The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1901-05-22
CHICAGO GREAT WESTERN.

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CHICAGO GREAT WESTERN.
surveyors Working Along South Side Of I
minnesota River.
There is now every dication that
the surveyors Of the Chicago Great
Western Railway Go. propose touch
ing at OF near Redwood Fails ln|
making their prel iminary survey Of +
j line from Mankato west along the
south side Of the Minnesota river to- /
the South Dakota line, and il would
probably be well for the business
nen of the town to inc uire just what /
the movements on the chess board
are ID which this company appears
to be Interested
The Great IN stern Railway Co. is
strictly an independent line, notl
controlled by the great interests,
known as the MorganHnil syndi-
cate, the Hartmann syndicate, the
Gould or Y nderbilt syndicates, butt
It is owned by what is known as the
the Oppenheim syndicate, most OF
the members of which were at one
time residents Of ST. Paul, and
where Arnold Kalman and a. B.
Stickney, two Of the principal own
ers, still reside, and where the
principal Offices Of the company are
located.
It was about two Years ago that.
the Minneapolis q st. Louis rail
road company was in control Of
what is known as the Cannon Val
ley railroad, a line running from
Mankato east to Red Wing. The.
st. Louis people regarded itsas an.
Improbable line for that company,
owing to its isolated location from
its main system, and equently
sold it to the Great Western inter
sests. which has a line running from
ESt. Paul south through Dakota, Rice,
Goodhue, Dodge and Mower coun-
ties and out of the State to Chicago
and Kansas City. The Mankato
line is an excellent feeder for busi-
ness for that company, and it would
be a still greater feeder if the road
was extended westward along the
Minnesota river through the heart
OF the farming region OF the State
and out into South Dakota. The
officers realize this, and conseq uent-
~, have ordered q survey
The benefit Of the Chicago s.
Great Western to a community is
that it being an pendent line, it
lis in a position to frequently dictate
passenger and freight rates. tits
this line that generally makes the
first break in a rate for passenger
traffic in connection with big con
ventions for st. Paul. The rate
once broken the other lines have to
meet It. The officers also take more
or less interestin the towns through
which they traverse and the COM
pany is always willing to do it's
share towards helping along an en-
Iterprise.
The company is making extensive
arrangements for depot purposes in
Mankato, and last week Hon. ID. w.
LaWler, attorney for the system, was
in that city for the purpose Of clos
ling up a deal for the purchase of a
site in order that the officials might
know on which side Of the river to
build the proposed extension. It
appears that two sites had been Sc
Ilected, and the parties Offering to
lsell the land for the lowest amount
would dictate the ground s.
Speaking Of the affair the Man
kato Free Press Of early last week
says that the survey ors went to
work in North Mankato this morn
ing Mr.. Morgan secured maps of
North Mankato, Nicollet and Brown
counties IN survey ors offices ID this
city to-day and at once set his men
at work feeling for practicable
route to New Ulm on the west side
of the river.
Chief Engineer r r. Coates re-
turned TO this city Saturda and re-
manned over SUNDAY ia consult ationI
with Messrs. LaWl Ter Morgan and
others. He left gain today He IS