St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-23

Up to Oct. 81, the present year, this com =
pany had expended for improvements
81, 634.2
THE DULUTH ROAD.
The St. Paul & Duluth road makes a
splendid showing for the year, having built
stations laid track, constructed turntables
and otherwise improved its property. The
Duluth Short Line Railroad company pro-
poses to build he Xt year new line from
Thomson to OneOta thirteen and three
quarter miles; also branch line from
Oneota to West Superior. distance of five
miles. This road will be operated by the
ST. Paul d Duluth company, and Its con-
struction will cost nearly half million
dollars. The contract has already been let
and work begun on the grade. The COM
pany has, the past year, put in LOG. 600
cross ties and laid $50 tons of new steel
rails. Other improvements are given be-
low:
Engine house at Grantsburg, water station
at Duluth, platform at Quassa, station at
Centerville, engine house at Claymont, sand
house at Northern Pacific Junction, station at
Gladstone, coal bin at Northern Pacific juno
ton, coal bin at Hinckey, turn-table at
Northern Pacific junction, addition to coal
bin at ClaymOnt, station at Grants Spur, tel
ephone line to Claymont, coal docks
at Duluth, flour docks at Du-
luth. -four house at Duluth.
Third street bridge, St Paul; lands at Rice's
Point, lands at Duluth, new side tracks, new
tracks at Duluth, joint treStle track at Du-
luth. Joint freight track at Duluth, at
Rce's Point, 500 box freight cars, six locomo-
tives, equipment for locomotives. two sleep
ing cars, four cabOose cars, hosting engine
and pile driver, tools and machinery remodel
ing St. Paul yards.
Total cost, $500, 40. 70.
Sixty-nine miles of fencing have been re-
built at cost of S10,311. 10, swelling the
total to S516. 721 90.
THE BURLINGTON ROUTE.
The Burlington IL Northern tracks have
reached the city during the past year and
through trains are now being run between
st. Paul and Chicago over that line. But
little improvement has been made by this
company locally. but great deal of money
has been expended in buildings erected
along the lines and in the purchase OF roll
ing stock. The officials of the road refuse
to give figures showing the number OF I'M
DrOvementS and the amount expended. but
it must come near 81, 100000. They will
give no idea of the improvements they pro-
pose to make next year.
THE MANITOBA ROAD.
The showing made by the st. Paul, Min
neapolis & Manitoba road eclipses that of
any road touching ST. Paul that has yet
given a report of its expenditures and i'm
provements. Following is a summary of
the work done:
New lines completed. 1873 miles
New lines graded, track
not LAID. ..oio12 niles
Improving grades and alignment,
old lines. Sooo'uoU w
New buildings ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 81, 6U0 90
Replacing wooden bridges with
iron. q, 800 90
Ballasting old lines 33,434 90
Steel laid on old lines. ............ 3d. 95 90
500 new freight cars..... $40, 900 90
Total. ...cooo.o-S w
The grades have been cut down on this
line until the maXium grade is thirty 1eet
while the curvature is hardly worth mem
tioning. Many Improvements will be made
by this line next year.
ALBERT LEA ROUTE.
The Minneapolis IL ST. Louis road has
made but few improvements. 1t has conf
pleted no new lines this year but contem-
plates extending its line ten miles during
the coming year from Eagle lake to Man.
kato. Following are the local improve
mehts made by this company:
neapoIis ..... . wv. ........... $500
New engine house, Eleventh avenue
SOulu- 80 N'SNS
New sand house and coal sheds, Elev-
enth avenue south. l,OUU
New boiler house and stack, with poll
ers. Cedar Lake. .................." S,OOU
Paul. '. wv. io..' 5000
Total sis, 500
OTHER LINES.
The above roads are the only lines that
are prepared to render an annual report.
The Chicago. Burlington 81 Northern. Min
nesota & Northwestern and the Wisconsin
Central. all new lines into the city. have
made many impro, ements. and other re-
ports Will be published later. with the ex-
ception. perhaps, of the Burlington, which
line claims il has nothing to say. The
Northern Pacific report will be given out in
few days.
The five roads that have reported show