The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1899-02-08
RAILROAD ENERGY.
Wind or Water, There Is Plenty Of
1t Going Around.

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THE GAZETTE has it from reliable
authority-no less person than a
Northwestern official, that the line
from Burt, Iowa, to Sanborn, will
be built this year. By this, is
meant that the Northwestern will go
to Sanborn from Burt, and to no
other place. 1t was thought that
inasmuch as the Watonwan Valley
company, an offspring of the Omaha
company, was sure to build from
Fairmont to Made1ia, that the same
line might extend to Sleepy Eye,
then up the Nickle Plate system and
west from Redwood Falls. But
this official assured a representa-
tive of The GAZETTE that the line be-
tween Fairmont and Madelia, was
an Omaha extension, not North
western, and he laid particular
stress on the fact that while the
general opinion is that the Omaha
and Northwestern lines are con-
trolled by the same company, it was
far from being SO, and that outside
of certain territory one had no
control over the other. He further
stated that these two lines would
parallel each other within distance
of 18 miles-the Northwestern COM
ing into the State at about Range
80, few miles west of Fairmont,
and then proceed to Butterfield,
less than 18 west of Madelia From
Butterfeld the line would come
to Sanborn.
The conversation then led up to
the proposed extension from San
born northwest through Redwood
county, according to the recent sur
vey. The official did not seem to
know that such a line would be con-
structed, but stated emphatically
that no railroad company would in
wade territory already it's own, by
virtue of having roads on either
side of that territory. He said that
actions of other road, passing be-
tween these two lines might compel
his company to build, but he ex-
pressed doubts as to any immediate
construction of the line. Another
incentive to such construction
might be the desire to reach some
particular point. He did not know
of any objective point for his COM
pany, but stated that if the company
had one nothing would prevent the
building of the road.
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The question of the proposed ex-
tension of the St. Louis south from
New Ulm also came up for discus
sion, and while the official would
say nothing derogatory to the pro-
posed construction, he was inclined
to look at it as a big bluff, "That
road will get in pretty hot company,
wont it?" he continued, eff it goes
south from New Ulm. It will be in
between the Omaha and the North
western systems, and they will nat
urally make the St. Louis rustic to
find any picking at all down that
way. I believe that the St. Louis
will find it to it's interests to keep
out of the network of railroads that
is going to be constructed down in
southern Minnesota and northern
Iowa this year.
In the meanwhile the stockhold-
ers of the Minnesota & St. Louis
road are booked to hold meeting
in Minneapolis next Tuesday, when
the purchase of the Morton branch
by the directors is to receive con-
frmation. The Journal states that
at that time the stockholders will be
expected to approveabout $25, 600, 600
four per cent gold bonds, large
part of them to be used for purposes
that are familiar to the public.
There will remain about 81, 600, 600
in bonds. With regard to these
latter the published call for the
special meeting of the stockholders
contains the following:
All the remainder of said four
per cent. first and refunding gold
bonds, to-wit; seven million two
hundred thousand e, zoo, ,OOO dollars
shall be deposited with the Central