The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-05-02
5 Railroad News
R. R. BUILDING
IN WESTERN N. D.
N. p. BUSY PUSHING THREE LINES
OUT or MANDAN--STILL
ANOTHER POSSIBLE
TALK or THE
MILWAUKEE.

Mandan Pioneer: The railroad con-
struction work on the Northern Pa
cific north branch of the Missouri VAL
ley railroad, is being pushed rapidly.
The contractors have large track
laying machine that is rapidly tear
ing up the old construction tracks
which was used to get the steam SHOW
els out to the cuts, and is ready to
begin laying the main track as soon
as the contractors have everything
In readiness and the outfits organized
and systematized. The reports that
the tracks had been laid ont as far as
the Massingham ranch and that the
work trains would be in Stanton by
the last of June are false.
The bridge gangs are hard at work
getting in the bridges and culverts and
by the time that the tracklaying ma
chine and the contractors are in readi-
ness they will be completed. The
material yard located about three
miles north of the city which was
built last year is being stocked up with
rails and ties and other railroad build
ing material and it presents a very
busy appearance.
The false work of the Heart river
bridge on the south line is being
driven very rapidly, and the work Of
track laying on that line will be com
mencei as son as conditions permit.
What little grading that is yet to be
done on that line is being pushed for
ward as fast as possible. 1t is said
that '-4e trains will be running on all
three OF the new lines by the last of
September so that the farmers will
have a chance to ship their grain this
fall without having to h1ur 1t as far as
they have heretofore
Life Along Knife River.
TIE N. P. r. r. Co. mas a couple of
gangs Of surveyors at work at the
present time running a survey west
from Stanton along the Knife river.
This looks as though there would be
more railroad building going on this
year. While there has been talk be-
fore about running a northern branch
west this is the first definite step that
the railroad company has taken in the
matter.
This extension will only mean more
business for Mandan in the line of
wholesaling, and will add all the more
to the growth of our city as a business
center. There is said to be some
fears in Stanton as to whether the
road will strike that city as was orig.
inally planned or whether it will make
a detour and pass along the Knife river
at considerable distance from the
town. Whether it does or not Stanton
will be one of the best towns on the
north line and If they continue to
a far al
as they are now there is no doubt but
that it will be the most important sta
ton on that right of way.
More From the Milwaukee,
The many rumors of the Milwaukee
running into Mandan are still in circu-
lation and there is no doubt but that
there must be something doing where
there is SO much talk. Last year there
were three gangs of surveyors en-
ployed by the Chicago, Milwaukee &
Puget Sound Railway Co., at work
running line up to the Little Heart
Valley, they were at work for over
three months and now at the present
time there is a new gang going over
the same route taken by the others.
and is working in the vicinity of Dog
tooth.
What this means is a matter of con-
lecture. Some of the optimists of the
city believe that the Milwaukee people
are sending out this years party to
prove up the work done by the last
years gangs. The ultimate result is
that we will have a new line of rail-
road running into this city in the next
year.
There Is no chance of obtaining any
definite information until the head Of
icials of the. Milwaukee road desire
to give it out but from the evidence
shown it looks lot as If Mandan
would be the one best bet in North |
Dakota inside of few years, and by
the way they are not giving us any
odds at the present time.