The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1856-12-11

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Sincc writing our article Of Tuesday morn
ing, our attention has been called 10 thu fact,
which ought to be we'll Understood In H. Paul,
that q charter was granted last winter Tor .
corporation. entitled The Northern Pacific
Railroad Company whose corporstors are
VIZ. d. Oapxx, NEtsos X. WHEELER, Joxl
II. Joussox, Jonx j. H. PsAsr. JonS BRAD-
Ley, Alex. RAxnEy, Jp@n N. SYoSx, FaAxK
I'm SYxns and ions Il. lsyfnsj and that On
the tenth dsy Of November last. books wore
opened In 81. Paul. Chicago and New York,
for subscriptions To tho capital stock Of the
rosd---she books 70 remain open for thirty days,
or until throe hundrel thousand dollars shall
b. nbpcribcd. Tho stock thus subscribed Is
10 b. applied 10 tho construction 81 . railroad
from st. Paul 10 Lake ~. Croix, nj such q
point ~ Inay le hereafter chosen. forming the
llrst link Ia the great chain Of communication,
authorized BY tho charter, viz. al from the
IT. Croix, vim S.illwatcr. ~. Paul and st. An
thony. 10 the wwtern boundary Of Minnesota.
Ia II not plainly thc intsrxt OF ~. Paul that
this very important enterprise should be owned
and controlled by our own citizcns, and not
by strangers whose interests must coaAist with
ours That tho rosd In question should be .
M,wsata, not Wseonsn or Illinois protest 7
The call for subscriptions 10 the capital stock
Of tho Northern Pacific Railroad Company
IL made by the fve t'rss named cospoatoru. and
under tho direction OF tho managers Of tho Chi
cago. ~. Pssl aud Fond du IAc Railroad Com
pany apparently Wisconsin. bat In reality
an Illinois corporation. which he's failed In got
ting control Of the land grant for railroad from
Madison 10 Lake 81. Croix.
This charter was sloabtln~ intended by Tho
Legislature 10 give ~ tho means Of making a
railroad connection with tho last, via Wiscon'
aia. independently Of Tho rivalrica Of forcigu
corporations. and ~ FIRST step Ia tho vast Gu
terprisc which 10 urged upon our roadcrs Ia
our Issue Of Tuesday. and IL will bo Tho Iaa''
Of H. Paul II IL bc not NO uscd.
The books for subscription arc nov open n
tho Office Of M,~ars. Sross, IavrNx 4 MoCon
sIcS sud thure IL M Doubt that tho charts'
may hc controlled hero II y sufficiently larg'
amount h. subscribcl. We most earnestly
osmmcn,l this matter to the consideration O.
our readers. and merely remark that the hook'
will probably h. CLOSED on thu tenth Of th'
present month,
Sinco tho above was PLACED 10 'ypc. w
lcarn nom tho Madison tWis) papers. that thu
directors Of tho Wisconsin and Superior Rail
road, which Company received the lands grant
ed by Congress 10 Wisconsin ior the purpos
Of aiding in the construction of Railroad
from Madison and Hudson 10 Superior and
bayfield,. have resigned, and that Ia their stead
the following directors have been selected w.
l.. Oanns and j. H. CuArN Of Chicago +;
CnAai.rs u.rrss, Of New York; ~ X.
WnKN.wR, j. \. Il. PsAsr, md J, Il. CRosny.
Of Evansville IlsSRy Sxlrn, Of Milwaukee,,
and kuvus Cnxxy, al whitewater. Ihss gen.
UsHSb tbUAu"S w. uVVs"s w wv
Fond iu Lac aud ~. Pasi Rairaid Company,
Mr. Oepss was olcctci President Of the Wis.,
oonsin and Superior Company AMI IN attempt
win le male 10 procure Nh act, through tho
Wisconsin Legislature, next winter, allowing
this Company to consolidate with tho Chicago
Fond du Lac and ~. Paul Company, The
Madison Argas and Eemoerai. and tho Wis
ss.rra;a papers gvwss'i,, sv ewy Indignant III
the operation. and denounce Il in unmcasnred
terms. Tho argus says'
"A thousand rumon aw ailoat In regard Ia
tho operation, and thcrc dosbtlcsa lies at the
bottom Of II tbs most thorough nsscali'y and
corruption. on tho part o somc, that was ever
rspetrAtei We umlcrstand that the vote BY
which the salc was made, stood In tho Hoard
ii Dircctors n for. 10 q against"