Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1905-03-31
TROLLEY ROAD SCHEME
Electric Line From Albert
Lea to st. Cloud.
Planned

The Mankato Free Press of last Sat
urday has the following telegram from
Chicago:
Chicago, March 26-The Collins
Constr 7ction Company is now prepar.
ing plans and specifications for an
electric trolley road from Albert Lea
to St. Cloud, MINI. The engineers
are now IN the field, running the pre-
liminary lines. A double force Of en-.
gineers and craftsmen will he put on
the line about April LIST to make s
permanent survey. This electric road
will be the longest and best con-
struoted road in the western country,
the plans and specifications SURPRISING
steam road specifications. the roadbed
being twenty-five feet base and six
teen feet surface; solid stone construc.
ton for culverts and bridge abut-
ments heavy steel bridge construc-
tion. Ties will be of standard dimen-
sions, 5000 to the mile, standard
steamroad specifications being 2,640
to the mile. The rails to be used will
he ninety pound steel rails A. S c.
E. standard, sixty.foot lengths. The
rolling stock will be of the latest and
most modern pattern. The passenger
cars will be sixty feet long; vestibule
observation cars geareG to speed of
seventy miles per hour. each car hav-
ing four 125-horse power NC tors. The
single phase alternating system Will
be used. One powerhouse will be used
for the entire system. The machinery
will be Of the latest modern type,
and will have capacity of 10, 900
horse power thus enabling the road to
handle heavy freight business as
we'll as fast speed for p8ssenge. bust
ness.
The line of road will be from Albert
Lea by way of st. Clair, Mankato,
Glencoe to St. Cloud The first work
to be done on the first section of road
between Albert Lea and Mankato
will be in progress about May let.
Plans and specifications will be COM
pleted on April ISL Bids will be
received at the Office of the Collins
Construction company, in Chicago,
on the 10Th day of April for all ma
terial to be used in the construction
OF the road.
The Collins Construction company
is acting in the interest of Canadian
capitalists. who are furnishing none,
to build this road. The work is to b.
done by the Collins Construction com
pany on percentage basis over tn
actual cost Of construction.
The approximate cost of the con
struction and equipment of this roa<
will be a, 00U, 900. The road will b
managed by q local company, will
Offices located at Mankato. MINI. Tn
capitalists who are furnishing tn
money to build rhie road, through tn
Collins Construction company, d.
not expect exorbitant bonuses f1on
the people who are to derive q bene
tit from the road, nor do they ask an
cash bonuses before commencing 1'ork
They merely ask the farmers who ar
interested and benefited by this roa
to be liberal in their donations Of til
right of way; also the cities to gran
them liberal franchises and terminals
A franchise is now being prepared t
present to the city counsel of Manka
to. The object Of this company wi
not be to impose any unreasonab]
demands upon any city which wi
derive benefit from this road whic
it will enter.
The construction Of this road wi
be entirely different from any othe
electric railroad in the western stateI
The main line Of the road will nc
pass through any large city or towr
but will skirt the city or townlimit.
A spur will be run from the main liz
into the business portion Of the cit
for the passenger business; ali
branch spurs for freight bushes
The local freight will be transferre
by freight motors to the main lin,
and freight from the main line wi
be transfered to the railway termi,
ais in the city. The main line of ii
road will be built away from publ
highways on private right Of va.
properly fenced. thus avoiding al
danger or Interference with farme
Or their hCl1ingr, at the fame tin
giving the farmers and shippers s