Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-03-16

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TO The West
Mysterious Visit ef Officials
We're Il nlndln
Signs are Seen Of Activity
Vest Of ne bSoufl

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ems, superintendent OF the Duluth &
Iron Range railroad, came into Man
dan In his private car and spent con
siderable time looking about the city
ant interviewing some of the promi.
nent business men. He WAS accom-
panied BY other Of the ofncials Of the
same road, and while he would not
state the exact nature Of his visit,
mas conversation would seem to indi.
! cate that the Duluth and Iron Range
road was contemplating extensions
into tie great wheat and stock grow
ing sections of Western North Da.
kota and Montana. 49, ...s ~....>s
The Duluth and Iron Range road
was built primarily to carry the ore
and timber from the range country
to Duluth, with little thought of the
development Of the country. Accord.
ing to Mr.: Owens the trahic which
the line has secured from the farm.
ing and mercantile interests has ex.
ceedest the widest expectations Of
the builders Of the road, and it II en-
tirely within the range Of possibili-
ties that tho owners OF the road On.
eouraged By the good results from
development work naay build west Ii.
to North Dakota and Montana. IN
company owns valuable terminal
properties in Duluth at The head el
the lakes and the transporta1ioa q
grain. stock and produce 70 tat pott
would ensure most profitable tfo&
dc. ;:s
Although this may seem visionary
because Of the immense Amoont r.
money necessary to build what wqetd
eventually be another tran1cont3a-
tai line, It must be remSnbeeeA -
the owners Of the Duluth and Iron
Range road. the Upited 9tat9s DtSel,
s. eoalssf a. q stss psssssa $ '8tsfs tssss
anywhere rom ten to hfty million
dollars. The Steel trust recently
lost a big order placed by the Hill
lines for steel rails and it would not
be at all out Of place for the Steel
rust to retaliate by invading the Hill
territory.
Rumors are flying thick and fast
of projected railroad lines In West
ern North Dakota. Surveyors Of the
500. Northern Pacific and Great
Northern are making the map of
Western North Dakota look like a
sieve with the lines drawn across it.
The recent break between the Great
Northern and Northern Pacific has
made probable the extension of
Great Northern lines south from the
main line, a thing that has hereto
fore been studiously avoided in North
Dakota. There is considerable spec.
ulation as to what will become OF
the proposed water grade from Will
liston to Omaha of which the Mis-
souri, river line from Stanton to Fort
Yates was supposed to be the first
link. This was built by the North
ern Pacific when that road was con-
trolled by Hill, and the understand
ing has been that the river line would
ultimately become part OF the
Great Northern. In view Of the break
between the two companies and the
passinK Of the Northern Pacific into
the hands Of the Vanderbilts 1t will
be interesting to note whether the
orikinal program will be carried out.
Another matter that seriously IN
terestss -Mandan is the building OF
the SEQ line into the West Slope
country It has been hoped that
whom ffis time should arrive the 500
peonle would see it to their advant-
age to cross the river 1T Mandan
and tap the fertile territory to the
Northwest Of this city on the way tol
tho coast. It Il known, that sound:
inRs of the river have been taken at
several points north. and also that
the 500 people ar. eperfectly convers'
ant with the lay Of the land north:
west of this city. The addition OF
another railroad line would mean
Great deal for Mandan, for with more
lines radiating out Of the city the
growth OF Mandan as q jobbing cen |
ter would Be swift and sure. !
The possibility Of the Milwaukee,
building north from Shields into this
section is also to be considered. In
any event We may expect unparalleled
activity in railroad development In
this section before another year rolls
around.
LAMoURE VISITOR.
States Attorney George P. Jones
of La Moure spent = few hours at
the state capital Friday and Satur.
day looking after matters of personal
interest. ~
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