New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1889-10-30
RAILROAD SCHEMES.
-Rumor Has It That Willard Will
Adopt a Much More aggressive
Policy.
Emperor Williams Speech Read at the
Opening Day of the Reichs-
tag.

1NoH luau deurY Wizard mas once more Sc
cured control of the Northern Pacific, it is
said, he will adopt a much more aggressive
policy toward competing lines, especially the
new Manitoba-Canndian Pacific combna-
Gon. 1t is said to be the intention of tine
Northern Pacific to watch every move of the
Manitoba. and if it cuts into Northern Pa
cItc territory to at once take retaliatory
steps, Ii is said that this will be done to the
extent of paralleling every mile of road
owned by the Manitoba. Arrangements are
already made, so it is stated, to build into
The Red river valley country the moment the
= Manitoba is headed for Northern Pacific ter
AltorY west OF Helena. What will lie done in
G&ne canadian Northwest is not known, but it
is tair to presume that the same policy will
be carried out across the border line. The
company's lines in Manitoba are to be
extended, but just in what direction will not
be known until the return of President Nc
Naught, of the Northern Pacific & Mani
toba, from the East Mr. Mcknight has been
in New York for a month or more, and GER
tainly is not there for the benefit of his
health. He is undoubtedly in conference
with the big guns of the company, and upon
his return will probably be in position to
saw what are the intentions of his company
SO far as the extensions of its lines are con-
Which,. iAuchG Ii l. llldIC ISUuL IL W pO"CI
rumor also has it that the relations of the
Northern Pacific aud Wisconsin Central are
to be much closer. This will, it is said, be
brought about by consolidating several OF
the more Important Offices It may be that
the consolidation will be gradual, COM
mencing by making one general manager
for the entire line from Chicago to the
Pacific. II this is done it would not be sur
prising. Mr. Willard has always been anxious
to have some point furrh er east than ST. Paul
made the practical terminus of the road, and
If he cannot have the line practically con-
tinued to the seaboard he will content him
self with Chicago.
SOMETHING IN THE WIND.
QUEBEC, Special.-President T.. F. Cakes,
OF the Northern Pacific. and the gentlemen
accompanying him decline to talk about
their mission to Quebec, but allege that the
whole party IS here on private business. A
prominent railway man who was with them
all yesterday declares that their visit is likely
to be fraught with gleat Importance to +he
province of Quebec. Premier Mercier, whose
guests they were yesterday, publicly de-
clared a few days since that most important
railway legislation would be submitted to
1.-THE legislature at the forthcom ming session.
and a leading politician declared that it's
basis was agreed upon. 1t is known that the
Northern Pacific desires a shorter route to
Europe The St. Lawrence is the shortest
water route, but the Grand Trunk and its
connections east OF Chicago do not furnish a
short enough land line Charters for links OF
railway in Ontario and Quebec, to shorten
the present route which the Grand Trunk
railway had neglected TO make, have been
OBTAINED BY THE NORTHERN PACIFIC
In the names OF other parties, and Gaspe, in
the Gulf OF st. Lawrence, may soon be made
q winter port At all events the Northern
Pacific is determined to have shorter Eastern
connections than the Canadian Pacific, and
is said to be about purchasing the Tennis
couata railway from the Riviere du Loup to
Edmundston, N. B. The nature of the al
legged agreement between Premier MERCER
and the Northern Pacific people is not vet
made public, but it will doubtless involve q
very large land grant for short line through
the interior OF the province OF Quebec,
thence crossing on the proposed st. LAW
renee bridge. Color is lent to this report by
the tact that Mayor Langelier, who advocat-
ed their cause in parliament against the
Canadian Pacific railroad in the Manitoba
crossing case, was present with the compa-
ny's senior counsel at the interview with the
premier Of Quebec. Mr.. T. Avery, lawyer
of ST. Paul, has been here for several weeks
past in the interests OF the Northern Pacific