St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-09-26
THE DULUTH & WINNIPEG.

1t is pretty we'll understood IN rail-
road circles that the Canadian Pacific
company are backing the Duluth q
Winnipeg enterprise, and that they
propose to make it a part of their
southern lake shore system. Whether
there be any foundation for this sur
mise or not, it is certain that the work
of building the Duluth q Winnipeg
road is being vigorously pushed, and its
completion is an assured fact. Some
of our ST. Paul and Minneapolis people
who are in the habit of taking pessi
mistic view of everything imagine that
the opening of the Duluth d Winnipeg
road will operate against the interests
of the Twin Cities, and will give Du-
luth an advantage that ought not to be
tolerated. We are glad to say that
this narrow view of the matter
is entertained by a comparatively
few. That the opening of the
new road will be a decided advantage
to Duluth we admit, but we fail to see
how it is to be a corresponding disad-
advantage to the Twin cities. 1t will
surely be the means of developing an
important section of the state that must
be more or less tributary to the Twin
citieS-a section that is rich in its tim
Der and minerals, and when improved
will be valuable addition to the wheat
producing belt of the Northwest. The
opening of this road means the addition
of tens of thousands to MinneSUta'S
population and of millions to the tax
able property of the state. The fact
that the Zenith city is to be most directly
benefited by the Improvement is no
argument against the remainder of the
state enjoying the incidental benefits to
be derived therefrom. And. even if
Duluth, and Duluth alone, were to re-
ceive the benefits, that would be no
justification for the southern part of the
state to pursue a dog in the manger
policy.
The apprehension that the Canadian
Pacific may secure too firm foothold
on our side of the line is groundIess.
The truth is that our railway managers
need all injection of Canadian Pacific
elixir to stir them up to a full realiza-
corporation. The Canadian Pacific is
monopoly, as every other railroad sys-
tenn is, yet it is one of the few monop-
olies that manifest a proper regard for
the rights of the public by providing
superior accommodations and the most
ample equipments. as we'll as by keep
ing rates down to fair living figure. Our
nj nnt
for all practi cal purposes. yet it is not
of SO radical type as to lead US to pre-
fer home eXtOrtiOn to foreign competi
ton. 1t may be a source of infinite
worry to some Of our home railway
managers that the Canadian Pa
cific is invading our territory with
its branch lines, but it will be observed
that not single feather on the Ameri-
can eagle has been ruffied in conse-
quence of the invasion. On the con-
trary, our people welcome an invasion
of this character, because it manifests
the disposition of our Canadian friends
to enter into closer commercial rela-
tons with us, and is an evidence, not
withstanding the protests that are be-
iuS HiduC ny Oui -lloihO ldl"dy mag
mates against its operation, that the in
terstate commerce law is not the bug
aboo it has been pictured.
So it is, whether the Canadian Pa
cific is back of the Duluth 81 Winnipeg
or not, the people of Minnesota are re-
joiced that the enterprise is being
pushed to completion. 1t is an improve
ment that has been already too long de-
layed. 1t will be the means of unlock
ing vast storehouse of wealth which
will help to swell the Golfers of the
state, as well as to make the northern