The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1904-01-02
New Road for Washburn.

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Bottineau News: In calling upon
friends of The News in Pierce Co.
we stopped over night with President
Albert B. Fox, of the B. G. & S. Co.,
and obtained from him the following
information regarding the proposed
Farmers Railroad:
The Brazil Grain and Shipping Co.
was incorporated June LIST, 1903, under
the act of congress of March 3rd, 1901,
and is a stock corporation, capital
stock, 5000, 600, shares 500 each.
The present number Of stockholders
is fifty, and others are ready to sub
scribe and prosecute the work Of
grading and equipped as soon as ar
engagements can be made. The work
would have been begun some time
ago had it been possible to secure
steel for the track. Negotiations are
now under way for rails and equip
ments for a beginning, and parties in
the east are making inquiries as to
manner of disposing of the capital
stock. The stock will sell at par. The
survey was completed from Brazil to
Drake station on the $500" last July
and grading was begun.
The advantages Of this proposed
line to Bismarck from this section of
the state are many, connecting it, as
it probably will, with the Bismarck,
Washburn and Great Falls Ry. at
Washburn, saving both time and ex-
pense Of travel in reaching the capital.
Much Of the land along the route is
said to be productive and we'll set
tod with Industrious people. There
Is a fine deep lake of clear water well
adapted for boating parties. Shippers
will also have the advantage of CON-
petition in rates and accommodations
between the 500 and N. p. lines, If
trains are run over the Washburn
road.
The territory that will be traversed
by this line is as follows: Starting at
Brazil on section 81, township 1855.
range 70, running southwest to the CEN
ter Of section 10-154, thence running
between the two lakes on section Is,
thence to the east line Of section
20-154-74, thence to the east line of
section 81, thence to the northeast Y
Of the southwest u of said section,
thence directly south to the north line
Of section 10, thence southwest to the
center of section 25-153-75, (McHenry
Coz thence west to the east line Of
the southeast quarter Of section 81,
thence southwesterly to the east line
Of the southeast quarter section, g.,
thence southwest to the south line Of
the southwest quarter Of section q,
township 1852. range 76, thence. to the
center Of section 80, thence south to
the 500. Railway, q mile and q half
west Of Drake station. It, Is expected
later to survey q line southwest to
Washburn, through the Ignite coal
fields. From Brazil to the $500" line
It 10 On, easy. grade, without the neces-
sity Of bridging, the distance being
between: 20 and 80 miles.
Take . map and run, q line from
Rugby to Washburn and you will see
that the route lie an airline, passing
through one corner of McHenry coun-
ty. and tapping some nne country in
Mclean. It will. II It passes through
the country surveyed. pass through
fine coal fields on either side Of the
road, either along Turtle Creek or
Buffalo Coulee to Washburn. Aflarge
section of fertile country will be trib-
utary to the road, and Washburn As
the Junction Of the proposed road
with the B. w. & q. +. would become
still more important as a trading cen
ter. Washburn is the coming rail-
road center Of the northern Missouri
slope.