Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-03-14

rumors have been in circulation in that
city for some time past of misua-
Outstanding existing between Presi-
dent Harris and Vice President Cakes,
and that Cakes would step out in con-
sequence. These rumors it discredits,
and thinks that, on the contrary, Mr..
Harris, As president, will remaiA in New
York. direct the policy of the company
and take care Of the land grant, while
MIR. Cakes. as general manager, will lie
located in st. Paul, and take charge of
the operation of the road. being at the
same time i'll close telegraphic commu-
nication with the New York offices.
Mr. Cakes has just completed trip
over the road a. far west rs Missoula,
and on his return to st. Paul was seen
by a Pioneer Press reporter. Speaking
of the express troubles, Mr.. O.kes SAID
Wells, Fargo & Co. has been raining
the express business from Portland to
Missoula, but under protest, as far as
the Northern Pacific is concerned. from
Waliula junction to MssOuia. The
Northern Pacific has always claimed
that the Wells Fargo Company had no
right, under the laws of the courts of
Washington, to do business within the
limit of that territory, but the courts
ru ed that it had that right, and the ex-
press company was suffered to continue
ats business ~ far rs MissOnla Re
Gently the Wells-Fargo people gave
formal notice Of desire to run its ex-
press matter through to ST. Paul. This
desire. Mr.. Cakes says. the Northern
Pacific will resist to the full extent of
ts power. Tue carrying capacity of
the passenger trains of tue Northern
Pacific is now taxed to its utmost. II
forced to haul An additional express
car, the company would be compelled
to put on a second through train, the
cost of which would be al unnecessary
addition to the present operative ex-
penses. Mr.. Cakes, continuing, said it
wOald he difficult to say what the out
come of the contest will be. The North
ern Pacific may in tho end have to sue
cumb, but if SO, it will be il great injus-
tics to that corporation.
Concerning the forfeiture of the land
grant, Mr.. Cakes said he had too much
faith in the equity and justice of hannah
nature to suppose for moment that
the pending bill would become law.
He did not even think it would pass the
House. but, if it did. he Was positive it
could never be gotten through the Sen
ate. The lands, he said. were granted
to the oOmpan, by the Government to
enable it to build the road. and for that
purpose only have they been used. If
the lands are taken away, it will be the
innocent stockholders who will suffer.
The lands have been mortRaged 70 them,
and the company will use every means
in its power to retain them for the
stockholders. should the forfeiture
bill finally pass both the lower and up
per houses, Mr.. O,kes said the m ost gi-
gantic litigation ever instituted would
be Immediately commenced. lmmigra-
ton to the Northern Pacific, Mr.. Cakes
was confident, would be larger than in
| former years. At present nearly all the
new oOmers are tlckoted through to
points ON tn, Western division, where
vegetation - now booming. Each
| outgoing train has number of
through emigrants- The train leaving
| St. Paul night esore last took ont lS5
such travellers, and all day yesterda Y
there were upwards of fifty emigrans
| passengers waiting the departure of the
night train. Those leaving last night
said the North Pacific boom in the
South vest, frsm which section of coun-
try number Of them came, was some
thing astonishing. Every one, they
said, Was speaking of this new world,
and tue Indications point to large In
| fiux of domestic emigrants during the
next few months. The Dakota contin-
GENT, Mr.. Oakes said, will also be larger
than last year. Last year the COMPANY
spent its time in building branches from
the N ain line out into the fertile regions
of the Territory, and il year the re-
turns are to commence to come In. On
the vest end, and in fact all along the
line. interest Just at present centers IL
the Cnur d'AIcne fever. The excite
ment Is intense, aud promises shortly 70
surpsss the great California fever Of -.
Ii ID not in the Northern Pacific oOuatry
alone that the excitement exists. The
Union Pacific people have their share
and fully one half of the people COINS
into the mines are received by ths
Northern Pacific from tie Union Pa
cific al Garrison. To such proportions
in fact, has passenger travel increased
at that point the Northern Pacific ha'
been compelled 10 put on IN extra bag
poQe car 20 meet the demand.