The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-25

and westward. this town had never a ves-
tige of railway competition. There was
not eVefi a wagon abridgeH a cross4the Mis-
souri, over to Mandan-where, @"by the;
way, the saloofts are now open if any Of
you gentlemen are thirsty enough to stay
Overland it was usually said that the
railway company had all agreement by
which no railway or wagon bridge could
be- huirt'f for a ter1d of years seven miles
north or south of the Northern PACIFIC
e. .BulfdIneu Of fhe Tine s'1" II @*' =
The grade Of railway extension this way
from Minnesota and the southeast vas
completed by the Northwestern Construc-
, tion company about 1887. But no: rails
Were laid upon the grade. 1t came into
possession Of the 500 iri 1890, and ever
since then and in fact. since the grade
was built, we've been expecting the new
railroad. The track was laid las far. as
Bra ddock by the 500 last year The re-
manning 3section into Bismarck was begun
July this year and was completed Aug.
IL. But the first regular train Of any sort
and the first passenger train arrived to-
day
w. S. Derrick, superintendent Of the
fifth district.' or Bismarck: division Of
the 500, said that Engineer Whitechurch
took the first train into Bismarck Satur-
day with engine AZ, the conductor being
Joe" Usher who was conductor on the
construction train that built the line from
Braddock. L. M. Harmsen, travelling
agent for the 500, supervised the excur-
sion to the satisfaction Of every pas
senger.
The 1000 citizens of Bismarck have rea-
son to expect not only a road bridge over
the Missouri but many other advantages
railway.
What the Road Has Done.
THE other road" said a leading busi-
ness man, has cut :ra tes on grain a little
I through this section: But the 500 still
keeps two cents a bushel below com pet
ltocs. Last year the 500 introduced the
plan of bringing in threshing outfits and
crews absolutely free. The 500 has al
ways made rates to accommodate any,
body up here that was anxious to ship
something in or send something out.
year o: two ago that road even charged
SIS fare for men coming to enter up a
homestead and then paid out $14 of the
SIG, SO the settler could get his filing pa
pers without COST Rates on merchandise
are already being cut since it was GER
tain the 500 would be here soon; old
freight claims, disputed for years, are be-
ing paid to Bismarck shippers, and, better
than all, land along the 500 extension that
| wasn't saleable three years ago is now
- Dennie's Gruesome Tale. 5s
And so it happens that the business
community of the capitar gives credence
to a statement that Governor Hannafiin
! related privately as part Of an address
that he Intended to deliver during the
Eexercises Saturday.
Now" said the old man, fixing his
telescope eyes upon the listeners, there
was oncet a feller hereabout-he run a
ranch-what said he didn't care what
happened to him pervidin' that Bismarck
got the 500. And when this friend OF
mine was stretched out ready to yell
Keno he sez to me, Dennie, the Soo"s
comm, amt she? OF course. Well, when
| the first engine whistles I want you tc
dig me up, all together respectable like
and give me a ride in the procession. It'll
make me - site happier if you'll just
me that ride An say, gentlemen,%> con
cluded the governor, signing, II went ou,
: where my friend is piant ted this 7mernin
and I was goin' to dig him up, but that
well, that committee wouldn't let mel!