The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-02-09
RAlLNEN ARE QUICKLY
LIFTING THE EMBARGO
TRAFFIC ON NORTHWESTERN
Is ALMOST NORMAL
Trains Are Beginning to Resume Oper-
atoms On Omaha Great Western
Has Opened the Way Somewhat, But
There Is Nothing Doing On Milwau-
kee Between Mankato and Wells;
SnowpIow En- Route; Good Prospects

Rapid improvement in the railroad
situation, with the service partly re-
stored, was reported this morning. 1t
appeared that the coal famine would
soon be over.
On the Chicago and Northwestern
the passenger service today was al
most normal. All the main line
trains were reported practically on
| time with the exception of No. SIG,
due from the west at 4:35 a. M, and
seven hours late. The Dakota con-
nections were reported open. No.
| 514, expected from the west at Abs
this afternoon, was reported on time.
Work of opening up the old line that
goes around to New Ulm by way of
Kasota was going ahead successfully
this morning and it was expected
that the "scoot" would be run around
that way some time today.
Nine cars of coal, coming on a
special from Winona, arrived last
evening at eight o'clock. This is the
first freight train that the North
western has moved through this
neighborhood since Saturday. 1t was
expected that time freights would be
running tonight 1t was also thought
that more coal would come tonight
| from Winona.
! A telegram was received last even
! ing at eight o'clock reporting some
what stormy weather at Sanborn, on
the Northwestern, in Redwood coun-
, ty.
On the Omaha line not so much
progress had been made in restoring
| the service, yet a considerable
amount of traffic was moving. The
| Omaha track was this morning an
nounced to have been cleared as far
west as Worthington. 1t was expect
ed that the line would be open some
time today all the way to- Sioux City.
ST. James to st. Paul.
| There was no No. 4 yesterday aft
IL, ran from st. James to ST. Paul
This train went through Mankato at
$50. little more than an hour late.
No. z came from ST. Paul about nine
o'clock last evening and No. IL about
1890 this morning, both an hour be-
/ hind time. No. 1, which has been
tied up all day Sunday Monday and
/ Tuesday at Mankato, left this morn
ing for it's west bound trip at three
o'clock No. made up at ST. James
and arrived at Mankato on it's way
to the twin cities at 8:15 this morn
/ ing This train is due here at 1925
a. m.
The service on the Milwaukee was
still tied up this morning. 1t was
reported that snow pillow was COM
{, ing this way from Pennington. The
snow pillow left Pennington early this
morning and was expected to arrive
at Mankato some time today. Some
very hard drifts were reported in the
vicinity of Cleveland and six miles
north of Mankato. The line was still
tied up between Mankato and Wells
this morning. y sss"~Ks;
| The main line of the Great West
ern was reported open this morning
but there was no information about
when the first train would reach
Mankato. 1t was thought that coal
trains would come first from Fari-
bauIt, Dundas and Randolph, where
there have been large supplies that
would have reached Mankato some
days ago had it not been for the big
storm.
The snow pillow, working out from
Mankato, reached Randolph at 8:15
a. m. today. A fresh crew was put
on the plow train at Faribault, and
the work progressed all night.
Mayor Lamm, who recently sent
kilograms to two officials of the Oma-
ha, General Freight Agent Fenton at
st. Paul and Division Superintendent
WEIGH at St Jaroes. Urging that coal
be sent to Mankato as soon as pos
sible, yesterday received answers
from both, stating that they would
hurry relief to Mankato with all pos
sible dispatch.