The evening times., 1911-08-21
STANLEY ROAD
BUILDING FAST
Rapid Progress Being Made
Opens a Territory With
Abundant Prospects

Stanley, N. d., Aug. 21.-Territory
that is abundant in natural resources
and rich in prospects for bright fu-
ture will be tapped by the new eNten-
sion of the Great Northern railroad
that is being constructed from STAN
ley to Wild Rose, Williams county,
and which will later be extended clear
across Williams county and into Mon
tana. This will make the eleventh of
the remarkable system of feeders
maintained by the Great Northern in
North Dakota. and it will be placed
in operation this fall according to
present indications.
When c. II. Hickman, engineer in
charge Of the construction work on
the new branch, arrived in Stanley
recently, the grade had been construc-
ted as far as Wild Rose, distance
OF tifty-two miles from Stanley. The
grading was done last year, tho ex-
tension being abandoned by the COM
pany when the crop failure occurred
Resumption of activities this year
followed favorable report on the
project made by j. H. Griffin of Grand
Forks, division freight agent, who had
trip over the proposed line for the
Of whether or not there would be suf-
flcient business this fall to warrant
the laying of the road.
Track laying is being pushed at a
rapid rate and the construction gang
ley, eighteen miles distant from STAN
ley. The track laying work, at the
several stations is somewhat slower
~ t1,1 80 n s<,lyr
Future Uncertain.
Just where the Great Northern an
ticipates the construction Of this line
after it passes Wild Rose is uncer-
tain. 1t will either be carried in a
westerly direction, almost parallel to
the main line, or 1t will be carried in
northwesterly direction to the Can
adian boundary just about at the
boundary between North Dakota and
Montana. Recent activities of the sur
veyors of Canadian railroad may
have some bearing upon the local eN-
tension, as they were working in the
territory that may be entered by the
Stanley extension That fact is look
ed upon as a remarkable indication
of continuous service directly into
Canada, augmented by the Canadian
reciprocity pact There have been
stories published to the effect that
Williston was to be the terminal of
Canadian traffic into the western sec
tion of the state, but local business
interests are firm in the belief that
Stanley has been selected as such
terminus.
There are eight towns on the new
extension between Stanley and Wild
Rose. The first Of these is Belair. six
miles from Stanley, and there will be
an industry track and loading plat
form at that station.
Lostwood, the second town out, is
six miles further, and it will have
an industry track and loading plat
form also. The Imperial Elevator
company has obtained site and will
erect an elevator this fall.
Lunds Valley, eighteen miles from
the city, will have the same railroad
facilities as the other stations. with
the St. Anthony G Dakota Elevator
company ready to build there early.
Powers Lake, one of the oldest
towns in the north district tapped by
the road, and it will have three ele-
vators in addition to the railroad
facilities that are provided. The I'm
perial, National and the Farmers Ell
evator company have all secured sites.
Powers Lake is twenty-five miles from
Stanley.
At Battleview, seven miles from
Powers Lake, there are scenes of ac-
tivity already. The ST. Anthony, Da-
kota and the Farmers Elevator COM
pany will build there.
Six miles from Battleview will be
McGregor, with three elevator COM
panies having obtained sites there, the
Imperial, Farmers and Nelson Bros.
Hamlet, the last town before Wild
Rose, will have the National and Nell
son Bros. elevators, while at Wild
Rose the National, Imperial and St.