, 1881-04-16
The Northern Pacific.

At 4 meeting in New York, on March 18th,
of the directors Of the Northern Pacihc rail
road, it was, on motion Of John C. Builitt, OF
Philadelphia, unanimously resolved that the
Injunction suit of Henry Willard should be
vigorously resisted. The suit was brought on
the 23rd irst- to annul the issue "t ls0,Uo
shares Of stock of the road Of the par value OF
SIS OOO, 900. This stock is the residue OF 49,
900, 900 Of common stock authorized in the re.
organization Of the company in 1873, and Is
sued TO holders Of stock in the old company.
1t is claimed by the Willard party that the
issue is Illegal; and is made u enable the
present directors to retain control. One OF
the directors Of the Northern Pacific road
furnishes the following succiuct statement OF
the difficulty between the two companies, and
If the DEVELOPMENT Of the Northern Pacihc
and its connections:
The Oregon Railway and Navigation com.
pany operate line Of steamers between San
Francisco and Portland, and is building line
of railroad on the south side Of the Columbia
road and make Portland its terminua Ins
Northern Pacific company is required oy ~
charter to build a rad along the Coiumbsa
river. but the plan Of the present bard = 70
make the terminus of the main line At Iacoms,
on Puget Sound. A branch road from Taeor
ma to Portland is two thirds built, and VII b
finished this season The present manage
meut claim that the Columbia river - tuu Of
shoals, maxim. j. an unde-irahle Iocaf.oo Tor
the terminus of the main line. MAteTi1b have
been purchased sufficient for the laying OF oy:e
eight hundred miles Of sseel'ral trnct TINS
season. Thirty SIX rew locomotives have oeea
ordered, fifteen hundred new freight znd ssoex
cars, and sixteen passenger carx. Ccnsuoe
tion is going on at both ends Of the line, ano
Of the existing gap of six hundred NILE: con:
tracts have been made for the construcssoo q
two hundred and Fifty miles this seaaoe. im
portant eastern extensions and ennees1s
will be made this wear. Contracfs have cesn
made for the CONSTRUCTION Of Toed ea3 frco
the present terminus Al the bead q L1.s
Superior, SD a. to CONNECT with the " W.sooeo
Centrzl The Detroit, MAekinaw and naf'
quette road, extending across the ncstness
portion of Michigan. viii be finished tnn -.
Tie Michiyzu Central viii extend ~ nne
northward 70 connect with the above ioad,
| which is being built in the Interest os tee
Northern Pacific road, and viii become . Pos.
ton Of It's line by the constructscn OF !. snoe
connecting link BY means OF short pfanSo
| the Marquette road viii connect VIII ene
Canadian Pacific road, now within two hnsa,
red miles Of that point. These br.eehes VIA
| bring the Northern Pacific into dire1 CO..
nection with Chicago, with the vanaef:.,as
| roads and the Canadian reads. whs'e sM
have terminal stations At the he.ds o. LA.s =.
! Michigan and Lake Huron, in additioe 70 ~
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| on these eastern extensions
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