Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1907-03-01
NEW STORY OF 500
Line Will Run From Little
Falls to Watkins by Way
of Saint Cloud

St. Cloud Journal Press 26: st.
Cloud may have the 500 road after
all.
Henry Blenke Of Freeport, who was
in the city today, STATED that a promi-
nent citizen of his village secured
some information from the officials of
the 500 road which will be of interest
to the people Of this city. The Free
port gentleman was in St. Paul q
few days ago and in an Interview
with one Of the officials mas given
some Of their views and that the 500
will build spur line through Little
Falls through to St. Cloud and Wat
kins. This will give that road line
from Duluth to Minneapolis.
This information, coming as it does
from an Official of the company, is
believed to be autnenic.
The SEQ company has let contract
to John Mlchaels of Freepcrt for
the unloading of 30 cars of timber
at that place. Two cars have already
arrived and consist mostly Of 6x8 ard
lOx12 planks. The company will
have to build several bridges IN that
vicinity a,d the lumber will be nsed
for that purpose. Bridges will have to
be buil5 acrcss Sauk river, Two
Rivers and 4etchellz' creek. The 500
line expects to have all the Lumbar
shipped in in the course OF a few
weeks.
Mr.. Blenke stated that the sur
veyors had about completed their
work, They passed south of New
Munich Last Saturday and expect to
complete their work this week. There
have been two crews of surveyors at
work for ths past two months and the
entire stretch between Glenwood and
Duluth has been completed. One crew
worked from Little Falls to Duluth
and the other from Glenwood to
Little Falls.
The company has number OF men
sites. An attempt has b"en made t.
pnrct1ase 80 acres frcm John Bsrfeld
at Freeporr and 40 acres from Valen-
tine Batz. The owners are heaitai-
ing somewhat befor5 selling their
land aa thy wisa to plat the tracts
them selves, The 500 line will proba.
bly, ee5rre po session, hoTever,
because if they cant they will move
elsext era.
Since tha announcement that the
500 is going to build its line in the
VICINITY IF HoldiGgford and Freeport
and mas taken e rise. In some places
the proerty is selling for $50 an acre
and few are asking $40. The raise
in land is especially true around
Holding because this Is tho town
that will be benefited most. The
people of Freeport are still opposed to
the line as are ths people of Melrose:
They claim that its introduction will
hurt their business interests to 8
great extent. s.-.----.--:.~~,,
The line as surveyed will come
through that territoy just missing
most of the villages. 1t will run
about mile south of New Munich.
a few miles from Lake George, three
or four miles south of Freeport, then
across the river a few miles north OF
Royalton. Another townsite which
has besn selected is about eight miles
west Of New Munich.
It il reported that the business
men If New Munich will move thel,
bulldogs to the 500 line. From the
survey the depot will be located about
half mile from the heart Of the
Village Nearly all the buildings are
frame structures and can be easiis
moved half mile so rs to be righ,
on tha line. The New Munich people
are enthusiastic over prospects and
that their town will be greatly bene'
flied,
Although the surveyors who have
been working along the line have
little to say they have limited that thu