Daily globe., 1883-07-08
TICE PRESIDENT O4KES.

His Retnr from a Trip Over the North
ern Pacific-The Line to be Completed in
August-Tke Marvellous Advancement
OF Livingston-The S4uk Rapids Liue
and st. Paul Improvements.
By the morning train from Duluth yes
terday, arrived in st. Paul T. F. Cakes,
vice president of the Northern Pacific Rail-
road company, and party, returning from
trip over the line from Portland, Oregon,
to st. Paul, the eastern terminus of the
road. The party upon arrival in st. Paul
consisting, besides Mr. Oakes, of J. M.
Moorhead, New York city, j. M. Brickley,
Portland, Oregon, Geo. H. Earl, n. Y, and
c. P. Lamborn, land commissioner of the
road, made their headquarters at the
Metropolitan.
Shortly after his arrival Mr.. Cakes was
met by GLOBE reporter, and, though pro-
testing he was too busy to talk, and that
nothing could be said in addition to what
had already been published, as to the plans
of the company for the present season, he
did in the short interview that followed
let out a few facts of interest
to GLOBE readers and Minnesotians
generally. To the inquiry as to what pro-
gress was being made in the construction
of the road Mr.. Oakes answered that
''everything is progressing nicely, and 1
look to see the connection made between
the Atlantic and Pacific oceans by the last
week in August
''When will the line to the National park
be completed?"
THE grading is done from Livingston
:" 10 park. l think the road will be in
LII operation by August first
What is your opinion of the condition
of the crops along the liner"
every good, indeed, especially from
Jamestown into st. Paul, but the late rains
Will prove of great benefit"
what of the many new towns on the
line?"
They all seem to be growing nicely.
l should say Livingston showed the great
est improvement, the number of buildings
erected there between the time I last
passed throC n it on my way out and this
time on my J east, is very surprising
1t is destined o make large city. Our
company is building extensive machine
shops there, which, when completed this
fall, viii add largely to its population. Bill
lings also shows very encouraging signs of
growth, as does nearly all of the new towns
on the line.''
''Have you any branch lines, or feeders,
in contemplation this season.
''None, unless you call the line from
Minneapolis to Sauk Rapids
branch, or feeder. This
piece of road, that is to constitute
| part of the main line will be put under
contract between now and the 1st of
August, to be completed January ~
What about machine shops, etc, in st.
PauI?'
"That can't be answered now. AS you
know, the company have made large pur-
chases recently in the northwestern portion
of the city for ship and yard purposes, but
until the completion of the main line to
the Pacific slope, and its Lake Superior
and st. Paul connections are completed,
no definite plans for the utilization and
improvement of this property will be de-
termined upon. You see, the first thing to
do, is to get the through line, and
to this end the management are devoting
all their energies"
| With this aMr. Oakes excused himself
from further questioning, and the reporter
retired. He continued his journey east
by the evening train.