The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-03-23
PITH OF THE NEWS.
RAILROADS.

For some time past a number Of the leading
citizens have been negotiating for the removal
to St Cloud, by the St. Paul, Minneapolis and
Manitoba company of certain shops and works
These negotiations have been successful and
that company has decided to erect there their
bridge shops, and rail repair mills, and ask
from the city q strip Of land tho width Of their
present depot grounds, and extending westward
to the Edelbrock farm, and also ask for part
Of block %, for new passenger depot. The
by the city council, which action has been ap-
proved by the board Of trade. Proceedings
will be instituted at once to condemn the neces
sary land, and at the char.er election held
April 8, proposition to issue $4,000 In
bonds to be used in the purchase Of condemned
lots will be submitted TO the people.
Vanderbilt has been interview we'd and says:
''The war on both the passenger and freight
rates is practically settled. The railroad CON-
panies are acting now in q spirit of harmony
and mutual concessions that renders carrying
ont Of the present agrt ement perfectly easy.
They have made pooling arrangement for
five yesrs, and suppose all the minor details
necessary to the fulfllmeut Of that agreement
have been perfected There is no longer any
railroad war. 1t has ended.
Private dispatches have been received in rail-
road circles froa. New York which state that ne
gotiations are practically closed whereby the
Northern Pacific railroad company purchases
pany from Sank Rapids to Minneapolis. The
Manitoba company, it is understood, will pro
coed to complete their west side line to 81
Cloud, and after July each company will
use is own track. While this information is
not ofic yet 1t comes through channel that
entities it to credence.
At the annual meeting of the Pennsylvania
railroad stockholders, the statement was made
that since 1850 the company had paid $780,
600, 900 in dividends, equal to 912 per cent I,
per annunl, and that the dividends had paid
not only principal, but per cent. on it in ad-
dition. resolution was adopted endorsing
the defferential rates.
Vice President Oaks says the ninety miles OF
track have been laid on the Yellowstone division
OF the Northern Pacific this winter, that Coul-
son will be reached by June and Bozeman by
autumn The track layers are now at work
twenty miles west of the Rosebud and are ad-
vancing rapidly on forty miles OF grade now
ready for the rails.
The bylaw granting $4,000 as a bonus to
the Cansdian Pacific Railway company for the
construction Of q bridge over Red river, and
eiShtean miles of track to connect Emerson
with the Pembins mountain branch. has been
ratified at public meeting OF the electors IN
Emerson city hall. There was not dissent
ing voice.
Mr. c. e. Hudson, general manager Of the
Minneapolis & St Louis railroad company says
the business Of the road at present is nearly
three times as heavy as it was this time lastyear.
This large increase made it necessary for his
company to procure large additions to its roll
ing stock.
The trains Of the Manitoba line took out from
St Paul Friday, over l 900 passengers, the most
of them being intending settlers in the Red River
valley, and in Manitsba. In the trains we're
four sleepers for Winncpeg.
r. 8. Langdon & Co., railroad contractors Of
St Paul, have received profles of the work
on the first 200 miles of the extension west Of
the main line OF the Canadian Pacific, and arc
subletting the contracts.