Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-12-31

Minnesota is under contract for IS miles
from Little Falls to Morris. Its westward
course from Morris or whether it will be
extended beyond that point cannot be
stated. But it can be stated that pending
the completion of the main line the COM
pany's plans as to branches will be de-
veloped no farther than necessary.
Track laying on the Northern Pacific,
Fergus & Black Hills branch, in Mime
sofa, was completed yesterday from Wa
dena to Fergus Falls. A branch from
this road is being graded in the Pelican
valley, which is tied up in a knot with
the st. P. 81 M. grade in the same valley.
The grading of the Fargo & South
western branch in Dakota will probably
be extended to the James river the COM
ing year, and about fifty miles of track
may be laid during the summer.
The grading of the Casselton branch
is to be extended this year to the Mani
toba boundary line, in the vicinity OF
Pemblna mountain.
The jamestown branch in Dakota is
located and the grading in progress for
forty miles from Jamestown towards the
southern bend of Mouse river. The
present contract carries the branch to the
northern boundary of the company's
land grant through Stetson county.
BETTERMENTs.
During the year about ninety-one
miles of iron track has been re-
placed in steel rails in Minnesota
and Dakota, and ten thousand tons
of steel rails have been provided
for completing this improvement the
coming year. New side tracks were laid
to the amount of A, 500 feet or about SO
mil es. Pile and trestle, bridges have
been rebuilt, 1852 feet. Wire fences put
up, 1O4 miles. New ties used, 1884.
At Duluth new coal dock 100 feet
deep and 600 feet front, has been con-
structed. At Braine1d buildings are be-
ing constructed as follows: Round house
for a engines, BIG feet in diameter, ma
chine shop, 120x50S feet; blacksmith and
boiler shop, SOx5OS feet; store house 4Ox-
300 feet iron house, 30x60 fetal with
stone foundations, brick walls and iron
roofs. New freight houses have been
built at Akin and Detroit; new depot
at Mendoza; new round house at Fargo;
new freight house and baggage and ex-
press offices at Bismarck; new depots at
Spiritwood, Dawson and Steele; and frost
proof tanks at Kimberly, Motley, with
engine, Alliance, New York Mills, Eatel
son, with windmill, and Sank Rapids
with windmill Twenty-Five new grain
houses have been built during the year
along the line, with an aggregate capaci-
ty of 1878, 900 bushels.
During the year this company has re-
ceived new rolling stock as follows: Lo-
comotives 20; passenger coaches II,
sleepcrs 8: freight, box and stock cars
1890 At this date the rolling stock in
use east of the mountains by this COM
pany includes 113 locomotives, 81 passen-
gel coaches, Z sleepers, 2 chair cars, 10
baggage, email and express cars, 1000 box
cars, 4s5 stock cars, 1873 fiat cars, SO
coal cars, and 100 cabooses and other
cars. For 1882 contracts have been made
for addition of IS locomotives, "a passen-
ger and baggage cars and about 1000
freight cars of all classes.
LOCAL IMPROVEMENTS.
Changes in the location and plans of
the headquarters building in st. Paul
have postponed it's completion for year.
The building, 62xI5O feet, and of the
most substantial character, is being
erected on Broadway in front of the
company's freight house and facing
up Fourth street. In appearance and in
all respects it will be prominent addi-
ton to that part of the city, and worthy
of association with the grand business
blocks which mark the progress of our
city to its second stage of growth. Work
on the building will be resumed in the
spring with purpose to complete it during
the year.
This company has filled in and nearly
covered with tracks its freight yard ac-
quired in 1880, and has completed its
part of the Fourth street tunnel, over
which its tracks are carried on an iron
bridge. An association of the Chicago,
Milwaukee s. st. Paul, Chicago, st, Paul
s. Omaha, st. Paul 6 Manitoba and
Northern Pacific companies has during
the present year established common
transfer station, located SIX miles from
st. Paul, near Union park. The station
grounds comprise 10 acres. Here some
three and half miles of track has been
laid, and stock yards and sheds have been
erected, with offices and residences.
Further large additions to this station,
designed solely for the transfer of through
frelghts will be made during the coming
year.
The Northern Pacific has purchased a
large block of land in Minneapolis for de-
pot purposes, and will join in building
there union passenger depot.
THE CuANcEs