, 1883-05-24
a Glowing KtcnOrt.


| Nrw YuUE. May. F.-President Viii
/ larl. of the Northern Pacific, has return
/ "a from his tour OF inspection, and today
submitted q report at a meeting of tic
board o. directors. He says California
Ia, been blessed with sufficient rain to
insure lrr farmers larger crops this year
than perhaps ever lcfo,e In Oregon
and Washington Territory about 10000
immigrants have settled, coming from
tHrw-,rrn, middle and coast States. All
l.,,,,l,, and towns in Oregon and Nash-
ugtou Territory have greatly improved.
Business j, HDurlshing and there is pleu-
ty of ready money Crop prospects IN
Western Oregon and Eastern Washing
mltoa Territory are unusually cucour
aging. 1t Is estimated that upward OF
-,1ujD tons Of grain will be garnered in
to Eastern Washington Territory and
-iJ,C3O in Western Oregon. There Is
large increase over any previous year.
The Oregon and California line will lie
completed in l3 months, giving connec-
ton from the great lakes and St. Paul to
San francisco via the Northern Pacific
and Oregon and California systems. The
completion Of the latter road will affect
somewhat ocean steamships and the Q.
Il. &N. Go. The business has increased
SO much that the facilities Of the latter
line have been outgrOwn. The towns OF
Seattle and Tacoma, on Puget Sound,
have enjoyed extraordinary growth re-
Gently. and threaten to rival San Fran
cisco by reason OF their general products
aulcoal and iron resources. The report
further states that Willard was pleased
with the resources of Montana. At He
lena and Butte City thousands Of tons
Of ore are on the dumps waiting ship
mcnt via the Mort ,ern Pacific Railroad
10 Baltimore and elsewhere. Butte had
nine smelling works, all of which are at
work on high grade ore. Construction
Is so far advanced as to insure compile
ton ofthe road by the end of August.
Merchants on the Pacific coast are with
holding shipments Of fall supplies until
completion OF the Northern Pacific.
Tracks are in first rate condition, and
trains run as fast as 45 miles per hour.
st. Paul and Minneapolis real estate has
advanced in some cases as high as eco
per cent, owing to large purchases of
land by the Oregon and Transcontinen-
tai Co, for terminal purposes for North
ern Pacific trains. In conclusion, Mr..
Willard states that there is every pros
pect that the road is about to enter upon
an uninterrupted prosperity.
President Wizards report contains the
following information: The engineer in
chief, General Anderson, assured me pos
itively that no great difficulty is looked
for in boring the Mullen tunnel. Less
than seventy yards of boring between
the two ends remains and by the first of
August it will be completed. In view Of
the unexpected difficulties encountered, l
made up my mind toorder the immediate
construction of line over the noun
tains. The division engineer sta ID
that such a line is perfectly practicable,
and can be completed within sixty days.
at a cost not to exceed S60,0O0. 1t will
be two miles in length, and the grade
will not exceed 2l2 feet to the mile. An
enormous business is waiting on the Pa
eiic side this fall, and / an satisfied
there will be more by 10000 people il the
road is completed by the first of Septem.
Der than there will be il finished by the
fifteenth Of October. Merchants are
waiting to make sure OF their ability to
ship goods 10y our road to the Pacific,
Unless gave absolute assurance that
the road would be finished 10y Septom-
Der 1st, the fall business must have been
transported by other routes, causing
loss to the company OK from 3l5O,OJ0 to
S2OO.GOO.