The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1913-06-19
COMING TO FRONT
Northern Minnesota Being Set
tied up in Good Shape
GREAT ADVANTAGES
Outline Sketch of Trip on Red Lake
and visit to Indian
Agencies There

Minnesota Editorial Association wit h
Bemidji vs. headquarters, enjoyed by
half a hundred bona tide newspaper
men ard their families last week, was
a revelation to them all. They spent
the time seeing the sights, which con-
sisted of looking at the country, its
advantages and drawbacks, study ing
conditions, and being entertained,
and returned to their various sane
tums filled with the idea that north
ern Minnesota has a great future.
AS host, Bemidji shone. Rarely
has it been the good fortune of the
visiting newspaper men to enjoy such
.hospitalitv as was shown them in the
metropolis of northern Minnesota.
During the three days Of the outing
nothing was left undOne for the en-
tertainment of the visitors. Rides
into the country and boat rides on the
lake. with varied forms of entertain
! ment. filled the time pretty fully two
days.
The third day was, however, the
GROWING one of all. Then trip was
taken to Red Lake by rail, forty
miles distant, and a thirty mile ride
on that lake on the government
steamer, with visit to the Cross
Lake Indian school and the Red Lake
Agency.
A word about the rail trip. "A rail-
road known as the Minneapolis, Red
Lake and Manitoba, owned by &. A.
Smith and John Lind, runs from Be-
midi due north forty miles to Redby
on the south shore of Red Lake. Or
iginally this road was built from Red
by twelve miles south, to haul logs to
the lake whence they were ftoated
down Red Lake river to Thief River
Falls and shipped thence by rail to
the Minneapolis saw mills. Later the
road was extended southwark to Be-
midi. This piece of road was an
elephant on it's owners hands for a
time, but last year it did enough bus
mess to enable it's owners to pay in
terest on it's outstanding bonds. Its
equipment consists of one locomotive,
made in the Baldwin works in 1912, a
combina ion baggage and smoker, one
passenger coach and number OF
freight cars. Headquarters, round
house, turntable, etc. are at Redby.
A mixed train runs down to Bemidji
and back daily except Sunday. Our
special consisted of the engine, the
combination Car and two coaches.
the additional coach being furnished
for the occasion gratis by the MINES
Ota & International.
This road enjoys the unique dis
tinction of being the only railroad in
Minnesota which was not compelled
by the Roilroad and Warehouse Com
mission to reduce it's passenger fare
rate to 2 cents mile; it has always
charged three cents mile and is doing
so now. 1t is evident that lower rate
would be confiscatory. The same rule
applies to freight rates.
The road hanls ties, cedar posts and
poles out of the woods to Bemidji,
and hauls back supplies for settlers
and the Indian Agency. AS the coun'
try settlers up it will do good bust
ness hauling farm produce out.
This road passes through cut over
lands. The first station reached is
Puposky, famed for the adventures
of Dumas, the Cass Lake doctor now
serving penitentiary term for his
arson exploits. Our train stopped
there a short time while President
Kiley and Granny" Pease made short
speeches. The building where the
Dumas operations were conducted