Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-04-04
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DICKINSON, n. d., April 3.-The
question of the extension Of the Nor
thern Pacific railroad from Stanton
west into Dunn county the coming
season seems to be definitely settled.
The company has not only secured
options but actually purchased
right of way Tor the greater part OF
tho proposed line from Golden Val
ley in Mercer county to Melby in Dunn
county, and it is likely that contracts
for the grading Of the last extension
will be let within a short time and
work actually commenced.
During the winter there was a great
deal of talk about the Northern Paci-
fc building across Dunn county into
the Mary country, but this was all
speculation. 1t seems to be we'll set.
tied now that the company does not
contemplate extending its line further
than Melby on the east edge of range
"a. However, officials Of the Northern
Pacific have in mind a visit to Dickin-
son in the near future, at which time
an auto trip will be made into Dunn
county. 1t is presumed that II OBJ
ject Of their visit will be to see II
Melby is a feasible point for a term
inal division of the branch line out
from Mandan, the total distance being
about rs miles.
The &c miles west from Stanton.
which "a mostly graded last year,
has not been ironed, but it is probable
that a steel crew will commence work
early in the summer M if crop con-
ditions are favorable and the neces-
sary help a be secured it may ca
s0nably be expected that the road will
be ironed into Dunn county in time
to take out the crop in the fall. If
conditions are the way they were in
1912 it might be that the company
would only get the road ready for roll
ing stock as far as Golden Valley,
about Is miles southeast of Halliday.
Melby is quite central in Dunfl
county. about midway east and west.
If the railroad stops at Melby, the
distance to Dickinson by air line
measurements would be about 80
miles and by road, 35 or more.
If the road was pushed up Spring
creek 10 or II miles further the dis
lance to Dickinson would still remain
about the same. The distance from
Manning to Melby is 8 or 10 miles
and if the line was extended up the
creek far enough to make another
town, the distance would still be prac-
tically the nj Oakdale is about Is
miles from Melby and the people
around the Kildeer mountains would
be glad to see the road up Spring
creek a little further. This. however,
is a business proposition with the
Northern Pacific. It costs money to
build railroads and the company may
not feel like making any additional
expenditure for a line west of Melby.
There is no reason to believe that
there will be any railroad building
south Of the Missouri river this year
other than what the Northern Pacific
does in the extension Of its line west
from Stanton as already indicated.
The Northern Pacific has the most Of
the right of way purchased for its *
tension west from Mott via route
south of New England, crossing the
Little Missouri river at Marmarth and
into Montana, but there is no assur-
ance that anything will be done this
year OF the line. If the Northern Pa
ciflc does not build west of Mott this
year it is not believed that the Mil
waukee will extend west OF New Eng
land, and the wise people of the Can
o Ball metropolis are hoping that
they can have the trade Of the terri
tory just as it is for another year or
two. -.