The Minneapolis journal., 1906-10-31
GREAT NORTHERN
REPORTS /: FOR YEAR.
OFFICIALS TELL OF PROGRESS OF
EXTENSION WORK.
Many Branches, Particularly in North
Dakota, Washington and Manitoba,
Are Being Constructed into Territory
that Promises to Yield Rich Business
Much Equipment Is Purchased.

The annual report i Of the Great
Northern road which was given out
Yesterday in complete form for the first
time, mentions lines opened in the fis-
cal year as follows:
Dakota & Great Northern-York to
Thorne, N. D., 34.6S miles; Towner to
Maxbass, N. d., 46.13 miles; Westhope
to Sarles, Md, 2o:53 miles; Ellendale
N. D., to International boundary, 3.88
miles. Washington & Great Northern
-Curlew, Wash, to ferry on interna-.
tional boundary, 1852 miles.
The work on the line being built by
the Washington & Great Northern rail
way and, thettss Vancouver, Victoria &
Eastern Railway Eand Navigation COM
pany from Midway to Keremeos, B. c.,
described in last years report as in
progress, has been continued. Grad
ing is nearly completed and track lay
ing began June 20.
The extension Of the line of the
from Starkweather to Hansboro, N. D.,
completed Oct. IA. 1905.
s<The Minnesota s. Great Northern
Railway company's extension from
Greenbush to Warroad, Mimi, forty
+ four nj miles, is graded, but track will not
"Several mining branches Of one to
three miles in length, have been built
during the year BY the Eastern Rail
way company of1Minnesota, in addition
to many sidetracks. -.
i. Lines Being Built.
The following lines are under con-
Dakota &. Great Northern-Aneta to
Devils Lake, N. D., $3.50 miles. This
line will be- completed about Nov. l..
Track is being laid with 85-pound steel
rail, and built on low grade, and in
a substantial manner. It will relieve
the congestion of traffic between Dew
lis Lake and Grand Forks. Berthold
to Crosby, n. D., 80 miles; Thorne to
Dunseith, N. D., miles.
Billings & Northern-Armingto to
Laurel, Mont, 1929 miles.
Brandon, Saskatchewan & Hudson 8
Bay-From connection at international
boundary with the Dakota & Great
Northern Railway company'sz extension
from st. John, N. D., to Brandon, Man.,
69.45 miles.
Midland Of Manitoba-From sconnec-
tion at Neche, N. D., on the interna-
tional boundary, with the st. Paul,
Minneapolis & Manitoba railway, to
Portage la Prairie, Man, oil miles.
Surveys for several other new lines
have been made during the year or are
now in progress.
New Equipment. !,
In the year there were ordered ,s5
locomotives, 95 passenger cars, 200
refrigerator cars, 3,001 boxcars, 500
flatcars with sand sides, 1850 steel ore
sars, s. s4oG ballast ears 1 steam, ahoyelg,
anloaders Ten uv SWITCH engines aer~eDe are unl
der construction at Dale street shops.
The following important work was
completed in the year:
! Passenger station at Seattle, WASH,
which in connection with the tunnel un-
der the city and the double track de-
scribed in last years report, is used
jointly with the Northern Pacific com.
pany; 13, ,113 feet of stone -seawaH along
Puget sound, between Everett and Bal.
lard, waterfront tracks at Anacortes;
interlocking plants at Minneapolis,
division; enlargement of the Minot,
! ~ D., freight depot for division Of.
t fees; change of grade, rearrangement
and enlargement Of yard and terminal
buildings at Hillyard. Wash; brick pas.
lsenger station at Sioux Falls, s. D.;
! yard enlarged and terminal buildings
iEconstructed at Breckenridge, Mimi;
/ change Of line at Crater, Wash; reduc:
tion Of east-bound grade from 6-10 to
40 Of ! per cent between Brecken.
ridge and Wayzata, Mimi; and bank
ern and Spokane divisions.
The Duluth, Superior & Western Ter
minal company built 166.pocket ex
tension to it's ore dock No. 8, at Al
louez, Wis, increasing it's storage ca
pacity by II 500 tons.
| The tables of earnings were given ir
an earlier issue Of The Journal.