New-York tribune., 1874-12-14

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dsts data OF Fort Abraham lincoln. Dskota. April o. 1874:
% tn.t tns reasons which rendered the building Of
@ faoinc ktilroad vitality important eigat
$50 far the Northern Pacific Railroad is to be 70.
ment Of this country far anxious that It should
succeed Whether 1t succeeds present not IN the
| fully grapped aud which extranoous conditions nave
magnfied and embarrassed. is bound ultimately and
promoters have hoped claimed for IT, The beneficial
ianaspse s,S1 wa Which the Northern Pacific Railroad
OF he Indian Question. which IN this very region
Government IA ts QUE Of
and In giving 10 1t At least hearty encourage
VII. Tho Northern Pacific Railroad Is necessary to
prevent seri0us and imminent Increase OF the Indian
70 complete this road proOn2 indefinitely the preseut
chronie Indian warfare aud the attendant demorazi-
uoo qua afge Government expenditure bat such fall
uro would 40 lar 70 render that warfare more bitter
more costly aud disastrous The building OF the
Canada Pacific Railroad from Lake Winnipeg westward
VIII drive the from all that belt OF Country tho
Indians Of British America following the game on wbch
they depend for sueDance. will pass southwark across
tne Doruer aud unprotected frontiers
IN minnesota. Dakota Montana aud Washington. Added
to tne tribes already there. this fresn ncuson of
ages Will unquestOnably render necessary OF two
tnngs-either the abandonment Of the country by its
white population (which not TO be thought o or such
permanent Increase of forts and troops IN the North
wrs as VIII cost the Government many million dollars
IN excess Of the present outlay.
Ihus 50 far from It's that the country
Ss no. TO encoarrge ne OF tins roa
encourage It's completion tue basis proposed will
cost the nation nothing; TO refuse such encouragement
stand stil while others are moving, 90 ward
" decle present action py the inexpensive and peace
full methods proposed s to incur the certain necessity OF
uoie senloid more at enormous cost, with infantry
VIII The Northern Pacific Railroad is uired in the
interest oi National development and homestead settle
mont The belt States Territories to be traverscd
by the road has an excellens climate mainly very
fertile SOIL exhaustless summer ana Winter pasturagc
resources Of minerals. forests. aud mines or precious
metals unexcellsd ON the con nent The belt contaus
u
as Is NJ Tor settlement and profitable cultivation Is
due not only to the nation collectively that these
sources be made available during the lifetime Of the
present generation, Out IL Is specially due to our land
aud to farmers sous IN every State. that pro-
durtve Western lands DO rcndered accessible and safe
TX. Finally. tho Northern Pacific Railroad is needed
as ihoroughfire for the travel ana trade OF large aud
enterprlsibg population. scattered wide region.
wDe Total population IN 1870 OF me Deit of states ana
Territories to 10 raversod by the Northern Pdcnc Ri-
| Road was, according to the United States census,
75l,SS'-Lr. excluding that part OF Wisconsin not
nnnafa % n Wy G ta roaa ws
by tho Union" aud CeuGra" Pdcinc Railroads. was In
5iSoCO IN In 1870 t was siss L sone ElsterH Ioca
ties nave 100 mtny railroads che new Northwest mas
none. The people OF Montana, for example, who have
10 ten years added s6OJ0 of gold and silver to tae
wealth OF the world, trvo 6O miles by stage c,ach III
getting from the nearest rdroad 10 their homes, ana
nau tner me and sap tncr win
oxednis Ike distance, wnie the d-VeopmCnt o nine-
tenths Of their silver aud The ntizLtion oi tneir
bOnndess natural pasurage are simply prODlDteu Dy
the utter lack of rail Transportation
any ordinary of term private enterprise It
Is n,cded JyernneDt work autlorzed TO Do done ny
private pta has already been invested. rlc Uhtol
States Governmeuf mas moro to gam Oy lts oOmpleton
and more TO lose py C stopg Than all 0tntr Interests
cembinei. Tne GOyernmont % per cent or all the
lfnd to be made accessible by the building OF tne road
tnis pubic domain. part OF th3 assets OF tue nation me
OF f0AI will market value by
ainonut many times -rca.ar tnan the eatirS so OF
tie WORK. Inc completion Oh ihe iOlu WIN transform
belt OF Territories, governed aui proiectei at great
cost nation. iuso selsoverning. seif-proectIng
Sacs, wnme IN iusir.es an ni1nr wealth. Will s"eii
tne revenues oi ih3 National GJvsriiieAI.
RESULTS ACCOMPLISHED.
BY act o. Congress approved NAY 81 1sIO the North
crn Pacj, Railroad Company was "authUrized 10 issue
its bOud, all ia tlo construction ana equipment or is
road and to secure Tie same by mortgage IT'S prop
erty and rights OF property OF ali kinds and dedcrip
iJns real personal and mixeI. incluns It's franchise
as "a curpJrituu." 5hch mortgage was e1ncdted Oy
sne Company lv l. 1870 and nner have been issued
the OItsGndinS seven ana ,hFeetchthS nfSI mort
gage bonds. fdi1g duc IN 1900.
Alter a courageous eadeayJr to accomplish the work
intrIted 10 IL using tne road ls,f and tue VdluaDe
bus present III iyaiiabe, labd-gr.nt as OASIS Oi
credt, aud afcr hAVinS cgmpl.ted the Two
DIVISIONS OF tne lne-.he Eisiorh anu ta9 fdciuc-ue
Company nni, Itself. under the changed condition OF
De to CONTINUE It's work on Us own
/ bali. 5jj mics Oi rdFOil anu tltgrHpH 10 nA9
an ga IIpurnG IS iocOmO ives AM 1868 cars IL mas
It's entire route across tho ContinenC; owns
valuable proc rites acquired bY pnrcAase and dDnatio
ami prep red, on l. ke SIpero: ana fig'S oolnu
ample si pDiug facln.Ics for trLnsconnentd trade
Tn road 10 nrs clas construction and equipment; );
~ IS rnuus regiIr trains aud dong an increasing aG
10 more tnan OO0 o. land and has already sold.
t a average pcs o IS 30 per acre. more than 2oeO0)
yIitEs. AMI towns having schools churches. and
new pers sprung up at many poilfs along the
Kept pace ,;t'S VII; thc pro iress Of tue
COMPLETION OF TIE KoAD-EARSINGs.
Tho Company proposes To complete tho road
from its present terminus at Dsmarck Oh the Missouri
River we,tw irdy 2)o miles to tho YELLOWSTONE up the
valley Of that river $50 miles to Shields RIVER thence
Inza ana Pa ",
gn either Der Lodge Fen Mile PISS OF the main
range, VIA CMrI's FORK and P;nL dOfeile Lake 10
Willula. the nay.Sibs Haters or the CoumOia !;
thence do va taat 10 Portland Oregon. uniting at
llama with Pdclc division OF cue road, already
bIt aud raunIg. IL asI prOpo'e AS the chdrte pro-
yies, To from DJutn through Wisconsin
20 the boundary OF Michigan, Oh the sOlLn shOre OF
ir1m the north wrstera boundary OF Michigan some
thing more tnau miles rhroIgn our northern tier or
states Ter itOries-AiScOn,in Minnesota DAkota'
Montana, I,aIO Washington dnd OfSg0n.
lac certainty ,he NortAern Pac'hc Railroad very
with suncient net earnings 10 meet the proposed hSu
intere,, liability Is empnasiz d by tne exprrence OK
their opening as through hue. lu 1913 me Unl1n
PcIc Los! mics oi road earned more tn'n sloOJOCo'
and uetteI 70 2)I 2l1. TIe CENT al Pdcbc, Ia the same
year un 1865 nlc, oIrn3 SIS 9 9jo Ia g,l ana netted
s2ol6jJ; aud II s TO oe rem sOered thG heary ~ per
csut OF The earnings tao Uaiod lIci1c Road comes
from local business. although tns Total popIat0n Ot
Neorask!, Wyoa'ins an U A' tHFod-n "Aich I'll" roau
on,thr o, ,no a6ovl-a.nsd net earnings OF the pres
en-, frduscontinentai roId would nearly quite meet
tr cent Oh the enIiro COST oi tue
MOI. .uoru Pacific Rb.u.
TERas OF THE PENDING BILL.
To enable tns Company halsh the road, and render
the ser vice to the GOyernmet and the country Tor
which it was created the bill pending provides:
First: That the Company may issue, In addition to
bonds heretofore issued, per cent thrtyyear gold
bonds to the amount per mile Of It's authorized
ns road the entire iSsde 10 De delivered oJ tue Oon
pAny to tue sucrc,ary Of the Treasury. .
Second That often AS tue Company snaii conpete
auu eqdip section ut twenty or more tDiies ot now
road anu the same shall have accepted as hrsf-
class by GOyeruDent 0inlssoners, the secretary oi
the Treasury sha dtver to the Company siooo oi lIs
thus oil eacn bona delivered 10 the COMPANY
to bear guarantee by tue Ulted states uovorhuou.