Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1892-01-28

once more with the outside world, by
means OF an auRer hole, made by the
rotary through the drifts Wednesday.
One OF the railroad employees fire.
man-recently put in 48 hours on duty,
then took three ssleep. and resumed
work for 81 hours more. The boys have
been hard pressed lately, hut never make
q kick.
Some OF the boys got IN big bills last
month, the frequent blockades making
extra hours and special crews neces-
sity. It has been constant struggle
with the elements since winter COM
menceG.
Through passenger travel Is now at it's
dullest period. The two sleepers on Mol
Monday had not to exceed half dozen
passengers for both local and through
points. Business, however, Will revive in
few weeks.
The approximate gross earnings of the
Northern Pacific system for December,
1891, we're s2,461, ,O99, against $2.7ll.2s6
for the corresponding period Of 1880, a
decrease of $25O.ls7. The increase in
mileage is 2l4 miles.
The main line of the Northern Pacific
road between the terminals at Duluth
and Rrainerl is to be entirely relaid with
sixty five pound steel rails. Also many
grades are to be cut down to allow
heavier trans to be handled.
Edgeley Mail: The jamestown accom-
mediation train started for Edgeley Mon
day, but upon getting within sight of the
town-and big snow drift, concluded to
make tracks for LaMoure, leaving the
passengers to foot it into town.
Siftings: Two trains and the snow
plow (rotary) were doing business in
Minnewaukan Monday evening". There
were no more trains until Wednesday
night when the north and south passen-
gers passed Minnewaukan at dlfferect
hours.
New Rockford Transcript: The str nm
prevented US getting mail last Saturday.
But the old rotary-may a crown OF
glory rest upon the head of the inventor
eventually-came up Sunday, raised the
blockade, gave us mail and all we could
ask for.
J.E. Anderson has been nearly "done
up" with the grippe for several days, but
manages to keep on duty. He says the
boys at the round house and shops have
been putting IN lots Of overtime lately,
on account of many repairs being made
necessary upon snow plows and "buck-
ing" engines.
Minnewaukau Siftlngs: Chief Clerk
Swartz, of the Northern Pacific railroad,
was passenger up Wednesday, and
went back on the south bound tram the
same evening. He left s3,449.14 Of
Northern Pacific personal property taxee.
These being personal taxes, of course are
not included in the delinquent tax list
of 1890, invalidated by illegal placing
and defective publication.
The Mandan Times says 1t took four
large engines to get No. from James.
town to Mandan last Tuesday; two with
the snow plow and two with the train.
This is rather expensive for the railroad
company, but the Northern Pacific does
not stop for expense when it comes to
running trains. So far there has been
very little snow on the Missouri division
but the Dakota division has been get
ting more than it's share.
Cakes Republican,: The 500 Line run
ming to this place is now the main line.
For while the passenger run direct
from Minneapolis to Valley City and a
mixed train came on from Hanklnson to
Oakes, but Cor the past two weeks the
passenger has been coming direct to this
place, and mixed train takes the pas
seneers to Valley City. The passenger
traffic from this place is no small item
and the 500 thinks best to take care
of it.
A tri-weekly service on the J. Il N, is
the latest arrangement IN the operation
of trans, and the regular schedule has
been abandoned for the present. This
change has been rendered necessary by
the difficulties in the way Of keeping the
road open, and the lack Of enough snow
plows to send one out every day. The
drifts are very high and hard, and every
little breeze fills up the cuts. Under the
new scheme, the rotary will precede the
train up one day and back the next
thus keeping the line open.
There were nearly 4,2OO miles of new
railway constructed in the United States
in 1891, bringing the total mileage up to
171,1O6. The above is the smallest mile
age built during any year since 1885, when
only 3,131 miles OF track we're laid. Con-
necticut, Delaware, Nevada and M,asis.
sippi are the only states in which no new