Daily globe., 1878-12-13
THE NIDNIGHp RAID
No Change in the Situation During
Yesterday.
THE ARRIVAL OF S. S. MERRILL.
lie Visits the Scene of Operations and
Spies Out the Land.
TALK WITH "GLOBE" REPORTER.
Which Results in Brief Card and q
Promise Of Something More
To-Day.
AN EXPLANATION TO BE GIVEN.
Which Merrill Says Will Satisfy
Everybody That His Road is
Friendly to St. Paul.
AN EXPLANATION TO BE GIVEN,
Which Controls the Track Running
Across the Levee.

Which Controls the Track Running
Across the Levee.
temporary halt having been called in the
railroad imbrogio through the injunction pro-
ceedings of Wednesday as set forth in the
GLOBE, partial lull ensued in the excitement
prevailing the preceding two days. Still the
various events connected with the proceeding
were eagerly discussed wherever people congre-
gated, the troublesome point with all being as
on the preceding days, a reasonable cause for
the summary and unusual course adopted by
the Milwaukee company. This point was can
vassed in all its bearings and many theories
advanced, some to be as quickly dispeled, and
others to be found of sufficient force to deserve
consideration. But the important result al
ways reached was that even if nothing inimical
to st. Paul was intended by the move or would
result from its being carried through, it be-
hoovet ST. Paul to be on the alert, ready to act
determinedly and with the power it can exert
il necessary to protect its interests no matter
what the cost.
AS announced by the GLOBE, the regu-
lar express train of the Chicago Milwaukee &
st. Paul railway, arriving here at 1920, brought
as passenger Mr.. S. S. Merrill, the general
manager of the company With him was Mr..
John @. Gault, the assistant general manager,
the great lubricator,' he has been facetious-
ly dubbed, brought along, so a bystander re-
marked, to pour Oil the troubled waters.
Alighting from the car with Mr.. Merrill, were
also Messrs. Prior aud Case the gentlemen
under whose direct tion the midnight work was
inaugurated and carried forward until the in
junction stopped ope rations, who had gone
down by the morning train to meet the incom-
ing, for the purpose, undoubtedly, OF thorough
ly posting bIr. Merrill to the situation be-
fore his arrival in the city. As Mr.. Merrill
stepped from his car, city acquaintance,
after the usual salutation, facetlously asked if
fray, to which Mir. Merrill laughingly respond
ed, NO am waiting to hear from the back
counties before donning my paint
hir. Merrill then proceeded directly to the
general offices of the company, where after in
terviewing the telegraph briefly, he was accosted
by a GLOBE reporter, who placed his lead pencil
at his disposal for an interview, giving, if he so
desired, his statement of the proceedings had
to the citizens of st. Paul through the GLOBE.
Mr. Merrill promptly responded that he desired
to make such Il statement but that he first de-
sired to look over the situation The GLOBE
man, always willing to accommodate told Mr..
Merrill to name his time, and after a little re-
Election, o'clock in the evening was fixed
upon, when said he, II will give you the
true inwardness of this entire business"
With this arrangement Mr.. Merrill excused
himself and started for the door, but just as he
reached it he turned back to the reporter and
said:
''Your people seem to be greatly excited?''
Reporter-To tel you the truth, MIR. Merrill,
they are greatly excited.
Mr.. Merrill--But [ cannot understand why
they should be. Ialways thought they wanted
u short rail line to Minneapolis and that is what
we propose to give them, nothing less and
nothing more. We have not and do not pro-
pose to in any way interfere with the ST. Paul
d Sioux City shops.
Reporter-It's true that ST. Paul wants
shorter rail connection with minneapolis. But
what they cannot understand is why, if that is
all your object, you should have deemed it
necessary to commence operations ut midnight
as you did. asked both Messrs. Cary and Prior
to explain this proceeding, but they either
could not or would not.
Mr.. Merril-Oh, I can explain that satisfac-
torily and will tonight.
With this the preliminary interview ended.
An Ihteryie,c That Was Not an Imtervieav.
Agreeably to the appointment above men,
toned the GLOBE called at the Merchants at
o'clock and sending his card to Mr.. Merrill S
room No. 20, was invited to step up, which
the reporter did. In the room were Mr.. Mer-
rill and Mr.. CAN'T, the latter writing. Having
supplied himself with cigar, the companion
of which was rendered the reporter and ac-
cepted Mr.. Merrill said that he would have to
recall his promise of an interview made in the
afternoon. The fact was, ne said that he had
not yet had au interview with Messrs.
& Sioux City road as he then
expected, and until he had such o meeeing, he
thought it better to say but little. Mr. Merrill
explained the reason for not having seen
Messrs. Drake and Bishop, that upon arriving
here he bad driven out to the proposed loca-
tion of the st. Paul & Sioux City shops to see
how the land intended for the location sit
mated with reference to the line In June
last by his company for the short connection
between ST. Paul and Minneapolis. Until this
matter came up, he did not know any
thing of that location. He found by his visit
which had consumed the entire afternoon, thai
these grounds were in the original surveyed
route of their short line, but further eXamlna
tion had shown way to avoid all contact, anc
he had no doubt perfectly satisfactory arrange
nents could be made with the Sioux City com
pany as to this matter and all others i'll issue
Continuing, Mr.. Merrill said while he die
not desire to make any general statement il
relation to the controversy raised and the re
cent movements in connection will
this construction OF a short lin
to minneapolis, Nc Ldu pfcpaftu
brief statement which he would like to have
published in the GLOBE, handing the reporter
the following card:
ST. PAUL, Dec. 10, 1878.
You may say to the citizens of st. Paul that tn
officers of the c., NJ s. ST. P. railroad company hav
no intention wish to interfere with any plan th
Sioux City company may have of locating their shop
in st. Paul, wherever they may choose, OF inter
ferng with any interest of the city, to its detrmen
We simply desire to connect our road with tn
short line about to be constructed from st. Paul t
inv oJic. and ia IN q n
that only purpose.
We need not trouble the public with the matte
that the Sioux City company claims that said gra6
ing is being done on land owned 10y that company
and that had no right to grade-a CLAIM that
disputed by us. Such controversies are not a prope
subject of settlement by newspaper discussion.
The reporter suggested to Mr.. Merrill tina