The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-10-24

rails. - it may be necessary 10 take
them mp. With steel With % much
nev ROAD TO be builsaod % much 10 do
81 the front, IL viii Be economy 10 pat
the completed road in such high condi-
tioa - 70 require little expenditure 10
ksep IL 90.
OF the Pacific Division, General
Sprsgus. che 6apssistssdsnt, after set
ting forth the renewals Of the bridges,
ssessies snd ties. says: IL 10 believed
that the roadbed. track and structures,
together With the railing stock end Es-
ckissry Of the division. are in ffst class
condition and that trains could be run
wiih safety ~ the rate OF IS miles IN
hour IL desired"
During the year 81 miles OF the Cas-
selton Branch have been built, and IN
organization for this road has been made
ondsf the lava OF Dakota, called The
Cssselton Branch Railroad Company.
With . capital Of 100000. When the
road is completed 70 Goose river. the
company viii issue bonds 10 the North
srn Pacific 20 seimburss il for the cost
a constsuction. Ga the Missouri d.
Vision 100 miles q tsaek and telegfaph
line we're completed and accepted by
the Govesrmsnt Commissioner. The
track 10 now laid and telegraph line
couplsAsd - she Httls Missouri. 152
miles. and u II sxpsstsd that the re-
naming 65 miles 70 the Yellowstone
river will b gradsd hsfsrs Eovsmbsr
ssxt On che Pen d'Ofeills Division
the grading 10 oomplsted to Spokau
Falls, $50 miles. and the track 10 laid %
miles. Il u believed that tbs track will
b laid 10 spoksn Falls bsfoee the end
Of The working season. Toconnect this
division with che rosd Of the Oregon
Rsiivsy d NsviOkioa Company st
Wsliula. thei miles from Ainsvorth TO
wallslA, bsing . part Of the Columbia
River Division. 10 now undo, construc-
ton. ~ -
With the completion Of the CAsselton
Braneh 10 Goose rves. 4Sh niiiss; the
Missouri Division. ali miles; the Pend
d'Orsille Division. 900 miles, and the
part II Columbia River Division b.
twess Ainsvorth and Wallula, - miles;
shere will b Of now road, 4o1 Y miles;
adding the present road operated, 722
nile, there win be opeTatsd BY tina
company 1903 miles Oethese l2034
miles the Northern Pacific will abso-
iutsiy ownfO43H miles.
Its relation y. tks other 100 miles is
a. follows: II owns half the "a miles
from Thomson junction to Duluth.
The amount $257 300. stated in the last
report Of the company - then due Tor
this half, payable in the preferred stock
Of the &c Paul & Duluth Company. has
been paid by the sals, for that purpose.
Of Northern Poetic preferred stock.
and the CON psny hss acquired the alb
solute title 20 On undivided half Of the
road, free froca ell incumbrsnce. The
company owns . majority Of the stock
and has perpetual lease Of the West
ern Railroad OF Minnesota from Brain
erd 10 Sank Rapids. 81 miles, alta rental
Of IS per cent. of the gross earnings.
until April 80. 1888. and after that ct .
rental Of 40 per cent. Of the gross earn.
ings. From Ht Paul to Ssuk Rapids rs
miles. the company hes . perpetual
lsase oil use III track at IN annual rental
Of A0.000. The entire debt against
this large mileage Of road and its
equipment. and. In round numbers, H..
100000 acres Of land. will not exceed
| t7.5OO.OO0.
The gap to be built between the
Missouri and Pend d'Orsills divisions il
$40 miles, Thers ID also 10 be built the
Wisconsin Division from Thompson
function 10 Lake Superior at the Non.
treal river. there TO connect With the
proposed line 10 the Straits Of Nscki-
nae; and the Columbia River Disision
10 Portland. Oregon. A TO the last,
negotiations are now pending fof the
use Of the line the Oregon Railway 4
Navigation Company i now building
down the Colunhla,
The company now crosses the Ms
sour river Ct Bismarck BY means Of .
transfer boat. but IL 10 suggested that
ere long y WI b necessary = eonstruct
bldg. Ths se&instsd cot for The
entire work b 500. 900. During the
last year contract was made with the
Wesssrn Union and Nosthwssssrn tele-
graph companies. the special features
of which are that the telegraph compa-
MES shall bnild the, line - fest q she
road Is constructed. and faster II this
company 70 require. One-t third Of the
coat Of construction ID to be paid By
this company. and one third OF I'll the
gfoss receipts st ell stations on the line
IL 70 BE- paid 70 this company. accept on
mcooaRe1 nout from ar leutinet 10 car.
tain excepted places. The business OF
tbs company on lines 10 10 be trsnsected
freo. and Of the lines frss-up 10 IN
agreed amount Per AMMAN; syar that
sum the charges ere 10 b hall satss.
Tho contract 10 for . parted 81 Altssn
yeers from May :. 1850. On Jan l,
1850. The cQupany begsn doing the
sSpress beeih1Ds q IL lines in Mime
sota and uAkooA. The net earnings for
the nrst elk mentho veso el5. TIA
against t60l2 recsived fsou sxrpess
companies during the Anc period lest
year. The company has also made
consracts With foSr stssm elevators and
I'VE horse-power elevators. and the
nsv elevator OF l.O00. 900 bushels c.
pacity. now building q Duluth, which
VIII k~ep the aystem in its control ana
subject 10 ito revision rsaardipa the
maxiuun rates 10 bceAareSd.
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