The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1900-04-18

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GAZETTE announced that the Red
wood branch would be extended to
form the junction this side Of Sea-
forth, to ascertain whether there
was any truth in The GAzETTE's
statement. He was told by the
official S that there was. The gen.
tleman returned home and an
bounced that lots in Seaforth would
soon be raised in value, and ad-
vised q friend to make his selections
at once. If there was any further
proof necessary Of proposed juno
ton it might be found in the fact
that $13, 900 hotel is now in course
of construction, and that capital
list would not put that amount Of
money in a hotel building if it was
not sure that it was going to be
located at good hotel point.
Inquiries among railroad men,
regarding the construction, say
that the work will probably COM
mence at both ends of the line-that
is, at Redwood Falls and Seaforth,
aud if regular construction crew
is put at work the line will be COM
pleted inside of month. The ex-
tension will give Redwood Falls
what it has long desired-a main
line, and when the line is extended
northwest from Vesta. it is proba-
BILE that all through traffic from the
east will be by way of Redwood
Falls.
Regarding the new Fargo, Duluth
& Northwestern railroad, mention
of which was made in this paper
last week, on account of it's pro-
posed extension to Redwood Falls,
the following Fergus Falls special
under date Of April 18th is self-ex-
planatory: "A largely attended
mass meeting was held here last
night to listen to the report of the
committee of business men, who
were sent to Fargo to see if the pro-
posed Fargo, Duluth & Northwest
ern road could not be induced to
come through this city. The COM
mittee reported that the road would
certainly be built, and that it was
convinced that it could be induced
to come this way, provided this
city agreed to donate the right of
way through town and station
grounds here. A committee of 20
was appointed to take hold of the
matter, and there is no question but
what the right of way will be Sc
cured.
tits well-known fact that the
Minneapolis & st. Louis officials
have their eye on a line through the
heart of Redwood county, and as
soon as they are through with the
Omaha extension, which is now TAX
ing so much of their time. owing to-
the fighting of them by the North
western, Milwaukee and other lines
east and west, they will probably
look over the field personally. At
the present time they are looking
up the suggestion made some time
ago that they would run line from
Morton through Redwood Falls.
and then southwest. on an air line
to Tracy, crossing the Northwest
ern about two miles north of Wa
basso. This would give the com
pany a line through the heart Ct
Redwood county, and would give
one OF the best agricultural regions
vi Tue oldtC u SIlOfL line 10 OG. Idul
and Minneapolis. where nearly all
of it's flour is marketed. It would
give Tracy short line, and despite
the fact that Tracy is distinctly a
Northwestern town, it's business
men would be inclined to do bust
ness with short line to St. Paul
and Minneapolis From Tracy a
line to Sioux Falls has been sug-
gested.
On the Gulf & Manitoba construc-
ton news comes from New York
that everything is progressing fav-
orally, but that in the whirl of the
Wall street financial world, matters
were up one day and down the
next, and favorable opportunity
was being watched for placing the
first bonds on the market.