Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1913-06-04

not permit our reviewing all the crews
I at work, we understand there are six
steam shovel crews and ten additional
crews, comprising In all about six hun
dred men and teams engaged in the
building Of this line at the present
| time, with nearly as many more to be
added in the immediate future We
feel safe in saying that the progress
already made in the construction Of
this line Of railroad is sufficient to war
rant the assertion that the road will
surely be completed and operated.
We were further Informed that ff-
teen new cars of the latest model in
electrical equipment are now under con-
tract for early July delivery, that all
construction contracts have been let to
Long Lake, distance Of about twenty
miles from Minneapolis terminals;
these contracts including all bridge
work, grading, etc., and that additional
contracts for further construction work
are to be let in the near future.
We were also informed that the road
is being built on strictly spot-cash
basis, there being no Indebtedness what
ever against the company, and no con-
tracts for labor or material have been
let, nor will be let in future, until the
cash is in the treasury of the company,
'auuBs IoJ HBd OF uoIuM lqIM
Regarding the prospective time when
when the road will probably reach this
vicinity, from what we found in the
way of work accomplished and were
able to Judge regarding their plans for
the future, and all information obtain
able, we are led to believe that work on
this line will be in progress before the
so-called main line, extending to Wa
tertoWn, South Dakota, is completed.
We are informed the company pro-
poses extending its line to winstead
and possibly to Hutchinson, about sixty
miles, before the end Of the present
year, and in our opinion it is not i'm
probable that work will be done on
this North line next year, as the officers
of the company appear very anxious to
get this line into operation, so as to
have Duluth outlet for their whole
system Of lines.
We do not consider it the function
Of this committee to make recommend
ations regarding investment in this
company, but simply to state the facts,
as we found them, and allow each per-
son to act for himself. However, we do
| wish to state that, after as full and
| careful an investigation as the limited
time and means at. our disposal would
permit, and from what we saw and
learned from those whom we inter-
viewed, it is our belief that this en-
| terprise is being conducted in a
| straightforward, business-like manner,
and that it's affairs are being guided by
are financially capable Of carrying the
project through to a successful COM
pletion, and that they have the undivi-
ded backing of the best business in
terests Of the city in which they live,
! this fact being amply illustrated in the
! recent action of the City Council of
Minneapolis in vacating three down.
| town streets for the accommodation
of their terminals, showing conclusive
ly that they have the support Of public
| opinion in their city.
In conclusion, we commend to all
public spirited citizens Of this town
and community, the many advantages
to be derived from securing this line
| through Sptcer, believing that it means
| much to our people as a whole.
Respectfully submitted,
(Signed) I. A. JOHANsON,
President, Village Council.
MARTIN J. KLOSTER,
Trustee, Village Council.
D. FRIDOLPH JOHNSON,
A. ]. THORVIG,
Committee.
In the south part Of the county, the
announcement is made that right-of-
way has been secured for the main line
thru the county to Clara City.