The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-18
RAILROADS.
UNION STATION
POLICY y. GROWING
MERGER LINES PULLING TO-
GErHER IN LEGAL WAY.
g Consolidation Of Utilities Is in Pros-.
pect in Fargo, Grand Forks and,
Billings-Plans at the Latter Places
Extend to the Freight ri Department.

Capitalization of kind in harmony
with the recent merger decision. seems
to .be the order sof the day with thef
Northern Securities lines Changes
contemplated have. to do as much with
the convenience of the travelling pub
lie as with economy of operation, and
plans: already announced have popular
approval in the cities affected.
Officials Of the Great Northern and
Northern Pacific railroad are prepar-.
ing to establish union passenger sta
tons in Fargo and Grand Forks.
Within a few days it is expected that.
the Great Northern station at Fargo
and the Northern Pacific station at,
Grand Forks will be closed. In each
it's station will be handled thru the
station Of the other road. i
i At present the Great Northern sta,
ton at Fargo is away from the BUSH
ness center and the Northern PACIFIC
station at Grand forks is similarly
situated. AS a saving to each road
and a matter, Of accommodation to-
looked upon favorably by the rail-
road officials. AS a greater conven-{
fence to the two. cities affected and an
influence toward the centraliztng Of
the municipalities. the plan Is ap-s
proved by the people of the: two cities.
"Of course this creating Of union
stations has nothing to do with the
merger and. will be affected in no:
way by the recent. supreme" court de-
cision," said a prominent Great North
er1l official this; morning! "As a. mat-.
ter Of fact, we have had no: official
notice that there has been a .merger,':
and have had no intimation. that the
Great Northern land Northern Pa,
cific We're: under the same ownership:
49, ~ Consolidation at Billings
A. recent conference of Nertherns
Pacific and Burlington railway Off.
Gals at Billings will probably; result
In a great many changes in the opera-
ton. Of the two roads at that point and,
it. is hoped there that the long talked.
of union station will soon: be an ass:
sured fact. i, 1t isR stated on good au-.
thority that; the first object Of the
conference. was to, make arrangements
for a speedy consolidation Of: the
freight offices Of the two companies at
Billings }oy'-"naoving~ the Burlington
headquarters to the Northern Pacific
Etos build a union passenger staff on;l
Fine. consolidation of the freight deg
fpartments has been; pending fora year
For SIN ore ianls-1tf is said it will be e1*-I
tended TO the mechan1cals and ttra1l-s
portatfon departments which plan, #
carried iout; Wills Result in a material
decrease ,of the force employed here.
NEW OMAHA e IF .!sg SERVICE 4
Fl! ~ Rut en gef e ssz ppluta, ana
Cha han i, Ii # thgsD siath- dNcaso paH
|,sengen Aewioh 81 ths, Omaha expectea
for year, viii be Made before May (.
The company is waiting for equipmeraf
which the Pullman Company is. pres
pairing. The Duluth limited will be
| just like the Chicago limited and will
run on about. the sarneSssehedule as
S1Tow, leaving thirty minutes later and
arrive in Chicago thirty minutes later.
fxFhe& Chicago trains and he TWiIiStrt
f+Limited are now going thru the shops
I for the annual renovation.