Daily globe., 1878-11-19
A MEETING AT NICOLLET HOUSE.
Messrs. Billings and Stark Break the
News Gently and Give Good
Reasons Why.
SOME VERY SUGGESTIVE HINTS
Which Can BE Taken From tho Agi
tated David's Reflections.

TaTcd DdYIdS Reflections.
Our Minneapolis reporter and the Mime
apolls Tribune furnish US the gratifying in
formation that it has been definitely settled
70 make st. Paul the permanent terminus OF
the Northern Pacific railroad. 1t is possible
that the GLOBE might have gathered this in.
formation earlier from other sources; but il
is very satisfactory to receive it even from
another city, especially as it bears internal
evidence of being thoroughly reliable.
1t is we'll known that negotiations have
been for some tine in progress looking tc
the construction of a line of road from
Minneapolis to Sauk Rapids for the use oi
the Northern Pacific. This project was
mooted, not on account of any special de-
mand for a line of road on either bank of
the river, the two lines parallel to each
other, but on the supposition that satisfac-
tory running arrangements could not be
made between the st. Paul & Pacific and
Northern Pacific roads. This supposition it
seems, was erroneous, as it now ap-
pears all difficulties have been ad-
justed, and the St. Paul &
Pacific and Northern Pacific become
substantially joint owners of the line on this
siae of the river from Sank Rapids to ST.
Paul. The statement of Messrs. Stark and
Billings to the meeting at Minneapolis yes
terday show that both roads will be on an
equality in operating the line in question,
the terminus of both remaining at st. Paul.
Of course, under such circumstances the
occasion for the Minneapolis line ceases to
exist and it is consequently abandoned.
Heretofore the arrangements of the North
ern Pacific have been comparatively in
definite and temporary in this city, but with
the present change they become fixture,
and mus5 govern themselves accordingly.
The city of st. Paul must meet this great
national enterprise with liberality, and sup
ply it with all the facilities which the ter
minus of such gigantic highway requires.
Heretofore st. Paul has stood too much in
her own light, but she can afford to do this
no longer. A niggardly policy might still
prove disastrous.
The Minneapolis Tribune of last evening,
referring to this matter, makes the following
c0mnent:
We refer to our local columns for history
of the failure of the Northern Pacific to per-
feet arrangements made with the Minneapolis,
st. Cloud & Sauk Rapids railroad company for
the construction of the latter road. Our own
comments regarding this failure will be de-
ferred until we are in a calmer frame of mind.
We quote below the local article in ques-
ton entire. It not only refers to the North
ern Pacific but other items which afford
food for thought in St. Paul. It calls to
mind some greedy errors of this city and
some undue liberality in issuing bonds with
out securing some proper equivalent. These
matters we will not enlarge upon at present,
but leave them until ''we are in a calmer
frame of mind"
Some interesting details Gncluding Wash
burns heat) of the meeting at the Nicoilet
House, Minneapolis, yesterday, will be found
on the third page.
From the Minneapolis Tribune Nov. IS.
ST. PAUL SECRET.
II dete7ops an gathering Of business men at the
Merchants hotel on Satarday-At ar1ich rail-
road matters arc,e 2e,y freely discussed-Aaad
on effort tsaauguatea to retain the terminus of
the West Wisconsin in that cHy-1ogether
Nth the shops to be semoped from Hudson to
some other poi1st-1he present situation Of Il
number of railroad matters and their import
ance to -Ninnenpolis-Aia important meeting
IN this city-lhe Saul; Rapids road not to be
built.
In Sunday mornings issue of the Pi0nee,
Press appeared the following paragraph mad
vertently transferred from the St. Paul to the
Minneapolis page:
WHAT s IN THE WIND.
There was an unusual degree of activity in certain
business and semirallway circles in this city, yeser
day, which, judging from the character of those
seemingly most interested, related to matters OF
good deal more than usual Importance. We are un-
able to definitely state the cause OF this stir among
usually slowgoing aud conservative capitalists,
but can safely assume that some important railway
enterprise the subject matter discussed. We
shall probably know more about it, ere long.
Since this publication the papers in st. Paul
have remained judiciously reticent, and though
every effort has been made to keep the object
of the meeting a secret, it has transpired fol
what purpose it was called, the information
which the Tribune has coming from q gentle
man who has unusual facilities for knowing
what is transpirng in railroad circles, and from
other sources. The subject matter presented
at the meeting had for some days been dis
cussed among the business men, but on Satur
day
CARDS OF INVITATION
were issued reading substantially, admit Mr.
Blank to secret meeting at the Merchants Sat
urday evening. (signed,) M. Auerbach.
These cards were issued only to leading busi
ness men and capitalists upon whom the i'm
portance of the utmost secresy was very strongl.
impressed. But there isn't q body of fifty mel
in the country, every one of whom can main
tain closed mouths upon SO important matte
as was before the meeting, and even Mr.. P.
Kelly, who is active mover in the matter, s
far forgot himself yesterday as to significant
remark that ''We will show those Minneapoii
fellows that We
ARE NOT ASLEEP YET"
1t may be stated positively that railroa