The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-05
TO DEVELOP WESTERN CANADA.
j. j. Hill Has Large Scheme for Extending
His Lines There.

uhb biheb IntTe.
81. PAUL. Mimi, March 1.-The Chicagr +,
Milwaukee and st. Pau road has succeeded
In securing control OF the Duluth. st. Cloud
Glencoe and Mamkato Railroad. a line north
from Albert Lea. MINI. to Duluth. From
Albert Lea to st. Cloud the line neither
parallels the Great Northern nor Northern
Pacific. but from st. Cloud to Duluth the
projected Chicago. Milwaukee and st. Paul
parallels the Northern Pacific from twenty
to fifty miles.
j. j. Hills scheme for the, extension of his
lines into western Canada is an extensive one
He Intends TO enter from the west through
Alberta to the Saskatchewan, from the south
through Manitoba into Saskato he wan and
westward from Duluth. He is after a share
OF the wheat ira fic. and his plans are so
arranged that he can deliver wheat expedite
ously over his " lines from initial markets
in this country to the head Of lake ma viga-
ton. TO the Mlnnea polls mills and to the
Pacific coast, thus developing traf1c for
all sections OF his road and for his lake and
Pacific steamships as well. II Ia said that
this display Of aggressiveness on the part
OF MIR. Hill in western Canada is due to the
invasion Of Great Northern territory by the
Canadian Pacific.
Five thousand homeseekers passed through
81. Paul last week, bound for the North
west, OF these about l 500 went to the Pacific
coast States, while the Others were destined
for the Canadian Northwest. North Dakota
and generally lasts until Thursday.
The anadian Northern has begun building
soto iron range Some yenrs ago this com
pany built a line TO Gnnflnt, on the inter
%nati2nal border, but the track was never
tallen timber. From Gunfint to Fly the dis
lance is ninety miles and the construction is
Tow being pushed. is said that the { ana
III N Ot 9 N 1 appKlnU 81 nrn for
HhXihR with the. low grade ore obi aimed on
the anadian side, in order TO continue the
For several years this ore has been shipped
by boat to Port Arthur. but this has been
eTpensiVe, Ihe real motive Of the entrance
Minnesota is said to be hat of obtaining a
feeder from the several roads which operate
Incor p~oration papers have been filed here
with capital of 81, 0OO, 900 for the development
Of water power at otsego; Mimi, on the
water power on the entire river. The con-
is STYLED the Minnesota Power and Troll
icy Comnany. and It's purpose is 10 supply
ing. G. c. tokefar Of Duluth. representing |
capit alists, is at the head ofthe power
aIh% orselpow ere Of fG e. 5So. and e { IL tier i estimnts
to transmit! this power TO ST. Paul and Min
nsaP p"le. f9 qna liTlh nnIs RISer manuiac'arinE
Lighting II s. bsaI, has bat 5000 horse
ana Is MY nlleS dlStant. Inc OtSeRO
power is seventy miles distant
road from Portal, =. D., ON the american
to Hudson Bay, For two years the
civil engineers in the employ of MIR. hin
worked over this route and within the
past lew weeks il has been announced from
that the Canadian Northern was
building this line. but late discl osures indicate
the Great Mort hern is back of II and will
push its construction 20 completion. In
Iced, 1t is believed in railroad circles that the
treat Northern, canadian Northern and
irand Trunk Pacific are in a pool 10 develop
he resources OF Northern and Northwestern
anada.
Vice -President l.. W. hin Of the Great
made an automobile trip over this
proposed line ms far &C Winnipeg last sum
'nad. To meet the demand for passenger traf-
j. the Northern Pacific and Great Northern
nave each put on two additional trains west
rom 81. Paul 10 the Pacific Coast, three first
lass passenger trains now departing and
daily over the transcontinenta al lines.
h thicaRo. 81. Paul, Minneapolis and
omaha known ms the Omaha road has COM
renGcd tn" operation Of the fastest trains in
h", West, They are run bet ween ST. Paul
md Omaha on a ninety mile an hour schedule.
MAKING only four stops in $50 miles.
hatles johnson. the Minneapolis railr Dad
contractor. will build tho extension of the
duluth. Virginia aud Rainy Lake Railroad
rom IFS present terminus at Ashaws north
\ ard 10 the bon ndary, where it Will connect
ance Of about. one hundred miles With
he road built Duluth viii have q direct line
o Winnipeg through a fne territory. The
Missaha. and Mort hern line will be
from Duluth to Virginia for the present
md later n line will he built.