St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-03-05
ST. PAUL NEWS.
N1H1 l1Ou lVu WUl
THE RAILROADS.
Return of Vice President Cakes
From a Trip to the
Pacific.
How He Found the Road and Its
General Traffic.
Manager Merrill's Health--Various Trans
portation Matters.
What Mr.. oahes Says.


ern Pacific road returned yesterday from
trip over the whole length of the road, ex-
tending over a period of several
weeks. From his robust appearance and
rudy complexion one would naturally
think that the western world agreed with
him physically. He was found
in his office at the Northern Pacific head
quarters building, on Broadway yesterday by
a representative OF the GLOBE, who asked
him how he
FOUND THE ROAD?
The road, he said, was in excellent condi-
ton all the way through. At Helena he was
delayed seven hours on his return,
but the time was made up between
that apoint and St. Paul, a dis
lance of 1, 100 miles during which time the
train made from twenty-five to thirty miles.
BUSINESS AND EMIGRATION.
Business of every kind all along the line
of the road is improving very rapidly indeed
in all branches, and emigration is pouring
in at a rapid rate. In respect to this
matter of emigration it has passed
beyond the point of what might
be termed indications and is now reality of
very large proportions. From seventy-fve
to one hundred and fifty are daily going into
the country along the line of the road, not
withstanding the weather is cold and I'M
favorable. This number will be greatly in
creased by the time the spring comes. Most
of those that are now going in there are
farmers who go to take up land and become
permanent settlers. Some are dealers in
stock and merchandise. Besides these, from
thirty to forty miners per day are going in to
work the mines which give great promise of
a rich yield. Everything out there looks very
prosperous.
THE MINING INTERESTS.
There is a great deal of feeling in
regard to the mines about Helena,
and also about the Occur d'Alene mines, and
people are focking in and as soon as spring
opens up there will be great activity there.
On the 29th of February Mr.. Thomas Cruise,
of Helena, made loan of S150,000 to the
Montana company, limited, for one year at
s per cent. per annum, taking a mortgage
for the amount upon the com
pany property. This is the largest
loan ever made by a private individual in
the territory. This money is intended to be
used for the exclusive purpose of adding
thirty more stamps to the twenty now being
put up in the new mill at Marysville, thus
giving the company sixty stamps in all.
This money could have been readily raised in
London by selling stock, now in the COM
pany's treasury for working capital and which
at par in the London market, but it is
believed the stock will be worth-a large pre-
MUM in a few months. Mr.. Cruise, who
has unlimited faith in the Drum Lummon
mine, volunteered to furnish the money.
The offer was accepted and the money was
paid over at the Merchants National bank.
THE LAND GRANT.
The attention of Mr.. Cakes
was called to the fact that since
he went away the committee of the house of
representatives at Washington had reported
in favor of taking the land grant away from
the Northern Pacific road and he was asked
"if he had anything he would like to say in
regard to it. To this Mr.. Cakes replied that
he had taken notice of what had been done,
but that the interview the GLOBE had
with Col Lamborn covered the whole ground,
and he did not think of anything to add.
EMPLOYING MEN-THE SHOPS.
Mr.. Cakes was asked what he proposed to
do about the shops, and whether the force
formerly employed would be again employed
on the opening of spring. To this Mr..
Cakes said that he desired to have it under
stood that the Northern Pacific railroad
was business institution constructed for
the purpose of doing business in a business
way for the purpose Of making money for
those who owned it, and generally subserv
ing the public interest. TWAS not hospital,
nor place for men to draw salaries without
doing work. The road will not employ one
single man more or less than is
required to do the business of the
road. If more men are required
in the shops they will be employed if they
can be had, but if they are not required they
will not be employed. The intention is to
conduct the business of the road in such
manner, and with such economy that it will
be able tie pay a reasonable profit to the stock
holders. 1t will not suffer in any respect for
lack OF help to accomplish this object. The
road bed is in excellent condition, and the
equipments of the road are unsurpassed. The
condition of the road and the equipments
will not be allowed to become any less COM
plete and serViceable than they now are.