Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-02-14
Pleads for ! Ksw Railroad.

Editor Tribune: IT hera is railroad
IN the air and We hope that it will
soon. come down to earth, so We msv
have ride upon it. We are wonder
ing where it will be likely to be buils,
whether by Lake Lillian, Like Eliza
beth or elsewhere. But we believe
that Mr.. Hill would have good judge
ment to place it where it will do thu
most good to the greatest number.
It looks to me that the best coursa
to take from Hutchinson is abous
straight west from said place to Svsx
and from there to Willmar.. I can
cot see that it will hurt Willmar anv
to get another railroad. Willmar In
central place now and would b.
more so in case this line is bullk
Therefore, you influential and good
people of Willmar, Try to make your
Influence felt by urging James J. Hill
to extend the road from Hutchinson
to Willmar. 1t will not only ba =
benefi5 to Willmar but to the whola
farming community southeast from
Willmar.
Now let US for once stand together
for our mutual welfare, lay aside all
political and personal disagreemenas,
aim at the same point and We viii
surely succeed. .t.-.,..
The farmers most In need of q road
have organized, drawn up petitions
and secured thousands of signers to
the same and are preparing to send Z
! delegation down to Mr.. ). J. Hill 10
present the petition and urge him to
build the road. They want to find out
whether he will consider the mattse
and at what terms. Then we viii
have basis to work upon. We can
then take into consider alton what Ia
do. If Willmar will unite with us Il
will certainly have some effect.
The country out here is more Ia
need of railroad than many othez
localities. All the land is now broken
and tillab!e, settled, aud in the banda
of actual farmers. We have q rich
soil which produces good crops, and
more products are marketed from this
district than from a country where
part of the land is in tim Der, lakes
and stouehills. We have to buy all
our fuel and that has to be brought 10
US over the railroad. The time ID
ripe fer action now, let US then pro-
coed to make good determined efforts
to do something.
! Why ask J. J. Hill first?
Our reasons are these: The Great
Northern line from Willmar to tue
twin cities is overcrowded with traffic
now. Freight trains are delayed,
taking a longer time to go the dis.
lance than it ought to take, which ia q
loss to all concerned. Then Hill has
a blind road from Minneap dis to
Hutchinson. It extends more than
half way to Willmar. On that road
the company is. obliged to keep q
special train running, for little Or
nothing. If he extends that road ia
Willmar he could lay down that train
entirely by dividing the trains on the
main line and let half of them 90
over the new line. This would save
all delay and at the S .me time hand Ie
all the traffic without any extra trains
for the new road. Further explans-
ton is unnecessary. The reader may
draw his own deductions.
Where there is will there is a way,
and we can certainly find way of ia.
teresting Hill in this matter if We ean
convince him that the new road wouEG
be a paying proposition. In the hos
that some good may be attained,
appeal to the good sense of the people
Respectfully,
81. ANDR. LOBNITz.
East Like Lillian,
Feb. 10, 1903.