The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-24
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MILWAUKEE, Fl LINE
NORTHWESTERN ROADS ARE NOT
BUILDING MUCH AS. VET sa
Besides Milwaukee's Projected Pacific
Line, There Are Few Important Elk
tensions Planned, but When st, Paul
Route Becomes Known, Northern Pa
cifc, Burlington and Great Northern
Will Build.
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q New York, Oct. 24.-Outside of the
projected Pacific line Of the Milwaukee
road. there is no very Important sin
western railway situation. The Hill ex-
tension into Portland is important To-
cally, but has not any great, signifi7r
canoe from system standpoint. In
Wall street, the opinion is that the Fill
intention is not to disturb any relation
ship between the Pacific Mail and al
lied lines and the Hill lines across the
Pacific. Nv Z: .sss.lEfs42 q III
The Great Northern has a few lines
under way more or less important. In
addition to those mentioned in the re-
port, seven small lines are under sur
vey, mostly in the Dakotas and Mon
tana, designed to reach new towns,
where the tonnage in sight iustifies the
lines. In few cases the; Surveys were
allowed to drop. - r%t1 ~ w 6s,ss
Outside the Portland line, by far the
Great Northern lines is the Semilka-
| meen Valley extension. Surveyors are
in the mountains west Of Hopes B, &C.,
| trying to locate a grade over almost
, hopeless mountains Two years ago,
Mr.. Hill said he would not build road
thru these mountains unless lie could
! get a profitable grade for coal trains.
1t is now planned to build if, a line can
be laid down profitable for ore and coal.
some stretches it will cost over $4,000
a mile to build the line. It WILL at all
events, be well on to 1908 by the time
the right of way is graded to within
sight of Vancouver f* ! + s5s2 81
Will Cost ss25,ooo,ooo.. Il Z
These extensions and the great ter,
1no b. J.
10y Goye coy Wi Il take 5arge partaof the $685.;
the new stock at par. In addition, of
course, there is short-term, debt of
about 81 100000 to be met: . i 4; ..'~>.}
The Burlington has one Important
spur on hand, down the valley Of the
Big Horn river, and will reach Basi1
City some time in the opening year
| It is designed to tap the local tonnage
the: aggressive. policy of the North
Western, and directly in the path OF
any extension that st. Paul may pusl
thru to the coast. In time it is in
tended to drop this line further south
but it is safe to say that the Burling
ton will wait for a further showdoWl
by the St. Paul and the North Western
Current rumors of Burlington lin
to Salt Lake, with an invasion Of tn
south Pacific coast via the Wester
Pacific, grow out of vivid imagina
ton of someone out west. It will b
many a long year before the Burline
ton reaches Salt Lake City. 90 /.
q N. P. Less Radical.
The Northern Pacific is even less rae
zeal in it's plans for the year. Wit
the exception of the Clearwater exte1
sion, in common with the Union Ps
cific, no important line is under way
About 100 miles of track. to cost b.
tween $2,500,00O and $3,O0O,OOO are a
the company has under way. Two .
these extensions, however, in North D;
kota, are aimed at the 500 line. TIL
is one phase of the policy of the Hi
i railways which is not talked about 3
Fl the Hill Offices. Everyone is dead S
| lent when the name Of the: 500 line
mentioned. There, is no love lost b.
II tween the Hill lines and the Canada
| Pacific since the latter broke alt til
nnwritten laws by dropping the Sp
kane & Northern into Spokane.
II The far northwest, it will be- see
from this summary Of actual work d
| cided upon, is not the scene of gres
activity in railroad building so ia
II What it will be when the Milwauke
| plans are fully announced remains I
be seen. It is safe to guess that tt
| Northern Pacific, Burlington and Gre;