The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-08-14
Railroad News
EXTENSIONS
AUTHORIZED
RESOLUTIONS HAVE BEEN FILED
FOR EXTENSION OF 500
LINE BRANCHES.

Bismarck, N, d. aug 44'-No" LAhI
there has been a m afloat for some
time to the effect that the 500 line
road was contemplating the extension
of it's Plaza and FIaxton branches, 1t
might be Of interest to the public to
know that the report is confirmed. On
Saturday the 500 line officials fled
with the secretary Of state their reso-
lutions authorizing these extensions
Following is the company's
as filed with the secretary:
The Plaza Line.
The following is an extract of the
minutes Of a meeting of the BOARD OIL
the Minneapolis, st. Paul d SauLt
ste. Marie Railway Co., held at the
office Of the company in the city Oh
Minneapolis. Mimi, on Aug. 2, 1917, at
IL O'Clock a. m. ~
Whereas It il deemed for the best
interests of this company to extend
it's Plaza line westerly to n boun-
dairy line between North Dakota ana
Montana. a distance of about ninety
600 miles; now therefore -,
Resolved, that this company bulld
such extension Of its railway ana
that the president and chlef englh-
eer of this company cause SAID eN-
tension of said railway to be located
as soon as practicable, beginning at
plaza, Mountrail county, N. D..
thence westerly and southWester-
lv across he counties Of Mountratl
and Mckenzie, in said state OF North
Dakota, to a point on said boundary
line between said state and the state
of Montana within thirty 600 miles
of the crossing thereof by the Mis-
souri, river, which point, owing to en-
cheering difficulties cannot be more
definitely located; provided, however,
that If the line of said extension When
definitely located crosses h Yellow
stone river before reaching SAID
boundary line the eastern bank Oh
said river shall be held and con-
sidered the western terminus OF SAID
extension.
The resolution goes on to say that
work shall begin as soon as practic-
able and be completed as soon as pos
sible, though M date is set for the
completion.
The FIaxton Line.
Whereas. it is deemed for the best
interests Of this company to extend
it's FTaxton line westerly a distance
of about seventy five (75) miles to a
point In Valley county, Montana, pc
tween its north boundary line and the
north boundary line Of Fort Peck IN
dian reservation; now, therefore, 49,,
Resolved that this company build
such extension of its railway and that
the president and chief engineer OF
this company aus said extension OF
said railway to be located as soon as
practicable, beginning at Ambrose,
| Divide county, N. d. the present
terminus Of said F1axton line; thence
ia a westerly course on a route to be
determined by them to be most de-
sirable. across said Divide county,
NJ ID To a point on the boundary line
between said state and the state OF
Montana. within ten (10) miles OF the
boundary line between the Unlted
States and Canada; thence into salo
Valley county, In said state OF Mon
tana to some convenient point as
| aforesaid, between the international
boundary line and the north n OF
said Fort Peck Indian reservation.
The closing paragraphs of this reso-
luton are practically the same as
those relative to the Plaza extension
excent the resolution provides that
the Ambrose line shall be completed
during the year 1913. Whether this
means that the Ambrose line will be
completed first or not Is a matter oil
conjecture.
regarding the extension Of the Plaza
line, the western terminus may be
made at the Yellowstone v in NC.
Kenzie county, in which case 1t will
be the makings of a good town a.
that place.