St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-10-14
will 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, 1888,
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 Minneapolis
nor that it 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 a little later on, Mr..
Edward D. Adams, its vice president, who is
also a member Of the,firm of Winslow, Lam
Ter 81 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
the company, steps were taken to secure adj
ditional property and right of way wherever
il 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
Septe mber 1, 1888, when work was COM
rnanood On +ba foundations for IN. riarS and
abutments for the double track iron bridge
superstructure over the Mississippi river at
Minneapolis. Soon therea Or the grading
of the road was started, andSefore last win
ter's 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 81 Northern Pacific
Railway company owned railroad extend
ing from Minneapolis to Brainerd, distance
of one hundred and twenty-five miles.
while the construction referred to above
was in progress, the work of preparing suit
able accommodations for the business of the
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 Bassett creek, the property was
graded for yard purposes, and its character
so entirely changed that fair comparison of
its present appearance with that of a little
over 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 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
il 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 our privi-
lege to state that
CAR SHOPS
are to he built upon the property of the COM
pany adjoining Como park. This determin-
alton has been brought about by the necessi-
ties of the Northern Pacific Railroad com
pany to secure 4 more economical operation
of its transcontneutal line. 1t is well known
that the nearest shops OF that company are
located nj Brainerl. one hundred and thirty
six miles distant from s.. Paul. It is also
an established fact that cars accumulate at
such important business centers rs are the
cities OF St. Paul and Minneapolis, the east
ern 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 the facts recited above, it is be-
leved 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 & Northern Pacific Railway COM
pauy to provide such shops when required,
the executive officers of that company have
authorized their construction. aud work will
be commenced within the next ten days OF
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 and 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, Hamline university on the
southeast, and, in addition to these sur
roundings. 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. It is not believed, how
ever, that any OF the last named institutions
viii be REQUIRED by the workmen or their
families, because. under the rules and regu-
lstions Of the HamIine university, no liquor