The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-02
WILL LAY TRACKS
IN CITY'S HEART
Walter L. Badger and Others Per-
feet Plans for Extensive New
Trackage Property.
Milwaukee Tracks, Seventh Az. s,
Third and Fourth Streets,
Boundaries of District.

property in the busiest part of the West
Side business district, on which Walter
l.. Badger has been working for a year,
seem near elimination. They involve
the expenditure Of large sums Of money
for warehouses, buildings and equip
in land values in the district. Success
full outcome Of the project will result
in immediate building improvements by
the Kellogg Mackay- Cameron company,
Mcneil & Jeffrey, Schulman & CARRIER,
and the K. G. Hay Press & Machinery
company.
enth avenue s, Third and Fourth streets,
into. trackage property with Milwaukee
road switching facilities and connec-
ton thereby, with the Rock Island and
other systems. Eventually the property
will be built solid with business houses.
Purchases Of land have already been
made by business firms in view Of the
extensive project for offering railroad
facilities. Some which had been made
Independently Of Mr.. Badgers opera
tions have resulted in heavy advances
since the scheme has been bruited.
George D. Dayton, who has been a
pioneer in many successful real estate
buying movement, has made invest
ments as q substantial recognition Of
AO-Spi0nOAur pIOSpSCtS LOT bu0 1uOuS-
trial properties in the neighborhood. He
owns considerable property at Fourth
street and Seventh avenue. J. u.
Barnes has showed similar foresight and
| has also made investments. 8. T. Nc
| Knight is another. Business firms have
bought heavily, too, for their own use.
Right Of Way Secured.
Right Of way has bene secured thru
three whole blocks and the portion Of a
block between Tents avenue ana the
Milwaukee main line. It ii planned to
have a forty foot strip thru with cen
ter track for switching, and two loading
tracks on either side, to be laid this fall.
| This will give ample facilities for hand
ling all freight, both in and out, in car
loads and less than carloads. The plan
il considered by it hackers to be the
best trackage proposition in the city.
| !. One Of the substantial features of
the Badger, scheme is the fact that
have made plans to 90 ahead with
building improvements when the word
| is given.
! Two lots at Tenth avenue and Fourth
street, which Mr.. Badger sold to Stan
! ley Mitchell of Milwaukee thirty days
ago for $4,000 have been bought by
! Schulman & CARRIER at an advance of
! $4,000 for extension purposes, and
i since then have been offered $4,000
more for the property. The offer was
| refused and the company will enlarge
| its scrap iron plant.
Will Enlarge Foundry.
| Mcneil = Jeffrey, foundrymen, owned
| two lots at Ninth and Fourth street,
! and have bought a third on which they
! will build an addition to their plant.
| The Il. @. Hay Press & Machinery COM
pany, on Third street, are said to be
planning for large structure between
Sixth and Seventh avenues. Moore
Brothers & Sawyer have just made a
sale in the rear Of Labor Temple, at
Other sales have been made in the
neighborhood.
One Of the heaviest investments will
be made by the Kellogg -Mackay- Cam
| eron company, to reach at least $40,
| 600. The company owns the double
| corner at Ninth avenue and Fourth
street and the corner lot at Ninth and
Third street. On the Fourth street
corner they will erect fve-story brick
and mill construction warehouse, Sc by
145 feet, after plans by F. B. & y. L.
Long. This will cost about $4,000
and will probably be ready for use by
Jan. 1, 1907. On the Third street lot
/ the company expects to build some one.
story warehouses to store radiators anC
/ boilers.
Business Expanding.