The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-04-15
Superintendent Beck Of North Western
confers With Mankato Citizens.
Discusses the Train Service in and
Out Of This City.
Noon Passenger Will Hereafter Stop
at Iudson and Cambria.
Tracy Local Run Via ST. Peter, but Re.
turn Over Main Line.
From Tuesdays Daily.

Representatives of the Chicago and
Northwestern road = Superintendent
Beck, his assistant, Mr.. O'Brien and Mr..
Brigham, the roadmaster, held a con-
ference with the committees from Man
kato's commercial organizations at the
Saulpaugh last night, the subject I'M
der discussion being the train service
on the North Western line in and out
of this city. M. G.. Willard, H. E.
Hance and ]. E. Reynolds were there for
the board of trade and George Pond,
Carl Dice and H. p Christensen rep
resented the Business Mems association.
The interview lasted less than an hour
and terminated with the understanding
that at the present time no change
could be made with the train service
committees from the commercial bodies
laid before the railroad men the request
that some arrangement should be made
with the train schedule so that the peo-
pie living in Cambria and Judson and
vicinity could reach Mankato at sea-
sonable hour in the morning and return
to their homes during the day. It was
explained by the committeeman that as
the trains were now operated it was
practically impossible for the residents
in the towns mentioned to come to Man
kato do their trading and reach home
during the same day with any degree
of convenience. The suggestion was
made that the time of the train which
now arrives in this city early in the
morning from the west be changed so
that it would come in here about seven
o'clock; also that the west-bound train
which departs at l2:l5, noon, stop at
Judson and Cambria.
Superintendent Beck stated that the
early morning train schedule could not
be amended as that train carried mail
which must be transferred to the early
morning Omaha train going to the twin
cities; also that that train carried q
sleeper which must be attached to the
Omaha train. A change in the running
time of the North Western train was
out of the question.
After some further talk Mr.. Beck
agreed that train sos west bound, leav-
ing Mankato at 1915 would be stopped
at Judson and Cambria, thus accommo-
dating the people of those towns to that
extent.
The suggestion that the train from
Winona, reaching Mankato in the eve
ming little after seven o'clock, be run to
New Ulm or beyond and returning east
in the morning, arrive here at about ten
o'clock, was not thought well of by
Superintendent Beck, he expressing the
belief that not enough patronage would
be obtained to warrant the extra mile
age.
If the trains mentioned could be oper-
ated as suggested the service would be
excellent.
It was considered by the railway men
impractieable to stop the night train at
Judson and Cambria, as too much time
would be lost.
A change will be made in the opera
ton of the Mankato- Tracy train, but
this will not. be to the detriment of
Mankato. 1t was agreed by Superintend-
emit Beck that the train leaving in the
morning for Tracy will run over the old
line via st. Peter, but returning it will
come in via New Ulm, Cambria and
Judson as it does under the present
schedule. The train viii depart at about
6:45 a. m. and will wait. at Mankato
junction for the east-bound through
train. Passengers for Tracy and the
west will not be forced, under this ar
rangement, to leave their homes any
earlier in the morning than they do at
present, the only difference being a
change of cars at the junction.
The committee all felt that this was
satisfactory arrangement 1t will give
travelling men an opportunity to visit
towns along the old line, and meeting
the noon train at New Ulm they can
proceed west.
Mr.. Beck was of the opinion that
some time in the future a day train
might be operated between Tracy and
Mankato-a train that would come from
Tracy in the morning and return to that
point in the evening. This is the one
train that would prove beneficial to
Mankato merchants as it would enable
people living in the towns to the west
to come to this city during the forenoon.
giving them ample time in which to
transact their business, returning to
their homes in the evening.
During the conference Mr.. Beck stated
that it hardly paid the company to stop
its trains at Judson and Cambria, sc
few people travelled in and out of those
towns. He made the statement that
{ho ticket agent has informed Mr.