Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-08-13

AUTHORIZED
Resolutions Have Been Filed
For Extension Of 500
Line Branches

Now that there has been rumOr
afloat for some time to the effect
that the 500 Line road was contemp-
lating the extension OF it's Plaza and
Flaxton branches. it might be of in
terest to the public to know that the
report is confirmed. On Saturday the
500 Line officials filed with the secre'
tary of state their resolutions author
izing these extensions. Following is
the company's resolutions as filed
with the secretary:
The Plaza Line.
The following is an extract of the
minutes Of a meeting OF the board of
the Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault
Ste. Marie Railway Co., held at the
office of the company in the city of
Minneapolis, Mimi, on the End day
Of August, 1912, at II o'clock a. M:
Whereas it is deemed for the best
interests of this company to extend
its Plaza line westerly to the boun.
dairy line between North Dakota and
Montana, distance of about ninety
900 miles; Now Therefore
Resolves, That this company build
such extension of it's railway and
tina 1.-THE President and Chief Engin.
eer OF this company cause said ex.
tension of said railway to be located
as soon as practicable, beginning at
Plaza, Montrail county, North Dako.
ia; thence westerly and Southwestern.
ly across the counties of Mountrail
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 (3O) 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 the
Yellowstone river before reaching
said boundary line the eastern bank
OF 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 pracuc-
able and be completed as soon as pos
sible, though no date is set for the
completion.
The FIaxton Line.
Whereas, it is deemed for the best
interests Of this company to extend
it's Flaxton line westerly a distance
of about seventy-five (75) miles to
point in Valley county, Mont, be-
tween its north boundary line and the
north boundary line of Fort Peck In
dian reservation, Now Therefore
Resolved that this company build
such extension of its railway and that
the president and chief engineer of
this company cause said extension of
said railway to be located as soon as
practicable, beginning at Ambrose,
Divide County, N. D., the present
terminus of said Flaxton line; thence
in a westerly course on route to be
determined by them to be most de-
sirable, across said Divide county,
N. D., to point on the boundary line
between said state and the state Of
Montana, within ten (10) miles of the
boundary line between the United
States and C1Rda; thence into said
Valley county, Fin said state of Mon
tana to some convenient point, as
aforesaid, between the international
boundary line and the north line of
said Fort Peck Indian reservation.
The closing paragraphs of this res
olution are practically the same as
those relative to the Plaza extension
except the resolution provides that
the Ambrose line shah be completed
during the year 1913. Whether this
means that the Ambrose line will be
completed first or not is a matter of
conjecture.
As will be noted in the resolution
regarding the extension of the Plaza
line, the western terminus may be
made at the Yellowstone river in Nc
Kenzie county, in which case 1t will
be the makings of a good town at
that place.
VIRGINIA TO HAVE FORAGE. DAY.
RICHMOND, va, Aug. 10. -Tomor-
row is to be forage day" in Virginia
and in its observance the Old Domin-
ion will establish a precedent for