St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-03-10
The $500" EXTENSION
Work to Be Pushed at Once
From the Northern
Terminus.
Darlington to the Boundary
OF Canada Will Be the
New Branch.
Trains Expected to Go Over
1t by the First Of
August.
Much Advantage May Accrue
to st. Paul by This
Move.


of 1000 men can perform the work.
The line will meet the branch OF the
Canadian Pacific which has been
built from Regina, or within
three miles from that place,
and by the lst of August trains will be
running over the line. This will give
ST. Paul straight connection with
Western coast points, which will be
twelve hours shorter than the present
route via Winnipeg. There will be no
change of cars between st. Paul and
Vancouver, Seattle and Tacoma, and
but one change of cars between the
Western coast points and Halifax, Bos-
ton, Montreal and other Eastern points.
Mr.. Pennington, the general superin-
t4ndent of the 500 line, has just re-
turned from a visit to Darlington, where
he has been making an Inspection OF
the work which was done there last
year. The present terminus of the roa d
in North Dakota is about fifteen miles
west of Darlington, on the line of Wells
county. At this point there is piled
up thousands of dollars worth Of material
pose of building the extension. Instruc-
tions were given the various officials of
the road who will have the work in
charge to at once commence the Work
of engaging the men, who will be sent
to Darlington. The work will be i'll
charge of Supt. Kelly, who had charge
of the work in North Dakota last sea-
son. About 1000 men will be hired aud
sent there by the train load until enough
have been sent TO the terminus or the
line to start q small city.
The amount of track to be laid Is 100
miles. This will make line from St.
Paul to the boundary $50 miles in
/ length, and the cutoff from Winnipeg
will make a great difference in the time
for st. Paul passengers. The eudS or
the divisions east and west of st. Paul
will be in this city, and the only change
of cars which will be required will be
here. This will give the passenger s
who are going through an opportunit Y
of stopping off in st. Paul and lookin g
over the city. There will be two tt aims
run daily between through points, and
a number of trains between other points
on the line.
The place on the boundary where the
lines will be connected will be the site
for the building of the city, where there
is at present nothing but rolling prairie,
dotted here and there with the house OF
a settler. There are few buildings on
the site which have been constructed
by the Canadian Pacific road for the &C
cOmmodation of its Workmen, but
these are on the Canadian side Of the
boundary. There will really be two
cities in as close juXtapoSition as
Minneapolis and st. Paul, and, although
the houses will be close together, some
Of them will be under the rule of the
Canadian government, while others will
be under the United States flag. On
the American side will be the shops and
roundhouses of the 500 line, with the
other buildings necessary for the oceu-
pancy Of the wOrkmen. On the other
| side will be the similar buildings of the
| Canadian Pacific road. These will
necesSitate the construction of stores
and shops, and the city will bloom like
a rose in the desert.
A new system, for the speedy compl G.
| ton of the work, will be inaugurated by
| the management of the road. 1t has
| been the custom IN constructing line
| to prepare the grade until the necessary
| places for piling were reached by the
| completed tracks. Then the piles
would be driven, and the men working
on the eXcavating would he compelled
| the piling to resume their la.
bors. In the continuation of the
| construction the pile drivers will be
! moved in sections in advance of the eX.
| cavators, and all necessary culverts.
bridges. etc.. will be practically COM
| pleted by the time the workmen arrive
at them. This will greatly expedite
the work, and much time will be saved
for both the company and the wOrkmen
| Through trains, which now run over
the Canadian Pacific, will be diverted
from the Winnipeg line to st. Paul il
sections. One section will continue over
the old route for the accommodation oil
northern passengers, but the principal
trains will be run through this city
The shortage in the time will make tine
trip from the extreme western poln
to the extreme eastern point
trains from Montreal to Boston
will be run over the Boston & Mont
real Air line without change, although
New York passengers will be compelled
to change cars at Montreal. The rur
from st. Paul to Halifax will require
but two days, while it will take but foul
| DAYS to 20 from st. Paul to Vancouver
and other Western points.
The new extension will be an eXpen
sive one for the 500. The road was
compelled to purchase the entire right
of way to the boundary, and no grants
were received. One important feature
in the opening up of the country and
the construction of the new line is the
exceptional facilities which will be eX-
tended to travellers. The 500 company
l now has hotels at Enderlin, n. D., and
! Glenwood, Mimi. with ali modern i'm
4 provements, and two more will be
| constructed in the state of North Da-
i kota. One will be located at CARING
ton and one at the boundary terminus.
| These hotels will have all of the mod
/ ern improvements, and will be among
/ the finest in North Dakota. They will
| have steam heat, water, improved cleo
! trio lighting plants, and, not the least
| important, experienced chefs will look
| after the cuisine. This will be joyful
news for the travellers who have expert
enced so many unpleasant nights in the
1 average Dakota hotel.
! The building of the new line will open
up the country in Wells, Church. Ward
/ and Renville counties, through which 1t
will pass. There are large tracts of the
| best kind of farming lands which have
| lIGhCl OCCH GU, dHtt Which, USlu&
such a distance from railroad lines,
have never been fully explored. In
ducements will be offered by the 500
company for the settlement of the
lands along the line of the route.
and it Is the intention to have none
but reputable citizens occupy the
lands controlled by them. The lands
are well watered by various rivers,
| among which is the Souris, or Mouse
river, near which the road will strike
the boundary. The terminus of the
| line will be about three miles from the
| river. 1t is also understood that the
| road is making efforts to secure the
lease of track to Chicago, over which
through trains will be run from the
West. This Will permit the road to
compete with the Northern Pacific and
| Great Northern lines in the Chicago
traffic.
| Fixed Rules From Lake Ports.