The Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1920-1982, 1922-02-22
G. n. TO Spend
S2,000,000|N Nd.
MANY IMPROVEMENTS TO BE
MADE, ALL ON MINOT
DIVISION.

Minot, N. D., Feb.22nd.-Plans call
ing for expenditures of approximately
100000 in northwestern North Da
kota during the coming season, have
been approved by the Great Northern
Railway within comparatively short
time, according to announcement
made today by R. F. Mills, general
agent. The work includes a compre-
hensive campaign Of improvement of
both roadbed and general facilities
for hauling business.
The work includes the construction
of car shop in Minot, and the laying
of mile and quarter of trackage
to serve this new department that
will be operated here; improvements
at the stockyards and completion of
the double track from Surrey into
Minot and to point about mile
west Of the city; the ballasting sur
facing and laying Of heavy steel from
Ralston to Manitou; the erection of
new depot and yard changes at Stan
ley; the laying of double tracks from
Springbrook to Williston. And added
to this, considerable maintenance
work will be carried on during the
coming season.
Payroll to Be Enlarged.
The construction work refarred to
is all on the Minot division Of which
r. A. McCandless is superintendent.
The vast expenditure indicates the
confidence of superintendent Nc
Candless and officials Of the general
office in the territory in this section
of the state served by the Great Nor
thern. Details of the work to be done
are under the direction of w. P.
Stevenson resident engineer.
Car Shops for Minot
Minot is particularly interested in
the decision to erect car shops here
in that it will add to the already
large payroll Of the railway at this
point. The present roundhouse. The
structure will be "a by 800 feet. In
cluded with this work will be the lay
ing of about mile and quarter of
tracks to serve the car shops. The
cost Of this work is estimated by En-
glneer Stevenson at approximately
$4,000.
It is estimated that the cost of
work in changing tracks at the stock
yards east of the city, of ballasting
surfacing and the completion Of a
second track from Surrey through
Minot to a point about mile west of
the city, will be about 100000. The
double track has already been built
from Surrey to the stockyards and
this will be pushed on to completion.
A work that will represent an ex-
penditure estimated at 100000, is
improvement in the roadbed between
Ralston and Manitou on the main
line west of Minot. This stretch will
be ballasted and surfaced and heavy
steel will replace the present tracks.
The Great Northern will erect a
new depot at Stanley, and extensive
yard changes at that point will cost
about $15O,OOO.
$4,000 for Double Tracking
The line from Springbrook to Will
iston will be double tracked in order
to handle traffic more efficiently in
this district. It is estimated that the
cost Of this work will be about
S750,000.
In addition to the work specified
there will be considerable main
tenance work at various points on
the Minot division.
The $2;000,00O campaign of the
Great Northern will do much in tax
ing up the slack in the labor situa.
ton. Large crews of laborers, as
well as skilled workmen will be en-
ployed, starting just as soon az
weather conditions are favorable,