Oakes Republican. (Oakes, N.D.) 1898-1906, 1901-02-01
N. P. EXTENSION.
Rumors that the Line Will
be Extended West of
Oakes.

There is considerable leisure time
am ong North :TDskotans- some of
them-during the\ winter months,
and they usually make use OF the
time in various ways. just now the
Northern Pacific railroad is being
built west from Oakes, Through Ell
lend ale, over the Missouri, to the
Black Hills, and also to, Billings,
Mo ntana, by tile newspapers.
The people of Glendale >held a
meeting this week, and magic an
rangements to have the road come
into that town. Messrs. Bodle, Leiby
and Keyes being appointed a com
mittee to do the necessary hustling.
The Republican has no positive in
formation thai. the road will be ex-
tended, but the indications look very
favorable, There is one rumor that
looks very feasible. The main line is
crowded with business. One of the
North Coast Limited trains was taken
off last fall, and the one train now
runs in three sections, as high as
thirty-three coaches being taken out
of St. Paul atone time. The other
train is to be put on March 3, and it
is expected that it will hereafter be
permanent. Then the through freig ht
business is very heavy, as we'll as the
local freight business on the east end.
1t seems to be evident that more
track facilities is necessary at least
o n the cast end Take map of the
northwest and it will be loticed that
by extending the Oakes branch west,
crossing the Missouri near the state
line, and connecting with the main
line at or near Billings, Montana, a
saving Of about one hundred miles
could lie made. This would not only
save one hundred miles on the
through trains, but would relieve the
track in the east end of considerable
traffic.
Ia addition to this it is said that
somewhere near the state line the
Missouri riversruns over rock for
nation, SO a good bridge could be
made at that point much easier than
at any other point. 1t is said a corps
of engineers are now at work investi-
eating this feature.
This line vii! also bring the North
ern Pacific at the river crossing with
in two hundred miles Of Deadwood,
and form mach shorter route be-
tween the Black Hills and the great
lakes.
For merely local business there
seems to be no necessity for extend
in g the road to Glendale, nor did
there appear to be any necessity fof
b uildipg from Nlilnor to Oakes.
Looking over the map, and co4ader-
ing the crowded condition, @of the
m ain line eastof Montana, fife excel
lent opportunity for crossing the
ri yer, the reason for the extension is
apparent. Ifthis llns is built it is
more than likelyAhat one of the
North Coast Limited trains will &c
this way, as, well as the through
freights.
The NORTHERN Pacific is doing big
businessandis making money, and
the best information obtainable indi-
catestha the extension will be built
next SEASON.
The Northern Pacific last week
closed one Of the biggest orders fol
new equipment yet placed by wes.
tern road. 1t calls for 800 flat cars
45O coal cars and 5000 box cars. The
tllst delivery is 10 pe lilaue Ill nineIy
days and the older completed by Au-
gust. 1t isIunderstood that, in addi.
ton to thisForder the company is hav-
ing considerable new equipment Of
d fferent elasses built in its own
shops.
From these facts comes the as.
sumption that the coast system is
preparing for tremendous business
the coming season. But the addition
in the way ofequipment is not ex-
pected to be more than the demand
will require. The fast developing
cost territory draws heavily on pres
ant accommodations.