The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-01-07
MILLIONS SPENT ON NEW
ROADS In THE NORTHWEST

continue to be the short line between
st. Paul and Chicago
The grading work on the air line is
| nearly finished, and it is planned to
have it ready for operation by the.
latter part Of next year.
otheer Lines Close Behind.
The other st. Chicago lines are
following close behind the North
Western and the 500 in improvement
work between the two centers. The
Burlington, St. Paul and Chicago
Great Western are extending their
double tracks, having spent millions in
the aggregate during the past summer
in carrying on the work. From pres
ent prospects, at least three of the st.
Paul Chicago lines will have double
track service within three years, ac-
cording TO railroad officials.
The Omaha during the year built
and put into operation the Draper
branch, which extends from Kennedy
to Kaiser, Wis, a distance of seven
miles. 1t opens up a large tract of
timber, and while its immediate des-
tination is Park Falls on the 500 line,
| it ultimately will be pushed as far as
some point on the oNrth- Western in
Iron county.
Work in the Dakotas
In South Dakota the North Western
did some active work There was
finished and put into operation twelve
miles of the forty miles proposed of
the line from Dallas through the Rose
bud reservation The rest of the line
will be ready soon.
The line from Blunt to Gettysburg,
direct north and south, was finished
and put in operation, extending seven
ty miles.
A line was built from ONEIDA east
erly to Hitchcock, about seventy-fiye
miles long and will shortly be put in
operation. 1t branches off the Blunt
Gettysburg line running from Huron
to Cakes.
From Belle Fourche the North
Western built a line to Newell, a dis
lance Of twenty-five miles, now under
operation. 1t is being extended TWEEN
ty-five miles further, soon to be ready
for service.
Northern Iowa Cutoff
The cutoff from Hawarden to Sioux
City, in northern Iowa, fifty miles.
has been in operation six weeks. It
furnishes a quicker route for the trans
portation of traffic from South Dakota
points to Sioux City and Omaha.
Starting from Mclaughlin and tap
ping the Standing Rock reservation
the Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
opened up a magnificent territory for
134 miles this year. The line goes to
New England, N D., develops a ter
ritory which means much to st. Paul
AMI Minneapolis as trading centers
The Moreau branch, which starts
near Mobridge. SD, and extends for
sixty miles, was finished this year to-
gether with the Cheyenne branch,
which extends for eighty-fve miles
and traverses the Cheyenne reserva-
ton. The Moreau branch has been
graded as far as Faith, S. D., fifty
miles more, and rails may be laid next
year. The ultimate plan, it is under
stood, is to extend the line into Mon
tana.
Farther West.
Farther to the west the Chicago.
Milwaukee & Puget Sound has opened
more valuable territory On Nov.
a line was completed from Three
Forks, through the GaHitin valley for
! forty miles. 1t is in operation and will
be extended further down the valley.
A line was finished and ut in opera
ton from Ringing to White Sulphur
Springs Wash, a distance of forty
miles. From st, Mary's to Elk River,
Idaho, seventy-two miles, another
branch was furnished as a feeder to the
new trans continental line. There was
also finished and put in service a line
from McKenna to Aberdeen, Wash, on
Grey's Harbor, distance of seventy
five miles, giving the st. Paul road a
Pacific outlet.
Work has been done on a line from
Moncton to Everett Wash, about sew
entyfive miles, which viii shortly be
completed.
New Lines to Spokane
The st. Paul line has two lines un-
der way, whose ultimate destination
| it is believed, will be Spokane, Wash.
One is branch from Warden to Mar
cellus, forty seven miles, which has
been finished and heading for the
east. The other breaks off at Plum
mer. with Spokane about sixty miles
distant and it is expected to be finish.
ed next year.
The Northern Pacific got ahead of
the St. Paul in reaching Mott, n D.,
in one of the most interesting battles
that has ever been fought in the west.
The entrance of the Northern Pacifs
into Mott was the occasion for a big
celebration, in which the citizens of
the most important cities in North
Dakota joined. After running from
Mandan down to the Cannon Ball river
for several miles, the Northern Pacific
extension strikes westerly tapping one
of the most fertile regions of the "oid
range" country that has been held
back for the lack of transportation IA
cilities. The opening of this territory
is one Of the most important trade
developments enjoyed by ST. Paul
merchants this year.
Race to Mott
The extension to Mott will ultimate.
~ go as far as Terry. on the Yellow
stone river and will give the Northern
Pacific an alternate main line to the