The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1875-05-06

T. B. Campbell,
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E. D. Litchfeld, of London.
The Litch6elds are the principal
stockholders, as they are also heavy
bondholders.
These two lines have been located
and constructed under the direction
Of St. Paul men. Mr.. Geo. l.. Beck
er has been President of the Company
since February, 1854, eleven years,
and has proved an honest and capa-
bic executive officer, and in all his
management has done all in his pow
er to advance the interests of and de-
velop the country through which the
lines run, and where his advice and
counsel have been adopted and fol-
lowed all has gone we'll.
Mr.. Hermann Trott has been the
Land Commissioner since 1864, and
his administration of that Office is
highly spoken fly every person that
have seen who ever has had DEAL
ings with his department. I
have purchased many acres of rail-
road lands myself and have been
brought into personal contact with
many other purchasers, and I have yet
to hear the first real cause Of complaint
against Mr.. Trott or his subordinates
for any unfair dealings.
Mr.. F. R. Delano was connected
with these lines: more or less since
1857, eighteen years, and was for
twelve years the Superintendent of
the Main and Branch Lines, and it
may be said that the construction
work in all its details was carried on
under his personal supervision, and to
all who were living along these lines
when they we're building the name of
the "Old Man" is more familiar.
1t has been said that che knew every
thing that was going on in both the
construction and operation depart
ments, and could see the whole length
Of the lines on the darkest night"
I speak particularly of these three
gentlemen-Becker, Trott and Delano
because I believe they are the men
who have the most earnestly and per-
sistently advocated the completion Of
all the lines in which we are 80 vi
tally interested, and that they have
given more and better attention to
the welfare Of immigrants than any
other railroad officers within my
knowledge. The general welfare Of
all persons and the advancement of
every business interest has been with
them subject Of special concern,
and lam satisfied that they have
done all that was possible to build up
a sound, substantial and lasting pros.
perity in all the length and breadth
Of country tributary to these lines of
roads, and I hope that all their
plans, so far as the completion of all
the lines projected and advocated by
them: are concerned, may be realized
at the very earliest possible moment,
as it will be for the special interest
Of all the counties to which / have
heretofore referred and to the general
interest of our State at large.
A majority of the Board of Direct
ors are Minnesotians, and they believe
in Minnesota, present and future, and
that belief is shown by both words
and deeds.
The Extension Lines, to-wit: the
line from Sank Rapids to Brainerd,
and the line from St. Cloud up the
Sank Valley Ia Glyndon to St. Vim
cent, were to have been built in
1871 and 1872, and when SO CON-
pleted were to have been leased to
the First Division Branch Line
Company, so that trains would be
run direct from St. Paul to Brainerd
and Duluth connection with the
Northern Pacific Railroad be made
at that point also that trains could
run from St. Paul u;a St. Cloud,
| Sank Centre, Alexandria and Fergus
Falls to Glyndon* (making connec-
ton at that point with the Northern
Pacific Railroad,) and thence via
Crookston- to St. Vincent, there
connecting with the Canada line to
Fort Garry or Winnipeg in the
British Possessions. By this arrange.
ment your country would have been
opened by two lines north and north.
west. You would have had the
cheapest route from St. CLOUD to the
great northern pineries, and to Du.
lnth and the, great lakes navigation
and you would have had the cheap: