Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-07-20
MIrcHELL,s N1AcH1NAr1oNs.

The Rnn,0rs that President Mitchell, Of
11tlscnuEcee, Is Trying to GobbIe the North
ern Pacifc.
milwaukee special DULY 10 to Chicago Times.
The rumor that Alexander Mitchell has
gone to Europe to negotiate for the control
of the Northern Pacific railway, is gaining
credence, and there are some seemingly
good reasons for the belief. Only few
evenings ago S. S. Merrill, general manager
of the Chicago, Milwaukee & ST. Paul COM
pany, assured the Times reporter that there
was no truth whatever in the report, and,
with duo Difference to that statement, certain
facts recently discovered. and that apparent
y have Q bearing upon the subject, may be
stated. AS is we'll known, the Chicago, Mil
waukee d St. Paul company have recently
developed great activity in way of obtaining
almost absolute control of what may be
termed the railway situation in the north
west. Scarcely week has passed since last
winter that has not seen Mr.. Merrill, Mr..
Gault or some one or many Of the railway
officials actively and personally engaged in
looking over the ground and general situa-
ton of railroad affairs, to the westward, from
Bismarck south to Sioux City. Rumors that
the Chicago, Milwaukee and ST. Paul man
agement had an eye to the gobbIng of the
Northern Pacific prevailed, and then Alexan-
der Mitchell stars for Europe. The most
significant fact of all, however, was the fol-
lowing of Mr.. Mitchell-very quietly and
almost unknown, by J. w. Cary. Esq, the
head of the solicitors department, and the
one individual who is trusted to supervise all
legal work of the company. Indeed, Mr..
Cary's departure. for Europe by the next
steamer that sailed after Mr.. Mitchells de-
parture was SO almost secret-like that it is
not generally known even now. Many of
| the best informed business men here, who
are also fairly posted in railroad matters,
unhesitatingly assert that Mr.. Cary's visit to
Europe is for the one purpose of assisting
Mr.. Mitchell in negotiating for and purchas-
ing the controlling interest in the Northern
Pacific. To-day the Times reporter met
MIR. David Fitch, who is sub-ccntractor
on the Missouri division of the North
ern Pacific, now being built from Bis
marck to the Little Missouri, distance of
one hundred miles. Mr.. Fitch stated that
the commonly and openly expressed opinion
among railroad men in Dakota and along
the line of the Northern Pacific was to the
effect that Mr.. Mitchell's trip to Europe was
for the one purpose of getting control of
tAAo SAoa1 LUZ AoIA highway dCrO6S Luo COu-
tinent, and that up to the time of his arriv-
al in Milwaukee he (Mr. Fitch) had not
heard that there was any doubt of the real
object of Mr.. Mitchell's foreign trip. Mr..
Fitch also reported that the Missouri division
of the Northern Pacific was being very
rapidly constructed, and that the Little
Missouri would be reached early this fall.
He stated further that work on the route to
the Yellowstone, distance of two hundred
and ten miles from Bismarck, would be
pushed all through the winter. and that the
Yellowstone would be reached next summer
without doubt. A railroad man, and one
we'll posted in the affairs of the Chicago,
Milwaukee & st. Paul company, said to the
Times reporter to-day, when asked the sig
nifcance of Mr.. Cary's visit to Europe
"Well, Cary hasn't gone for play, that
sure.''