Show SNOW BLOCKADE IS RAISED i ON RAILROADS Trains Delayed From to Hours by the March Blizzard Finally Reach St. St Paul ST. ST PAUL March 20 Bu Business Business ness on the three transcontinental lines which cross the State of North Dakota has about resumed normal conditions now that nearly a full week h has s passed since the beginning of the great March MaTCh blizzard although a a. few fe minor branch iines lines remain remal to be cleared of ot snow The Soo line was less lass affected and got its first train through y yesterday afternoon The Northern Pacific Pacific's s bl blockade ck de lasted for hours hours' and the first train from Iron the Pacific past to ar arrive arrive arrive ar- ar rive in St St. Paul since Iday F of last week weel c carrie came lI le in at this morning Six Trains Caught Six eastbound limited trains were caught in the drifts Two of them were annulled and the equipment was used in making up the trains west o othe ot of the blockaded area which were ere sent bask to the coast to care for the business bustness business busi bust ness of the trains sent from St. St Paul Pauland and nd caught by the drifts Longest Interruption The Great Northern was unable to clear its through line yesterday but through traffic was resumed today when three flyers arrived close to together to to- gether gather The blockade lasted hours the longest Interruption of ot traffic the system has even experienced Gives Needed Moisture Although put to great expense to clear clea r the tracks and suffering heavy losses lesses In traffic the railroad officials were much pleased with the snowfall b because cause It gives needed moisture to the Dakota wheat fields This fact also seemed to please the new settlers over 2000 of whom passed through the St. St Paul gateway to their new homes within the past twenty-four twenty hours most roost of them coming from Indiana Michigan Ohio Illinois Pennsylvania Kansas and lI 1 Missouri |