The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1891-07-25
Volume 2.
Railroad News

Railroad News
There seems to be solid foundation to
tho report that work has been commenced
on the A., b. 4, N. W. at Monango. It is
lgnown to most of our readers that this
road has been graded between Bismarck
Ind Aberdeen for several years. The ter
minus of the $500 line is in Dickey coun-
ty about 100 miles southeast of William
sport, and from the terminus to the nearest
point on the grade between Aberdeen and
Ehis is tho grade on which work is said to
nave begun. Even If neither the old grade
ror the new one should be ironed this year,
york on the latter shows that the company
has not abandoned the former, as it would
be waste of money to build the new grade
unless it were intended to soon iron both
the old and the new, as the new portion
when completed would depend for traffic
ON the older part, leading to the cities
above named. The following items con-
cerning the matter have been clipped
from exchanges:
Frederick Free Press, June 10; George
p. Winston returned from Minneapolis
yesterday by way of the 500, and states
that this railroad will be built forty miles
to the northwest of Monango this season.
He has contract on this grade, and ex-
poets word to inaugurate the work in a
few days.
Oakes Republican, June 26: Five sur
veyors went to Boynton yesterday with a
full outfit, and will go to work at once.
The graders will follow in two weeks. It
is stated that two ship-loads of iron are
on the way from Europe, as their order
could not be filled in season in this coun-
try.
Special to Minneapolis Tribune of June
80: A large force of graders have been at
work on the projected branch of the 500
line from Hankinson to Valley City for
several weeks, and the work is being
pushed as rapidly as possible On the
Bismarck extension little has been done,
although contractors and surveyors have
been over the ground several times. How
ever, graders and graders outfits have
been arriving for several days, and work
begins to-day in earnest. This extension
will be ironed as soon as possible.
Bismarck Settler, July 2: The 500 road
graders began work from Monango to-
ward Bismarck, Monday. Vice President
Langdon says they will grade as long as
their money holds out. If crops are what
they have been waiting for, they surely
will come now. There are only forty miles
to grade.
Forman item in Fargo Argus: Supplies
are going out over the 500 for the exten
sion west to Bismarck. The completion
of this road will give us chance to get
Dakota coal and help us in many ways.
Carloads of ties, graders, etc, are seen
going west on nearley every train, and
everything now points to a speedy com
pletion of the 500 to Bismack-Forman
Item (newspaper].
Oakes Republican: Fifteen cars loaded
with graders outfits went west Tuesday
night, and Boynton presents lively ap-
pearance. While the contract has been
let for only ten miles, yet it seems to be
the general impression among contractors
and railroad.men that Bismarck will be
the objective point this fall The prepa-
rations for work are much more extern
sive than would be made if only few
miles were to be built; nor would short
extension, ending nowhere, benefit the
cOmpany.