, 1881-03-14
Confirmation of Saturdays Dis
patches Regarding the
Northern Pacific.
The Control of That Road Sc
cured by the Oregon Nav
igation Company.
Twenty-Five Millions af t1io Stock bought
~ FOR That Purpose During tho
pnst Month.
Robert Harris, Formerly Of the Chicago
Burlington t Quincy, to Be
President.


NORTHERN PACIFIC.
ITS CAPTURE III TILE pHEGoS NAVIGATION
COMPANY.
Spftfdl Dispatch 70 The Chttaeo Tribune.
NEW fDHK, March tilt WIS su1utc Inst night
when | WIS acquainted with the runners cot,-
corning tho Clt1nge IN tho control OF tho North.
crn Pacific lla'lwny company that WAS not nblo
to tntcrytow the phrt!cs t!rectly concerned IN
Tho new ,1eh1 an1 this verify tho statements
tnade In my dispatch. Tho officers Of the North
crn Pacific, tho Directors who woro here a few
uni tic representatives Of tho Oregon
Hallway & Navigation Company had all ehosct1
tD Keep their counsel, giving ollt ouly Significant
hints tl0w nnd thon. 1}nt to thoso
who Ind within tho rast three days directly
questioned thrtu o,, tho subject thoy returned
tho ,nost paslye lrnfnts VI tho runors. md Sir.
Henry Filnrl himself stated thut hc wns not
buying Ilcho stuck. AL tho circumstances,
however, pointed to tho fact TINT
4 NEW AND MAMMOTH DEAL
Ind hccn madI, and on tho strength Of nll those
1aat night telcgrnphel you, and TliE TitinuNE
WIS tho first paper in tho country tn nuke
public tho important fact that tho
control Of tho Northern Pacific hns
passcd into tho hands OF powerful
syt,lliate who hive otlor interests which cttn 10
promoted by tue formutlou or tho Northern
l'aclo. Examining fi,rtlier md moro close
~ into tho matter to-tlny, cnn say Tonight,
upon tho strength ot Conversations with parties
closcy a!lcl With ono Of tho corporattols most
tnrRcly Interested In thu ncw dc,!, TINT tho
statements Of my first dispatch aru fully l,orl1o
ont,-that tho Northern loclic has passed frotn
Its old management, and thMt tho Now York ana
Chicago interests have won
ONE OF Till: MOST IMPORTANT HALLWAY
FIGHTS
Of recent chronlGliuK. at tho head 6f tho new
syndicate, which will from this t!me forward
have tho management pf tho Northern Pnc!ac
Road. is Henry Willard, President Ut thu OrcHnn
l1alwny Navigation Company, II corporation
Of Rrcnt wealth and backlnv Ut the tnust tnr-
midnble !tna.1otal character. 1t WIS fuit by tho
officers of this Eufnpnny that It tho Northern
ractflc werr allowed I'll perfect Eertntn oxton-
s!ous Of tho tinc which havo been for some
tfNe pnst In contemplation, tho Railway
a. Navigation CU,npnny's Interests would 10
II certain extent. DO Injured, and this thoy
stroyc to prevent. Tic lattor ComPAny has II
line OF rlroal on tho st,lltfl si,le 1T the Co!un-
blu River, from tho mouth OF Snnkr River IL
Portinnd, Gre. When tho Northurn raci!lc
people teRan to agltatu tho question Of con-
structing
AN OPPOSITION LINZ,
nn tho north stu Ut the river frutp and to tho
sntno points, tho Railway s. Navigation MANA
gers begun to kick, to uso u vulgar
Bnytnx. TIC u,Uro they ktckGtl tho
HAEJl3EE DEEH4lG ku0 hRut4 1tlA LIN lAOfc AG-
ter,nLnou wore tho Northern l'acIt!u to put
tho llno through. for thoy felt tint II atlch op-
position should CONT frnm company already
owning md operating Il ilnG 0f runtl betwenn
tho points named, II certainly must DO n re-
i1lnrkuby rp,nunerattye Investment FlnRlly. tho
1iu!lwny & Navigation Company, seeing TINT thoy
culid win tholr point III otllur why, proposed
Il compromise. Tut this WIS scorncd Sir. Ill.
,iugs md tho Directory Of tho Northern pncIlo
Inf i,1r }r ti1tnr TINT tHnr rrnr,1qn4l IN
build the line. With cosn1nenllMb1e enterprise
Mr.. Willard conceived now plnn for gaining tho
point he w!stctt anl
DEFEATING THE CONSTRUCTION OF TIE
lt1yAE KOAD,
md this wna no less than tho purchase Of tho
Northern pacttte cUntro!. Such n pInn woutt
etasxer the ordinary Individual. hut vluard
knew what he wis doing. and know tho
men with whom he WIS dealing. They
wcro mostly prominent railway men. aud
before he knew 1t. Thoro were 3l0,00),000 ut
hls disposal. lie sud ho would 20 Into tho
markct md yet tho stock befoe It could bo
ss a wt abct 1s wv soa R S sns S Sra.es
ttiio Exchango that moment iiollrrs wonld
py w s WIZ 9ney Ss w kSS5 dhe E aoVtGl9ns Vq
went !ntU Walt street lust abuut u Month ago.
NORTHERN PACIFIC WAS
u Ii" o or. - IL, i,y Excellent niannge,nont,
ass o~ IT, t Ya,s aoltses sss
securities inatcad of s:70oo,O00. vi suited lust
nlght. a1!d this WIS dong, strange as i 1aay ap.
asivanco Of hvo points. but il, Is
Syo hs eoase ass "ss sa sf tst S 5 St nFshss sss9
tho nSeravo ot vilard'a payments. On tho
strength oi tho uncertain rl,tlors nl,d tho know-
Ssq sse s sSdinS ssndy ss nas ,deS rsdsS
abnat tcn rotsass above whero Viilarl struck It
WAS PURCHASED Fon TIE onEooN 1aA1lr
| NAY Il NAVIGATION COMPANY
by Mir. viarl ia to tho extbnr Of threD- fourths
| Of tho deMl common aud the ron,atnder pre-.
ferrcd. Tho comtlon. am told; was gatherctl
ops S e tha. o % M a Is ht
aEe. whch 'ittts 9s!aS .,., H. present ,na,ket
WE y,1$: $ : ss;xs y $s!:
ase ,H aIie vii to scheae TSe 81 other n
Now Workers have mol learned yet. 1t may 10
stated Kc,csaIiy thut Iarxo Number of promi'
| nutt capitalists aro
INTERESTED IN THE scItEME,
Viilari has succeeded ii so excel!UntIy Invest
Ss ss a 'Say syy II 6sa sons w sa
isnssoli sago: liavs furlisho'i much u tis
NJ ortssn C. sHs, iypss's m sarssss sisssa
Company state that ibis i not true, and tnrshers
1noru assert thnt llt'ne Of thoAe lnaEtla!cs have
totulieve tlss 70 be !. tacs. tor i sas shown ,ne
wno w9 VI nISE ssy [e w r., ssw rsaay
hand at tho proper time. Naturally
rIIE PROSPECTIVE c,tASoE
IN the management Of tho Northern l'aolaS
%se asy s'S tsf ta to tssts sfs Saf'' m pd 'a Il