Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1915-07-21
WILL BUILD IS NILES
new ROAD THIS YEAR.
Propose to Start Branch Run-
ming South From Win
sted

The Electric Short Line Railway
company, now operating from Minnsar
polls through Watertown to Winstsd,
is planning to build 45 miles OF new
road this year, according to infoFma-
ton given today BY Erie D. Luce.
president Of the company. The extern
sion will cost about $4,000. Two
plans are under consideration. One
aims at Hutchinson, "a miles from
Winsted, with Clara City. 40 miles be-
yond Hutchinson, - the eventual des-
tination. The other plan is to strike
south from Winsted, crossing tho
Great Northern road at Lester Prairie
and running thence to New Auburn.
The Lester Prairie extension would
cross the Milwaukee road between
Glencoe and Norwood and carry the
Electric Short line rails close to
Green Isle on the Minneapolis & st.
Louis road.
Proposed Route Gone Over.
Chief Engineer John Westerdahl
and II. F. Hart, right-ofway agent,
completed their work on the proposed
Hutchinson extension Saturday. fol-
lowing which H. F. Balch, who built
the existing line to Winsted, and L.
T. Motley and E. A. Strider, went over
the proposed route Saturday and Sun
day. Twenty farmers between Win
sted and Hutchinson have signed
right-ofway contracts, President Luce
said, some of them taking Electric
Line Terminal stock In payment.
Hutchinson business interests have
taken stock in the line and q station
; will be built there in advance Of the
beginning of operation of the railway.
1--WE have decided not to make the
bond issue on the Minneapolis termf-
nal property that was announced
about a month ago." President Luce
said, because we found that the Eu-
ropean war and the money market sit
uation make it an unfavorable time.
'This will not interfere with extern
sion work this year. We are able to
finance the extension with terminal
company stock and consequently will
go ahead. At some later time we VIII
issue the bonds. The cost Of the e1.
tensions, while 1t will vary in places,
Twill Average about $4,000 q III
thruouk. We are debating whether "a
build to Hutchinson, which Is . good
town, and put that line into operation
before winter, or whether to begin
work on the extension south to Lester
Prairie and put all the money into the
Lester Prairie line and carry It
through to New Aubur1 into q very
rich territory, which would add mater
tally to our freight revenues. We will
decide within ten days and annuonce
: definitely Just where We will start the
, work. We expect In any case to add
about As miles to the line this year.
To Open Bids Soon.
President Luce said that bids fos
= the passenger terminal that is to stand
on the triangular property at Seventh
and Holden streets and Third avenue
IN will be opened shortly. The plans
. are by Clarence L. Brown. The ter
minal probably will be complete q
days after the contract IL awarded.
> I'VE have the foundation in for oul
freight terminal" President Lucl
said, "and are going ahead with ths
superstructure a. fast % possible" -
y Minneapolis Journal.
h The building Of south feeder from
the main line before the branch nortl
Q thru Meeker and Northern Kandiyoh
L would be q keen disappointment b
- many people In this county.