Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1884, 1882-04-21
DAKOTA MATTERS.
THE MINNEAPOLIS I'RIBUNE IN
TERTIEWSCO COL. LOUNSBERRY

Result Of the Recent Interview Of the
Chamber Of Commerce Commit
tee With the North Pa
cifc Officials.
Everything satisfactory.
The. Minneapolis Tribuneb 1t the 10Th
contained the following of interest to the
people Of Bismarck:
"Col. G. A. Lounsberry, editor of the
BISMARCK TRIBUNE, returned from the,
east last evening. After presenting the
Bismarck Chamber OF Commerce memo
rial to the North Pacific directory, and
waiting day for further interview, the
.delegation separated. Col. Lounsberry
went to Boston and Lowell, Mass, and
then to Washington. A Tribune reporter
met the colonel last evening, and the fol-
lowing interview followed:
Rep0rter--lt seems your committee was
favorably received by the North Pacific
officials? .-.,. q
Col. Lounsberry-Yes; Mr.. Billings
and other members of the directory ex-
pressed surprise at the progress made by
Bismarck, at the extent of the business OF
the road at that point, and confidence in
the future Of the city. They were gfati-
fed at the interest taken by Bismarck in
the development OF the country as evl:
denced by the action Of the Chamber OF
Commerce and were particularly graft
fed by the election of the president OF
the chamber, who was also chairman OF
our delegation, J. w. Raymond. mayor.
They regarded his election evidence that
Bismarck intended to keep its business
interests at the front hereafter. Mr..
Cakes assured the committee that Bis
marck should have t. ,e.-:
NO CAUSE FOR UNEAsINEss; -
that permanent buildings would be put
up as soon as the company could con-
ven1eltly do so; that just now their ener-
gies and capital were devoted to the
Completion of the. road, and they could
not well step aside to do much that they
would be glai: to do toward meeting the
views of the business Interests along the
line. but every reasonable dem and would
he promptly met He said instructions
had been given for the erection Of
.... AN IMMIGRANT HOUSE
at Bismarck Tor the accommodate on OF
the constantly increasing throng i'm
mi grafton, and instructions had also
been givenffor the extension Of their
warehouses at that point. He called at
tention to the large amount of rip-rap.
ping til at had been done for the protec.
ton of the Bismarck levee and to the
fact that the construction Of the dyke
from the Mandan side had given Bis
marck the permanent channel of the
river, He said the landing on the west
| Side Of the river, two miles above Man
dan. would be supplied with side tracks
to accommodate business offered at that
point: that the officers Of the road were
| in no manner interested in any town
along the line, and certainly would not
attempt to build up one town at the ex:
pense of another. He regarded Bis
marck's location as a very favorable one,
and felt confident that the faith in its fu-
ture shown by its business men was its
best guarantee for future prosperity.
RSThen you obtained all the assur-
ances YOU expected or desired?
L-Yes, sir. The interview was salts
factory in every respect.
INTEREST IN DAKOTA. -.
R-Did you find much interest in Da.
kota at the East?
.L-Yes. On every hand the Dakota
boom was spoken of. L dined with the
Middlesex Club at Boston, and visited
the Massachusetts Club, presided over by
ex-Gov. Claflin At both clubs Dakota
was prominent theme of conversation,
and division and admission was consld-
! cred. Several members OF these clubs,
however, felt keenly the injustice done
eastern capitalists by the action of Yank-
ton county in relation to their bonds, but
they were not tenacious in the disposition
to hold the whole territory responsible
for the misdolngs of one county. y
THE DAKOTA BILLS.
R.-Is there any prospect for the pass
age of the Dakota bills?
1.-the friends of the admission bill
believe it can be passed if it can be
reached. An attempt will be made this
week, probably. to amend the rules so as @
to permit majority to take up any bill
and put 1t upon its passage. 1t they
succeed in so amending the rules q test
vote on OAK ota admission will soon be
had. An attempt, however, will first
be made to fix day for the consideration
of the division bill, and it is Believed
this can be done whether the rules are
amended or not. Mr.. Grant has been
chosen BY the committee to make this
motion. Mr. Holman and other leading
democrats said to Capt. McC ConEell. Mr..
Miller, Major Edwards and myself that
there would be no objection to this, and
that they believed the division bill could
and should be passed. Mr.. Mcconnell
who is doing excellent service in behalf
oe +1,o hill rom aims IN Washin UfOn for 8