The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1899-08-02

County Bank, and are not to be de-
livered to the Gulf & Manitoba Rail-
way Co., or it's assigns, until the
railroad is built from a point on
the Milwaukee system in Renville
county, to a station located within a
quarter mile of the court house OF
this city.
The proposition was arrived at
after several protracted meetings OF
the committee and officials, and was
the result OF a give and take policy.
AS stated last week the officials
wanted the bonds when the company
built the line into Henryville, Rem
vile county, and the committee
wanted the Great Northern connec-
tion at or near Willmar, in order to
get Duluth connection. The Off
cials refused to grant the latter, on
the ground that some town on the
Milwaukee, yet to be named. would
want that in the contract, and they
would probably have to put it in
before they could get those bonds,
but they finally agreed to make a
connection with the Milwaukee be-
fore they would ask for the local
bonds. The committee was of the
/ opinion that if the line reaches the
Milwaukee system, it would extend
north to the Great Northern as soon
as possible, because some town
there would want such a connection
before delivering it's bonds. It is
well-known that Willmar wants such
road, because it has only the
Great Northern and the town is
willing to pay for competing line.
One of it's business men is a stock
holder in this railroad.
AS stated last week there came
very near being a break between
the officials and the committee on
account of the time when the bonds
were to be delivered, and on Mon
day evening the negotiations seemed
to be over. But during Monday
afternoon the two officials got to-
gether and decided to insert the
Milwaukee system clause before the
bonds were delivered, and this was
placed so as to be handed to the
committee if the original PROPOSE
tion was not swallowed by the com
mittee, which the members were
unanimous in rejecting. On Tues
day evening another meeting of the
committee was held, and after a
long session it was decided to ask
for minor concessions, such as the
insertion of the words 'stand-
ard gauge etc., in the proposition.
One of the latter called for the ''com-
pletion and operation of the line
before the bonds were delivered.
In fact, all the safe guards possible
were thrown around the PROPOSE
ton.
The officials left the town Monday
afternoon and remained away until
Saturday evening In the mean
time, by some manner, Morton had
been stirred up, and was talking
railroad. But on Saturday evening
the officials came over from Beaver
Falls to get their linen, and were
| then called into the meeting al
which the above proposition was
agreed upon and Attorney Bowers
and Howard, from the committee,
were appointed sub committee to
assist the officials in the draft of the
proposition.
On Saturday afternoon two mem
bers of the committee, unofficially
made drive along the survey ot
the proposed route from Beaver
Creek to mile north of Beaver
Falls. The surveying crew was al
work north of the village, while the
two officials were at work south ol
the village experimenting the opera
} tions of getting a side hill in shape
so that teams with plows and scrap
ers could commence working in a
rather long cut, which would have
to 60 down about 80 feet before il
) reaches the place marked out on the
profile. Some breaking and dirt
throwing had been done as a conse-
Iquence. Standing on the southern
point of the hill, through which this
cut will pass, could be seen the line
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