, 1880-01-24
Nar;hcrn Pacific Railroad.

From the annual report OF the Auditor
IF Railroad Accounts made 10 the secre-
rary OF the Interior for the year ending
June 80, 1879, We CLEAN ;he following
facts concerning the great Northern Paci-
tic railroad, which will prove of interest
To our readers. now that this trans-contl-
mental line Is IN actual process Of con
struction. The original Land grant was
made to the Northern Pacific road by act
Of congress July ,. 1854. Number OF
acres certified under grants t" June 30,
1879. 743. 1911. Congress reserves the
power To regulate conditions As 10 govern
ment transportation over this line as
follows
[Act July -. 1856, secs. >, IL, statute
II. pages 30, 23I,
That the sud company shall Mt
char,,. the government higher rates than
they do individuals FOR Ike transportation
and t~lesrlphic services.
That SAID railroad 81 any part IA rc"1
shall be a post route and military "ai,
subject To- the use of the United States
for postal. military. naval and other COY
c.llmcut services. and also subject T. a'ch
rc.gulutious rs congress may Imp"S re
str,ctin. the charges t"r Such government
transportation.
RAILROAD STATUS ANr OFFICIALS
Tine Northern Pacific has 80 miles 90;
road and al undivided half of -, and has
leased tiO5 IaI.es ni lis road for ~ ye'.!S-
The number Of stock holders IN ,hIs road
Is SO: the par value Of share Is Sloc;
the aUth"rlz"G capital Is Sluo,u",o"0,
,he capital stock Suhscrib Il Is Si"t t,o1u,-
900; the capital stock ls,ne., coGlmoa,
81, ,SI2 30; preferred. Si5,ji5,IH -,
Total ISSUED, S.i.15S,19i -.
The officers OF tAe North III Pactis
Kailruad are Frank Billings, president;
Samuel Wl!kys"n, secretary : Robert =
B,lkuap. treasurer ). II. Clark, General
s.pcrin;sud nt. and james y. Ganurrr,
auditor
Characteristics or tbs ROAD
m. Northern Pacific Railroad Com
pauy Was opened for ruhiIc use III 1871
The length OF the mann traca IS 3Si mics;
the weight Of rail per yard Is % pounds
the gauge Is feet, - mrh's, aUd the
maNinm "r,tds per mlle, II" Ct
The Northern Pacific Railroad, from
kaiaua on th, Columbia riyerto Tacoma,
on PUGET Sound, and the branch line to
Ni!krsnn were visited Gulgu.. IN. Year.
The location ot the terminus a; ha!a:Ia
ha, 10. been success. rs steamer com
nm;ca..pn with Portland is required,
with the usual delays, changes and tran
shipments The ruad-n,d and track are
IN gnuj condition. aS are also the hutSvs
and trestlcS on the lue Business Of the
rrai Is improving but Is light III
country through hIch the rrad runs Is
well uHb, rrd and w.stered, and Is rs de
,ir,,n!, Tor sa,llemrrJ Is any mt with IN
the west. erliu and Other crops bvinG largc
ana unfuiln- The comiany c"a. IlncS
AZ Nllkesrn are being pry!Ijt5ly worked,
Iut The Cd i uf an iuIa..uT qUairy.
Recent discoveries II TX ....Tt:uls.gy Sca,.~
Il .xceilent hituHi;.rJiS cu;:i IN ;hc Il.imc-
Gia:e nei-hhorhsuj of he company
mines give hope that the business of the
rad MIL largely increase IN cas future.
In he
EEcaNNENnAIIuNS A. j." LE"iSLhIiUN
The following Is sad SIxth-That the
limr for the completion If the Northern
Pacific Railroad he extended five Years
from July l. lS.a
tThiS Company is gong IN With Is con
s.ructipn at both ends 90, the lin , ard eN-
p-ets L. have tup OF three hundred miles
additional railroad opened for Use hy the
summer Il 1880. Il l. auti-.;p;,t 4 that
the genera. Improvement II business vii
enable this company t. carry 10 a SucceSs-
ful completion 'his great northern line To-
the Pacific The people ot Oregon and
Washington territory, the treat North
west Il the Pacific Coast. dcSlrr more di-
rect means ui communication with the
Eastern states. The c"mpanys affairs
are IA good condition ard under good
contruLl
COST AND 20 rpTiENT
The cost u constructing the 5S4 m.les
of the y Z. r. L was SO. .5SS. go a
the eos; Of equipment was 81. .ll5. 800 30;
fotai cos, S20.Iei.0l9 - Cos; per mile.
S:S3,.. 40; number # locomotives. -;
number oi passenger cars, y; Of baggage
and express cs.ss, IL of box, freight and
stock cars, 5,i4 II platform and coal ears,
139; total. 1871
LIABILITIES AND is>ET>.