The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1908-10-24

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| PROSPECTS
Engineer Enthusiastic Over Coun-
try South. Outlines Route to
Lennon With Small Grade.
Rich Country to be Tapped.
Members Of the Commercial Club and
business men of Dickinson are elated
over the results Of the trip made last
ws6k w Engineer Huss and ALI White
over the psassef tie proposed railroad
south to the Milwaukee. Tho pros
pects are very bright" said Mr.. Huss
upUnt his return Sunday evening and he
is most enthusiastic over the country
which would be tapped by this road and
it's wonderful wealth of natural resource
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The prospecting party returned to the
city Sunday evening and at an informal
meeting of the railroad committee of
the Commercial Club Monday morning,
the engineer gave brief idea of the
discoveries made on the trip but his
report was SO encouraging that already
the committee is formulating plans for
more detailed survey. However, until
Mr.. Huss makes written report of the
trip with maps of the country, no def
mite plans can be made. He is now at
work on this report. returning to St.
Paul Monday. ...
The engineer left the city Thursday
morning, accompanied by ALI White.
representing the club. in the latter's
auto. They went directly TO Mott, hav-
ing successful and quick run. After
stopping there for dinner they went on
to Lennon.
They spent Thursday night there and
were the guests of honor at a meeting of
the Business Mems association of Lem
mon which happened to be in session
that evening. Both Mr.. Huss and Mr..
White were called upon to speak to the
business men and their talks were warm
ly received.
Mr.. Huss told what they had already
learned and what they were going to do.
He expressed himself as pleased, with
the appearance of the country from what
he had already seen of it and said that
the road was very feasible
Mr.. White spoke of what the Dickin-
son Commercial Club has already done
and what it proposes to do. He told
them of the armory it had built, the
library which is about to be erected
through the efforts of the club. the new
depot it had secured. etc.. and said that
it had now turned its energy toward
building railroad south and that the
people of that part of the country could
feel assured. if the club set out to build
the road, it would accomplish its pur-
pose. His remarks were most enthusi-
astically received.
The business men at Lennon are
greatly in favor of the proposed road
and their association will act in con-
junction with the Dickinson pushers.
One feature. however, rather put dam
per on the ardor Of some. the confidence
game which has been worked in that
vicinity and about which a detailed
account appeared in the Press of last
week. A number of the people in the
vicinity of Lennon were victimized
and the man is said to have secured
fully $500. A banker of Lennon drop
ped 5000 of this sum and others smaller
sums
Friday morning was rainy so it was
after dinner before the engineer and Mr..
White started out They went back to
Mott and spent all the next day touring
over the country in that vicinity. Satur-
day evening they also spent at Mott
and returned home on Sunday.
The rainy weather interfered quite a
good deal with their investigations and
prevented them from going to some parts
as planned However, Mr.. Huss obtain
ed clear idea Of the country and can
make comprehensive preliminary re-
port which will be good forecast of the
real possibilities Of the scheme. II
The route as outlined by Mr.. Huss
Monday is about IS miles and is. for
the most part, through country Of
Great resources. His idea is to start
from Dickinson in a southeasterly direc-
tion to about the north boundary Of
Hettineer county; then swing more
toward the east to the head Of Thirty
Mile creek and around the east sidesof
Black Butte. In entering Mott, owing
to rough country directly north Of the
town Il Is necessary to swing around 70
q point about mile east Of the town.
Crossing the Cannon Ball and proceeding