The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1900-08-01

R6DOrt6d that the Northwest
6rn will Build Hers
from TrdCy.
From Here to 60 East on a
Short Line to the
Twin Cities.

The very latest reports in rail
road circles, and they are well-sub-
| stantiated, have it that the visit of
the Northwestern officials-the big
ones-to this section of the country
last week, is but the preliminary Of
| the construction of line of rail
road which will make the North
western system complete master of
the situation in Redwood county.
and dictator of all freight and pas
senger rates for the railroad busi-
ness of Redwood county.
AS stated on the second page of
this paper the leading officials of
the road drove across the country
from Seaforth on Wednesday last.
This was the second trip of most of
the officials, the general manager,
whose name is not mentioned on the
second page, being the exception.
They were very retlcent in what
they had to say, but as result of
this second trip it is now given out
that the North western will build
line from Tracy to Redwood Falls,
via Seaforth, and the report has it
that the line will be extended north
east from Redwood Falls to Beaver
Falls, and then run towards St.
Paul and Minneapolis, between the
Louis and Milwaukee systems.
The object of such a road is ap-
parent. The Northwestern COM
pany, having absorbed the Omaha
system and all kindred branches. is
now no longer distinctive Chicago
and anti-St. Paul and Minneapolis
line. On the contrary, it sees the
drift, and proposes to favor the Twin
Cities. In order to compete with
other lines of those cities it is nee
essary to get a short line from South
western Minnesota, and the line
from Tracy will furnish this short
line, and by running a line from
Pipestone to Tracy the entire South
western Minnesota will be in direct
communication with ST. Paul and
Minneapolis by the North hwestern
system.
'sThe road from Tracy to Red
wood Falls will probably be built
this fall or next spring. says our
Informant the line from Seaforth
to Redwood Falls, only IA miles,
costing about 81, 1000 per mile, is al
most sure to be built this fall"
! The fact that the Northwestern
has pile of ties, a mile long and
ten feet high, piled up in it's yards
at Tracy, has been the nucleus of a
whole lot of railroad talk OF late, and
this talk has indicated an extension
north from Tracy to Vesta and then
north to Fargo and Grand Forks.
This. we have been assured is err
roneus, our informant doubling the
advisabilitv of the construction of
such a line at any time. He says
that the ties are carried to Tracy
simply because the company has an
immense amount Of side trackage
there, and big crew ofmen, where !
ties can be unloaded and loaded by
these men at their leisure, and at |
the same time be at home while do
ing 50. The company really saves |
money by operating from Tracy,
according to our informant.
An air line from Tracy to Red
wood Falls would put the line
about two miles north of Wabasso,
and it would be natural to think
that the company would favor such
a line, but we are assured that Sea-
forth will be touched.
By constructing the proposed
line the Northwestern railroad COM
pany again stalls the Minneapolis s.
St. Louis system in one Of it's con-
templated moves. It has been stat
ed. in this paper that General MAN.