The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1900-05-16
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Officials Report EayorAbly on the
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cts 60 This sentence, in
brief, expresses the future of the
Gulf & Manitoba railroad, as made
by an authorized statement of one of
the officials Of the company, who has
been in the city during the past
week.
The pleasant news was given to a
GAZETTE representative in the most
cautious manner, the officials and
others directly interested not car
ing to indulge in over enthusiasm
as to the future of the railroad.
| On last Sunday President Camp
bell moved his headquarters from
the Commercial Hotel, in this city,
to Hotel Weiss, at North Redwood,
where he could be in touch with
some of the preliminary work yet to
be done. During this week, if they
have not already arrived, before
this paper is turned over to Uncle
Sam for delivery to it's patrons,
there will arrive the chief engineer
of the company, a gentleman from
Chicago, who has been connected
with railroad engineering for long
time, another gentleman who will
be known as chief of the construc-
ton bureau. A crew of men is now
being selected for the chief engi-
neer, according to an official state
ment, and the line between Red
wood Falls and probably Bird Is
land, will be surveyed and placed
on paper for the construction de-
partment, Immediately.
The line, according to an official,
will first be constructed between
this point and point on the Mil
waukee system. AS soon as work
commences on the grading of it, &C
cording to the engineers plans, the
engineering crew will be ordered
to proceed north to point where
an immediate connection can be had
with one or more of the lines run
ming into Duluth. the official stating
that it was the desire to get this
northern connection first, before
proceeding south. Regarding the
line in Renville county it is almost
sure that it will 60 to Bird Island,
thus passing through the town Of
Norfolk, instead of Henryville.
The bonds, from which is to be
derived the money for construct
ing the first section of the road, are
said to have arrived here last Fri
day morning for the signature of the
President, and they are now on
their way to the proper persons in
the East. 1t appears before the
bonds we're signed, or even litho-
graphed, the parties who have been
interested in the matter Of furnish
ing funds. had prepared contract
with a well-known Chicago con-
struction company for the compile
ton of.the line, as fasta as authorized,
at certain rate. This contract
was drawn in blank, and remained
in that condition until after Messrs
John H. Emmerick and Paul Shell
don of New York and Willard R.
Powers of Chicago were here about
ten days ago, inspected the line and
made their report, which now seems
to have been exceedingly favorable.
AS soon as the report was made the
contract was signed, and if official
statements are to be believed, every
thing is now ready for the construc-
ton of portion of the line.
From his own statement, Presi-
dent Campbell will have nothing
further to do with the construction
of the road. This has all passed
into the hands of the construction
and the engineering departments.
Mr.. Campbell's business will be to
look after subsidies and designating
the route, which will be where the
most encouragement is received.
One of the first acts that will be