, 1881-12-13

Tho company has boon working tndtstrolsfy
ixe how aaccessfuiiy this has Uccn .lono. In lsio
tho 1ouisviitc, New Albany 4 Chicago pniti
nr!'lEs t1'ls O. only :e s"Is IT thts r1nt; this
September Of thi* year Il brought into In1u!s-
yii.o all cars IL October ps,, IN November l,aiS;
cars. Tu prepnra for mich greater huslnoss. the
company hns recently Rivcn orders for twenty
nnI every effort viii bo matio 10 accof',no.iaso
IL tra'i!o. Is dcpnt groitnde u, thla city hnve
oGeN M;tleh inlnrnvct,. ma II IL now no1o to hat"
President yitlur,t, or tho Northern pa-
eitlc, lit philadelphia.
spSefat UspnttA to Ths CHICAGO 1rtbtnt.
TnIi.ApktrtliA. Dec. i:.--l'tosident viIlnrt. of
tho Northern laclflo speaking about the sond
to Prtss representative toiny. sal: II hAso
trareloi considerably Ia Oregon and Washing
ton during tho past two mouths and I snw OH nil
st.fcs evidences of a rnpi1 development Of u
grand country. hut tho best evidence ot the
Hrnwth OF tho Northwest 10 III tho incrnaso Of
our pnssonRer anh freight bustncss, tho latter
being nearly to per cont moro than n ycar aEo,
TIM wheat crnp Of Oregon aud Washington will
be Abont twIco as much this ycnr ns inst Tho
wholo country between the western boundary
1f Idnho aud tho pAci1c, and north Of tho Co.
lunbta River tU tho llrttlsh boundary, is q limo
region. and fully 10 per eont OF tho land Is cspc-
ctally ndartetl to notwithstanding. Al! tho val
lEyo VI MUGLNuu EQHlHtH Hu0u hNE3Cul1HEuI lat&Q
especially III tho Valley OF Tho rolluwBtone
THIS will in very fow years TO uho of tho most
productive agricultural districts In tho country
Tic only bad lnnda on tho line OF tho rond arc
botncan tho eastern boundary ut Montana and
tho Missouri River. Thore Is a belt OF
country about seventy or eighty miles In extent
which has boon knuwn as the Dad Lands but
they really unn't deserve TINT maine. tnasrnUch
a. souc portions arc 1T for cultivation. and tho
n,hfn body !s known to be we'll adaptcI to Cattle
raising"
"Whcn will tho road bo compEctcd2''
AT tho end Ut 1H8a VIC expect to hn up to
tho farthost point in TIC Yellowstone Valley, to
which tho man limo will bn built. ani from tho
west tho run'i Will bc built TO tho western base
OF tho Rocky Mountains. This wlli leave loss
than 1U0 miles Of road to be built to
complete tho roaf. hut this portion OF tho line
liicittttas two tunnels nggregAttng nbout l0G00
feet Ths Is tho must aIlficuIt part at tho r0ad.
| may state that ouo ut tho Yrent advantages
tho Northern Tacsl!c lta!lrMd will have over
every othor Factso railway Is, that frum tho
s,ln,I1,tt Of tho Rocky Mountains to tho Fac!llo
Ueeun. dstauce Of 900 miles, tho MUM line will
FOLLOW II stcasly down-river grltlc. 1n thn same
tlissnrcc lie Central Pacific hus to go ovor three
submits Of from B,O00 to siUoo feet htgh,".
"Wnat Will to tho date OF ontIro completion
of tho roalT'
we are confident Of running through trains
by Sept. ], 1851"
"Your ltno pusRcs through 4 country rich In
minerals, doas 1t Notf"
"Muntana produced betwocn S9,Q00,0 900 and
810,00 O.D0 Of gold and silver last ycar. 50 you
sce tho present is very iar9c, though 1t has Lco,
retarded by want OF transportation faoEllttea.
With tho creation OF these facilities, renewed
stimulus will bo given tho mining industry,
md those who knor this Territory, rs woll
% Colorado and NovMta. say that Mon
tana Is richor In nInerals thnm. either
OF Them. All tho mniux rcg.uns Of Montana
y he y w
freIght from and to IT, lie!ein and iiatsS MIL
year to nur receipts. This grain irtereats viii
also provo reinunurattve 10 tho roHt, It IB
saayer S t mt nsssr %n ase n y oana aaS oths s
Western State or Territory. owing to .tao
9rnss nolng more Eutrlt'uus. Upon the comple-
VIII bc nttraated taefc ant tho business Will
!argety inotease. We expect 70 carry out of
u cattie for t6o Minneapolis, 1t. Paul. and Gil.
y il has bcon said you hare nnd% alliances
M %iti1 ons % nr ,o two oter soads to got through
"All that Is premature. There have been con-
Northorn paclt1n alld other linus. So fur as our
road fs concerncd it Is entirely fndgpcntlont
| - nny railroad intcrcst Gust Ut Vt. Paul aud
Duluth. 1t Ia nut necessary, nur would 1t
hc wlse, to form alliances between tho Northern
pauittv hailroai aud otncr raads. mo business
Of cur road u tso!,Y1, llns win be 30 yery val-
fas Ssnsss nsrS It s Eh o. Of
1.-THE dividend Or distribution Of funds boong:
Ing 10 the prolgrrel stockhu1derh In matter Ut
great Interest to public" suggested tho Press
| rcprcsG!itntiyc.
promptly. '.At tho board lncotniE III August
last, hetore my accession to tho Presidency, m
aat FrS W. o5sre e ass'n bet
were entitled to tn tho why of eafutnRs III tho