The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1883-04-27

I1psQ S6tf1QeS OF deyelO pment and i:e
various sections: contend lof their claims
tosnperiority II ivery,5 evident that The
3attentioaIo 81 outsiders continues more and
more TO centre in the Red River valley.
Beyond all dispute there is but one Red
River Valley. AS the new North West
advances in wealth and influence and our
relations with other sections of the coun.
try assume the position they are destin.
ed to, th.se who have settled here will
see more clearly that it was a good star
that guided them this way. We do not
attach any definite importance to many
Of the railroad schemes and navigation
routes by which it is proposed to develop
the resources Of this great belt, and vel
the fact that the minds of capitalists are
being attracted to so many of these en-.
terprises and that corporations are being
formed to carry them into effect, is very
significant. The Duluth and Red River
canal may never be built, the Hudson
Bay route to Europe may not be practic.
able, one half the railroad projects affect.
ing this valley may be abandoned, and
yet the fact remains that the great com.
mercial centers of the west are eager ia
establish commercial relations with the
Red River Valley.
We give below a list of railroad com.
panies formed, some of them having
ing already begun operations, with view
to share in the immense carrying trade
which this valley is bound to furnish:
Duluth and Winnipeg Railway Com.
pany," Incorporated with a land grant
March s, 1875. Has fifteen miles graded
W. w. Spaulding of Duluth, president
Hon.H. j. Boardman of Boston, secretary
Duluth and Northwestern" incor.
porated March 1883. Directors, Hon. p
Stearns, e. Markhill, R. S. Munder, Err
Jefferson, z. P. Bailey, H. Truelson, and
L. Mendenhall, all of Duluth.
"Brainerd, St. Paul & Grand Forks
incorporated August 8, 1881. Directors,
c. F. Kindred, G. B. Sleeper, N. McFad.
den, B. j. Hartley, e. A. DeGraff, F. B.
Thompson and B. B. Eaton.
NORTHWESTERN, Minnesota and Red
River Valley" incorporated March 20,
1883, to commence at Brainerd. Directors,
-. Fallon, Edgar Smith, A.C Wall,
Jessie Zarabee, H. c. Fully, George NC.
Taylor, S. G. Primrose, George H. Cook
and A. B. Paine, all of New York City.
Minnesota Northern" from Detroit,
Mimi; projected by the Northern Pacific
Railroad Company. The route is shown
on all the early maps of the N. P. Go.
"Moorhead and Northern" incorpor.
ated 1882. Directors, H. A. Burns, T. A.
Elder, &c. Comstock, A. A. White, j.
H. Sharpe, B. Howard and E. E. Moor.
Have twenty-five miles of road graded
north of Moorhead, MINI.
Grand Forks and Missouri Valley
H. G. Stone Of the First National Bank
of Grand Forks, president. Itisdesigned
to connect with the Jim River branch Of
the Chicago and North Western by which
it is to te operated.
Fargo, Grand Forks and Pembina,'
incorporated in March, 1888. T. w
Gafney president, and H. R. Vaughn
secretary. This road seems to have ex
eellent prospects of an early completion
The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific
Co., it is understood, are ready to bach
this enterprise ut once.
The next few months will test the char
acter of some of these projects, but the
fact remains That this rich, unbroken
grain producing belt must have its ade
quate share of commercial outlets.