The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-03-22
NEW RAILROAD J
To SERVE FINE
FARM REGION
Proposed Company to Building
From Manning to Mandan
Will Incorporate Soon
FUNCTIONS TO BE MADE
WITH TWO BIG SYSTEMS
Northern Pacific and Milwaukee
Will Be Fed by Farmers
Transportation Line

A new railroad connecting Manning,
Center, Mandan, st. Anthony and Fire.
da, making functions with the North
ern Pacific at Mandan and between
Sumner and Gall, and with the Chica-
80. Milwaukee & st. Paul at Freda, and
with il possible spur across the new
bridge to Bismarck TO connect with
the 500 line and the Northern Pacific
ut this joint. is becoming probability
for the very near future, according to
Il. y. Mcbride, pioneer merchant Of
Emerson, Dunn county, who was Ill the
city this morning looking up prelimin-
aries to Incorporation
An enthusiastic meeting held at st.
| Anthony yesterday resulted in enthusi-
| aStic pledges of stock purchases and
Of moral support from the thrifty farm
ers of one of the Slopes most fertile
valleys. which will be served by the
proposed line. Attorney w. A. Carnes
Of Manning: Charles Kapelovitz presi-
dent of the Manning bank, and Mr.. Nc
Bride formed the Dunn county delega-
ton which carried the message to st.
ter represented Oliver. Mr.. Mcbride
reported today that St. Anthony sub
Scrihed more stock in proportion to the
number involved than did Manning,
where Il short time ago $4,000 for the
new line was pledged in a few hours.
Rich Country Served.
The proposed line. so new that not
even Il name has been considered. and
so certain! that engineering costs. right
of way and other preliminary expenses
have already been provided for, will
follow the valley Of the Knife river
from Manning eastward through the
heart Of Dunn county. touching Elmer
SOIL and other thriving inland towns
through the middle Of Oliver county to
Center. the hustling inland county
seat of that shire. with it's six prosper
GUS creameries: thence down Square
Butte creek valley to the Missouri,
which it will parallel into Mandan.
From the Morton county seat the line
will run south by southwest through
Somes of the best farming country in
southern Morton. through the st. An
lthQny region, with its substantial far
spreading farms, crossing the Mott line
Of 5the Northern Pacific between Tim.
mer and Gall and dipping thence a
few miles to Freda. the southern ter
minus. where it will connect with the
Milwaukee line. ~ ~
- Cheap Construction. ~ p .
Cheap construction because OF IL wat
er-level grade for practically the en-
tire distance is guaranteed by a COM
petent engineer who has been engaged.
While the Milwaukee company has not
appeared only III the preliminary pro-
motion. it is understood to be inter-
estel from the fact that the proposed
railway would give this system an ,op-
ening into new and rapidly developing
territory which it cannot now reach.
On the other hand. it is believed the
Northern Pacific will welcome this con-
Meeting link. and if Il connection is
made with the 500 Line ut Bismarck
that company would not feel badly
about an opportunity to get across the
river.
From Manning to Center the propos-
ed line would serve $50 miles of un-
usually good farming country which has
developed remarkably, even without
Immediate shipping facilities, in the
last five years. The Crowley ranch,
several creamery celiters and some rap
idly. growing inland trading ccnters
would profit, and a boom is expected
to follow the. coming Of the railroad,