The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-07
APPEAL TO 500
FOR FACILITIES
BUSINESS MEN URGE NEW EAST
AND-WEST LINE.
Large Belt Near Canadian BounG..-y
Needs Better Transportation Advan-
tages, and 500 Is Urged to Build
from Winnipeg to Portal, Crossing
Great Northern Branches.

Again shippers are looking to the
500 line for relief from transportation
insufficiencies in the northwest. Aid
from the Great Northern does not seem
to be Forthcoming in this particular
case, altho it is logically the system
which should give relief. Naturally
the 500 was then sought out as the
savior. The result may be new line
from st.. Vincent, or some other point
the Canadian border, to meet the sys-
tenn again at Portal, thus traversing
the garden spots of North Dakota.
The tonnage that the 500 would re-
ceive from establishing cross-town"
line, it is said, would be enormous. The
people are very friendly to this doughty
antagonist Of grasping transportation
corporations and would gladly welcome
its construction crews to a rich region
which is now devoid of railroad facili-
ties, except those reached by, driving
shooting north from the Great North
ern main line. The Soo's extension
from Thief River Falls to Kenmare
now under construction, promises won.
derful revenues to the company, and
it is argued by settlers in the north.
ern part of the state that a parallel
near the international boundary cross
ing Pembina, Cavalier, Towner, Rolette
Bottineau and Ward counties would
same time demonstrate the penchant OF
the road for grasping situations and
acting Immediately.
The matter was brought to the at
tention of the 500 road officials by H.
A. Mayo of Walhalla and Judge Knee
shaw Of Pembina. With other leading
citizens they visited the general Of:
fees in Minneapolis with the complaint
that they could not get facilities for
fireclay brick plant six miles beyond
Walhalla, station on the Great North
ern. Concessions were not made or Of
fered by that road and Immediately in:
tercession was made with the 500.
A line connecting the tile plant with
the 500 would cross Pembina county
from the Winnipeg branch. This county
line alone would be fine feeder, pass
ing between the Tongue and the Penn
bina, two of the finest rivers Of the
state. Extended across Cavalier, it
would penetrate rich farming country
bringing a dozen or more inland towns
already esta blished into tribute rela
tions with the system. Built straight
away thru the Turtle mountain reserva
ton region it would gladden. the hearts
Of the inha bitants of such towns az
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haul it's in and out freight long dis
tances by wagons to reach the Grea1
Northern lines from either Church .
Ferry or Rugby.
It is expected that announcement o.
these plans will result at once in thu
throwing of rival surveying crews int
the field at once. In fact, a messag.
already received from Winnipeg indi
| Gates that the rumor is current Their
that the Great Northern is at last t.
invade Canadian Pacific territory b,
one of it's numerous feeders built nortl
to the boundary, but which, heretofor
have gone no further. It is said tn
line will run from St. John, n. D., t.
Brandon, where terminal options hav
been. secured, and that this is but I'll II
to aid Mackenzie and Mann: and to pre-
vent the Grand Trunk Pacific from alb
sorbing the Canadian Northern system
The proposed 500 line would eros
| Great Northern branches, which exten.
north from Grand Forks, Grafton, Par
River Junction, Lakota, Church s Ferry
Rugby, either at Neche, Walhalla. Han
nah, st. John and Bottineau, or nea
| these points.