Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1907-07-25
new n. P. TOWN
Magnitude Of Work at the New
Railroad Headquarters at
DiiWorth.

Fargo, July 21.--It requires a per-
sonal visit to Dilworth, the new di-
vision point of the Northern Pacific,
three miles east OF Moorhead, to full
]y realize the vastness of the con-
struction work which has been done
by the company, in the way of rail-
road yards, roundhouse, machine shop
and work of different kinds subordin-
ate to slch construction work.
1t has been variously stated that
there will be a town Of l,5OO popula-
tion in a year from now at least and
the statement has been considered
one that was 100 per cent wide OF all
possibilities. Authorities who know
the results of such enterprises as are
TO be seen at Dilworth contend that
it will be the exception if the new
town of Dilworth is not rapidly peo-
pied, in fact they say it must come.
The building which looms up be-
fore the visitor is the great round
house, brick and stone, with it's
fOrty-tive stalls for the ponderous
monsters which are to haul the COM
pany's trains east and west. The
number of tracks leading from the
immense turntable are appalling and
demonstrate vast outlay of capital.
Three sections of the round house are
to be ready to turn over to the oper-
atinR department by the first of
August. .-
The power house. with four mon
ster boilers, is nearing completion
and the electrical machinery which
is to supply the motive power for all
of the machinery in the machine
shops ands in addition the electric
lights for the illumination of the
great railroad yards. The smoke
stack for the power house is of steel
and is nlnety-nine feet high frsn the
base and five feet in diameter.
The frame Of the machine shop is
up and win soon, be ready tor She
roof. The dimensions are lOOx225
feet, one story. 1t is to be supplied
with every modern device to assist in
the repairing and rebuilding of loco
motives.
Erected on immense concrete piers
and conveniently located, is the
water tank for supplying the locomo-
lives with water, which is obtained
by reservoirs, one and one-qualter
miles long on the Buffalo river, three
miles east. The whole site OF the
works is netted with perfect water
works system. Nearing completion
are the coal docks. In connection
with the works there will be twenty
one miles of yard railroad sidings.
Plans are being prepared for a spa
cious passenger station which will be
on the north side of the track little
east of the company's hotel which
was erected when the works began
for the accommodation of employees.
The 200 or 300 employees of the
company other than those who make
their home in the hotel, are housed
in about twenty-five tenn porary
shacks, several of which are devoted
to restaurant uses. One building is
called the Club, which is the evening
rendezvous for different classes of
employees. The leases of the railway
company absolutely forbids the sale
Of intoxicating beverages on the COM
pany's property.
Within the company's domain at
Dilw0rth there has been erected a
Pres byterian church where regular
services are being held by pastor
who has been placed in charge.
At Dilworth there is The greatest
opportunity for the use of capital.
There is nov a demand for houses
for different classes of workmen and
the opportunities for the branching
out in different lines of business are
of the most tempting character. In
the matter of residences there is the
greatest concern and the pany's
workmen are making daily inquiries
as to when and what are the pres
poets for housebuilding operations.
1t is stated that several merchants
have been endeavoring to secure op-
ptions on business sites, and surveyors
are seen in all directions north of the
N. p. right Of way.