Bismarck weekly tribune., 1888-02-03
THE CANADIAN PACIFIC,

THE CANADIAN PACIFIC,
it is well known, is subsidized by the
Canadian government, and in fact controls
railroad legislation therein. Its line to the
Pacific is now complete. 1t must get
business for the western as we'll as eastern
portions of the road. Local traffic west of
Winnipeg is and will be lighter than ex-
penseS for years to come. No hampering
interstate commerce law holds the reins
of competition on this line. 1t has on the
east, seabOard ports at Montreal and BOs-
ton, and its Pacific harbor vessels load and
road is the last great enterprise that has
quietly crept from Minneapolis to a con-
nection with this great cross continent
highway Of the Canadian Pacific line.
THE NJ. s. P. RUNS
through Minnesota, country studded
with corn and wheat fields, with punches
of fat stock seen grazing at every mile.
The same road continues over the prairies
of Dakota to beyond the James river,
every mile a tributary field of wealth and
wealth producing country. The Aberdeen,
Bismarck & Northwestern road picks up
the link in this conquest of western terri
tory and carries the chain to Bismarck on
the Missouri
THE COAL TRAFFIC.
Besides the immense amount of grain and
other freight that would go direct from
Dakota to the eastern market, the traffic in
coal found here in such vast quantities,
would be something enormous. 1t is well
known that the Aberdeen road intends
building to and opening mines along the
Missouri river in Burleigh and Mclean
counties. Coal can be transported from
the mines to most any part of Northern or
Central Dakota and sold for from $3.50 to
The difference between those and the pre-
vailing prices of hard and soft coal would
give the road a tremendous and steady
revenue from its beginning.
Dakota people can afford to watch with
interest the cOnsummatiOn of this cOmbi-
nation, which means greater development
of the territory than any other road can
complish. The Canadian Pacific is giant
itself, its Wisconsin, Minnesota and Dakota
ally, young and powerful, is in the hands
of men with unlimited backing to go where
their Judgment dictates, to build branches
and do in Dakota what has been done al
ready in Minnesota.
THE MANITOBA.
The following statements in the Minot
Tribune are encouraging and furnish good
proof of the Manitoba company's intention
to build to Bismarck this year:
There will probably be north and
south road from here to Bismarck built
either by the 500 or Manitoba systems.
The Minneapolis mills want to grind our
grade of wheat and they are bound to have
facilities for controlling the market inde-
pendent of Duluth. The next year will be
an era of prosperity throughout Dakota,
and Ward county is going to command
more than an average of attention from
capitalists and corporations.
1t is understood that preparations have
been ordered in the MinOt yards for the re-
ception of $1,000 tons of steel rails. Bridge
timber now lies in the yards in large
quantities. 1t Is expected that Superin-
tendent Shields will make this his base of
operations during the coming season.
There is no doubt that this is to be one of
the most important divisional points upon
the system. Brick is being received here
for enlarging and improving the round
house, and the shops are to be enlarged to
meet the growing wants of train service.
The accumulation of this vast amount of
rails and building material in Minot can
but mean that the Manitoba intends to
build from that point in the near future.
Where will it build to-? The map of the
territory and common sense replies: ITO
Bismarck