The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-02-07
ANOTHER MOVE.
Great Western Buys the Laird
Norton Yard.
Deal Was Made Yesterday, and Indi~
cafes That Active STEPS viii
Follow.
Follow.

Agent Fananer or the laird Norton
c. r ceived = telegram late yesterday
AFTERNOON fro.a the conpany's general
offices at Wiuona containing the in
formation that the Chicago Great
Western railway company had pur
chased the lumber yard property in
this city The deal was made yes
terday forenoon directly between st.
Paul and Winona, as a member of the
lumber company is heavy stock
holder in the railway company. The
railroad wants possession of the
ground as soon as the snow is off of
the ground, so Ageut Fancher will
have to secure new location for the
yard without much delay.
This purchase completes the acquisi-
tion by the road Of the three half
blocks from Hickory to Poplar streets
that it get out last summer to get.
Nothing now stands in the way of the
contemplated improvements of the
road in this city, and it seems certain
that they will be made tine present
year.
The belief that the joint depot of the
Great Western and Milwaukee roads
will be located on Jackson street, back
of The Glass Block, is becoming
stronger. although nothing more has
been heard of the matter by local
agents of the two roads.
The Milwaukee track runs to within
few feet of the Great Western, and
all that is needed to effect a junction
is to lay a switch. The belief is ex-
pressed in railroad circles that the
Joining of the two tracks has been de-
layed until the riprapping of the Mil
waukee track has been completed.
This would be interfered with if trains
were to run over the new track. The
work is now nearly done, and the two
tracks are expected to be joined in a
very short time.
The contractor who is doing the rip
: rapping made mistake few days
,, ago and used three carloads of cord
stone for riprapping. The cars of cord
d stone had been set we'll down the
track, and the contractor supposed
4 that they we're intended for him. 1t
b is not yet settled who will pay for this
d stone, the contractor or the railroad
: company that put the cars there.
The belief is expressed that the Mil
waukee road will be running trains
}. over its Pennington extension before
next fall Work is being done this
- winter, and as soon as the frost is ou'
of the ground the grading will be ra
N pidly completed
IF
= What the council will do about TIT
s, granting of the end of Walnut street
Re to the Omaha and North Western
80 roads for the erection of an eating
: house is still in state of uncertainty
r. The opinion is growing that the re
oI quest ought to be granted, as an eat
ing house at the depot would hell
Mankato. Twice as many peopl'
would be fed as at present, and the 10
cal dealers would profit thereby.
would also assure Mankato being mad
az permanent stopping place for train
- for meals.
;" Landlord Snyder of the Saulpaugf
~ hopes to arrange with the railwa
~ officials to operate the depot eatin
~ house, if it is erected. He is bette
equipped than anyone else in the cit
10 to do this, operating it in connectio
- with his hotel dining room and lunc
counter.
The railroad companies could not d
better than to enter into an arrange
ment with Mr.. Snyder to feed the ira
mo- Yelling public at the depot lunch cour
Dr. ter.
ill
of The Chicago g North Western hs
decided to increase the number {
q. trsinmen on every passenger trair
suburban as we'll as through. Fac
". train will have an additional man
be known as fagman.