Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-09-07
THE NORTHERN PACIFIC.
Preparations for The Formal Opening
on Septcmbee S-Inc Quests y. ne
Road.

Preparations for The FORMAL Opening
ON Septembee S-I..c Quests 81 ne
Road.
The Northern Pacific railroad will be
opened formally by President Willard on
September 9Th. 1t will be actually completed
August 23I. There was be over 300
guests present at the opening services, in
Guiding delegations fIom England and
Germany and many prominent Americans.
President Arthur will not be present, but has
delegated Secretary Teller 10 represent him.
Attorney. General Brewster will also be
present. The following foreign Ambassadors
| at Washington will attend; The Hon. l..
Sackvlle West, British Minister, accompa-
MED by his daughter; Count Lippe-W eis-
scnfcld, Charge dAilaircs of Austria
Hungary Count Carl Stcen Aud, rson de
Billie, British Legation Coun, de Bi!ai,
Charge dc Ailaires of Sweden and Norway;
Baron Won Eisenducher, Imperial German
Minister.
August Goth by either the New York Cen
trail the Erie or the Pennsylvania road. They
will arrive in Chicago on September 1si
arriving at St. Paul on the ID. The Sd will
be spent in visiting st. Paul and Minneapolis
and in the evening u banquet will be given
at Lake Minnetonka. On the 4th the train
will pass through the lake region Of Mime
sofa and the wheat fields of Dakota. The
party Will remain over night at bismarck.
On the 9th a war-dancc by tribes Of Indians
will be witnessed at Gray Cliff; the 9TH will
be spent in visiting Helena. On the 9Th the
opening ceremonies will take place. begin
ming at 10 II. m, and lasting two hours.
Speeches will be delivered by President
Willard, Secretary Teller by the Governors
Of the States and Territories through which
the road passes and by William NJ. Evarts.
After the ceremonies the party will proceed
! to Oregon and British Columbia, and return
ing will arrive at 81. Paul on September
Goth.
The two ends of the ioad were Joined
at point about so miles west Of Helena, on
the 9th of August. Tue formal opening,
however, will not occur until September Sth,
when the party will reach that point, and
President Nlllatd will dive the silver spike
J AT this time there will be 1857 miles Of
track laid on the main division, ur a total of
1928 miles of main and sid. track New
towns are sprngiDg up along the line every
ten or fifteen miles, and are in Il tlourishiug
condition. 1t is estimate, d that 100, 900 pco.
d Pile have been added to the population IN
u his region during the past twelve months
y Much attention is heing attracted TO the cat
d tie ranges of Montana. Large mining
interests ATE being developed. The sale OF
land for the year endiug June Both, by the
company, amounted to 1Gl 900 acres, pro-
ducing over SO 600 900, the average price
# per acre being 81. The road has and
e grant OF 4G, 600 0OO acres. About 4, 701 COO
!, acres have been sold. Fully two-thirds OF
- the remainder is considered to be good lane
II for agriculture and grazing.
II The finances of the company are Of such !
Iol,u TO, = AZ. ii.
!. road from the funds already in the treasury
l. The depression in the price of securities il
g attributed to the general feeble condition .
e the market Small holders, spectators, ant
:, those who know nothing about the road
II have been doog most of tue selling Til,
&c Oregon Transcontinenia Company own
:. more than third of the entire stock of tn,
u Northern Pacific, and had loaned it muci
o money, which is almost all repaid. Mr.
y Cakes, Nice-President of the road said tina
n the new tariff, freight aud passenger OF tn
(. Northern Pacific will average from 2j to 81
y per cent less than rates have beer to Pacific
'e coast points in previous years.
N The yield of wheat in Minnesota and Da
Is kota has been full one this year. and abou
lie q, 600, 900 bushels await transportation aloui
'e the line of the road. There is 80 per cen
a increase in the acreage this year over last
IN There will be yield of over III, 900 tons o
as wheat in eastern Washington Territory
re Montana will ship twice as many cattle hi
& year as she did last
d Mr.. Aakes thinks that the present depres
&c sion in all securities is not destined to las
s. long. The outlook for the road is good. ii
u estimates the gross earnings uf the Noitheri
III Pacific for the first twelve months following
" the opening at sic 0O0,O All the txe,
y charges OF the road are S2,,j0,0J0 whic
IT can be easily paid. The gross earnings TO
81 June this year were $3.50 200 for July
a SS4l,0O The estimate for August is $500
G. 900; for September, Sl,000,0OJ, aud Octo
&c Der. 81 300 900.