The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1900-05-09
6. & N. INSPECTION
Representatives of Financial Syn.
dlCate Go Over Part of
the Route.
Belief that the Fate of the Pro-
posed Line Will Soon be
Settled.

York, and Paul Sheldon, an at
torney Of the same city, alleged
to be representing the Hartman
Syndicate of railroad bond capital
lists, accompanied by Millard R.
Powers. a Chicago attorney and
railroad broker, arrived in this city
on the 4:15 o'clock Northwestern
train last Saturday afternoon.
| They were met at the depot by
Frank T. Campbell President of
| the Gulf & Manitoba railroad CON-
pany, who had double seated car
riage at that place, and as soon as
the men placed their baggage at
Hotel Francois and the Commercial,
they were driven by Mr.. Campbell
to point very nearly three miles
east Of Bechyn, Renville county,
after which a return trip was made
over the surveyed line Of the pro-
posed Gulf & Manitoba railroad.
They passed through Beaver
Falls, and from there drove along
the grade and track of the company
to its junction with the Minneapolis
& St. Louis, one mile east of North
Redwood, and were then driven to
this city, where Messrs. Emmerick
and Sheldon put up at Hotel Francois
and Mr. Powers was the guest of
President Campbell at the CONNER
cial.
| About eight or nine o'clock Sun
day morning Gov. Campbell drove
a party south to Sanborn, over the
town line road between Paxton ard
Redwood Falls townships, between
New Avon and Three Lakes town
ships, and then direct to Sanborn.
At Sanborn the New York and Chi
cago parties boarded the2:l5 North
western east bound train for Vase
ca, where they made connections
with the Minneapolis & St. Louis
south bound train, which they
boarded and which landed them in
DesMoines, Iowa, Monday morning
1t is stated that they will 60 to Kan
sas City, Missouri, before return
ing to Chicago and New York.
If statements of officials are to be
relied upon the principal object of
the visit of the first two gentleman
was to look over the country be-
tween this city and the Milwaukee
system with the view of making
report upon the application for
loan of 800, 900 to be used in the
construction of a line of railroad
from Redwood Falls to Bird Island,
or some other points on the latter
system. Messrs Emmerick and
Sheldon had not gone far before
they admitted that they were in as
fine an agricultural region as they
had ever traversed. They were
enthusiastic over the country, in
fact. and admitted that north and
south line through it should be a
big business puller. Besides, they
seemed to be satisfied with so much
of the G. & NJ. line as has been con-
structed, so far as recommending a
loan upon the entire line between
this city and the Milwaukee.
The gentlemen were still more
surprised at the rich agricultural
country lying between here and
Sanborn and when their attention
was called to the four creameries
that would be tributary to the line,
one of which, the Shutdown & Will
low Lake creamery, they passed,
and which is one Of the largest in
State, they were quick to admit that
railroad through that section
ought to return a big profit on the
investment.
As a result OF the visit of the
three gentlemen it was stated to a
GAZETTE reporter Monday morning
that the contract for the construc-
tion OF the line between Redwood
Falls and the Milwaukee road would
be signed before two week passed
away. The contract would be
signed in Chicago, where Mr.. Pow