Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-05-19
COURT ORDER HALTS REMOVAL
OF TRACKS AND TIES OF THE
NORTHERN DAKOTA RAILROAD'
Line From Edinburg to Con-
crete Bought by Guthrie
Co. at Mortgage Sale;
Plan to Scrap Road Bed.
and Crew is on Ground to
Begin Work When Judge
Kneeshaw Issues Inju,c-
ton.

dash by automobile to Pemb:na,
and restraining order Issued by
Judge w. J. Kneeshaw of the Penn,
bina district court Monday saved thu
Northern Dakota Railway extending
from, Edinburgh to Concrete, from
untinely extinction
The work Of tearing up the tracks
and ties was about to begin swl1en
halted by the order of the court.
The A. Guthrie Company 1T Mn
neapolis which purchased the road
last Friday at a mortgage eale held
at Concrete had q crew OF men On
the ground ready to begin the work
iof demolition when the. court order
farrived. ~
| As it is the residents along The s1ine
have secured an order which pre-
vents further attempts to tear UP the
road pending hearing of the casa an
its merits. Their legal interests sre
being looked after by Sveinojorn
johnson of Grand Forks and George
Crimson of Langdon
The Northern Dakota railway Is n
line 21 miles in length extending
from Edinburg. Walsh county on tie
Hannah line OF the Great Northern.
to Concrete in Pembina county, pase-
ing through the towns of Garaar and
Mountain. 1t is the only railway
connection which the people OF Gar
i dar, Mountain, and Concrete hSys
with the rest of the world. ~
! Was Farmers Iine. e
The road was built in 1907 and
.Tlaced in operation in 1905. The
larger portion OF the stock was suD-
living in the district to be served. y !.
E. Thorwaldson of Mountain y
president of the railway comnany.
For some time past the operation Of
the road has been confined to thr,
i grain moving season of the year.
Great Northern engines and other
rolling stock being used, although for
tempt was made to operate regular
train service. and there were con-
siderable shipments of cement from
the vicinity Of Concrete. !
| The company had issued bonds for
some 100000 which were held by
a Minneapolis concern. These bonds
came due, and the company began
foreclosure proceedings. S. =
/ foreclosure Sale.
L mortgage foreclosure sale was
held at Concrete last Friday and thA
i OF the IA. Guthrie Co. of 1Ginnsapoli&
=. rev-.vere no
Iother bidders ana ssel.e property was
) awarded to8the Minneapolis concern
Efnr s55.O00. which planned to scrap
1.-THE material for use elsewhere.
4, Demolition Attempted.
/ crew OF men was sent to-. Con-
crete to begin the removal Of the
Eties, rails, etc. from the road bed for
use elsewhere. Their arrival caused
CONSERVATION. 1t was at this time
that the elevator men, merchants,
and other residents of the towns
along the line woke up to their
situation. Realizing that the bodily
removal of the railroad meant the
bpractical wiping out OF the three
towns, they got together. obtained
legal assistance, and an attorney Waa
sent to Pembina in an automobile to
confer with Judge Kneeshaw.
Court Order Issued. IN
AS result a temporary restrain-
ing order was issued by the judge.
and was served Monday on the rail-
road company. the Guthrie concern.
and others interested.
AS result the tracks are still
| there. i
President Thorwaldson when reach
ed by t>>enhone from Grand Eorxs
this afternoon stated that de-
termined fight would be ma.le IN
the courts to prevent the removal 81
Ithe railroad. He expressed the cons
viction that If the line was improved,
land extended it would be profit
able investment. e.