Kimball enterprise. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1883, 1883-06-08
.RAILRoAD RUMBLINGs.

WASHINGTON, Special Telegram, MAY 2S.-s
The secretary Of the interior to-day sent q
letter to the commissioner of the general land
Office instructing him to direct local land offices
along the line of the Northern Pacific railroad
to accept selections Of land within indemnity
limits of the grant to the company, and to note
the same on their books when such selections
are free from conflict without requiring the
company TO furnish the lists OF lands lost in
place. The SECRETARY says:
It is my desire to open for settlement as speedily
possible all the lands within the indemnity limits
OF the grant to the Northern Pacific company, not
actually required to supply the land lost in place
adjusted at the earliest possible time that
the orders Of withdrawal may be- va
yated without unreasonable, de:ay. as
The unparalleled demand for lands for actual settle
mont BY great numbers Of persons, not only from
foreign countries, but from the older States seek
Ing homes under the settlement lands along the
ne. and in the vicinity of the Northern Pacific re-
auires for the best interests of the country ana for
all parties con;srned. that the Withdrawals should
necessary for the adjustment of the guaranteed
rights Of the company. In order to facilitate the
work Of making settlement, think, you snould
Instruct the local Offices that, when the clear lists
OF selections free from conflict and other objections
are fled with the district officers, aud approved
marked upon their books and forwarded for
fnal examination, leaving the ascertainmen. of apd
lost in place to your offic, instead of receiving
ILLS Oh SUCH lOSE lAOQs, IOReInet Wild
the indemnity lands. tract for tract. from the
company, as heretofore. am satisfied that the
work OF adjusting tho grant will 80 forward much
more rapidly under this plan than under the former
practice"
Col. c. B. Lamborn, land commissioner
Of the Northern Pacific, returned recently
from seven weeks tour of inspection of
the road. Mr.. Lamborn met President vii
lard at Portland, and accompanied him as
Qost a q lnIovo Thoro ha Io+o
arranging for location of the companys
depot. Some difficulty was experienced in
selecting site, which resulted in the COM
pany selecting another location than was
first intended. Col. Lamborn ssys the
whole country west of st. Paul is growing
rapidly. immigration has been exceeding
" large, and the Improvement at all points
additions ut Bozeman and Helena and in
the company's s shops there large forces of
men will be given employment,
Rumors have prevailed, from time to
time that the Union Pacific intended to
shorten its time between Omaha and Ogden
but all such trumors have been mere guess
work: tt is now, however, settled fact
that the Union Pacific will shorten its run
ming time about eleven hours, leaving
Omaha at about 11:30 and arriving at Og-
den in the morning instead of evening. The
run is l ,0s2 miles, and 1t lis now made in
hity-fonr hours By the new arrangem ent
it will be made in little less than forty four
hours, or about an average of twenty. five
miles an hour, including stops. The pres
ent running is an average of twenty miles
per hour.
Surveyors of the Minneapolis q ST. Louis
have left the end OF the track at Morton, and
are now above Beaver Falls. running direct
to Ortonville. They will continue their line
north on the east side of the lake
The Milwaukee g. st. Paul road increased
earnings for the first four months of this
year by $105, ,906.