Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-03-08
Ile Northern Pacific Railroad.

structlon. Last July contracts were
let for the building of the Eastern divi-
sion, reaching across the State of Mimi
esota from Duluth, at the head of Lake
Superior, 24o miles to the crossing OF
the Red River of the North With
several thousand men employed, the
grading on this section is fast approach
ing completion, and the iron is being
laid at the rate of one or two miles q
day. In the meantime engineers are
locating the line westward through cen
tral Dakota; preparations are complet-
ed for the. commencement of work at
the Pacific end next spring, and there
after the work of construction will be
prosecuted from both extremities to-
wards the centre
In addition TO this the Northern Pa
cific Company have recently purchased
and practically consolidated with their
own line the ST. Paul and Pacific Rail
road, embracing some 800 miles of fin
ished road in Minnesota, on which q
prosperous business is already doing
This purchase removes all rivalry be-
tween conflicting interests, and practi
cally makes ST. Paul one terminus of
the great Northern road The North
ern Pacific railroad system is certainly
assuming business-like form and COM
prehensive proportions. Obviously its
projectors do not intend to build sim
pie trunk road from east to west, and
then to wait for q profitable traffic 10
come to it. On the contrary, they al
at the outset securing such connection 3
and alliances with the chief lines of wa
ter communication, and with the rail
road systems of the Atlantic and Pacific
States, as cannot fail to bring to it, in
addition to it's local business, large
and increasing share Of carrying trade
from ocean to ocean.
At Duluth one arm meets the COM
merce of the Lakes and the St. Law
renee at ST. Paul the other eastern
arm connects with the commerce of the
Mississippi river and it's tributaries,
and with the railroads of the central
and eastern States, connecting at Chi
cago. These two arms will unite in
| Western Minnesota. From the point
of junction third branch will extend
to Pembina on the British border, and
the trunk line traverse central Dakota,
following the now famous Yellowstone
Valley through Montana. Near the
boundary of Idaho the road will again
branch-one arm following down the
valley of the Columbia to tide-water at
Portland, Oregon; the other striking
directly across the Cascade range to
the main terminus on Puget Sound. A
North and South branch will also con-
meet the Puget Sound terminus with
that at Portland. At the latter point
| &c do Erae,
of road now building southwark
through Oregon and California. Both
at Portland and Puget Sound the road
will tap the coastwise and foreign trade
Of the Pacific Ocean.
| The chief advantages peculiar to the
Northern Pacific route are believed to
be these Il. It reduces the distance
between London and Chinese port by
the ans-continental route at least
/, 400 miles. 4. In traverses belt of
States and Territories admirably adapt
ei by fertility of soil, mildness of tenn
perature, and equal distribution of
moisture, to profitable agriculture. 5.
It's elevation in the mountain region is
5000 feet less than that of other lines,
resulting in a diminished snowfall, a
mild climate, and far easier gradients.
6. At convenient intervals it intersects
numerous navigable streams as
the Columbia, the Cowlitz, the Yellow
stone, the Missouri, the red and the
Mississippi-wh drain vast region,
and will serve as feeders to the road.
Z. It will partake of the character of
an international route, permanently
controlling the carrying trade of Brit
ish America, and rendering the impor-
tant colonies north of the boundary,
and west Of Lake Superior commerci-
ally tributary to our Northwestern
States.
Already it is stated that settlers are
rapidly crowding to the line of the
!, Northern Pacific Road in the New
Northwest, and Judging from what is
known of the plans adopted for pro
noting the settlement and development
through emigration and colonization, Of
the belt of the States and Territories
tributary to the line-there would seen
to be no doubt that the corporation
upon which the Government has conferr
ed this great trust, is determined te
make the enterprise not only financially
sound, but greatly and permanently
) beneficial to the whole country With
its munifcent endowment of fertile
lands, with the natural advantages this
route enjoys, and with the far sighted
policy already inaugurated, q great
commercial project could hardly start
under better auspices or with greater
assurance of success.
How TO DRESS THE HAIR-A BLESSED
CHANGE TO THE PURELY. GREEK STYLE
HINTED AT.-The hair is worn less
frizzed and fluffy than it has been
Above low, broad forehead the hail
should be smoothly rolled back in the
Pompadour fashion Higher foreheads
have the front hair waved rather thar
frizzed, and an inch of the part show
ing in front of the bonnet. The chate
} laine, if false, is fastened by q coml
!, very far forward on the head, and is nc
longer surrounded by the coronet braic
once SO fashionable, as that gives a stiff
!, full, rounded appearance to the coiffure
!, when, in order to be stylish, it should
have fiat, careless look, showing tht
contour of the head, and seeming to bt
natural hair. The chatelaine must bt
|, very slender, that it may not protrudt
at the sides behind the ears. The side
pointing backward quite to the end O
, the ear. A bow is worn in ths
, centre above the forehead tc
conceal the fastenings of the chatelaine
, For sleighing- parties, skating, and fol
the demi-dress of matinees, very young
ladies who have an abundance of hai1
continue to braid it, schoolgirl fashion
in two long hanging plaits tied with
ribbon few inches beyond the ends
, which are crimped and left flowing
Ladies of fashion in Europe find fall
with the chatelaine that is worn 80 low
behind as to soil the dress, and are re
turning to classic styles, modelling thei1
coiffures after those of antique statues
: The most successful imitation is of the
beautiful head of Psyche-with tht
slightly waved hair low on the forehead
drawn back from the temples, and con
fined by fillet of ribbons, while clus
J tered ringlets fall back from the top O
t the head. 1t is predicted that we vii
: return to the purely Greek style
? severely plain Grecian twist at the bacl
f and smooth braids in front. t.-Bdzar.