The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1913-12-04

vided that they are satisfied the Eec-
trio Short Line means business, and a
little investigation will convince them
that it does. AS we mentioned above,
the Short Line is not going to stop in
Brookings, that's very we'll under
stood, and it seems to be up to the
North Western to get. a line through
the rich territory to the south of here
before the Luces get around to grab it.
The North Western Is a mighty good
road and a live concern, and If they
take it into their heads that they need
this rich and unoccupied territory they
will go out and build the line in a few
months. This would give them a di-
rect line from Sioux City, by way of
the north branch from here, to Water.
town, Redfeld and other country west
of there. 1t will be worth $50, 900 to
Brookings to get the North Western
started or this kind of an enterprise.
If the Northwestern started to build
south from here it would undoubtedly
u their old friend, the Milwaukee
road, to sit up and take notice, and it
is a pretty good bet that road would
start something for itself by running
a line from Egan north through Brook
ings to it's coast line at Milbank. But,
wn don't want too monu roiIrnoIc OF
once, as after waiting for thirty years
we fear the shock would be too great.
However, laying all jokes aside it is a
pretty good bet that if We get one more
road We will get two and maybe three.
The following from the Minneapolis
Journal shows that the Luces are on
the job:
DeKoven Hunter, returning to Min.
neapolis after eight years connection
with the Kentwood & Eastern railroad
in Louisiana, a property Of the Brooks
Scanlon lumber interests, today as
sumed his duties as general manager
of the Electric Short Line Railway
company. He is arranging prelimin-
aries for operation of the new Luce
lines to begin within a month.
Mr.. Hunter was q former classmate
at the University of Minnesota of Col.
E. d. Luce, who watched his rise in
the railroad world. In the capacity of
auditor of the Kentwood & Eastern
road, Mr.. Hunter was practically in
charge of the management of the line.
He had headquarters at Kentwood,
La, from which place he has brought
his family to Minneapolis.
twenty-five miles of Luce line ex.
tending to Lyndale, Mimi, will be in
operation by Christmas" said Mr..
Hunter, "and Medicine Lake, Wayzata,
Long Lake and Stubs Bay will be
served. Weather conditions have been
extremely favorable to the progress
Of construction work, and H. F. Balch,
general contractor, says WATERFOWL
and Winstead will be reached next
summer"
Mr.. Hunter Is familiar with condi-
tons in the territory served by the
Electric Short line, and sees a big fu-
ture before the Luce lines.
Colonel Luce today said the terminal
work is complete with the exceptions
of the Border avenue bridge, now n
der construction, the crossing at the
car tracks on Western avenue, which
will be finished in two weeks, and in
stallation of the interlocking plant on
Penn venue. The terminals are being
ballasted.
Seven box and fourteen ~f1at-cars re-
Gently purchased by the company have
been delivered, he said, and the first
66-foot Westinghouse, gas-electric
steel car will arrive December 10. Ties,
rails and other construction materials
are being received at the rate of two
carloads a week, he added.
The whole project is progressing in
a most satisfactory manner" declared
Col. Luce. Our first leg was to Sc
cure the terminals, next to build forty
miles Of road, all free from indebted.
ness. This was accomplished, and
now the plan Is to bond the forty miles
of line and use the terminals as col
lateral to secure funds with which to
build an additional 300 miles of road"
Crews are taking advantage Of good
weather to push the work in the plan
to begin service within a month.
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