The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1906-02-09
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D., R. l. & W. Line to Be Extended to
Canadian Line at Once.
For several weeks past there have
been rumors of the proposed ex'
tension of the Duluth, Rainy Lake
& Winnipeg road from it's present
terminus at Ashawa, but not until
this week has anything authoritive
of the intention of the management
been announced and when an
nounced was of 80 direct variance
from the original plans of the com.
pany as to cause surprise to all not
in direct touch with the promoters
through financial interests, it being
proposed to abandon the Koochich-
ing line and build from Ashawa
northwest to Beaudette, in Bel.
trani county, where it will connect
with the Canadian Northern line.
Work will be begun as soon as
practicable, and it will be required
of the contractor that the road be
completed through to Beaudette by
next fall. Beaudette is in the ex-
treme northern part of Beltrami
county, and it is at that point that
the Canadian Northern passes over
the Rainy river out of Minnesota
into Canada.
The new extension of the Duluth,
Rainy Lake & Winnipeg road will
be 100 miles in length, and in con-
nection with the Canadian n Northern,
and any one of the three Duluth
roads that run into Virginia, will
constitute an almost air line from
the head of the lakes to Winnipeg.
The news of the extension of the
Duluth, Rainy Lake & Winnipeg
road is of much importance to Vir-
ginia. 1t will afford a shorter line
to the Manitoba metropolis and will
open up country rich in timber
and of great agricultural possibili-
ties in St. Louis, northern Itasca
and Beltrami counties.
The Duluth, Rainy Lake & Winni-
peg Railway company has sold
bonds to the amount of 100000 tor
the purpose of making the import
ant improvement described, and
Monday the road filed mortgage
for that amount in favor Of the
Illinois Trust & Savings bank of
Chicago as security for the bond
issue. The mortgage was executed
Ian. and will expire Jan. l. 1916. 1t
covers the property of the railway
company and bears interest of per
cent per annum, payable semi-an-
nually. The mortgage is attested
by w. H. Cook, PRESIDENT; David O.
Anderson, secretary, for the railway
company, and by James J. Mitchell
and w. H. Henkle for the trust COM
pany.
The new junction with the Cana
dian Northern will have many ad-
vantages over the original plan of
building to koochich'ing or Inter
national Falls as it is now known,
and then throwing bridge across
the Rainy River to connect with the
Canadian line at Fort Frances.
It is learned that Thomas Shevlin
is constructing large lumber mill
at Beaudette, and that he is going
to manufacture lumber for ship
ment out of Duluth. The product
of this mill will be handled over the
Duluth, Rainy Lake & Winnipeg to
Virginia and it is expected that the
road will run trains through to Du.
luth, as it is now doing with log
trains from Virginia. It is also
learned that the Rat Portage and
the Rainy Lake Lumber companies.
operating heavily at Rainy River,
just across from Beaudette on the
Canadian side, will ship their pro-
duct into the United States over the
Duluth, Rainy Lake & Winnipeg
and pay the duty. They can. afford
to pay the duty and enter the Ameri-
can market under existing prices in
Canada and the United States.
The Duluth, Rainy Lake & Winni-
peg road was formerly known as
the Duluth, Virginia & Rainy Lake.
The name was changed short
time ago, and in view of the news
here given, the change was one of
significance. The road was built
under the old name from Virginia
to Ashawa, distance of ~ miles
There are many miles of branches
penetrating the timber from which
the Virginia Lumber company
draws it's supplies. The road is
graded beyond Ashawa to Pelican
lake, distance of about IL miles.
The extension of this line means
much to the business interests 81
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