St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-08-02
Agreement Between the Man.
itoba Government and the
Northern Pacific.
The Northern Pacific Wants
Some of the Tea Traffic
From the c. ?. R.
The st. Paul Road Will Vio-
late the Interstate Com
merce Law.
Alleged Discrimination Com
planned Of by Merchants
of Detroit.

WINNIPEG, Man., Aug. /, 1883. Pre-
mier Greenway and Attorney Cen
eral Martin, who returned to the city last
night, have given out the text of the
agreement with the Northern Pacific
to the press. The main features of the
agreement are that the Northern Pacific
agrees to build this year the extension
to Portage and next year to continue the
line on to Brandon. No ARRANGEMENTS
are made as to branch line extension,
The government taking the ground that
IL securing railway competition to Bran
Ion they had redeemed all their pledges
with regard to western connection and
were relieved of any moral respon-
sibility. They also take the ground
that the time has almost arrived
when the railways should be built
upon their merits and that the
TIME HAS PASSED
when the government should enter into
any comprehensive scheme of building
branch lines with provincial aid. The
company is imbued with spirit of
competition and will chase the Canadian
Pacific road for dear life in its conten-
ton for the business, so that branch
lines will be constructed. The govern
ment have scored victory in regard to
contention over which negotiations
Eere several times endangered. The
agreement as signed by the government
and railway company provides for the
maintenance of maximum from the
province to Duluth OH wheat and certain
other class of freight; this rate, it is
understood,
is CONSIDERABLY LOWER
than the Pacific road rate from Winni-
peg to Port Arthur. The agreement
also distinctly stipulates that the North
ern Pacific shall not enter into any pool
ing arrangement with the Canadian Pa
cific railroad. 1t will be remembered
that it was limited some time ago that
the Northern Pacific wanted more per
mile guaranteed than the $1,000 pro-
sided in the guarantee act. The North
ern Pacific suggested special legislation,
and so stoutly did they contend for
their point that they finally triumphed,
and MeSSrS. GreenWay and Martin
signed an agreement in which it was
stipulated that instead of $1,000 a mile
guarantee the government is to guar
tee $500, at per cent for twenty-five,
instead of twenty yearS-the latter be-
ing the period stipulated in the act.
The government will only have to
PAY THE INTEREST
In the event of the road not paying more
than running expenses. All over that
goes to pay interest. The agreement is
only provisional one. 1t stipulates
that the government will submit legis-
lation confirming the provisions of the
agreement at the earliest possible date.
This legislation is rendered necessary
because the aid is greater than the guar
Rntee act provides, and in addition the
Northern Pacific are obliged to have the
company incorporated in order that they
can carry OH work in the province, as
hnder their charter they could not do it.
They have to have the company incorr
porated, to which bonds of the province
can be issued. hence another reason
FOR SPECIAL LEGISLATION.
The Manitoba legislature is to be
called for the 2Sth to confirm the agree
ment and pass the necessary legislation.
1t may be thought that delay in COM
mencing work would be occasioned by
the necessity of Legislation, but not so.
A moduS yivendi has been provided,
through which work will be commenced
and continued in the name of the Mani
fOba government but really by the North
ern Pacific. The Manitoba government
called to-day for tenders for building
the Portage link. Hendricks, chief engi-
neer of the Northern Pacific, and his
stan VIII leave Tor winnipeg almost I'M
mediately to commence operations. Nc
Naught, the cOmpany's solicitor, also
comes. The agreement provides that the
Manitoba government shall complete the
Red River Valley road up to the ASSN
niboine river. The Northern Pacific
then takes hold of it, builds the
MASSIVE SWING BRIDGE
across the stream, ballasts and equips
the road, builds stations and provides
terminal facilities in Winnipeg. The
same aid of $500 per mile will apply on
the Red River Valley, the Northern Pa
cific contending that it will take it all to
ballast, equip and build stations and
bridges in connection with the road.
The Manitoba government secures first
mortgage upon the road for all expendi-
lures that have been made on it. By rea-
son of the liberal aid given by the Man.
itoba government the latter will have
power to control the rates in the PROV
inceS Oh the lines aided,