Morris tribune., 1882-11-09
RAILROAD NEWS.

The track on the j.. F. s. D. road has
been laid to Morris, and in week or two
when it is surfaced it will be completed.
The depot is ready and the grain house
will soon be ready 10 receive wheat. The
telegraph poles are set from the east end
to near Glenwood.- Messenger.
Vice President Oakes says the Northern
Pacific is earning at the rate of So, ,O00.0O0
per year, and the whole line will be in
operation by next September. Marshall
Field, of Chicago, has been elected n di-
rector of the Manitoba road. Tile agree
ment has been signed between the North
ern Pacific respecting an adjustment of
territory.
The Omaha railroad has completed its
junction with the Northern Pacific near
Superior City, by which it is said rassen-
gers can reach St. Paul two hours sooner
than by the st. Paul & Duluth road. Su-
perior City is only about ten minutes ride
from Duluth 1t seems from this that Jim
Hill did not accomplish much when he
gobbled up the St. Paul s. Duluth road to
keep up the price of exhorbitant freights.
We may expect by the time it freezes up
to see telegraph wires strung along the
Little Falls s. Dakota road to Morris, the
poles being up from the east end as far rs
Glenwood. There is II scarcity of poles Is
what's the matter. When this new line is
finished we will be provided with a line Of
k,lo l.,
a dispatch will not have to travel all over
the state to reach point IN the north or
east.
Sank Centre now has two lines of rail-
road, and third will be in operation in
few days. A fourth is in contemplation,
but the scheme is too embryonic to make
public at present. ~
Business at present over the St. Paul,
Minneapolis & Manitoba line is simply
immense. Trains are all running on time
but are taxed to the utmost to meet the de.
mands of through and local traffic. Pas
senger trains are composed of from five TO
eight coaches on all trains, and are well
filled.-Sauk Centre Herald.
The Pioneer Press of last Tuesday
claims to have found out all about the di.
vide in roads, between the Northern Pa
cifc and the st. p, sM. s. NJ. road. The
Northern Pacific surrenders to the Mani
toba the Casselton branch. 40 miles; the
Pelican branch from Fergus Falls to Peli-
can Rapids. 21smiles; the Manitoba and
Southwestern, from Winnipeg to Nelson
vile, SO miles. making 11s miles. The
Manitoba road gives up to the Northern
Pacific the Browns Valley line, from Nor
ris to Browns valley, 4S smiles; from
Breckenridge west :40 miles, and from
Morris to point east IL miles, making n
total of 100 miles.
If Duluth and Superior City should
make up their minds to 60 to work to-
gether to build up commercial centre
they might interfere largely with the busi-
ness of ST. Paul and Minneapolis. As an
opposition of this kind is greatly needed in
the interest of the north part of the state
we hope it may be successful. Mr.. Bill.
ings late OF the Northern Pacific railroad
being interviewed said:
Duluth is fiourishing and growing
rapidly. and everybody there is hopeful
about the future Ills faith in this great
northwestern country is SO strong, he be-
lieved that at the head of the lake there
viii be a great city that will bring the in,
te ests of Duluth and Superior together.
The two cities win be connected next year
the only gap now being the st Louis river,
for covering which the Northern Pacific
now has n charter from the federal gov
ernment."