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

Editor Tribune: -Thera is railroad
in the air and we hope that it will
soon come down to earth, so we may:
have ride upon it. We are wonder
ing where it will be likely to be built,
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 the
most good TO the greatest number.
1t looks to me that the best course
to take from Hutchinson is about
straight west from said place to Svea.
and from there to Willmar. I can
cot see that it will hurt Willmar any
to get another railroad. Willmar is
a central place now and would be
more SO in case this line is built.
Therefore, you influential and good
people of Willmar, Try to make your
Influence felt by urging James ]. Hill
to extend the road from Hutchinson
to Willmar. It will not only BE- 4
beneii to Willmar but to the whole
farming community southeast from.
Willmar.
Now let us for once stand together
for our mutual welfare, lay aside all
political and personal disagreements,
aim at the same point and we Will
surely succeed.
| The farmers most in need of 8 road
have organized, drawn up petitions
and secured thousands of signers to
the same and are preparing to send ..
delegation down to Mr.. ). J. Hill to-
present the petition and urge him TO-
build the road. They want to find out
whether he will consider the matter
and at what terms. Then we will
have basis to work upon. We can
then take into consideration what TO
do. If Willmar will unite with us It
will certainly have some effect.
The country out here is more ia
need of railroad than many other
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 country where
part of the land is in tim Der, lakes
aud stouehills. We have to buy all
our fuel and that has to be brought to
us oyer the railroad. The time is
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 the
twin cities is overcrowded with traffic
now. Freight trains are delayed.
taking longer time to go the dis
tance than it ought to take, which is g
loss to all concerned. Then Hill has
a blind road from Minneap )lis ia
Hutchi: son. 1t extends more than
h IF way to Willmar. Ga that road
the company is obliged to keep g
special train running, for little Or
nothing. If he extends that road to
Willmar he could lay down that train
entirely by dividing the trains On the
main line and let half of them &c
over the new line. This would save
e all delay and at the ame time hand L
s all the traffic without any extra trains
F., for the new road. Further exp]ana
s ton is unnecessary. The reader m az
: draw his own deductions.
e Where there is will there is way
r and we Gao certainly find way of il
q teresting Hill in this matter if We cas
S convince him that the new road wouEs
d be a paying proposition. Ia the ho:1
: that some good may be attained,
/. appeal to the good sense of the peopte
d Respectfully,
81. AND2. LOBNITZ.
East Like Lillian,
Feb. 10, 1908