St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-08-25

St P-St. Paul. D-Duluth. C-Crookston.
B-Brainerd. G-GIyndon. S-St. Cloud.
L-Southern point of Leech lake. H-Hinck-
ley.
d or d L C-Proposed new line of the
Manitoba.
DB G-Northern Pacific from Duluth 10
junction with the Manitoba.
d II St P-St. Paul & Duluth.
II G-Manitoba road.
REASONS FOR BELIEF.
Now for the reasons which lead to this
conclusion. 1t is only by putting together
events which. In themselves, appear to have
had no possible connection with or relation
to each other, that this conclusion has been
reached; but where the known facts are set
forth it will be seen that such result was
the most natural one that could have been
reached, and the only wonder is that it was
not seen long ago. 1t appears like rashness
at first to jump from the arrival of party
of surveyors at Crookston to the cOnsidera-
ton of the land grant of the Duluth IL Win
nipeg road. made several years since; but
that is the next step. 1t will be remem-
bered that on the 4th of March last, the leg
iSlature of Minnesota, after close contest,
passed bill transferring the land grant of
the Duluth 81 Winnipeg road to a new cor
poration known as the Brainerd d North
western. provided the former road did not
build its line within the time specified in
the grant. This grant embraced some
two million acres of lanG lying along the
proposed route, and valued at from two TO
three million dollars. This BTainerd
& Northwestern road had for its chief sup
porter Mr.. c. f. Kindred of Brainerd. who
claimed for his line that it would be an in
dependent one. having Brainerd for its
southern terminus. But il was believed by
many that the line would be an ally of the
Northern Pacific, even if no closer relations
existed Ever since the passage OF the
measure authorizing the transfer of its land
grant the promoters of the Duluth Il VIM
nipeg have been negotiating for means to
complete the line and save the grant. An
examining committee was sent out, but the
report of that committee has not yet been
made known, nor what action it recon-
mended should be taken. All that is known
is that no work has as yet been done on its
proposed line. Thus the matter rests to-
day, SO far as known.
WHAT IT MEANS.
On Monday morning OF last week, party
of surveyors left for CroOkstOn, with in
strucuiOns to run a preliminary line from
CrOOkStOn eastward and toward Leech lake
This. then, would seem to indicate one of
three things:
First-Ether that the Duluth s. Winnipeg
has abandoned the idea of building its pro
posed line;
Second-Or that the Manitoba officials nave
sufficient information to induce it TO begin
operations ahead of the Duluth 81 Winnipeg;
Third-Or that an understanding has been
reached between the Duluth & Winnipeg peo-
pie and the Manitoba officials that the latter
road is to build the line for the former,
thus saving its land grant and heading off
entirely the Brainerd & Northwestern.
Thus, with a direct line from Crookston
to Duluth, a large part of the territory TO
be covered by the Brainerd q Northwestern
would be absorbed, and the Manitoba would
have direct outlet to Duluth and the lakes
for its entire Northern Minnesota and
Northern Dakota systems, and which would
be approximately 100 miles shorter from
CrOokston and Grand Forks and the entire
section north and northwest of those cities
than the ManitOba's present route via st.
Cloud and Hinckley, which is now used for
freight only. 1t would give them also tne
shortest and best passenger route 10 ard
from Duluth, and could no doubt De used
TO advantage for Manitoba business, eS-
pecially by way of the lakes; for ii would
make the distance from Duluth to WIN
nipeg about 400 miles. while the distance
from Port Arthur to Winnipeg via Canadian
Pacific is 440 miles. At present all pasSen-
ger business to and from Duluth for the
Manitoba northern systems must pass over
the Northern Pacific road between Duluth
ana Fargo, Moorhead and Glyndon, while
with a direct line they could have the en-
tire haul.
MhEkE TIE LINE WILL RUN.
An air line from Duluth to Crookston
would pass between Leech lake and Lake
Winnebagoshish, though the multiplicity OF
small lakes would probably make an air
nne Iihplicticable. But by constructing a
line from CrookstOn a little south of east
passing close to the northwest corner of
Red Lake Indian reservation and through
what is known as the Thirteen Townships
recently opened for homestead entries. then
passing due southeast, either around the
southern boundary of Leech lake. or
perhaps south of Ten-NIile lake
which lies south of Leecb
Lake, thence almost due east to Northern
Pacific Junction, the Manitoba will have a