Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-10-24
lumOrS That New Extension
Nay be One Of Main
Lines 10 Coast
Would Make CannOnba|l I'm.
DOfiant Junction Point For
Northern Pacific
Resolution Authorized Exten.
sion Filed with Secretary
Of State

For some time 1t has been rnmored
that the Northern Pacific railway in
tended to construct a line from Edge
dey on west across the Missouri river
to connect with its Missouri River
line at Cannon Ball, but there seems
to have been no positive information
on the subject until yesterday, when
the Northern Pacific company filed its
resolutions with the secretary OF state
authorizing the sana
This will he an extension OF the
Fargo Southwestern branch, which
runs from Fargo through Lisbon and
IinMonre to Edgnlay. and there are
ruinofs that IT Ia to become M OF the
main lines Of the system to the coast.
This connecting link will be l10
miles long, thereby making Edgcley q
freight division point, with Fargo and
Cannon Ball the terminals Of the pas
senger division. 1t is also reported
that It Is the intention Of the com.
pany to make Cannon Ball an import.
ant point for the company. and 1t will
undoubtedly become 1mita q railroad
town. Cannon Bail is naturally q cen.
tn, as ono will see BY the map, and
il Is reasonable to see the possible in.
tentions OF tie company, as there Is
practically an empire in that section
OF country to be served. Il,
The road is graded from Cannon
Ball south through Fort Yates, on
down into South Dakota, and it is re.
ported that this will be ironed during
the coming summer. BY this it will
be sect that Cannon Lall is to become
quite an important junction point.
This connecting link from Edgeley
to Cannon Dali will prove of great
interest and benefit to the towns along
tho Southwestern branch, rs they
have waited patiently for thirty years
for an Improvement in train service.
1t means that within n few years they
will have more trains. including n
coast train service. which will very
much improve the conditions which
have existed for many years.
The resolution authorizing this ex.
tension of tho. Southwestern branch
referred to in this article was passed
at 4 meeting Of the board of directors
OF the Northern Pacific railway com.
pany, held in New York City, on the
l4th day or October. 1912, and Is cop.
led from the original now on file In
the Office OF the secretary OF state:
Resolved, That this company build
a branch line OF railroad commencing
at the town Of Edgeley, on the Fargo
and Southwestern branch, in Section
thirty-tive 1851, township ono hundred
thlrty.four asa north, range sixty.
four (G4) east, in LaMourc county.
North Dakota, running thence west.
erly across the Missouri river and
n~ortherly to a point OF connection With
tile railroad line OF the Missouri River
Railway company, in section twenty.
three (33), township n hundred thir-
tyfonrs (134) north, range seventy.nine
Toy west, in Morton county. The
names OF the counties in which the
said branch line Of railroad is intend
ed to be made are: I4aMoure, Logan,
EmmOns and Morton. The estimated
length of such branch line Is one hun
bred and ten Q10) miles, OF less. !
Signed and sealed on the 18th day
Of October, 1912. by Howard Elliott,
President, and George H. Earl, Sec.
rotary of the Northern Pacific.