, 1876-06-02
1any has eslusrd most profound scnsattnn here.

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can't touch It.. 'TlIs, hc ayen. ,nrnnt that.
thc Sortnn,n p.,,a" pa,l-a.d ,ns, .""S ,'i t'
grant ron'l chartered by Congres4, l,t could mt
be Interested II, it, tcrause the COMPANY would.
doubtless, be cunning frequently 10 Congress
for legislation nl tnr kind and another.
! Thu: settlers along the line tf liz Northern
Pacific Ra,1r.,d l., 1o,,, ,sorro.,nt, ,u -
months past by agents whu arc uging thu
m',a ,,, ,,,"ra,i;, w. ''"c ''' ''a's @ o. ansest,
Ea." , ~. uo"", ""'"t's '.s ~ .nn Luxe superior
They will rcinuble their rtit,rts now, s,t tiG
cliaHce. nre decidedly sn ticir fayor, md Il IS
t ~. ~, w. t.S,i,a;, ~ ~, a.re t; Msnu nsu:1
w ~ ,'es,, srsosm T"at W iHe!a Ioi!fnisiGen
ite .soeihc,n @ Iae''e, hlfI tlr manner IN Wilt!
It sccurttl all Its very favorable legislation.
It VII be observed by hlatnc'f letter to Ffslltr
that be says; "Thc Whole ron'l ia divided int,
twenty flour shares, Of which ,Jay t'ukr T. n
| have twr]vc,n Now, II Is very eli understand
here l,y thusr wh, nrr ac1,,aIntcI WITH . IT, In
ILL., fenry nf ,he NorthtFn pa'c "ti t,,, ~ ,ea i
.fnt ,hs hs -. re, u.rea .It t Ill.,. "aehe
~ NJ s ana5 Tsr sr acca .sfe M tIy yoa
Ssassmsnt asj msnipSasa 4. +ehss nc | viii s's pI 81
fou ;iser :, Ts.e PLACED VIZ, capas. y
w2"!d be ~ to ,y c1ke r., {" IN
| well n in controlling tDDrrrrs Smith, TrrsIhnt
trsnd. md .oaE one intrsest Tou eoti Of iha a en
tylsana GsntTa, lsaiIfoa: and NJ fre ny. anotht;
VIZ Wnv,o ,;sro,d f1m,,sn y, X IT. frieaa 90
bnt. M iG ~; IT. f}Is IT. ,,. hu -
Il. Fargo another; William Winlou,, l,ill Rim.
amu @ o!Mer M'nhesotn ealitaussst ten.ess1LSa
ss follows: Thad Stevens. one IN the name,
hsrman oac il, hi lie = name ian s Of cooke Tie tseis
l
hesc o a T. Il e ns shs9c shsx WA va. II
svidsl through E,mund.. Postnastcr al Wasting
Ion, and sum wllk..nn ha,1 annther TO rpItt ii
itre.t through Tbnd strscn.' man Riley. Smile,
(;olfax did bu-inos- directly with the Cookes. a,
e,ocE Of rsiiroad 10 he Divided aonr .he.e twenty.
four shares. and m vgaai amount of tic Lake 81.
prrior i Puget Sound l.end !company 'ioek. as
eaeia eoIs,rasson co'apany. xSs euiii iite tSe
ss In surpu. oas md sbse n.
nf thu road among the Itoun.l. Hour rtnckloders
: Each onr # the.c twenty four interests was
making in ali 81. TO- zoo. The following passaE,
binne A Iaus sue tsns eances ~ III: hi.
offer 10 Fsher], rlnee Jny Cookc rot the road hay,
s s wh a. r. :, oS'os1 M ss ed te 1s s
[ not ic.s than three ycur-." 1t will be ob.eryvt
there are no such conditions attachcd to Blaine,
I u
yix, TINT the lutescs, hr waa offering was part q
the one twenty fourth Interests which the Cooke
did nut coptrO.
Now. how d, 10 this Lake Superior & Pugc
Sound Land Company 1t IN Organization
with The xn1llc ntockhaldc,r un the same otllcys
t al the Northern Pacific 1tatrnad Company, IN
. with about the Fa,ne capital. Tile object Of
= was TO take not only all the land granted I'll
Railroad Company. but u -gobble up xlso oil III
choice lands not granted. The Rairoad Compnn
wns to haye ever? oad. numbered .setton 2: Ian
j milcs Oh eaeh ride VI the truck, and, Il my
4 these sections had been pre-cmptcd. they were t
II of the public Land. tn any Of the States nnd Terri
y tories through which the FDad passed The Ian
d Company had CONTRACT with the Railroad Cou,paI
10 taku all Of the laud~ granted to It at ceftai
Ii located all the site. nunr the .nc Ut the roa
= and Kobtlcd up al tho good land in the neielbo
j. huod II these tuwn sitcs To accomplish this
lad email army Of pre- -rmptotx whnm II paid
e Ersnar salary and furnished outfits and subs4-
c enct. This busIne.s Ut cuulsc required aou,e gal
e tai, and hence ihr stockholders .! the Fund Coil
II I pany had to pay assessments. The manner
i which therr hired pre.rmpiors Uperated ~As show
d in trgal conte.ts between ttr Land Company an
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