozen and COW
eled With snow, vas il notr"
"Yts sir"
'You have estimated $40 cubic yards
OF solid rock S9i9 YARDS ~ loose rocl
and IG0oo 81 hard pan. Now. undel
the couolt ons You have mentioned how
could You tell how much solid 70
IS Ia he taken out without KNOWING
anything II the nature 81 the ground
''The estimate is only an approx
mate
did YOU figure out this estimat,
= went through the aSures and pm
down what / thought was right"
what DO you mean by approxi
n0ts. demanded Mr. Kellogg.
well within 10 per cent"
in how mary II css ala YOU examin
20 see if there was rocN2"
n took every place into cons deratior
where I believed there vas rock
Now, how would YOU figure on tn
quantity ~ hard nanG"
Il should have 10 examine tn
ground ard sink test pits"
Did you DO sou
mo. sir"
Here Attorney 6 creral Chlds took
hand in the Questicnl0g.
You have testified several time
that YOU would construct 2 road owe
the line surveyed hy YOU" re said