Minnesota weekly times., 1857-04-25
The Northern Pacific Railroad.


alarm.
The Northern Pacific Railroad.
The COMPANY for the construction of the above
road. met on Monday morning, at the Office of
Judge Cooper. in this city, and perfected its or
ganization by the election of the following di-
rectors
ALEXANDER RAMSEY, st. Paul.
WM. R. MARSHALL,
j. NJ. STONE,
FRANKLIN STEELE, Fort Smelling.
F. R. DELANo, Saltwater.
WIZ. WnLUM,
R. P. RUSSELL, Minneapolis.
RICHARD CHUTE, st. Anthony.
WV. B. OGDEN, Chicago, Illinois.
j. H. JOHNSON, Woodstock, Illinois.
CHAs. BUTLER, New York City.
N. B. BAKER, Clinton, Iowa.
j. H. WIGGINs, Chicago, Illinois.
LUcIAN TnToN, Cleveland, Ohio.
The Directors met yesterday, at the Office OF
Judge Cooper, and organized by the election OF
the following permanent officers:
President-FRANKLN STEELE.
Vice Presidents-F. R. DELANo.
LUcIAN TILT0N.
Secretary-J. w. TAYLOR.
Treasurer. NJ. STONE.
Attorney-D. COOPER.
We learn from gentlemen who are informed in
the matter, that over $1,000, 900 have already
been subscribed to the work by capitalists in the
different States and Territories, more than 81, )
100000 of which was given by citizens of Mime
. sofa.
In this connection it may not be inapropos to
extract from letter dated " Olympia, Washing
ton Territory, Feb 1872 the following in relation
to this important movement. Speaking of the
projected action of the Commissioners, at the
Western terminus, the writer says:
"It is intended to pass over Governor Stevens
Route, explored by him in 1858, which is entirely
practicable and which is tUO hundred miles shorter
than any other route across the Continent.
Governor Stevens will take an active part in
the matter, and it is intended to push the exami-
nations over the line from this to the Rocky
Mountains at the very earliest moment, probably
commencing in April or May. The Governor
passed over the line twice in the summer of 1855,
making many examinations, and is thoroughly
convinced that the route is not only perfectly
practicable, but entirely feasible.
/ think we shall find no difficulty in getting
stock sufficient taken, and instalments paid in, to
make all the necessary examinations for perfect
ing and establishing the line.
/ trust your railroad men will take an interest
in the matter, for it only needs action, prompt
and efficient, to put us in railway connection with
Chicago in seven years.
l shall very soon take occasion to write you
more in detail in relation to this road, giving you
and the Rocky Mountains, not generally known
Very respectfully, R. M. WALKER"
By an act of the recent Legislative Assembly
of that Territory, which accompanies the letter
entitled "An act to incorporate the Northern Pa.
cifc R. R. Co. >" we see that the following gentle
men are named therein as corporators:
Messrs. Isaac l. Stevens, VIM. Cock, R. M
Walker, VIM. w. Miller, VIM. H. Wallace, La
fayette Balch, Arthur A. Denny, David Phillips
j. P. Keller, James Tilton, E. d. Fowler, Samue
sen., Lewis II. Davis, G. G. Pagett, John R
jackson, Seth Catlin, William Dillon, Sumne,
Barker, VIM. Kelly, Ira Patterson, H. D. Hun
tington, N. Ostrander, and B. B. Bishop, of tn,
Territory of Washington; James O'Neal, W. S
Ladd, G. W. Vaughn, Thos. Carter, F. A. Sau
vier and Thos. Pritchard, of Oregon Alexande
Ramsey, II. M. Rice and James Shields, of Min
nssOta; John Fitzgerald, Julius White and james
Duane Doty, of Wisconsin; II. 81. Geer, Johr
B. Turner and Ira Mnard, of Illinois.
A meeting of the Commissioners was called ir
March for the purpose of organizing, opening
books, &c.
The Chicago Press in speaking of this enter.
prise gives us the following additional informa.
tion :-"The company is authorized to construct
and operate railroad commencing at one of thu
passes in the Rocky Mountains between the Ter.
ritories of Washington and Nebraska, and con.
Meeting with such road passing through the Ter
ritories of Minnesota and Nebraska as the Com
pany may elect, thence extending westwardly
through the Territory of Washington by the Bit
ter Root Valley, crossing the Cnur 'Aline Noun
tains by the most practicable route; thence across
the great plain of the Columbia, with two
branches, one down the Columbia to Vancouver
the other over the Cascade mountains to tn,
Sound, with connection from the river to tn,
Sound.
The capital stock of the company is fixed a
fifteen million of dollars, and may be increased
to thirty millions. The organization of the com
pany to take place when $l50, 900 of the capita
stock shall have been subscribed and Eve per cent
paid in. The road to be commenced within thre
years and completed within ten years from tn
passage of the act"
CT The Minnesotian still continues to publisl
accounts of 6: norrid Indian barbarities." Fo
instance, in its issue of yesterday, it says:-
There was great deal of suffering amoni
the poorer classes, coming in, as they did, almos
destitute of clothing and food.
Messengers went out from st. Peter on Sunday
with the news that from 800 to 700 Indians wer,