, 1870-12-01
Sate OF the 81. Paul and Pacific Rail.
ronds to tho 1oFthorn FncItc.

= fT0N {At 81. fHIf (fet&, ,foe. q.
Tho New fmh Tribune, Of November %,
h,s tie following very important announce
7he Aorharn Pacific Ra11rodd Company
has p.srchased from Z. D. Li,osfeld, Of Lon
don, tae main aud branch lines of lie ~. Paul
and Pacific Rattrpnd-ahout 400 miles in
length. Mr.: Iltchic!n is to complete tic
Will ba extended to tho Great lend Of the
Missouri. The extension etlhe branch to I'e7n-
ttpd, on The British boundary liHr, tciA le
co3.D.e.,csd in.mejiatelJ. We understand that
HE TN. .eipal ofilcess Of the st. Pau! uni rl-
ciEc retain their pt e:tions."
htr. T. D. Ltclheld, tho Eeptaem1 IN rafarraa
tc, arrived in this city last evening, aeon.
ra led By Mr.. L. Wilma, OF 1outon, the gen.
tlsman through whom the bonds OF the st,
Paul i Pacific Railroad Company were ncgo-
tiatcd as Amsterdam. On being applied to by
ateforter ct the Frrss. to Ascertain whethes
the startling information contained in the
above paragraph was correct. it Was costobo-
rated Gy tlt N IL every particular. Tho s1le
Wis effected in New York on last Tuesday, Mr..
lncbhc}d 1isposing Of his entire interest, and
h6 and Mr. WilmAt return on Tuesity next
to. complete the a91ApGcmenta. While the
rdneipal Objects Of the company will retain
their rosiions As At present, thero will be
eome change In the Directory in consequence
OF the retirement Of Mr. Itchheld from the
company.
MI. Litchfeld declintd to gi,e anY inform1-
ton At present rs to The telr1s and coodi,ions
ot the sale, and IS 70 tho future policy Of the
SbEtheEn Pacific Company in relation 10 these
| lines. beyopd what ia contained IN the above
p3raE1aph to ths1S76aas. except to express his
btlief thAt the sale would rebound to the nd
4 vantage Of the State at izrSc aud Of ST. Paul
II particular, - 1t removed Ill ground Of coz
aict esswecn tic companies. md 1nade them
tpe in interest. We understand from smother
| source that Nr. Wduar, TO whose asencE in
tho ncgoti,tion Of the bonds OF tho 81. FaIl L
| Pacific thst eEterpt1se Is E1i1ly duct will now
take hold Of the bands Of the Northern Pacific,
and that tho Amsterdam par.fss are to
bs insncfl sscnta OF that company in En-
RIPE
There can be no question Of the correctueaa
| os Mr. 1i;chfeld's Judgment. that the eousol-
idation OF the st. paul i Pacific With tha
Northern Pacific viii rebound to the adyant-
sEe Of the State, OF st. Paul, IN both OF the
syrtsms Of roads which 1t nov uuises uuaef
ore control. They arc, In fact, ins:pA1ah!s
Consolidation, the Northern Pacific ostain.
the much needed advantage Of \ d.1ec: ontlss
TO the Mississippi River and Chicago;
1nakes the St. rlul / PaciSc IN int
gal rart OF that great hiGh%ay besxeet
The oeears: AID lifts II w fr'm mef'
, !s.lated local tystem to tho impart.aoa 10: ,
leading continental trunk line. Il eolres. TOO
lAtion 10 the Northern Pa .iat Railway systcm
aud makes It the Mississippi hAse or sta1trs
point OF that great thozuokh3nre.
Two bighly important results aro t1lcldy aa
! sured by tbs tale OF tho road:
,Firzt, The imne ediate extension of the naal
: 1ipf Of the st, Paul i Paesde T. Rreeksnridga
md thence to tho Great Bend Of the Nisaou
ri; and,
Second, The immediate extension OF th,
ttauch line from st Cloud to rernhinA.