The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-04-25
Railroad News
new NORTHWEST
RAILROAD LEAGUE
HILL LINES AND GRAND TRUNK
PACIFIC ESTABLISH AL
LANCE.

st. Paul, April 25.--That a close and
comprehensive traffic agreement has
been established between the Hill lines
and the Grand Trunk Pacific is the be-
lief In railroad circles from recent hap
penings. In this connection comes the
superstition that the close working
agreement which has existed between
the Great Northern and the Canadian
Northern has been abolished.
The visit of L. G. Gilman, assistant
to the president OF the Great North
ern, and Thomas Cooper. assistant to
the president of the Northern Pacific,
toManitoba has been responsible for
the reports. II Is said that they have
been up north to perfect traffic ar
rangements which have an important
bearing on the situation. The officials
will return this evening after several
days stay in Winnipeg and railroad
points near by.
Ostensibly Mr.. Gilman and Mr.
Cooper have been in Winnipeg simply
to make arrangements in connection
with the union terminals which will
be opened there shortly. But IL is be-
lieved that their mission is broader in
scope in view OF the side trips they
have taken.
Headed for Twin City.
1t has been reported for some time
with some Official backing that the
Grand Trunk Pacific is heading for the
twin city and Chicago 1t will ex-
tend its Regina branch and connect
with the Crosby line of the Great
Northern In North Dakota. From North
Dakota, or from a point below Win
nipeg, it has been supposed that the
Grand Trunk Pacific would build a
line of it's own into the twin city. But
from present accounts the Grand
Trunk Pacific will not do any build
ing, at least not for the present, but
will make a traffic arrangement with
the Northern Pacific and the Great
Northern for the use Of their lines
from Western Canada to the twin city
and at the head of the lakes
The Grand Trunk Pacific has agreed
not to build into the United States, so
far as the northwest is concerned,
while the Hill lines have agreed to
keep their hands off Western Canada.
Great Western Chicago Outlet.
The Hill lines will be able to handle
all the wheat business that the Grand
Trunk Pacific can bring this way, it
is pointed out, while, as to other traf-
fic that would develop under the reci-
procity pact, the Chicago Great West
ern can give the Grand Trunk Pacific
direct entrance into Chicago THE
Chicago Great Western is under the
control of the Morgan interests. which
us working in harmony with the Hill
forces,
Without such an agreement as out :
lined, the Grand Trunk Pacific would
be deprived Of the advantages now OBJ
tanned by its strong competitors the
Canadian Northern and the Canadian
Pacific. The Canadian Pacific has all
the connections necessary through the
500, while the Canadian Northern this
fall will reach an outlet to the head
of the lakes by the completion of it's
lines from Virginia to Duluth. From
Duluth the Canadian Northern has a
traffic agreement with the North
western for the handling Of it's bust
ness to Chicago and that agreement
easily may be extended to include the
twin city.
The break between the Great North
ern and the Canadian Northern is In
dicated by the fact that the Hill line
for some time has contemplated the
construction of a line from the Cana
dian boundary line to Winnipeg. At
present the Great Northern sends it's
business into Winnipeg over the Cana
dian Northern from Emerson. Should
the Great Northern build its own line
into Winnipeg from Emerson, 1t is ex-
pected that the Grand Trunk Pacific
will use 1t into the twin city.