The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1901-08-28
THE GREAT WESTERN.
A Morgan Story Can be Officially Put to
Sleep at Any Time.

"a Morgan Story Can be Officially Put to !
Sleep at Any Time.
The Morgan Messenger of lastl
week revived a story to the effect
that the Great Western would build
its line into this territory. This re-
calls a conference had with Presi-
dent Stickney Of that system some
time ago. committee from this
city calling on. him. A portion OF
that conference must be kept secret
until such time as Mr.. Stickney re-
leases the other conferees, but it can
be stated that at that time Mr.. Stick
sney frankly stated that it was ex-
.tremely doubtful whether the road
would ever be built. He gave rea-
sons for his conclusions that con
WINGED the committee that there was
more truth than poetry in his state
ment, and he did say such a line
was not built, and the Great West
#ern builds through your territory
we will touch at Redwood Falls.
Passing over that extended con
ference and with apologies to the
proper parties for even betraying
this much of the conference it is
pretty conclusive that the Great
Western has no designs on this sec.
ton for some time to come. Only a
preliminary survey to Marshall was
made when its surveyors were called
In and placed in other fields, and
since that time no intimation has
been made of their return. The
Sleepy Eye Dispatch would like to
haYe things different from what they
are, and in commenting on the Mes
senger article tries to tell why the.
Great Western will build. in the
| following article:
The little stretch OF territory.
that the Northwestern is grid-iron-
ing8i in the hope of shutting out all
competition is a mere bagatelle COM
pared with the tremendous project
| in which the Great Western seems
Ito be engaged, viz: To tap the
grain belt of the Oak otas, thereby
getting into a territory thatWill pay
trans sportation charg amounting IN
! the aggregate to millions of dollars
in the next decade. That they
would have to divide business with
the Northwestern was. a foregone
conclusion before. a grade stake vas
set and that they will, If they enter
this territory have any greater
odds tocontend Withis not believed.
Fortunately the giving of a mo-
nopoly In the matter*of railway con
i struction is animpo possibility and soft
/ is with philosophic calm that Sleepy
Eye awaits the coming or staying
saWay Of the line that it is again said
will touch our town. We can read
lily see that If this line comes to us
fright that. is, paralleling the North
Westernthere can be no chance for
any to feel apprehensive Of the In
terests of the town On the con
trary everybody feels that it would
be a good thing and while the North
western s Minneapolis and st. Paul
rates will probably govern all
charges to and from those cities it
is reasonable to think that eastern
rates will be lowered aud if this is
the case whether goods are shipped
over either. the NorthWes or the
Great Western or whether we travel
over the Northwestern, although
|. the Great Western S lower rates will
I. prevail and the community will be
1 the gamer. We don t want a north
and south line, but if an east and
/ west line is going to be built we'll,
Sleep Eye was here first and we as
a community can stand it,
ENTERTAINED VISITORS.
Nv. G. I. u. Ladies From Surrounding
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