The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1872-12-14
1aets Rsg,raiag he Northern Paeiae.

lne IlOnecT Ot yesterday, III Iciu'I"g tHc
damaging rumors set atioat by the enemies
of this great national enterprise says: 1t
has been recently intimsted by the enemies
of the Northern Pacific Railroad that the
work of construction is not completed to the
Missouri river O this date, notwithstanding
the report of the financial agents of the
company, made some weeks ago, both IN
the United States AMI Europe, that the road
would be fully completed I" the Missouri
river hy the first of November. lii further
intimatcd in the same quarters, that want of
means, and the early closing up Of the cx
cavation by the drifting SHOWS, has been the
cause. We deeply regret such ra"so" mis-
representations, calculated only to obstruct tie
financial operations Of 0is great e"terprise
in order to benefit some others Of much less
importance.
The Northern Pacific Company were al.
vised both by Messrs. Payson, Csnda s. Co.,
the chief contractors, ss we'll ~ by Its own
agents in the field. who had direction of the
construction of the Dakota Division, that
the work on the ub-divisiOn, including the
laying of the track, would bc completed by
the 23i Of October, rs the necessary forces
were engaged to do the work. When these
reports were made tn the authorities in New
York, in the month Of September. the entire
earthwork had been completed and track.
laying was progressing at the rate of Two
miles and half per day. AT this rate Of
progress. there being a certain number of
miles Of track and certain numl'e: OF
bridges to build, with full force Of cxpe.
rcnced builders engaged on each character
Of work. it was nm easy problem to calculate
the exact number Of days required 10 com.
pletc the work. and. as stated above, was
reported according. ..-.
The bridge contractors, Mcssrs. i. Sweet.
Jr.. & Co., were subjected to thirteen days
delay. included in the months of August and
September, IN their department of bridge
building, for want of bridge material. 1t
10 presumed that this delay was unforeseen
by al! parties concerned, and consequently
nO blame can attach either to Payson e. Go.
or +. w. Sweet s. Co. But the delay of tho
track, caused by the want of bridge ma tcrisl
is the true cause of the non-compiction Of
the road to this date, and therefore. not
from want of means and snow, rs has been
,nalic,ously intimsted.
The track has reached poin! eighteen
miles distant from the river, aud if not com-
plcted this fall. it can bc readily done in
eight or nine days in the spring, anil Tins lc
in ample time to meet the opening Of navi-
CATION on the Upper Missouri river.
We understand that negotiations are pend
ing for freightins Government supplies
over the Northern Pacific This will neccs
state the establishment of line of steamers
ut the Missouri Crossing, of some consider
able magnitude. as the Government alone
will furnish n large carrying trade, besides
the already great and growing trade Of Mon.
tana. These large additional frcishts, taken
in connection with the large frcights going
to Montana, together with tho trade on the
line of the Northern Pacific. the road must
necessarily receive impulses in its opening
business of '73, Of no ordinary character.
In conclusion. it may be proper 10 state
that the N. r. Co. has built on its main line
alone l75 miles Of frst>class railroad in four
months This affords somc idea OF the vast
amodnt that this company has paid out in n
comparative short time, and also Of the
energy displayed in every department Of the
work. The failure to lay few miles Of
s.>clr which nan ho Gnna in A., Iuvs ia mn
epusc for abuse Of the Company. ., ...