Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-08-02
zANDs FOR THE LAND1Ess.
Four Hundred Thousand Of A1irnesotals
Broad Acres 1iec Up In litigation About
to be Put Upon the Market.

Four Hundred Thousand Of Aiirnesota's
Broad Acres 1ied Up In litigation About
to be Put Upon the Market.
The G1eEE, which revolves for all seven
days il the week and ffty-two weeks in the
year, has the pleasure of announcing this
morning that the controversy be-
tween the Northern Pacific and
the st. Vincent extension of the
st. Paul 81 Pacific railroad companies as
to the rights in tie lands granted by the Ma
tional government to the companies at the
point of crossing at Glyndon, has been so far
compromised that the lands in dispute are
about to be placed upon the market. The
lands embraced in the controversy cover some
100000 acres of the choicest lands in the
northwestern section OF the State.
Approaching the fact that litigation cover
ing such disputed claims was necessarily
SLOW, and that if the large body of valuable
lands covered in this case were withheld TIL
til decision was reached, it would be years
before they could be efTefed for sale, to the
serious detrimeat of the development of the
State, and the best interests of the companies
themselves, the Northern Pacific directors,
at meeting in New York, early
this spring, agreed upon a
proposition for snbmlssion to the
st. Paul d Pacific company for compromis-
ing matters n dispute so far as to allow the
lands to be offered for sale at once. This
proposition Mr.. Billings, a Northern psci1ic
director, submitted to the 81. Paul & Pacific
company upon the occasion of his visit here
some four weeks ago, and the same, after
duo consideration, was accepted. Without
loas of time this agreement was stipulated
before Judge Dillon of the United States
circuit court, who, acting under
| it's terms, has appointed Mr., Edward
Sawyer, secretary OF the land department of
the st. Paul & Sioux City company, to act as
trustee for the sale of the lands for the bene-
| tit OF the companies in interest.
Acting under the authority conferred by
the court in accordance with the stipulation
Mr.. Sawyer is about to proceed in the dis
charge of his duties, and in g few weeks
should no unforeseen oIostacleb be encountered
| the lands will be offered for sale, a perfect
! title Immediately following. AS the title, as
between the railroad companies, is still pend
ing In the courts. certain forms
have to be gone through to preserve
the record OF TRANSACTIONS An i'm
! pottas1t preliminary is an appraisement OF
all the lands. Mr.. Sawyer is now perfectine
his arrangements for making such appraisal
| to be submitted tc the companies for ratiti-
| cation, and this being done
the sale will be proceeded
| with by Mr.. Sawyer as trustee, who, upon
tho decision of the court, makes return OF
his stewar ship to the company decided t.
be entitled to the land. The Improvement
to the State, and the companies as WE'LL does
not need to he enlarged upon. Tt means the
| early settlement and improvement of these
100000 acres of land, which otherwise would
probably remain unimproved and unpro-
ductive for years to come. Mr.. Sawyer will
next week occupy the office iii the Pioneer
Press building, formerly occupied by Nor
ton, Moore & Co., as his headq quarters.