Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1905-04-20
DIRT IS FLYING FAST
Extensive Grading Operations Have
&. Bepun on the Great Northern fx-
tensions. Big Force at Work on
4. So Extension.

~YS ~ SWsuVsVsse
Manager Elliott of The Emporium
has returned from weeks visit into
the northern part OF the state. He
1enteda store room at Mohall, one
of the new towns on the Great
Northern extension, for a general
stockspf goods. Mr.. Elliott says that
dirt Is flying. and everybody is on the
move Fin 1.-The northern part os the
state, owing tothe railroad sactivity
along the Thief River extension of
the 500 from Kenmare, and owing
to the unexpected extensions of the
Great Northern branches.
The Great Nortern will not remain
idle, while the 500 is extending it's
lines. Grading operations have COM
menced from York in Benson county,
northwest into Rollette county rum
ming west into the Turtle Mountains.
Another extension is north of Devils
Lake into Towner county, to run
near the boundary line.
The Mohall branch will be extended
from point within two and one-half
miles from the boundary line, west
to the Mouse river.
1t is also believed that the Aneta
line will be extended northwest, and
run south Of Devils Lake through
the reservation. Another extension
on the Great Northern which means
a great deal to the northern part OF
the state is the reported building of
the line south from Pleasant station
east of the Mouse river to Kenmare,
and thence to directly west into
Williams county. This will tap a
fine coal and stock region, and it is
stated that the line will be extended
south to connect with the main line
at Williston.
It is also stated that some forty
FIVE new towns will be started on the
500 and Great Northern extensions
this year, and out of the number at
least one-half dozen will become first
Glass trading points. 49,.
s.. s.. tie 500 read has commenced Wig
orous operations on the big extension
from Kenmare to Thief River Falls,
Minn.. and there are graders at work
all along the line. Material, bridges
and all kinds of railroad equipment
are being shipped to that part Of the
state at numerous points along the
line.
Something phenomenal in rapid
railroad building is anticipated from
the Soo's operations this year. and
the indications are that the Great
Northern will show equally as aggres-
sive an attitude and equally as won.
derful rapidity in the construction OF
it's new extensions.
Regarding the present railroad
activity at Kenmare the News Of that
place says:
"This week Kenmare is presenting a
busy appearance. Within the week
four gangs of construction employees
of the 500 railroad company, have
arrived at this point, and are now
being assigned as rapidly as possible
to the different stations along the
route Of survey from here to Lans'
ford. James Eagan, the subcontrac.
tor for grading whose force will com.
plete the work of the first section has
arrived with 30 men, 80 mules and
100 horses, and will 60 into camp two
miles east Of town, and it Is comput'
ed that 100 davs will be consumed by
as big force Of men as can be secur-
ed and worked, to drive the first cut.
Ryan Rros. ,the subcontracors for the
second section out from here, have
also arrived with their outfit CONSIST.
ing Of 30 men and 100 mules and horses
with the necessary machinery and
supplies, and will pitch their camp
very close to that Of James Eagan
probably three miles out. James
Eagan and the Ryan Bros. will have
charge Of the work to a point
about midway batween Kenmare
and the Mouse River and from
that IN sections three and four
out from Kenmare will be ia
charge Of III. Michaelson and Oats
Bros. Ia. Michaelson IS here with his