The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1906-04-06
IiIlL TO BUILD
CANADIAN ROAD
GREAT NORTHERN WILL HAVE
LINE FROM WINNIPEG TO
VANCOUVER.
MUCH WORK NOW UNDER Way
WILL BE IMPORTANT FACTOR IN
DEVELOPMENT OF CANADIAN
NORTHWEST.
MUCH WORK NOW UNDER WAY

st. Paul, April 1.-The invasion OF
Canadian territory by James j. Hills
railway systems, concerning which
many conjectures and rlnors have
been rife for some years, has begun
in earnest.
MI. Hill is not satisfied with hay
ing one iransconlinental line. hut
needs two, 1rayersing expanscs OF
territories over which the TWO GOV
crnmcnts hold domain. Within Il
short time he will have an east and
west line in the Canadian Northwest.
almost parallel to the Great Northern
on the United States side.
There is little question that he
Canadian Northwest will develop
OF tho American continent within the
next few years.
Winnipeg to Vancouver.
The plans OF Mr. Hill, in IA nut shell.
call for til" construction of IL line
from Vancouver. y. c.. 10 Winnipeg,
Man. Part OF the route has been de-
cidcd upon. Several surveying parties
are now in The field and ;re sllirmsh-
ing in more than one section oil Can
ada.
Besides The surveying parties which
the Great Northern has .nokiny out
for possible routes. active consiruc-
ton work is progressing at several
points to make the invasion into Cam
ada as quickly and cneryelically as
possible. The Great Northern has
now about 800 miles of lines under
construction, and The plans call Tor
approximately ! 800 miles. There are
between 5000 and
1000 Men at Work
building lines now. AS soon as the
weather gels more Favorable thou
sands more viii be pu, to work, so
that by the warm months the present
force will probably he doubled.
The biggest stretch OF line ON which
construction is now under way is
from Vancouver, f. c., over the coast
range easterly to Princeton.
The plans for he east and west
line are pretty we'll mapped out. and
an exciting rail-laying contest will
start soon among he Great Northern
the Grand Trunk Pacific and the
Canadian Northern.
Construction is now in progress on
two Great Northern lines in the Uni
ted States into Manitoba. These
North and South Lines
will not only ACT as feeders" to the
east and west Canadian line. but
also for furnishing coal and lumber
for Canadian points from the Anlcri-
can side.
a line from ST. JEANS. \. D., To Bran
don, Man. The crews are just over
the border The rails are already Oh
the ground and it is expected to have
them all laid some time in August.
The distance is seventy miles.
A line is also being built from
Neche, n. d., TO Portage III Prairie.
Man. The rails for this line are on
the way The connection is eighty
five miles in length.
The Great Northern is also consid-
ering a line from Emerson, just above
the international boundary line in
Manitoba. to Winnipeg.
Petitions for railroad have been
received by the Great Northern from
the western section Of Manitoba.
Surveyors Are at Work.
Surveying parties are also out for
the Great Northern straight north Of
Brandon, looking over the country for
the purpose of building Il line north
of Brandon, should the plan be FEAST
BILE
The construction Of line from
Hibbing. St. Louis county. Minn.,. TO
International Falls, or KoOchiching,
touching the boundary line, is also I'M
der consideration. Should the project
be carried through it would afford an
excellent connection with the Head of
the Lakes, for the Great Northern al
ready has line from Hibbing to Du-