The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-08-03
System Under Which the Great
Northern Will Work.
Mr.. SHIELDS NEW JOB
To Be General Manager OF the Spokane
Falls g. Northern-Record Runs on
American Railroads.&c. Extern
sion of Rio Grande Western.

as follows:
Eastern District-Headquarters, St.
Paul.
Terminal Division - Headquarters,
Minneapolis. This embraces 2O.25 miles
and includes the tracks from ST. Paul
to Fridley and to the western limits Of
the Minneapolis yards.
St. Cloud and Fergus Falls Division
Headquarters. MeIrose. From Fridley
To GAINESVILLE, Osseo junction switch in
West Minneapolis yard, connecting
switch with Fergus Falls main line AT
st. Cloud and Including the west Y,
North St. Cloud branch spur. from
switch on Fergus Falls main line at st.
Cloud TO switch at Willmar on Will
mar main line; from switch on Fergus
Falls main line at Elk River TO Milaca,
from switch on Fergus Falls main line
at st. Cloud 10 Hinckley, not including
Y connecting with the Sank Rapids
line; from switch at East St. Cloud on
Fergus Falls main line to Sank Rapids
line, from switch at East St. Cloud on
Fergus Falls mine line to Sank Rapids;
from Sank Center Junction To Park
Rapids; from Evansville junction to
initial on Breckenridge main line; from
Fergus Falls Junction to Pelican Rap
ids, and from Pelican Rapids 10 Akeley,
making a mileage of 5S5.67.
Willmar acknowledgements, win.
mar. From western limits of Mime
apolis yards to junction with Benson
and WATERFOWL lines north of Benson
and including the line to Spring park;
from Hutchinson Junction TO Hutchin-
son; from Willmar Junction to Water
town and from Watertown to Huron,
embracing 546.S7 miles.
Breckenridge Observation-Disclosures
at Breckenridge. From Benson June
tion to Browns valley, from Yarmouth
TO Glendale and Rutland and the juno
ton at Aberdeen. from east end of Bots
de Sioux bridge, near Breckenridge, to
the junction with the Dakota mine line
at Larimore and including lines from
Casselton TO Aneta and Ripon TO Port
land Junction and the Addison branch,
making 547.22 miles.
Northern Observation-Disclosures at
Grand Forks. From Breckenridge to the
International boundary line at st. Vim
cent, including the line to st. Vincent,
but not thu north y at st. Vincent; from
Bdrnesvills Junction TO Neche by way
of Moorhead and Fargo, and from Wah-
peton to Moorhead Junction, including
the line between the east end of the
bridge over Red river at East Grand
Forks; from junction with Neche line
at Moorhead 10 junction with st. VIM
cent line at Carman, and including the
line from Halsted junction to Alton, n.
D.; from Shirley TO st. Hilaire and Red
Lake Falls to Thief River Falls, making
SO. 4g miles.
Dakota Observation-Disclosures at
Lsrimore. From the Junction with st.
NinCentl line as Carmen to Fosston;
from junction with ST. Vincent line at
Crookston to bridge over Red river at
East Grand Forks and the switch at
Minot; from Junction with Dakota main
line at Larimore 10 Hannah, from june
ton at Church Ferry to ST. John; from
junction at Rugby Junction to Botti-
neau, making 1895 miles.
Montana Observation-Disclosures at
Havre. From Mimic to Pacific Junction
from Pacific Junction to Blackfoot, not
including the west leg of the y at this
junction.
Western District-Headquarters at
Spokane.
Kalispell Division-Headquarters at
Kalispell. From east switch at Black
ford to the center of passenger station
at Spokane, embracing 36O.3l miles.
Cascade observation-disclosures al
Everett. From center of passenger sta
ton at Spokane to Yesler and Seattle,
embracing 343.6l miles.
Pacific Coast Observation-Disclosures al
Everett. From L. * NJ. &. junction al
Everett to the International boundary
line at Blaine, Wash. from Cokedale &c
f. g. S. junction at Sedro; from interna'
tional boundary line at Douglas, r. G.,
to South Westminster, b. c.. making
l23.0s miles.
Cornelius Shields, predecessor OF Gen
eral Superintendent Du Puy, VIII In q
few days assume general charge of tbs
Spokane Falls q Northern, probably
with the title of general manager, says
the 81. Paul Pioneer Press. This prop
erty is now controlled by the Grea'
Northern, with which system Mr.
Shields was formerly identified. Mr.
Shields has been seen in conference will
President Hill several times the pas
few DAYS and his friends suspected tina
he intended 10 Te-enter railroad service
and wondered what position the Grea'
Northern would create They Will b'
pleased to learn that his talents and
efficient service in the past have been 81
much appreciated, though they Will o'
very sorry to sae him leave the city. Hi
headquarters will be in Spokane.
Years ago Mr.. Shields was connected
with the Canadian Pacific. Then h
Identified himself with the Chicago
Great Western. and during his tim'
many important changes In methods o
operation were made and the founda
ton of a permanent prosperity. for tn
cheapest Of the grangers' was laid vel
and deep. Then he became general su
perintendent Of the Great Northern.
Western division at Spokane, after
ward returning TO the Chicago Grea
Western as general superintendent
Since leaving the railroad business h
has been lde!tfed with a trolley enter
prise in Manchester, Iowa, but has con
tinued TO live in ST. Paul. He is an tx
~ceptionally talented r~ailroader. essen
TALLY a transportation man, and thong
his experience has been broad and va
rled, he il a comparatively young mar
ID. c. COrbin, brother of the late Aus
tin Corbin, was president and Austil
Corbin, jT, his son. was general man
ager of the Spokane Falls q Norther
until very recently, when j. Pierpon
Morgan bought the property in the In
terests Of the Great Northern. II is no
thought that Mr.. Martin, who ha
charge Of traffic. or any other official
OF the road. will be disturbed.
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