St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-10-14
viii be the owner of one of the best terminal
properties in the world.
WORK DONE AND TO BE DONE.


secretary of state on the Sth day of May, 1883,
amended articles of incorporation by which
the name of the company was changed to
the st. Paul and Northern Pacific Railway
company, and its corporate franchises were
increased, it was not generally known that
the corporation, under its new name, was to
extend its line Of railroad south from Sank
Rapids TO a connection with the railroads
running east and south from the great cities
of the northwest-St. Paul and MnneaRalis
nor that 1t was TO provide in these two
cities, terminal facilities, shops, ETC., for the
use of the Northern Pacific railroad, or other
connecting lines desiring them. This, how
ever, was the declared purpose of the COM
pany at that time, and little later on, Mr.
Edward d. Adams, its vice president, who is
also a member OF the firm of Winslow, Lam
Ter & Co., bankers in New York city, negoti-
ated the sale of five million dollars six
per cent mortgage bonds, the proceeds of
which were carried to the credit of the com
pany's construction fund. After this de-
post of cash was made, the property which
had been purchased for terminal grounds in
Minneapolis and st. Paul was transferred to
the company, steps were taken to secure adj
dtional property and right of way wherever
it was required, and other necessary prepare
tons were made for the extension of the
railroad from Sank Rapids to Minneapolis, a
distance of sixty miles.
Construction, proper, was not begun until
Septic Der 1, 1888, when work was COM
menced on the foundations for the piers and
abutments for the double track iron bridge
superstructure over the Mississippi river at
Minneapolis. Soon thereafter the grading
of the road was started, and before last win
ters snow interrupted the work about forty
miles of track had been laid. The work was
resumed as early last spring as was consid-
cred practicable, and on the first day of July
the Northern Pacific Railroad company com
menced running its trains over the new
road, and the ST. Paul IL Northern Pacific
Railway company. owned railroad extend
ing from Minneapolis to Brainerd, a distance
Of one hundred and twenty-five miles.
While the construction referred to above
was in progress, the work of preparing suit
Northern Pacific railroad in the city of
Minneapolis was commenced on the prop
erty situated between First and Second
streets and the Manitoba tracks and Tenth
avenue. A large number of dwellings,
stores, manufactures and stables were re-
moved from this property, an arched culvert
was built over BGssett creek, the property was
graded for yard purposes, and its character
so entirely changed that fair comparison of
4 u NTH hot IF Iift
over a year ago can not be made. The
freight depot provided by the company is of
brick III feet in length by 40 feet in width,
and it is generally conceded to be the best
freight warehouse in the northwest. In addi-
ton to the freight warehouse, round house
with Accommodations for about nineteen loco
motives was provided, together with a turn
table, water tank, etc, and we would say
just here that all of these Improvements
are of the most permanent character.
1t is possible there are many persons in
st. Paul who believed the company was dila-
tory in commencing the improvements of
the property it had acquired in this city, but
1t will be generally conceded that the first
business of the company was to increase its
earning capacity. This has been done to the
extent Of about 100 per cent By extending
its line to Minneapolis, as heretofore noted,
and now that the work on the Improvements
in Minneapolis is so nearly completed, at
tention is to be given to the development Of
its property in this city, and it is ouI privi-
lege to state that
CAR SHOPS
are to be built upon the property of the com
pany adjoining Como park. This determin-
alton has been brought about by the neeessi-
ties OF the Northern Pacific Railroad COM
pany to secure a more economical operation
of its transcontinental line. 1t is well known
that the nearest shops Of that compfny are
located ut Braiueri. one hundred and tiirlg-
six miles distant from St. Paul. II is also
an established fact that ears accumulate at
such important business centers rs are the
cities OF st. Paul AMI Minneapolis, the east
err terminal points, and that there Is also
large accumulation of cars at the transfer
grounds, midway between the two cities.
where the interchange of traffic is made
with the other great railroads having an en-
trance to this city.
Owing to tae facts recited above, it is be-
lleved the interests of the company will be
best served by having its car shops at this
end OF the line, and it being the business of
the st. Paul Il Northern Pacific Railway COM
pauy to provide such shops when required,
the executive officers of that company have
authorized their construction. and work viii
be commenced within the next ten days or
two weeks.
The location selected for the erection of
these shops. as viewed from business stand
point, is considered one of the most advan-
tageous on account of its proximity to st.
Paul, Minneapolis snd the transfer grounds;
on the other hand, its surroundings are con-
ceded to be desirable; there is Como park
on the north, the State Agricultural college
on the northwest, Hamliue university on the
southeast, and, in addition to these snr-
rouudings, though of different character,
are the following: The city work house on
the northeast. the county poor house and
farm on the north. aud the state reform
school on the south. 1t is not believed, how
ever, that any of the last named institutions
win be REQUIRED BY the workmeu or their
families, because. under the rules snd regu-
lations of the HsmIine university, no liquor