The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-04-28
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Now Considered Certain That /: Line
!: VIII !: e Built Through. Importance
Of Logging Railroads Not Fully A.
| preciated " the People.
!. Duluth News Tribune: The Duluth
& Northern Minnesota :road owned by.
Alger, Smith 1 Co., will build ten miles
Of main line and Is miles Of branches
this year. The road now, has 81 mules of
main line and 40 miles Of branches, and
the main line is surveyed to q: point only
20 miles south Of GunAint Lakeland the
international boundary. That the Du-
luth l. Northern Minnesota, will ult,,
mately be built through to the boundary
Is considered very certain: ~>s 4s:.. - ~:
1t IL doubtful if the importance OF the
railroads of Northern Minnesota that
have been built primarily for logging
purposes is generally understood over
the state. Fifteen or twenty years ago
the pine OF northern Minnesota that
was not tributary to some stream large
enough for diving was considered of
little value. It was said that the cost
OF getting it out by railroad was too ex-
pensive to- be- considered. Now there
are railroads OF standard guaee running
parallel with or crossing the best
streams for driving in this section and
they were built for the express purpose
Of hauling logs. The Duluth L Nor
thern Minnesota is an example of how
railroads that we're bniIt for logging
purposes are already developing into
lines OF general traffic long before they
have served their original purpose.
The road, when construction first be-
gun on:it about seven years ago, was re-
garded by the public as only an indie
pendent spur. OF the Duluth L Iron
Range. road, connecting with the latter
at Knife River, 20 miles from, Duluth,
for the purpose Of railing logs to the
sawmills in Duluth.
The road runs y regular mixed freight
and passenger train up and down the
line daily, making close connection with
the Duluth & Iron Range at Knife River
for the accommodation OF Duluth and
range people. It is said that it's general
freight and passenger business is grow
ing rapidly and has already assumed
important proportions That it will be
permanent institution 10. q: foreeone
conclusion. The cut-over landsa are Gag
erly sought by settlers, and farms are
being developed at points along; and
tributary to, the line. ;.
Alger,> Smith: & Go. own q large
amount: Of pine land ID :fee;: and,4are get:
ting good: Esprieespf or!snch <,oht zov1er *lapd
as the company sells. This recalls the
fact that years ago, much :!of the pine
lands vt northern Minnesota we're con.
sidered of such little value that the lum.
bermen would allow them to be sold for
taxes, or take whatever they were offer.
ed for them after the timber was gone
One St. Paul horse frp that bought
10000 acres Of these lands al" Is 70 80
cents an acre from the 1umbermen, pay
Ing for the tracts with horses, has made
a large fortune by holding on to them:
It is believed here by many that the
Duluth & Northern Minnesota road will
ultimately connect with the Duluth
Port Arthur l. Western, which runs W
from Port Arthur towards 'Gnnf1int. ant
which is now owned by the Canadial
Northern, and thus makes direct route
between the Canadian and the American
head of the lakes: p.
The ten-mi!ep extension Of the mail
line OF the Duluth l., Northern Mime
sofa road will carry the end of the roat
to Schauff Lake., northeast of. :Beave
Bay. The. fartheet surveyed extension
runs along the Baptism river in north
easterly direction and then points d
rectly north. .:~ - -.
There have long been reports at inter
walls that the Duluth & Northern, Mime
sofa road is seeking 40 independent en-
trance into Duluth. Such proposition
may have been considered but it is nos
understood that it's trackage arrange
ment with the Duluth &. Iron Range lie
tween Duluth; l. Knife River is entirel
satisfactory. That the road will Away
be one of the important factors in tn
development OF northeastern Mlnnesot,
is fully recognized in Duluth. j.: 1872. =
The Edward, Hines Lumber compan
and the Weyerhauser interests recentl
opened negotiations to: buy out Algel
i Smith +. Co, in minnesota, and it'll
4 deal had he! gone through s:the Duluth
Northern Minnesota road would hav
, gone il j: With But 100000 stood bt
tween the parties to the PROPOSED trans
, action, andit fell: through IS, tt IS nc
likely that; Alger,. Smith 4 Go. will se
II ont their interests hArf:g : =, u ~ !