The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1890-08-07

Cities their first railroad connection
and has ever since been of untold
advantage to Minneapolis. In the
last ten years nearly 1900 miles
of road have been built by this COM
pany in Minnesota, Dakota and
Montana. These extensions have
opened up to settlement and to the
trade of Minneapolis, vast area of
agricultural, grazing and mineral
lands, while surveys have been COM
pleted for an extension of the road
to the Pacific Coast at Puget Sound.
In 1889 this road delivered to Min
neapolis almost 100000 bushels
OF wheat-nearly one-half of that
delivered by all the other roads and
more bushels than was delivered to
any other city in the country by all
routes. This is one of the best dis
trlbuting lines for lumber, merch-
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endlse, machinery and all articles
OF manufacture, that Minneapolis
possesses and the advantages to the
city arising therefrom are easilv
apparent.
CHICAGO, ST. PAUL & KANSAS CITY
This comparatively new and Wig
erous line is fast gaining ground.
and as a carrier of freight and passen-
ger business, is rapidly growing in
favor with the public. This road
operates between Minneapolis and
Chicago, and is the short line to
Dies Moines, St. Joe, Kansas Citv,
thence to the Western and South
western States.
THE $500" LINE.
This road is now in its third wear
OF operation, and its traffic shows a
large and fattering increase. It's
equipments are first class and it has
become favorite passenger route
to and from the East, running solid
trains to Montreal, and through
sleepers to Boston and New York.
This has been, the chief factor in
making rates to seaboard points for
all roads, and has consequently been
a great benefactor to Minneapolis,
and the entire Northwest. The route
traversed is rich in undeveloped
mineral, timber and agricultural
wealth and which will at no distant
day be filled up with people to be
supplied by Minneapolis merchants.
WISCONSIN CENTRAL.
This line was one of the last to
reach Minneapolis, of the six lines
competing for the eastern business
by way of Chicago. This road is
now run in close connection with
the Northern Pacific and traverses a
fine agricultural country through
Illinois and Southern Wisconsin.
while in Northern Wisconsin, the
timber and mining interests are very
large and furnishes the road good
portion of its income.
Last, but by no means least, in
this enumeration of Minneapolis
railroads, is
THE ST. PAUL l. DULUTH.
This road has been an important
factor in the growth and develope-
ment of the Northwest in general,
and Minneapolis in particular. It
is by all odds one of the most pro-
gressive and most thoroughly equip
ed lines for travel and traffic in this
section of the country, and is opera
ted under policy which is deter
mined by the keynote, "the greatest
good to the greatest number" In
matters of traffic it has become a
power in the Northwest, and the
which by the way, is
popular, has ever mani
tested desire to place in effect the
lowest possible rates CONSTANT with
the times and their varying situa-
tons, always with the idea of bene-
fitting Minneapolis, st. Paul, Duluth,
West Superior and the towns and
cities along its route. as itisin these
that the interests of the road are
conferred. This road has a double
track to White Bear Lake and is the
Short Line" to Duluth, as well as
he road to the famous fishing
grounds at White Bear, Chisago,
Forest and other lakes.