The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1899-03-29

Ruont S6dgWiCk Says Cars
Will Run to V6Std
this Year.
Stations Located at Inter-
walls OF About EV6rQ
Six Miles.

AS stated in the last issue of this
paper, the right-of-way agent of the
Chicago & Northwestern railroad
would be along the line of the pro-
posed route from Sanborn to section
16, Vesta, buying the right-of-way
for that line of road. The GAZETTE
was only out few hours when it
was officially announced that the
agent was already at work buying
the required land. At 7. J. Sloan S
it is understood that he purchased
the right-of-way for 81 on the under
standing that a depot was not to be
more than a mile from Mr.. Sloan S
farm; otherwise he was to pay $40
or more per acre. At George H.
Johnson S farm he secured the
right-of- way on the same condition,
except that in case the depot was
more than a mile away Mr.. Johnson
was to receive $40 per acre. At
Alfred Leathley's the agent ran up
against snag, because Mr. Leath-
ley has a mind of his own on the
railroad question, and positively re-
fused 10 sell under any consider
alton. AS a result the company
will have to condemn the land
wanted for right-ofway through
Mr.. Leathley's farm. The johann
necks, in Vail, entered into an agree
ment for right-of- through their
farm, but Mr.. Currie Of Vesta could
not get his price, and the company
will have to condemn. The agent is
now working towards Sanborn and
is reported to be having very little
trouble in securing the land he
wishes at very reasonable prices.
The survey will not be changed,
as heretofore reported. In other
words the line will come up through
Vail to the Sloan tract on which the
Sheridan creamery stands, and will
then proceed in westerly course,
with a slight northern inclination
to section Is, where a change of
survey will certainly be required,
owing to the fact that the present
survey comes within a mile of the
purchased townsite. The reason
! for this north and west projection
has just been made public. The
! Northwestern wants to cut the
| ''gizzard,' to use the vernacular,
out of St. Louis territory. The
company believes that all territory
east of it's line where it strikes the
Sheridan creamery, contains farmers
who trade in Redwood Falls, and
that all territory for couple of
miles north and all of it west con-
tains farmers who will do business
with that company at its stations in
Vail, Sheridan and Vesta, thus
practically cutting off the St. Louis
business at Belview, Echo and
Wood Lake. This would indicate
that there is likely to be about
four or five stations from section Is,
Vesta, down to Sanborn.
Mr.. Sedgwick, the right-of- way
man of the Northwestern, who is
buying the right-of-way between
section 16, Vesta, and Sanborn,
stated Saturday that the line would
surely be built this year. He did
not entertain a doubt, and when
doubt was expressed by the inter
viewer, he said: Nothing is more
certain that the completion of this
line to section 16 this year. Mr..
Sedgwick has bought the Comstock
half section in section 26, Vail, on
which another townsite will be To-
Gated, and he stated that town
would be located on the Sloan quar-
ter at the Sheridan creamery. In
terviewed still further, he said that
his company originally intended to