The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-10-31
PROVES An
ASSET TO ROAD
Long Haul to Be Made Basis
Of Greater Profit for
M. & St. L.

Minneapolis. Mimi, Oct. So.-A spe.
cial to the Tribune from New York
says:
Under the control and direction OF
Edwin Hawley. the Minneapolis and
st. Louis railroad was regarded here
! n Wal! street as q property Of not
very much Importance and whose pos.
sibilities were not being made the
most of. To be perfectly frank. most
observers did not credit the road with
possibilities worthy Of careful consid-
GRAFTON.
The principal trouble was not with
the property itself. but with h man.
agement. Edwin Hawlcy was not a
road operator, but q railroad dealer.
He did not give careful attention to
the management Of his properties.
Earnings Decrease.
AS a consequence. the earnings
steadily and materially decreased. No
one felt worse about this than Mr..
Hawley himself and there. is excellent
reasons for stating that regret e the
failure in this and other properties in
which he was materially interested
fastened his death. Notwithstanding
this. he seemed to be unable to reme-
dy the situation.
Erb Found Something Wrong.
When Newman Erb began to inves-
tigate the Minneapolis and st. Louis
road he saw that something was radi-
cally wrong N at once set about to
find out what 1t was and II possible
to get a remedy. Only one trip was
necessary for him to discover that n
of the chief d%ificuities was the short
ness Of the company's haul. Accord
iEgly he began. working out a plan to
lengthen the haul. Ever since he has
kept this object In mind. 1t was for
this purpose that he decided upon the
building of extensions to the Canadian
border and the making Of trackase
agreements that would enable the
traffic at points on the Cult Of Mexico.
Good Results Being Obtained.
1t was learned only yesterday that
further important steps have been
taken to lengthen the haul Of the COM
results are being obtained. Some
months ago a gateway was established
at Peoria. Illinois. for he clearing Of
traffic that formerly Wen through Chi
cago. The sending Of car loads Of
freight through that clearing house.
as all we'll informed railroad mel
know, is extremely expensive.
1 VATs GTU udS U1dUc agreements WIFI
the Pennsylvania and the New York
Central whereby they deliver trafic at
Peoria for the Minneapolis and st.
Louis which formerly the latter road
did not get until it had been hauled to
Albert Lea by other lines. Now the
Minneapolis and st. Louis has the long
haul on this business from Peoria to
the points Of destination on its own
lines. A saving Of some So or 80 a
car for hauling through Chicago is al
so effected.
Business on Increase.
AS a result Of this arrangement the
business through the Peoria gateway
for the Minneapolis and st. Louis has
Increased so per cent. Not only is the
company able to make this saving Of
So or 50 a car on the freight it ham
dies as against hauling 1t through Chi
cago, but anywhere from -four to ten
days. This is mighty important in the
case Of handled on bills Of lading.
Recently Wall street has been food
ed with rumors that the Grand Trunk
the Chicago nd.Great Western road.
1t cannot be learned that there is any
truth in the rumor 1t is possible that
a part Of the Great Western will be
taken over by Mr.. Erb in order to give
the Minneapolis and st. Louis an ON
aha line. Through the old Iowa Gen.
trail the Minneapolis and st. Louis has
by the building of about so miles could
effect a connection with the Omaha
line Of the Great Western, thereby
letting the Minneapolis and st. Louis
into that important center. So far
this matter has only been considered
with no definite action taken.
Line to Run to Chicago.
1t was also learned yesterday that
within a reasonably short time. the
Minneapolis and st. Louis will get into
Chicago. This will be done by q water
route. instead Of by rail. and at a cost
OF perhaps not more than $4,000 in
It is proposed to run car ferries from
Kewanee down the lake and the Chi
cago river, a distance Of about 10
miles. It is calculated that freight
trains can be handled as promptly this
way as by rail. 1nasmuch as there Is
always great delay in getting into Chi
cago by the latter route.
Serves Large Traflc.
It Is understood that the interests
who control the Minneapolis and st.
Louis are also In control Of the Chi.
cago Junction railway. This road
serves the largest traffic producing in
~terests In the world. Trafic coming
into Chicago over the Minneapolis and
st. Louis Ines will be distributed by
the Chicago junction railway and 1t in
turn will collect a large amount Of
traffic from the big Industries located
on its lines n deliver It to the car
car ferrys of the Minneapolis and st.
Louis. which will have the full benefit
OF haul from Chicago to points on its
own line.
1t is not difficult to see that with
the carrying out OF these plans. all Of
which are regarded feasible by the ex-
perts who have looked into them. that
the Minneapolis and st. Louis will be
a highly important through north and
south line all the way from the Cana