Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-07-29
THE CANADA PACIFIC.

General Manager Van Horn Says there is
Absolutely Nothing in it-Meaning the
Rumor about His Resignation-AS Second
Through Line to Winnipeg.
The rumor that General Manager Van
Horn, of the Canada Pacific railway, contem-
plated rendering his resignation was not long
in evolving into report that he had re-
signed. The report was promptly denied by
the friends and acquaintance OF the gentle.
man, but an impression had been left on the
reportorial mind which nothing but an inter-
view with the distinguished individual him.
self could wholly remove. Accordingly the
early reporter went forth to worm the
earley morsel OF information out of the
general manager himself, who had arrived on
the early morning train and put up at the
Merchants hotel. He was not In when called
for, but the clerk said he would be in at dinner
time. When noon came, however, the gen
eral manager of the Canada Pacific was gaily
gliding over the c., M. d St. P. road to Nil
waukee. But he was interviewed, all the
same, before the white rocks OF st. Paul had
faded from his view.
1t is the rule with good general managers
as well as good generals-neyer to BE-
surprised, 80 that the inter.
viewer may have been mis-.
taken, but the railroad man seemed little
surprised to see him.
"How are you to day, sirs I suppose you
have heard the rumor Of your resignation and
are willing to inform the GLOBE authoritat-
lively upon the subject"
cts all Imagination! =" said the G.. NJ
quick as q flash. ''Gas-wind-pudding Nc
foundation for any such reportin
"Then you haven't told any reporter that
you were going to resign from the Canads
Pacific 90
81 haven't told any body"
''It is delicate question for me to ask, but
tons to any one, in case you had con
ceived of remote possibility Of
passing in your checks-I mean your resigna-
lion papers"
81 have never thought of such q thing"
'That is sufficient But l wanted to have
1t from yourself and in SO many words. The &c
wild rumors are as annoying to the news
papers as they are to the parties whom they
frequently place ia false position. You per-
ceive that it is the disposition of one news.
paper, at least, to get nothing but facts"
~ believe that is the reputation OF your
paper"
"Thanks. Now, what are you doing uI
there in the Dominion In the way of rail
roads,"
crushing things ahead in regular roya
American fashion"
''How much Of the Canadian Pacific road
west OF Winnipeg will be completed this
year?"
"There will be 663 miles completed by the
end of 1882, 500 of which will have been quill
this year,
The subject having been agreeably changed
the general manager seemed to feel better and
talked more fuently. he said that the
wosk being o g pasheS s snd 1 rssk e
an immense army of laborers having been put
on for the purpose. Additional workmen are
being continually employed. A branch road LOG
miles long has been completed from Winnipeg
southwest to Pembina mountain. From that
place another branch has been built fifteen
miles to Smugglers' Point, on the interna-
tional boundary, connecting with the st. Paul
Minneapolis q Manitoba route, which will
make second through line from st. Paul tt
Winnipeg. This will be accomplished by the
LIST of November.