The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-09-30
MANKATO-ST. PAUL TO
CONNECT BY TROLLEY
From Tuesdays Daily.

w. L. Sontag of the Hoy Construc-
ton company. st. Paul, arrived in the
city last night with surveying party
to lay out the route for proposed
interurban electric line to st. Paul.
X. Alexander of st. Paul is at the head
of the surveying party, which numbers
ten men. The line that is proposed is
to run east from this city and tap one
of the richest and prettiest sections of
the northwest, passing Thorough rich
and productive agricultural country and
touching some of the most noted lake
resorts in Southern Minnesota.
Details of the organization of the
company of st. Paul business men that
is back of this project is given be-
low. Some of the strongest firms in st.
Paul are represented.
Men Working on the Survey.
Mr.. Alexander put his work at worA
early this morning, seeking a way to
get out of the city to the east. He
started first on the most direct route,
which is up the Windmiller hill and
due east OH the Eagle Lake road. Other
routes will be surveyed.
When seen today by Free Press
reporter, Mr.. Alexander stated that the
matter of getting out of the city to the
east presents quite an engineering prob
lem, owing to the bluffs skirting the
city on that side. He said that he
would make surveys of al! the diff
ferent routes, including the one up The
Thompson ravine and the cemetery
road. He was of the opinion that the
cemetery ravine, known as Glenwood
avenue. would be the one that would
be found the most feasible way to get
out of the city.
Mr.. Alexander said that the survey
would take two months, and would be
very carefully and thoroughly done, SO
that when it was completed it would
be known just where the line would
run and what it would cost. The work
of the surveying crew commences at
Mankato and will go east and north
The force will probably be working
out of Mankato for several days.
NOulc CIOIu NldukdtO East.
Mr.. Alexander said that the route
would be from Mankato east to Eagle
Lake, Madison Lake, Elysian, Water
vile, Faribault. Mortified and thence
north through Pennington to st. Paul
This will touch the principal lake re-
sorts of the southern part of the state
as well as pass through a fine country
and some of the best towns in South.
ern Minnesota. At present the line
will not go further south than Man
kato, but later on it may be pushed on
Not Saying Much at Present.
The surveying crew is stopping at
the Stahl House, but Mr.. Sontag is a
guest at the Saulpaugh. Mr.. Sontas
said, when seen. that he was in the
city for the purpose of showing the
surveying crew where to begin ant
where to go. He would probably be il
the city all of the week, and wouk
come back to the city later. He sai(
that he would not care to say much al
present, but that later, when the com
pany gets its papers, he would be bach
W Vic SlIy dHo hoNC q otdtSihCAi
to make. Asked whether he would have
proposition to present to the citizens
he said that he would not have for tn,
present.
May Get Power From Rapidan.
If the line is built, it seems likel,
that the power will be derived from tn
dams that Byllesby & Co. of Chicago
are having constructed at Rapidan ant
Cannon Falls. At least, this is
strong supposition advanced, and whel
it was mentioned to Mr.. Alexander h
seemed of similar opinion.
The people of Mankato have Ion;
felt that an electric line to the twill
cities would prove a paying proposition
News From st. Paul End.
An electric interurban railway con
Meeting st. Paul with the vast terri
tory tributary to the Minnesota vale.
in the southern part Of the state i
projected by st. Paul capitalists, say
The st. Paul Dispatch. The exact rout
of the line is not announced as yet
but enough is known to say authori
lively tHdC hdilhdIo, CG. CtCi oh'
other cities in that locality will be Oh
the main line. Branch lines will b
constructed reaching the outlying farm
ing districts. The lines will tap
rich agricultural district.
Strong Men Behind Project.
Some of the leading business men o
st. Paul are behind the project. Amon
those who have undertaken to max
the project a success are w. j. Hoy o
the Hoy Construction company. Phi
w. Herzog of the Herzog Iron works
/. P. Ordway of Crane & Ordway; A
II. Stem of Reed & Stem, and Jane
Kasson of Jefferson & Kasson. Sew
eral other business men are interested
Active work on the construction o
the line will begin as soon as the pre-
liminary work is out of the way. Til
operation of the line may be expecte,
some time next year. The work of ac
guiring the right of-way will be pushes
from this week on, and definite an
nouncement as to location of the lin
may be expected within the next fe,
days.
Herzog to Head the Company.
While nothing definite has been an
nounced as to the executive officers o
the company it is expected that MI
Herzog will accept the presidency.
1t is said that w. i. Sontag, who