The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1905-08-30

shall says that il was supposed that
I he represented the Great Northern,
ard was looking over the route of
the much talked ABOUT Hutchinson-
Marshall extension OF that road, un-
der consideration for a long time,
and that be had been in Redwood
Falls ascertaining the feasibility of
crossing the river into that city.
Mr.. Montague told the News
| Messenger that be represented
new company with it's interests
largely centered in Chicago, but
with some eastern interests, with
millions OF money back of it, pro-
posing new line of road from Chi
cago northwest, ultimately extend
ing to Oregon and reaching the
coast possibly in the vicinity of
Coos Bay. which is on the Oregon
coast between the 43rd and 44th
| parallels, and be intimated that big
Chicago interests would like to di-
vert lot of railroad traffic from the
Dakotas, Montana, Washington and
Oregon to the twin cities, by more
direct route to Chicago, tapping the
big grain and stock country and
reaching the big timber and min
ing interests of Oregon and Wash
lngton. He confessed to forty years
experience in railroading, and to
building road in the Oregon noun
talns three years ago, and was ex-
ceptionally well informed about that
country and the big timber inter
ests there, jumping in the same
breath from Minnesota to Oregon
with an alacrity which bespoke a
big enterprise and was useful when
questions were too pertinent.
Mr.. Montague said three routes
had been proposed and already gone
over, that he was now driving over
land over one of the proposed routes,
had been out two months and would
be out two months more with team,
driving through to Oregon, return
ing by rail and stopping at such
points as be wished to further in
vestigate, and that his report to his
employers would very likely result
Ia the adoption of the route. Asked |
his impressions of this section. he
gave favorable opinions, and vol
unteered that the country was good |
aud would evidently support an
other road such as he represented |
Asked where he came from east of |
Red wood Falls and where be would |
90 west of Estelline, Mr.. Montague
said You are getting to close to an
interview, and added, The peo-
pie | represent are not ready to
disclose their plans, but as soon as
l get back, and before snow flies, I /
expect several engineering parties
to be put on the route at once. "
Though be would not discuss route
east of Redwood, he said he crossed
the Mississippi at Dubuque, and
cross returning further north.
These people can buy all the
railroad stocks they want, but they /
don't want them; they vans road /
OF. their own, and they've got the
money to build it and operate it,.
they want the business from this
northwestern country said Mr..
Montague, furthering the inference
that the company was, composed OF
large Chicago business interests.
The lvanhoe Times says, that the
mysterious gentleman stated to-
lvanhoe business men that his
business was simply to find out if
the people of the village wanted an
other road, if they did not, the roadi
would enter some other town. He
stated, however, that his cline
was proposed to run from Chicago
to the coast, possibly via Ivanhoe,
and that it would bring abo1t bet
ter freight and passenger rates go
ing both ways.
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