Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-04-20

st. p. C N. improvements at Minneapolis.
Included in the work laid out by the st. Paul &
Manitoba management for the present season. in adj
dition to extensive shop building at St. Paul and
large improvements of the permanent roadway and
permanent structures of both the main and branch
lines, the building of connections and yard
and depot facilities at Minneapolis-in connection
with which the double steel track of the road will
be extended from st. Paul to Minneapolis and the
grade and line be so improved that the running time
from the st. Paul union depot to the Minneapolis
union depot may be shortened to fifteen minutes.
The line from depot to depot will be shortened from
eleven and one-haR miles to fraction over ten miles
and the grade will be reduced and equalized that
the heaviest grade the line between the two depots
will not exceed twenty-eight feet to the nile
The Minneapolis local improvements, for which
the East side water power and other property was
purchased, will be approached by new line on ourv-
AZURE of two degrees from the main line under Uni
versity avenue for which the tracks will be bridged)
to Main street-substantlaly following the original
St Anthony line of the st. Paul Pacific road, but
on much reduced grade This side of University
avenue spur track from the Minneapolis & st. Paul
short line will connect with the new st. Paul & Min
neapols line. On Main street and the river front
will be switch and freight yard tracks, primarily for
convenience oSthe present east side business but
with view to the pending and prosp ective develop
opment OF the east side water power, now owned by
the company. From this yard passing new passen-
ger station to be erected for the accommodation Of
East Minneapolis, the new line will cross the river at
angie VIII CurT0ul, over u QOuDl6 GrdCK
iron bridge of thirteen spans 1850 feet long, From
tie west end of this bridge the new line will run
close to the Minneapolis Eastern &
Minneapolis & st. Louis tracks to near
the end of the suspension bridge, and to the new
de pot grounds. The company has bought one
half of the market house block and one-half of the
three blocks next north. On this ground will be
erected grand union passenger depot for the O.,
st. P. Il O., NJ. E., NJ. & st. L n. P. and st. P. &
NJ. roads, which will probably enter into organ
1zaton similar to the union depot company at St.
Paul. From these depot grounds the line always
double track will be extended to Dtersect the pres
ent main line, thence north to Basset's creek and
on up the center of First street. with spur and side
tracks for the mills and thence the Mis-
sssppi at Plummer's island, near the city limits, to
q connection with the branch line the twelfth
post about two miles north of the present St. An
will be retained for freighdng purposes, on which
account also the any has bought or s negotiat-
ing for grounds adjacent to its present Minneapolis
| depot
AS to the water power, it appears to have fallen in
to the right hands. part has already been leased,
vided by canal from where the dixie intersects
Main street, down the river On this canal the
Pilsburys will erect Touring mill, work on which
has already been begun, the capacity of which will
| be 1000 barrels daily Other equally important
manufacturing additions projected by equally
mill and railroad men and an engineer from the
East, is to visit the place to-day to advise upon the
| loo ttion of the canal.
| All these improvements planned by the st. Paul &
Manitoba company to be completed during the
The new union depot will be in the heart of
Minneapolis. not three minutes walk from its bust
ness center and close to all the street car lines.
Elevations of the depot, drawn and submitted, are
under consideration and the full plans will soon be
decided upon.