St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-07-08
Distin guished Party.

A distinguished party of railroad and
government officials arrived from Chicago
by a special train over the Milwaukee road
yesterday morning. Prominent in the
party were Hon. Alexander Mitchell. preSi-
dent of the Chicago, Milwaukee IL ST. Paul
road; Gen. John C.. Black, United States
commissioner of pensions; George NJ. Pull
man. president of the Pullman Car com
pany of Chicago, and Philip ID. Armour.
the head of the Armour Meat company of
Chicago. The others included prominent
directors and stockholders of the Milwaukee
road. and few leading citizens of New
York. Chicago and Milwaukee. as follows:
Angus Smith. John PlankintOn. William
Young, Daniel Wells, b. q. Lennox, Mil
waukee; Il. +. Cannon, Z. X. Willard, L
W. VandhOOf, j. W. Ogden, New York.
Charles HenrOtien, G.. ID. Baldwin, n. b.
Bean. 5. w. AllertOn, P. X. Chamberlain,
DIR. Peppean, j. +. Lester, Il. w. ROllsOn
4. NJ. Day, L. w. Baxter, j. w. DOane,
Chicago; Z. III. Green. New York; j. c.
Easton. La Crosse; John Cudahy, Chica go;
J. \. Chandler, st. Paul; c. w. Case, c.
H. Prior. Minneapolis. The party arrived
ut Z o'clock, and proceeded TO Hotel Ryan,
where they took breakfast, afterwards Wis
iting Minneapolis. stopping at the West.
The party arrived there at IL o'clock and
soon after procession of carriages was at
the hotel door. waiting to carry the gentle
men about the city. While President
Mitchell was standing on the steps, GLOBE
reporter asked him the object of his visit.
Smilingly he said:
1t was not projected until yesterday and
has no significance whatever. Several
friends from New York were in Chicago
and we took advantage of their presence to
come up here on trip that some of us have
been DESTROYS of making since early spring.
That is all of it. Pleasure and not bust
ness is at the bottom of it."
Gen. Black was asked political question
as he stepped into the carriage, but he
evaded it with remark about the weather
and the carriage moved away. The pro-
ceSsiOn of carriages moved about the city,
under the guidance of Supt. c. ii. Prior,
returning about O'clock.
Dinner was served at o'clock in the club
room, and as soon as the meal was con-
cluded the party embarked in the special
train and went to Big Stone lake, where to-
day will be spent in fishing. Tomorrow
the gentlemen will go on to Dakota, and
will return here on Friday night
In railroad circles the visit was an object
of gossip and speculation all day. 1t was
generally conceded that while many MEM
berS of the party had come merely on pleas
ure, there were others who had business be-
fore them of much importance. The jour
ney which they are taking will be made
slowly, and Assistant General Superintend-
ent Prior, who thoroughly understands the
geography of the West, can point out to
President Mitchell the various points where
extensions could be made with benefit to
the company. Through sound suggestions
and hints that have heretofore been made
il can be stated that the Milwaukee 81 St.
Paul company is making extensive prepar-
atoms for an aggressive campaign in rail
road construction in Dakota In assuming
control of the Fargo Southern, the Rock
Island and Northwestern announce their
intention to protect their interests in the
agricultural districts of Northern Dakota,
and build wherever the Milwaukee IL St.
Paul reaches. But the latter company rec
ognizes the importance of being the first to
mOnOpolize the field, and will, with ali
haste, extend its system in Dakota, princi-
pally in that part where the Manitoba and
Northern Pacific roads run. The Black
Hills will be an objective point. What
moves the Milwaukee & st. Paul intends