Bozeman avant courier., 1873-10-24

racine a.u the Lake supsrior MisSiss.ppi
K. Z. Companies. ........... "a
lie Northern Pacific Railroad Company
controls by lease the remaining one hundred
and tlirty-one miles.of the Lake Superior Il
Mississippi Railroad. and thus extends its
working line TO Minneapolis and ST Paul
the centres OF population. manufactures, rail-
roads and commerce northwest OF Chicago
hesides branches to. Minneapolis. saltwater
and Carver. This gives total of 740 miles
OF road operated directly by the N. r. r. r.
Goa line about equal IN length to that from
phiiadelphia to Fort Wayne, or that from
New York City to Toledo.
Work is progressing steadily on the Pacific
Division, and it = expected The small unfin-
ished portion will be competed by November
10, as the material is all at hand or on the
way. The several divisions named above are
in regular daily operation with freight and
passenger trains.
The rnute Of the road has been surveyed
entirely across the continent, and line has
been obtained which the engineers pronounce
remarkably favorable. both MS regards econ
omy Of construction and operation, and
character Of country traversed
The Minnesota Division and sixty-five
miles OF the Paci6c Division have been ex-
ainined by Government Commissioners. and
accepted by the President of the. United
States as. iirst-cass in every regard The
Dakota Division is n W finished. ready tor
e> animation acceptance, and the Commits
sioners are appointed for the purpose
TRAFFIC CONNECTIONS.
Il has been the policy OF the Company to
make each section OF its road :,s nearly as
possible independent Of through, connections,
so that should .lIe work of construction be
delayed for an reason, at any point. the fin
tipn system in themselves. Accortlinr,v II !,
Eastern Division of the road. now conn Of.
coiihects at Duluth with several lines OF
steamers and the general commerce., the
i-ahes. anu at ST. Paul and Minneapolis with
'i'r sehtrai systems OF railroads exten,lius,
.asl anu south. AT tlle crossing OF the Red
River OF the North it,receives the in,nortant
trale Of he British PROVINCES. ard II sis-
'narck, the present end Of the track. this di-
sisioii connects with a line If steamers on
lne Upper and Lower Missouri thus secn,iup
the government transportation and tI,.. g..,,.
erai business Of The Northwest ia tar as Far,
Denton and the Rocky Mountains-a ,,,ons
and miles ne, ond the prese lit terminus Of tba
foad. Thirty miles beyond Bismarck the
i,ne strikes. s.inexhaustible coal-beeIs. 10 which
The track is to be completed as soon AZ nrac-
Hcabie The importance of these mines as
fi'e source Of fuel supply to the Northwest.
a.'d az permanent source of business for thu.
road, Is evident.
One procf Of the value and tie need Of this
shortened route is the fact, given OF, authority
OF United States officials, that 1t saves the
Government fifty per cent. u ioryner freight
charges on the large amount of Indian De-
partmeuf and Army transportation through.
OUT Tie Northwest. There is little doubt thar
his saving TO the Government equals the All
nual interest on the cost OF tls, road alreadv
b'iiit. There is as little doubt that the com
piet'on OF the line across the continents
permanently and pcaccably settling the IN
aiaii q nesfion throughout the entire North
west, by avoiding further costly Indian hos
tiiltles. by reducing to minimum ,ho ex-
pehse OF Government transportation through
the region traversed, and by ehabIino tIe
Government to discontinue most Of it's N,rt1,-
western military posts, withdraw the troops
and proportionately reduce the army-will
save to the United States Treasury each wear
an amount greater than the annual interest
ON The remaining cost of the road.
The Pacific Division has the like advantage
Of being complete in itself. AT Kalama its
southern end. it taps The Columbia rirer and
connects with the boats of the Oregon Steam
Navigation Company: corporation three
lourths Of whose share capital is controlled
BY the Northern Pacific Railroad Company,
ana which is paying regular dividends on IFS |
stock from the lucrative trade it enioys. Il,
his way connection is made with Portland
md the other cities of Oregon, and BY the |
Of the Pacific Division al outlet |
g The sea over the n. P. r. r. is furnished
or the grain ard cattle of the Upper Coium-
oia Valley IN Eastern Washington. AT "a
coma, IFS northern tcrmi, MS, the Pacific lii |
ision connects with the steamboats, OF the
North Pacific Steamship Company, and thus
cures The trade of Puget Sound and adja-
.ent waters. The traffic already ci.ioyed by l
he Pacific Division. before lis completion to
ne sound, Indicates lat it will be more Than
elf-sustailling from the outset and profitable
s an early day.
he earnings of tile several completed see
ions haye eqralled the expectations Or the
s0mpany's officers, and have shown fslrly
apld Increase from the beginning Ii sbe-
lesed that the time required 10 develop the
usincssoi the road now constructed 10 such
\ extent that the net earnings will meet the
atcrest on its cost. will MT exceed the ne
lol required TOR The average III rev roads.
he rsiling-stoek Of the road consists OF the
blowing = locomotive engines; "a pxsse,l-
er carS,6 mail and baggage. immigrant,
2 lump, and l525 box and platform freight
ars.