St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-03-08
THE RAILROADS.
A Gigantic Cattle Transporta-
ton Scheme On
Foot.
The First Victory of the Rock Island
Over the Vanderbilt In
terest.
A General Compendium of Local and For
eign Railroad Notes.
Il Great Cattle Scheme.


and New Mexico. This plan in brief, is to
ship the cattle alive to England and there
slaughter them. They are to be shipped over
the Northern Pacific road to Duluth; thence
across Lake Superior to Sault St. Marie, at
which point they will be transferred to the
Canadian Pacific road and taken to Montre
al or Quebec, and then reshipped to London.
This scheme seems to originate with Moreton
Frewen, who is connected with company OF
cattle men owning $4,000 head Of cattle.
WHAT HE SAYS OF 1T.
In a letter to- NJ. Hannaford, Of the
Northern Pacific road, dated at London, Feb.
2, Mr..Frewen says that he encloses a cir
cular and also letter that he had written to
one Of the London journals in regard to the
scheme. These papers were submitted to
Mr. Cakes and he is understood to have look
ed very favorably upon the project. The
letter is written to the London Morning Post,
and goes on to state that there
is a: vast country in northwestern
America occupied by over 100000 of
cattle including the states and territories of
Wyoming, Dakota, Nebraska, Montana, Ida
no. ETC., which, by the recent development
of the Northern Pacific road, can send its
cattle to Duluth, city at the head waters Of
Lake Superior. This entire district, in area
six times as large as Great Britain, has not
only never had any contagious cattle diseases,
but veterinary science in America has not
hesitated to declare that, owing partly to its
great elevation lover 1000 feet), and also to
its climatology, the possibility of contagious
disease Is precluded. From this natural
sanitarium the British farmer can, owing to
the recent railroad extension in the states
and Canada, draw his supplies. From this
enormous table land not less than 500,0 900
four-year-old steers Of excellent quality,
weighing ninety stone each can be shipped
from Duluth down the great lakes, Superior
and Huron, to the Canadian Pacific road,
and then taking ship at Quebec be landed in
Liverpool at cost of only 95 head. The
Canadian government would, undoubtedly,
allow this supply to pass through her terri
tories in bond. Giving the value Of these
cattle at SO a head on their western ranges,
here we have a nearly unlimited supply of
store beasts delivered to the British farmers for
Ella a head. Such animals are worth at
least e22. 1t is not too much to say that
trade Of this magnitude, at such prices Of
fers an entirely new feature to agriculture,
and whereas the home breedes on these
highly priced lands can never assist the far
mer to drive out the dead meat trade,
which is starving the land and underselling
both breeder and farmer. This cheap raw
material from the west, if received and well
coined, can bring about the happiest of agri-
cultural revolutions, and while helping the
farmer profit also the consumer to scarcely
less extent.
SHORTENED A THOUSAND MILES.
It is claimed that the journey to England
is shortened by over thousand miles, and
it is claim ed that the country tapped by the
Northern Pacific would supply England with
over four hundred thousand beasts each
year, which is about the amount that Amer
lea now supplies England.
his CONCLUSIONS.
Mr.. Frewen writes to Mr.. Hannaford,
under date of Feb. IA, in which he says, II
am writing you line to say that everything
is; going much more smoothly for
my project, that I mentioned
to you lately, and the government here are
Introducing bill for the very purpose Of
making easy shipments Of feeders for this
country by way of Duluth, the lakes, and
Quebec. This country could take now not
less than two to three million head Of cattle
annually if we out west could supply the
beasts, stocks on this side have so run down.
! believe cattle will soon travel up to your
road from New Mexico so great will be the
advantages derived from liue shipments to
this side.''
IT LOOKS FAVORABLE.
The prospects look very favorable indeed,
and If carried out to conclusion will be u
severe blow to Chicago, which has heretofore
had a monopoly of the slaughtering bust
ness.
The Rock Islands First Yictory Over Yam
derbitt.
Chicago Tribune, 9th.
The first of the battles between Vanderbilt
and the Rock Island Railroad company has
been brought to an end, and the result is
great victory for President Cable and the
Rock Island Railroad company. For some
weeks past Vanderbilt and Gould have been
working like beavers to secure control Of the
Union Pacific, and thereby prevent the Rock
Island from gaining the benefits it expected
from the consummation of the tripartite COM
pact with the Union Pacific. Reports have
been circulated for some time past that Van
derbilt and Gould had virtually obtained con-
troll of the Union Pacific, and those mag
mates were so sure that they had
control that they dictated the policy of that
road during the last few weeks. 1t was gen.
orally understood that the Union Pacific was
forced to sign the Utah traffic agreement,
contrary to the wishes of the Rock Island and
Milwaukee & st. Paul roads, by Vanderbilt
and Gould. But it now appears that Wander
bilt counted his chickens before they were
Matched: Instead of obtaining full control
Of the Union Pacific he now finds himself
without representative in the board of the
company. While Vanderbilt was Boosting the
additional strength he had secured in Union
Pacific affairs, the Rock Island company
has been quietly at work to prevent Wander
bilt from carrying out his designs regarding
the future management of the Union Pacific,
and it has succeeded in manner that must
trouble Vanderbilt exceedingly. The annual
meeting of the Union Pacific was held in
Boston yesterday to elect new directors in
place of those whose time had expired
Among the latter was Mr.. Augustus Schell,
who has represented Vanderbilt in the Union
Pacific board. Of course Vanderbilt was
confident that not only would Mr.. Schen be
triunphantly reelected, but that he would
gain one or two more directors
to represent and guard his in
terest. But he must have felt astonished
when the result of the election was announced.
Not only did he not gain any additional di-
rectors in the Union Pacific board, but Mr..
Augustus Schell, heretofore his only repre-
sentative on the board, was left out in the
cold, and in his place was elected Mr.. Hugh
Riddle, chairman OF the executive of the
Rock Island and President Cables staunch-
est supporters. 1t is quiet certain that if Jay
Geuld's term as a director of the Union
Pacific , had expired he would also have
shared the fate of Schell and been replaced
by Rock Island man.
This result will prevent Vanderbilt from
interfering with Union Pacific affairs here
after, and the Rock Island will be able to
hold the Union Pacific to a strict main
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