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which isa low bridge with draw. Both
these bridges are built upon stone piers,
with superstructures of iron aud steel.

which is a low bridge with draw. Both
these bridges are built upon stone piers,
with superstructures Of iron aud steel.
TERMINAL ClTIgs AND FORTS.
The principal eastern terminus of the
Northern Pacific is at the twin cities OF st.
Paul and Minneapolis. In the latter the
company has u large handsome building
for It's general offices, and there II has three
trunk line connections with Chicago. The
road has two terminal LAKE ports ut the
head of Lake Superior, Duluth and Super.
ior, each OF which has an excellent harbor.
The construction Of the Wisconsin Division,
east from Superior, now In progress, will
soon afford a third lake harhor, at Ashland.
At It's western end the road reaches the
tidC-water OF the Pacific ut Portland. Ore
gon, and also at Puget Sound. Ocean
steamers and sailing ships of the largest
size 10 up the Columbia aud the Villa
mette TO the wharves OF Portland, while
Puget Sound is all an immense harbor, be-
nga deep, labd'locked sea 100 miles long,
with width OF from five 10 twenty-five
miles,
The mileage of the main line and
branches OF the Northern Pacific system,
now In operation, is as follows
vt IN Linz DIVISIONS,
Minnesota Division -nululh To- FARGO. 252H
Wisconsin division Northern Pacific
Junction 10 SupJIior .........., . wy
81, Paul Division ST Paul tn nraiuGd la6
Dakota Division Fargo IN M,udnu..... lmt,
Nts,uuri Division -Mannan tn al ndivo. 2lB
Yellowstone Division - Glcudiyc 10 Bill
Hugs co., ...t,.ttst.s .,....,s,, 2'A
Moutmt piylsl,n-RlDmgs to Helena ... 80
Rocky Mountain Division 81 Helena TO
neIOu ... .. ''''''. ............. IA
rend d'orcile Division 60 Heron TO wal
Pacific Division Portland to Tacoma, 80, IDS
Total Milesgc, Maln Limo Divisions, l.oSOA
Il tai Mileage, ,tanCh,s, ..,.. ga
Graud to'd Mileage OF Main Line aud
branches ..,..,,.,......, ,., ,,,....... 26itA
The branch lines OF the Northern Pacific
system are bull 10y the Oregon a rranscon.
tinental company, which holds a oontroll.
ing interest In the stock oi the Northern
Pacific aud OF the Oregon Railway & Nayi
CATION company, and constructs branches
under an arrangement by which the stock
ownership is to be acquired by the North.
ern Pacific company after the bonded debt
oi the branches shall have been extni.
guished by the operilio0 = ol sinking funds
NORTHERN rACflC FINANCES
The forty million general mortgage loan,
before mentioned, Ahsorbs the two al.
visional loans ISSUED lot he construction (
the missouri And Pond u'Ortille Divisions,
80 that the entire hopded debt OF the
Northern Pacific compsny On the o,mple.
ton OF Its msin line Il only $1,000 10.
The preferred stock, amounting ~ the
time ofthe reorganization To t6i O00 600, IL
being gradually retired with tho proceeds
OF land sales and now aggregates about
$4S 600 900. The process Oi ~ irng this
stock will 20 on steadily IRON year 10 year
The preferred stock 10 entitled toa diyi.
dend OF Sper cent. before any dividend is
paid upon common stock, which amounts
In the aggregate TO $40 900 600 The gross
earnings OF the company during the fiscal
year ending June 30, 1888, were, In round
figures, SS,0O0.000; the estimated gross
earnings for the current fiscal year are SIS.
0OO,000. When II Is remembered that the
aggregate liabilities OF the Union aud Cen.
trail Pacific lines, In the form OF bonded
debt, including the government loans,
amount TO $lS5 10000, It will be seen that
the Northern Pacific Is In a very comforta.
Bile financial condition.