The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-12-10
STEELE COUNTY
FARMERS BOOST
Anxious to Bring Midland
From Wimbledon Through
Sherbrook to Grand Forks
BIG
|. TO DISCUSS PLAN
Committee Named That will.
Work With Rail Officers
in Promoting Movement

Sherhrooke bushes smen and farm
ers in that section of Steele county are
anxious to bring the Midland railroad
through from Wimbledon to Grand
Forks.
Sherbrooke is the only county seat
in the state. except in two of h new
counties in the west district, hat is
without rail facilities. and in the hope
of securing the Midland, the bust
ness men and farmers have Joined
hands.
i That the Midland is headed toward
Grand Forks is quite generally con
coded. and several surveys into the
city have been made. The terminal
question has not been settled. it is I'M
derstood. but it has been reported that
the company considers the First ave-
u district as a probable location of
its depot and yards.
On the meeting which was held at
Sherbrooke. the Steel County Tribune,
published at Sherbrooke. says.
lover a hundred farmers, mostly
from the east and northeast part of
the county, were present for the meet
ing in the court room. The meeting
was called to order by j. NJ. Cooper.
chairman Of the committee from the
Pioneer Farmers club. and on mo-
ton he was made permanent chair
man with S. v. Anderson as secre-
tary:
meeting throughout. Talks were made
Williams, ]. b. Oxton. Erick Filing
son, r. E. Anderson. F. A. stiner. the
chairman. and others. Crossings on
both the Sheyenne Goose river valleys
were discussed as we'll as the value Of
the lands that would be crossed and
the amount of grading necessary. 1t
was the general opinion of the meet
ing that the shortest route from VIM
bledon to Grand Forks hits the best
crossings on both valleys and that
S~herbrooke is in that line which same
passes through the best territory in
the state. A telephone message was
received fro mthc Commercial club OF
Grand Forks stating regret hat bad
roads had kept their delegates from
attending the meeting. that they were
with US in the. spirit OF II activities
and hat the Midland people had
promised to have a representative here
from jamestown.
Upon motion committees were ap-
pointed from each township through
which a possible line would pass, the
chairman o feach such committee to
become q member Of a general com.
mlttee.
1.-THE committees appointed were as
follows. Enger, H. H. Fugleberg, ].
9. Anderson. A. c. Rud: Golden Lake.
o. W. Williams, Ed. Moe, A. Bierke;
Primrose, e. A. Erickson, Ed. Erick-
son. Albert Sparrow: Sherbrocke. s.
V. Anderson. f. E. Baldwin, j. K. Sun
by: Easton. j. B. Oxton: Greenwich,
S. H. Nelson; Riverside, Oliver Thor
son; Melrose. James r. Masters;
Beaver Creek. Gus ]. Bjerke, r. O.
Erickson: Ncwburgh. Lars Bjerke,
Anton Berg. Albert Larson. Where
only the chairman was appointed the
rest of the committee is to be selected
by him. Some townships were not
represented at this melting and for
these men were suggested and named
as chairmen.
AT the close of the mass meeting
the general committee met and elect
ed F.. A. Erickson, chairman: o. w.
Williams. vice chairman, and s. v.
Anderson. secretary. This committee
will confer with the Midland people
and the township committees will be
advised how to proceed through their
chafrmen."