The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-02
FIFTH LINE TO COAST
300 Means Another Transcontinental
for Minneapolis.


Next spring, thru arrangement be-
tween the 500 line, the Canadian Pa
cific and the Spokane & International,
route to Spokane, by at least sixty
miles and by several hours time. An
extension Of this line to the coast
would give this city a fifth transcon-
tinental and a route to Seattle that
would make other lines take notice.
This is undoubtedly the plan of the
Canadian Pacific directors, altho extern
sion of one of the North Dakota lines
between the Great Northern and the
international border has been suggest
ed as fine route with rich and I'M
developed territory from which to build
up traffic.
Much speculation was aroused today
In Minneapolis among holders Of 500
stock as to what the real plan for the
doubt the Canadian Pacific would like
to have the 500 line extended thru to
Seattle,' said closely interested cap
italist today. "I don't know Of any
line that is in better condition to build
the transcontinental than the @. P. R.
However, I don't think the extension
will be built to spite the Great North
make due return. The 500 now, you
see, is the only transcontinental which
does not have to climb the mountains
or cross the desert to get to the coast:
It uses the Canadian Pacific rails. II
the new line did not promise to pay it
would not be constructed at all. -
" t Blow to Hill Lines.
Decision by the 500 line to have it's
own rails from Minneapolis to the coast,
thus adding another Twin City Pacific
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may in the Hill camp, it is said by rail
road men. Already the 500 has given
the Great Northern a body blow in
bisecting all of the feeders which the
Hill road had stretched northward in
= North Dakota like a lot Of tentacles to
scoop in the wheat and other products
for haul over its lines to the Minneap-
oils and St. Paul market. The 500
came along and showed cross country
line between the Great Northern and
Canada, clear from Thief River Falls
to Duluth and an extension farther
westward. ~
5 The 500 crosses no less than eleven
of these feeders in it's new route across
North Dakota. Its Garrison line, far.
Their south, cuts off four Of these feed
ers by making the same stations or by
crossing the lines.
E Serve Fine Territory.
Continued to the coast, either the Gar.
rison or the Thief River Falls lines
would serve some of the finest territory
in the northwest. It would pass thru
grazing, agricultural, coal, mineral and
timber lands and would effectually shut
out the Great Northern by dividing the
territory in two which the Hill lines
has left between the rails of their own
systems and the boundary. By build
ing an extension half way between the
Canadian Pacific Canadian route an6
the Great Northern American route
the 500 would cut In half the distance
which the shippers as far north as the
boundary now have to make overland
to reach the Great Northern road. In
asmuch as the 500 would have an ever
chance for business from the country
which will lie between its own lines anC
the Great Northern and it will con
troll absolutely the territory lying north
ward to the Canadian Pacific route, tn,
500 and it's parent company, the Cana
dian Pacific, will practically cinch tn
traffic from a wide belt Of country b,
the completion of the new line.
The statement is made frequentl
that enough transcontinental lines hav
been built already and that there is n
room for any more. New York raj
road authorities reply that the expar
sion of the country is so rapid and tn
development is so great that as man
railroads are needed in the west as i
the east, where the New York Chicag
or New York-St. Louis cross countr
lines are very numerous.