Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1905-04-28
NORTH { SOUTH W.


Southern Mimi. Towns Will
Vote on the Bond
Proposition ~
Albert Lea Standard: There are
no especially new developments con-
cerning tn Duluth, st. Cloud, Glen
coe & Mankato railroad. The survey
ors are employed drawing the line
between Albert Lea and Mankato,
investigating with much care for the
most desirable line. Messrs. Fisher.
BrueIs, Capt. Reed and others are
promoting the voting of taxes in
everal towns in aid of the road. b.
R. Davlin is skillfully employed in
negotiating for right-of- way and
every zmove tends to confirm the
opinion that the road will be built and
that the active work reconstruction
will be soon undertaken. Three towns
along the line Will vote on the PROPOSE
tion to issue the bonds in return for
stock of the company to aid In the
preliminary expenses Of building the
line, namely Freedom $4,000, Vivian
and Freedom in Waseca county 5000
each. Mcpherson and Medo townships
in Blue Earth county have already
voted bonuses which will yet hold,
the former $1,000 and the latter $1,000.
If the three town first named vote
favorably the total bonuses will
amount to $4,000. The city council
of. Albert Lea has not as yet responded
to the request of the citizens commits
tee to vote upon the propositio OF
contributing $4,000 in bonds but it il
expected that the necessary steps win
be taken to this end. The opinion
confidently prevails that the Illinois
Central railroad is backing the new
line, If it il not in reality the imme-
diate protector of the undertaking. !
Albert Lea Enterprise: The Duluth.
St. Cloud, Glencoe and Mankato rail:
road will be built. This is sthe EN-:
phatic assertion of Capt. Reed, the
president of the road, who together
with some of the directors Of the com :.
pany and ". b. Fisher, of St. PAUL
railroad promoter, were in the city:
last week. The contract for the con!
struction Of the road has been duly
executed between the railroad COM
psny and the E. L. Tobie Constfuc-
tion Company of New York City, and
work Is to begin at an early date and
the first 6fty-two miles between AL
bert Lea and Mankato will be complet-
ed this year. Upon the arrival of
Capt. Reed a meeting of the Com.
mercial Club was hastily called ard a
conference held, at which the captain
stated that it was the desire of mis-
company that the citizens of Albert
Lea procure for him the right of way
for distance Of ten miles out of the
city. A committee was appointed 10
consider the matter and later reported
that the question of giving to the
company as bonus the bonds of the
city to the..extent of $40, be sub
mitted to the vote of the people, said
bonds not to be delivered until the
road is completed and in operation
between Albert Lea and Mankato,
which. must be not later than January
1905. The fact that E. L. Topie, &C.
companied Dy other members of his
firm had been in the city prior to the
arrival of Capt. Reed and his party,
lends an air of certainty to the COM
mencement of construction work. At
the came time great deal of specula-
tion and curiosity is being INDUCED in
by our citizens in their efforts to de-
termine who is backing the project
which has engaged the devoted atten-
tion of Capt. Reed for many years.
The most plausible theory is that the
Illinois Central Railway company,
which is prohibited by it's charter
from engaging in the business of
constructing railroads, but enjoys
the privilege Of purchasing roads
slresdy built, is behind the effo rts OF
Capt. Reeds company, and will not
only operate but will own the new
line on it's completion. The theory
is further supported by the news that
the new road will be given the advan.
age of the Illinois Central terminal
facilities here and will probably run
north on the Minneapolis and st.
Louis tracks for some distance before
leaving In northwesterly direction.
This, coupled with the claim of Capt
Reed that he has the promise of 9
strong company to operate his rosd
on it's completion, lends much plausi
bility to the idea that the new roai
will be an extension of the IIinoil
Central At any rate it looks at tn,