, 1881-03-31
The Milwaukee & St. Paul Attempts
to Take Possession Of the
: Chicago & Iowa.
Fears OF a Serious Riot Between
the Two COntentling
Factions.
Superintendent Hughitt, Of the
Northwestern, on a Tour
Of Inspection.
Annual Meeting Of tho Burlington
Unjust Discrimination in
England.
THE NORTHERN PACIFIC.


ST. pAur., MIMI, March JO.-Gon. Adna An
tlcrson, Chief Engineer Ut tho Northern paclflo
HALLWAY passed., through st. Paul To-day On hts
wny to tho East. Lie will DO absent about two
weeks. and, returning. Will proceed to Washing
ton Territory to look nfter tho Interests Ut tho
road. Dulng interviewed BY Tribune corro-
spoudent, hp statad that In Wisconsin tho work
of clenrfpg tho land for tho traekwoek from tho
Northern Pacific Junction eustwnr1 has already
commenced. The Company expects to build
this season to d point not already decided upon.
to connect with tho Wisconsin Central. Every
thing is being gotten Iii readiness to put tho work
through with dispatch Tho workmon nro be-
gnnng to build tho bridge nt n!smArck. Dur
ing tho last full and wlntor months work was
steadily pushed on: tho dyke. As already pub.
tshed. tho truss-bridXe IS l5o1 foes long. which,
with tho approaches. will mako au extension
ono milo In length, TO 10 finished at a cost Of
$2D0,0U0, Iron, etcpl, and stone beng tho coll
sttuont materials It ia to 10 finished by Au-
gust, 1852. whnt IL known us tho Cas-
solton branch will be cxtondcd north
tbls season thirty to nifty mica,
to aomo point not yet decided upon.
From Fargo the Company VIII build THIS year
ttfty tn,Ics Of the, branch called the fMrgo s.
Southwestern. The survey hhs been n!rontly
thirty tl,iles. @ 4 bs!nch northwest froMi Janes.
town, D. r., Is contemplated. 4 survey will Du
matlo toward Fort lsuford from some point near
will be nude IN tho construction or tho tnuin
road. 1t isexpectcd thAf trnck Laying. vii! 10
commenced west; OF tho Missouri Nlycr IN u
week or Ton days. Or us s0on As tloro ls settled
weather. Nr. Janus Iieii.,ws, tho contractor.
from t.ttsburg, Is nov In st. phul, awaiting tho
opening OF tha Missouri llivcr, when ho Will 70
to the entl Of tho truck nld rc1nntn ali SUMMER.
experimenting tho operations Of tho LOU or
mure 1aborers IN bis uInpl0y. II Ia now ca!cu-
lated thnt tho traote Will rcach Mios City by July
neIt. On tho Yellowstone work llns been going
OIL Ill winter, and 1t Will be pushed as fast ~
men lnd money Gun accomplish anything.
In y tho lkocky Mountains surveying
r1rties arc now out, having just
bcKu., operations to 1nako Il linai location Across
tho niountntns. IL Is tho Intention tu tun-
ngl tho niountnins this fall. II 1t ls found to he
necessary to do 80. ConlMg th[s Wny from
TacoluH. On Puget Sound, surveys Ar0 being
t1n!1e ncross the Cascade llAngc. Work III track
lAylnH will bo commenced as soon III posslble.
During thS wtntar eross.tIos wsso K.t Put.
tng this way fto'a. tho columbiA lssycr @ VIII 10
aro n'r9ady, hid. md II bsR ct Hfo
mtlcH 1noru this yaar ~ this direction. The ncu
will Ko to Kradlng mn Clarks Fork at tho Culu,n-
blu Klver this spring. The Company has bought
b70E1 tons nf Btccl rails to he used on various
partitions OF tho road. 1h tho matter Of Labor
thoru hNs been no difficulty In securing all that
bus been needed. III Washington Territory
Chinese labor il otnploy1d chiefly MI account Ut
itA rulfnhlllty. Must Of tho iMU0rcrs nre whit0
ment mud I'LL aro contributing their share III
building up ono nf tho grenG works nf tu0ern
ti,nes. Tho untlra roAd ID to bo Gtnishod In 1881.