The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-11-08
RAILROAD GOSSIP.
RumOr that Milwaukee May
Build into Montana. u
This May Be Done if Allied Lines Use Ore
One Route to ChicagO--B shop Van
ScheeIe Likes Our Trsins.

The report that the Chicago, Mil
YANKEE 81 ST. Paul will build, into
Montana were partially confirmed yes
terday by an official statement that the
extension is only awaiting Vthe ter
mination of-the Burlington deal. !. II
is announced that should the Burling-
ton and allied lines attempt to control
western business in the interests of
single line out of st. Paul. aor a ssingle
line out of Chicago, the Milwaukee,
will Immediately extend from the Mis-
souri, river. as 49,. -. 80. :,
Plans for line into Montana il
was stated, have been practically
agreed upon The Milwaukee is at
present unable to ascertain the plans
of the Northern Paci6c-Great North
ern- Burlington combination, but fears
an attempt to throw business into
channels adverse to it.. possibly to the
North Western, which has been pro-
minently mentioned in this connec-
tion. rr-r-sr .a.+r-ci. q oirJtEs
From another source it is ascertain
ed that the recent trip of Chicago Off
cials of the Milwaukee, which covered
the important shipping points, was,
as was then stated, for the purpose of
ascertaining the present situation, the
condition of traffic and the probable
development of the live stock business
in the. next FIVE years. These facts
have already been submitted to the
general officers of the system and are
the basis for the decision to fight for
Montana traffic. Trf-Ilras r. r11
Assistant General Passenger Agent
Conley returned to st. Paul yesterday
after an exhaustive inspection of the
Dakota lines of the company He was
reticent concerning the purpose of his
trip, but he spoke enthusiastically of
the prospects of the western Dakotas
and Montana. ~, Hrl7- 77- ryan
1t is impossible to ascertain in St.
Paul, whether surveys for the extension
have been made. Rumors have been
current that they are completed and
the statement is madelthat everything
is ready for active construction work, z
should the position of the Burlington
combination be found adverse to the
Milwaukee's interests. HLlt 1jes.
Ntirn..E- Lzjl -l 1E 3fT 3'1s.
st. Paul Pioneer Press: '''i', i-.'g .
Bishop Won Scheele found something
new andy Interesting every time he
looked around on his trip in private
car attached to, the Pioneer Limited.
over the Milwaukee road, between Chi
cago, and st, Paul, he arrived early
yesterday morning. but left again all
most Immediately for Minneapolis. lie
viii return to st. Paul today. On the
trip from Chicago he was thesguest of
General Counsel George R. Peck of
the Milwaukee. .HGIfi5 nItfT Z lia
1.-THE height Of comfort in travel
ing,'' he said in conversation with a
railway official, "seems to have been
reached in the United States I know
of nothing on any line in the old world
to equal your trains. 4..a4
HPhe, number of people travelling,
the amount of business American
roads handle, s.the ease with which you
manage such vast undertakings is
really matter of wonderment. 1t
speaks we'll for the Ingenuity of men
who could, devise such, things, and of
the ability of a people that carry them
outs Is tirAulh NEis INV 3G7aainas
''Theo' difference between old and
new world railroading, L think, is that
here you are able, with your fabulous
RESOURCES, to plan great things and exc
cute them. quickly. In the old world
we might PLAN but we could not put
our plans into action without great
delay, great labor and much unneces-
sary detail. We have not, think, the
American faculty of getting at the
heart of things and1 doing them
quickly 4:sthustling' I think you call
lt'6a fCaEnes ,avomon lsJa u ,
.a,IEa Hfx - Gfto 1884
The records Of western lines show,
that this season will witness the
heaviest potato shipments in its his
tory. Up to- the: present time the show
ing rs only surpassed by the returns Of
1885, iEai nolr nn1r a-utaY 5at
T-9s .EsAyueA II eifnun ia
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