The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1911-03-25


Uruguay, South America. The con-
struction is being directed by Ameri-
can engineers and considerable guam
titles Of material for use in the build
ing of the road have been purchased
in the United States. This road will
run from DURANGO in the interior Of
Uruguay to Colonia on the River
Platte, and thence over 600 miles to
San Luis in the province of Rivera
on the Brazilian frontier, from which
it will continue to Bage in Brazil,
which is connected with the railroad
which will eventually reach Rio de
Janeiro. This section of railroad Is
part of a large scheme of railway
development
South Dakota is to be the scene
of considerable activity in railroad
construction this year. The North
western may extend east from Newell,
which at present is the terminus of
it's line from Belle Fourche, into the
government irrigation district; and
continue the line beyond Winner into
western Trip county. It is believed
that the Minneapolis and st. Louis
will build from Aberdeen to Pierre
along the line of the old grade on
which it has an option. It is rumored
that the Milwaukee road has survey
ing corps working in Harding county,
and contemplates line connecting it's
terminals at Rapid City with the
northern line across the state.
Announcement is made of the ap-
pointment of Thos. III. Carter of Mon
tana, James A. Tawney of Minnesota,
and Charles H. Streeter of New Hamp-
shire, as members of the Canadian
Boundary Commission.
The commission will proceed at once
to take up problems presented in
differences between Canada and the
United States, relative to the uses of
the boundary waters. The first ques-
lions to be considered are: the use
of Niagara Falls for power purposes
and the construction of power plants
in the st. Lawrence River, notably,
Long Sau1t project, in which New
York capitalists are interested. The
commission was created under the
authority of treaty negotiated with
Great Britain. Each country will be
by three members. The
decision of the commission will be
final, the United States and Canada
having agreed in the treaty to accept
as law any finding of the body created
by the terms of the instrument.
Interest in road betterment is
steadily growing in the United States
as has been evidenced by the projects
lately proposed with this end in view.
The Dupont proposition in Delaware
the suggested highway from Washing
ton to Gettysburg, as Lincoln memo
rial, have hardly had time to be heard
before company soon to be incorpor-
ated proposes to build a la foot
boulevard, costing $4,000 a mile, to
connect New York City and Washing
ton, D. c. This New York-Washington
project is for highway consisting of
six roadways, two of which are to be
for trolley cars, two for automobiles,
and two for other vehicles and pedes.
trians. The two roadways set aside
for general traffic will be on the out.
side, and will cross railroads at grade.
but the four inner sections-the two
for trolleys and the two for automo.
bile traffic-will be so constructed
that they will pass over or under the
railroads encountered along their
course, thus entirely doing away with
grade crossings. It is the plan of the
company to charge toll on the -four
inner section of the road and throw
the other two sections open to traffic
free of charge. When sufficient earn
ings have been received to pay cos
of building, equipping and operating
the highway together with other ex
penses, the company intends to cease
charging toll for the use of the above
mentioned sections of road to auto
mobiles owned and operated by indi
viduals, but to still charge toll fol
those used for public or commercial
transportation purposes. If the com
pany's plans are realized and the prof
ect a success, the New York-Wash
ington boulevard will be but a linl
in national highway" extending
from Maine to California.
Every effort to bring the Crane
| Trunk railroad into Minot is bein'
exerted by the Minot Commercial club
the sending of special committe
to Portal, N. D., and Regina and Win
nipeg being in line with the loca
effLrt to bring that condition about
It is claimed that the Grand Trunl
already has a charter into Portal, an
it is with view to securing tn
extension from that city to Minot tina
tie local parties have become int
ested. President F. l.. Sherman c
the Commercial club, together wit