Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1905-04-20
..a JAMESTOWN NORTH DAKOTA THURSDAY

to all the men and teams they can
secure. All the subcontractors
already here have brought only what
permanent and experienced men are
necessary, and will depend upon the
Twin City and Chicago labor agen-
cies to furnish the vast armies of
men needed when the work is well
under way. The crews now number
ing 30 men will be increased by the
addition Of as many men as can be
secured from time to time as the
work progresses.
Chief Division Engineer J. ]. Han
kinson is also here and has establish
ed permanent Offices In E. G. Tolley's
old building near the 500 depot. Mr..
Hankinson will have direct supel-
vision Of the technical work of the
He has already COM
pleted the blue prints of the grade
showing depth and extent of all cuts
and fills, and other information need
ed for an intelligent prosecution Of
the work IN band.
From now on construction work
viii be pushed as fast as possible and
the road will be completed from Thief
River Falls to Kenmare so as to take
care Of this years crop.
Referring to the Aneta extension
the Devils Lake Free Press says the
G. N. may change the route and
adds:
The surveyors on the Great North
ern line from Aneta to Devils Lake
have quit their work, paid of the
help and the matter Is suspended for
the present.
The work done so far is to run a
line from Devils Lake to Aneta and
return. It was said the wolk of cross
sectioning would begin at Devils
Lake, but the fact that the crew has
quit work without setting the grade
stakes indicates that nothing further
will be done on this at present.
The chances are that the Aneta
line, when it is extended will 60 to
Minot, after which it will become
the main line, and the present track
east Of Minot will be used for the
local business of the seven or eight
branches which come into 1t from the
north.'
Regarding other railroad move
ments In that part of the state the
Free Press says: Louis Hill. an
official of the Great Northern road,
was in Devils Lake Wednesday and
went over the Farmers line in his
car. He spent some time going
around town looking over the city.
In the evening bis car was attached
to a west bound train, and it is said
that he will look over construction
work on the branches being built
west of here.
Wednesday evening President Kelley
and a number of officials OF the
Farmers line were in the city to at.
tend a meeting of the board Of
directors. It was rumored around the
hotel Office that the object OF Mr..
HIPS trip over the line and the
meeting OF the directors was for the
purpose of considering selling the
road to the g reat Northern. Nothing
definite could be learned from the
parties interested, except that the
meeting and the visit Of Mr.. Hill arr
coincidents.
Another rumor says that contrac
tor who was with Mr.. Hill, looking
after new work on the Great North
ern, went to Starkweather for the
purpose of meeting Mr.. Kelley, ant
that he made a contract to built
thirty miles Of the farmers lint
from Starkweather to Rock Lake.
It Is known that the business ar
rangements between the Great North
ern and the Farmers line are yer.
close, and it is generally believed TIN
Great Northern or Mr.. Hill holds th'
bonds on the Farmers line, and II
the financial agent OF that oompan.
In its new ex tension to Book Lake
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