Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-03-11
Tn. Northern Pacific In Great Britain

ern Pacific Railway not onlya proffabIe and
desirable field Tor investment, but a powerful
agency Tor the consolidation and Development
OF their colonial possessions extending from Hal
ifaN TO the Pacific Ocean. and Tor the mainten-
ance OF their made with the far East Below are
given brief extracts irCm recent articles in lead.
ing British Journals, which indicate the cordial
lish public:
The whole area Of England and scotland -
about nifty seven million acrcs. and that II Ing
land, Scotland and Ireland II about seventv-nve
millions; 20 that the territory given nv the Ame-
ricsn Government - the Northern Pacific Rail
way Company exceeds that ct Great Britain by
three millions OF acres, and II only fifteen mil
lions OF acres less than the whole area OF the
nited Nil dom. our interest in this
particular American enterprise arise from the
circumstance that IT appears 10 open up 10 u
Portion Of our own dominions which have hth-
erto been almost Inaccessible. Ia short
from the Eastern 10 the Western terminus ~
the line the route OF this road traverSes region
most desirable for settlement aud rich in re-
sources, whose DEVELOPMENT will D. almost As
lrohfable 10 British as 10 American iuterests-
10 .idOn Morning Pot.
Our American cousins arc given 10 acting
while We are debating and planning Ia the
receit completion of the Northern Pact Rail-
way across the State OF Minnesota, another
ttride has been taken in that path which has
fer It's goal the rendering accessible 10 industry
and clvlllZation every available portion OF tn,
globe. What has already been ACCOMPLISHED in
the completion of the Minnesota Division OF th,,
Northern Pacific Road is of immense i'm OrtAnce
toba and our other British provinces an the
Northwest. This great work has com
menoed under the most favorable auspices-not
alone In a commercial but an an International
sense. III by the time the construction train of
the Northern Pacific H. echoing along the rich
valleys OF Montana, branch line In a northerly
direction shall not have been projected % tar,
direct the fertile British American provinces on
the Saskatchewan. We shall he disappointea In
our estimate of the enterprise OF those a, the
A9reTfiseT
The importance of the Northern Pacific line
has been acknOw lodged by the United States
government by endOwins the Company with
The largest Land Grant ever made for any pub-
hc work in the United States. The
value OF the property possessed by the COMPANY
ls undonbted, and the bonds will, we have every
reason TO believe, become a fsyorite source OF
investment not only in the United States hut
on this side OF the Atlantic. where iieSf,ite one
OF two exceptions) American Railway securities
are rapidly growing ir public estimation.
We may add that glance az the names OF the
Directors OF the Northern Pacific Connauy
shows that the management is in the hands o.
gentlemen OF well-known standing. many of
whom have had great experience i'm con nection
WIN other important lines.-Rdiltcay Ga-ette,
LoF,doR.
The importance OF the Northern Pa
eide road, or the value OF the security il offer,
can scarcelydhc oyerIa ted, and a. such we com
mend its First Mortgage Bonds 20 the consider
alton OF any OF our readers who are seeking
tfst-class iByestme Hts concentrating a settle
meDt on tine other side OF the Atlantic. the
bonds being available to pay for lands OF the
company az 10 inited States currency.-Lic-
erpcot Journal 81 Commerce.
Much of the territory which the Northern Pa
chic route traserses l. OF unsurpassed fertility.
The soil and climate are alike favorable 60 the
farmer, for when tillaee ceases TO be profitable
the land II available for grazing. And
here the fact should not be lost sight of that by
ITS connection At one end with the Canadian
lines, and by its proximity TO British Columbia
al the other, II Will become international
line frausht with social and commercial advaut-
ages TO both countries, and the link TO strength
en- that political chain by which We are every
day becoming more closely allied in feelings AMI
aspirations with our cousins i'm AmeTica-Not-
tin9L0mshire (ErgD Guardian
In whatever wsy the Northern Pacific Rail-
road is regarded, whether 90 executive man.
agement, route, resources, or business, IL Is a
great enterprise of universal interest. The
northern portion OF the American Continent Is
rapidly becoming the bond Of union between the
trade OF Asia and of Europe. Its RAILWAYS and
especially the Northern Pacific Railway, will
naturally command great through traffic; aud
the local business will increase year by wear
with the development of the country The line
passes through ore OF the best wheat-growing
regions in the world, and through districts teem-
ing with many kinds of mineral wealth. These
are the elements that attract population and
population implies industry, bv which wealth is
accumulated and dis:ributed.-1Oney RErIet
R.rietr, London.
be enormous. Beyond Dakota the route lies
through Montana, ulree times the size ofthe En-
pire State of New York, with lands Of unsur-
passed fertility, uneguslled for grazing pur-
poses and with large deposits OF gold silver con-
per and coal-features which, with its pure and
salubrious atmosphere and dry climate, are sure
TO draw TO IL an immense population. p
With the extension OF the line 10 Puget sound,
goods will be conveyed between Liverpool and
Yokohama I'm IS days less time than by the Suez
Canal. Thus, Independently of colonial inter
ests, Great Britain, which can afford 20 neglect
nothing that will end in maintaining her az
tendency in the Far East trade, has an Immense
stake in the completion of the Northern Pacific
Road--Herepofh's Rd,iscay Journal, L5n9oa,