The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-05-10
ON TO DAKOTA.
Chicago Great Western May be
Extended West
Surveying Party TO Start Out From Man.
kato Tomorrow, Going via
Nsw Ulm.

are thinking OF eAUeuulnS Gn6 line
from Mankato westward to the Dakota
line, and how much further only they
know. The preliminary survey is to
be made at once. In fact, the survey
ing party is already in Mankato, ready
to start out tomorrow morning.
The party arrived last night and is
stopping at the Stahl House 1t is
under the leadership of Dwight G.
Morgan of st. Paul, civil engineer
and surveyor of experience, and is
composed of II. C.. Carr and B. Mitche-
son of st. Paul, W. G. Knowlton. A
W. Verbaren, 81. Fl. Knowlton, j.
Struthers, V. Fl. Bosworth, A. Glodem
and D. Peterson of Minneapolis, and
7. c. Savin of st. Cloud.
When asked by Free Press reporter
in regard to the proposed survey, Mr..
Morgan said that his instructions are
to run line west from Mankato to
the Dakota line. The line will touch
New Ulm, but beyond that he could
not say what places it would pass
though. He said that it is prelimi-
nary survey and will be commenced
tomorrow and pushed as vigorously as
possible.
"Where do you intend to cross the
Minnesota river?'' asked the reporter.
"We may not cross it at all, replied
Mr.. Morgan.
docs the road intend to begin con-
struction work this year?'' continued
the scribe.
"As to that, l do not know" re-
turned the surveyor.
Mr.. Morgan was not possessed of any
further information bearing on the
subject. He has arranged with Geo.
Atchison to furnish teams between
this city and New Ulm.
Chief Engineer F. R. Coates of the
Chicago Great Western road is expect
ed to arrive in Mankato tonight or to-
morrow on business connected with
this survey.
At the depot. there was no one who
could cast any light on the subject of
the Chicago Great Western extension.
Last spring there was much talk in
regard to the road extending its line
into the city and going on westward,
and figures were obtained on right of
way, but the matter went no further
at that time, as the figures were con-
sidered to be excessive in many in
stances. President Stickney is known
to favor an extension west.
If the road were to be extended
west, it would open new field for
Mankato iobbers and manufacturers
and make this city still better rail
road center than it now is
The Great Western recently secured
a large loan, to be used in extensions
and betterments, and is preparing to
lay long line in Iowa. 1t may be
that some of the money is to be used
in going west from Mankato, which
would give short cut to Chicago.
With Great Western surveyors about
to start for the west, and with Mil
waukee surveyors working this way
from Pennington, Mankato is strictly
in it this year.
The G. G. W. surveyors put in the
afternoon running line south through
the city from the present terminus of
the track. They took route between
the Milwaukee and Omaha tracks, just
cutting off some of the platform of
the Milwaukee passenger depot. They
then continued on toward the Blue
Earth river. The movements of the
surveyors caused good deal of specu-
lation-- today, and future developments
will be watched for with interest.
The Milwaukee surveyors who set
out from Pennington are due to arrive
in the city tonight or tomorrow, COM
plotting the preliminary survey of the
extension of that road.