New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-01-02

construction of soma 100 miles Of new road Can
adan territory In 1859. In addition, the Northern
Pacific has continued work on Chongh II mas not
completed its short line to Butte, Mont; 1t has hult
forty mile span 10 rhilllpsburg; II has pushed lit
teen miles further into the mountains Of the Occur
dAlenc region. and has laid the first thirty seven miles
OF track on an important branch iwhieh Is 10 De
lis miles In total lcngthl, running northwest from ls
mali ltic In Washington Territory. I'm the Zig Bend
cpuntfy OF The Columbia.
In 1887 the two roads composing the 500
washtuin system. buIt 500 miles Of new road in
1855 the two companies have been CONSOLIDATED and
the Aberdeen. Bismarck and Northwestern has also
been consolidated with them to FORM what is now
known as the Minneapolis. 81. Paul and sauit STE
Marie Railway. No new mileage has been added to
the lines Of the company but close traffic arrange
ments have been made with TIE Canadian Pacihc.
under which arrangements the line has become
an imI ortant factor In the transportation situation
in the Northwest There Is certain amount mt OF con.
stncilon wanting 10 be done by the 500 line al the
western end OF rs line. without which the system H. In
complete. This will presumably be done early In the
line from IT'S present terminus at Doyerton OAK. 10
junction with tie Aberdeen line and the ironing OF
march.
the Minneapolis ard ST. Louis has done no new build
ing. In the summer tie company passed INTO m, me
hands Of receiver The interstate commerce law
and the state laws TO regulate rates have weIghfd
very heavily upon IT, while the company has also had
80 maintain costly litigation with the city OF Mnneapo-
Ii and the state Commission. The Chicago. ~.
Panl and Kansas City Railway 1.-THE ODD Minnesota
and Norhwesternl at che very beginning OF the year
perfected rs through line between chicago ana 81
Paul and Minneapolis. and during the year has opened
for operation its through line 10 ST. Joseph Mo-. Ii
Is probable that at an carly date the Central Iowa
lines VIII; If not actually consolidated and merged
INTO the Kansas City system he placed uncer some
arrangement involving their operation as an integral
part of that companys lines. The most important
work done by the Chicago ST. Paul. Minneapolis and
omaha Railway has been The completion Of the new
bridge across tho Missouri River az Sioux CITY, Iowa
The bridge Itself Is fine piece Of engineering. being
with It's approaches. four miles in length and having
three OF its piers sunk 10 depth OF eightySiX feet
outlet Tor traffic westward will be very great. Neither
The Chicago Milwaukee end 81. Paul. nor the Chicago
ard Northwestern Railway proper has done any I'm
porfanf work In the Northwest during the year
20 settlement II 4. probable that both companies would
before This have been far on THEN way with cxten
sOns 70 the Black Hills. il Is understood that each
cOmDany Is ready 10 begin building westward as
race TO Rapid CITY Will follow. The Chicago
Burlington and Northern has done consirIc
ton but within the last few weeks has succeeded
finally in making arrangements for the use of the
Illinois Central bridge at Dubuque. iowa. thereby
solving difficulty which las stood very seriously in
r." Of the operation of The through line. The
Wisconsin Central has built forty niles Of branches
IN the Lake superior mining regions The -. Paul
and Duluth h9S done no construction but has
done some important WORK In grading down on its
main line and IN laying double track from 81. Paul
to White Bear, MINI. The Duluth. South Shore and
Atlantic has completed its line 10 connection with
/ the Omaha Railway. thereby giving II through COM
municaon with Duuih. The Duluth and Iron Range
has built twenty one mile spur to the mines at
Tower.
Northwestern roads In 1858. II viii De that
there has been enlargement Of alteration
I'm Che traffic situation in this section OF i'm
portancc. The most important individual pieces
no construction of the Eastern Railway
81 Minnesota, which IA likely TO carry large addi-