The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-10-18

caused by the natural increase in local
travel due to the settlement Of the coun-
nd to the prosperous condition OF the
people
immigration Is Large.
"The large movement, of people to the
Northwest during the last few years.
which continues without abatement. has
Of vacant lands adjacent to the COM
pany's line During this period, |, m r.,
than 100000 acres Of government land IN
been taken under the homestead act
1t is also satisfactory to note that many
Of the large farms in this state are being
into the Western and Pacific states during
the past year has continued, and in num-
bers has exceeded that of any previous
year.
Irrigated Land In Demand.
1.-THE government having undertaken the
reclamation of the semi-arid lands by
means of irrigation, a speedy settlement
from the older states stand ready at the
present time to buy all the lands the
government will irrigate at prices that
will pay profit on the cost of the work"
Property Has Been Improved.
During the year a large amount of
work has been done in making i'm
provements to the property. Crossing
Nfoorehead and Crookston. The divis-
ion terminal at Havre, Mont, has been
enlarged, and roundhouse, shops and
freight depot have been added. The
division yard at Everett has been com
pleted. The yard now contains 23,100
feet of track, roundhouse, coaling sta
ton, shops and oil and sandhouse.
The yards at Stony Brook, Mimi, have
been revised and $3.50 additional feet
HoT 1oid o-1c INF 70
Mont. and at Rossland, B. c., have
also been revised. During the year
70. Is miles of side track have been
added. and 451 miles of main track
have been relaid.
New Shops at ST. Paul.
The new shops at st. Paul under
construction are as follows:
Machine shop, 6O0x15O, containing rs
pits, 40 feet long inside; a tin shop. 46X
70. A building 452X235, containing black *
with 10 pits; fue shop, 76x52: truck shop,
76X52, and tank shop 295xS7. Power
house, 11Ox106. containing an engine room
52X110 and boiler room 110X54. Boilers
of 1880 horse power are to be installed
in this boiler room. Transfer pit, 625 feet
long, fitted with 5O-foot transfer table.
Store house, 400x100, two stories. The
store department Offices, and in the west
30 feet is located the brass foundry. Iron
house, 200X100 with a standard gauge
track through the center. A two-story
laboratory and the Office of the shops
superintendent. All of the buildings are
of brick and of the most modern type.
Twenty three New Stations.
New stations have been placed at
twenty three towns, and at sixteen
other town stations have been enlarg
ed Section houses have been built at
nineteen stations, and stock yards
have been built at twenty-nine sta
tons. During the year 361. Al miles
of right of way fence have been built.
miles Of track, banks restored to grade
on 1876 40 miles, and track balasted
with gravel on 461.4S miles. The re-
placement of bridges and tressles with
steel or filing them so as to make
them solid entertainments has been ac-
lively followed during the year. There
have bean replaced 1,504 feet of
bridges with steel structures; 1922
new lines; 1900 feet of bridges have
been filed. To provide the necessary
waterways in place Of bridges filled
twelve stone culverts, twenty-four
pipe culverts, and two box culverts
were put in. So much permanent
bridge work has been done during the
past few years that the amount to be
uOHe EACH year IS Tdpluly OIHlIHlSH-
ing. The wooden bridging on the line
was further decreased 1924 feet by the
removal or relocation of lines.
The equipment increased materially
during the year. The total passenger
equipment, including all classes of
cars, was during the year ending June
80, 1902, 486, while for the previous
year the number of cars was 425. The
number of locomotives for 1902 was
Nyy11i for {6n
was $685. The total number of freight
and work cars was this year 26,545,
and for the preceding year 24,492.
ST. Cloud Land Grant.
Charles H. Babcock land commissioner,
reports regarding the Minneapolis and
ST. Cloud land grant: The total acreage
earned is 425,664, of which there has been
acreage. sold to June 80, 1902, less sales
Cancelled, was 400, 609.7S; value of same,
81, 290, 5000; average price per acre, So. 81;
remaining unsold June 80, 1902, %, 054.22.
st. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba Railway
company:
Total acreage Of land grant computed
at ten sections for each mile of road as
nesota, 3,S4S000; total acreage of land
grant as construed by United States
general land office, S,479,611.3 SO; total
30, 1902, 1920, 760. 80; less decreed to
Northern Pacific Railroad company by su-
preme court United States, March 2, 1901,
65.S6O.92; decreed to Northern Pacific
terms of settlement of November 1, 1897,
48,916,OS; redeeded to United States,
$4,000; net acreage decided, 1902, 653 .2S.
Total acreage sold prior to June 80, 1902,
1857, 261.17; less sales cancelled 800, 1882;
there remained unsold June 80, 1902, S16,-
089.11.
Owing to sales and other disposals of
land within the limits of the grant by the
United States prior to the time at which
this company's right attached, a final
adjustment Of the grant by the govern
ment, which is approaching completion,
will reduce the above area by about 600,-
600 acres. During the year ended June 80,
1902. 124, 1899 acres of land were sold
for 81, 129, PHI, an average of SO 09 per
acre There were also sold S19 town lots
for $15,003.20, an average price per lot OF
1882. The number of land sales during
the year was lap, with an average Of
about So acres to each purchase.
HILL AND LARRABEE DISAGREE.
Difference as to Terms for Water Front
PROPERTY.