The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1889-10-25
RAILROAD SCHEMES.
zunor Has 1t That Willard Will
Adopt Much More Aggressive
Policy.
2nperor Williams Speech Read at the
Opening Day of the Reichs-
tag.

How that Henry Willard has once more &C.
Sred control Of the Northern Pacific, it is
sid, he will adopt much more aggressive
policy toward competing lines, especially the
new Manitoba Canadian Pacific combina-
6Dn 1t is said to be the intention Of the
k0Rthern Pacific to watch every move OF the
Manitoba. and if it cuts into Northern Pa
e7fc territory to at once take retaliatory
1hepR II is said that this will be done to the
extent of paraleling 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
1anitoba is headed for Northern Pacific ter
mory west OF Helena. What will lie done in
3Ae Canadian Northwest is not known, but it
u fair to presume that the same policy will
be carried out across the border line. The
cUmpany's lines in Manitoba are to be
extended, hut just in what direction will not
be known until the return of President Nc
1aught, of the Northern Pacific & Mani
tcba, from the East Err Mcknight has been
In New York for a month or more and GER
11iDly 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
nv what are the intentions of his company
solar as the extensions of its lines are con-
esrned Anent Mr.. Wizards return to power
manor also has it that the relations OF the
Northern Pacific and Wisconsin Central arc
% be much closer. This will, it is said. be
hRought about by consolidating several OF
The more important Offices It may be that
the consolidation will be gradual COM
1pencing by making one general manager
fp1 the entire line from Chicago to the
Pacific. II this is done it would not be sur
rGi2ng Mr.. Willard has always been anxious
10 have some point further east than ST. Paul
nAde the practical terminus of the road, and
Il he cannot have the line practically con-
kinped to the seaboard he will content him
elf with Chicago
SOMETHING IN THE WIND.
QUEBEC, Special.-President T. F. Cakes,
sz the Northern Pacific. and the gentlemen
companying him decline to talk about
their mission to Quebec. but allege that the
whole party Is here on private business.
prominent railway man who was with them
All yesterday declares that their visit is likely
to be fraught with gleat Importance to The
province of Quebec Premier MERCER, whose
gnests they were yesterday. publicly de-
elnred few days since that most important
midway legislation would be submitted to
The legislature at the Forthcoming session.
md a leading politician declared that it's
basis was agreed upon. 1t is known that the
Northern Pacific desires shorter route to
1nrope. The ST. Lawrence is the shortest
water route, but the Grand Trunk and its
sonnections east of Chicago do not furnish
short enough land line. Charters for links OF
midway in Ontario and Qaebec. to shorten
the present route which the Grand Trunk
hallway had neglected TO make. have been
OBTAINED BY THE NORTHERN PACIFIC
An the names OF other parties, and Gaspe, in
TIE Gulf of ST. Lawrence, may soon be made
u winter port At all events the Northern
Pacific is determined to have shorter Eastern
zDnnections than the Canadian Pacific, and
u said to be about purchasing the Tennis
eOuata railway from the Riviere du Ioup to
Edmundston, N. B. The nature of the al
aeged agreement between Premier MERCER
and the Northern Pacific people is not yet
made public, but it will doubtless involve
vezJ large land grant for short line through
zhe interior of the province of Quebec,
thence crossing on the proposed st. Law
nance bridge. Color is lent to this report by
the fact that Mayor Langelier, who advocar-
I'd their cause in parliament against the
Canadian Pacific railroad in the Manitoba
crossing case, was present with the compa-
Nys senior counsel at the interview with the
premier Of Quebec. Mr. T. Avery, a lawy er
d St. Paul, has been here for several weeks
past in the interests of the Northern Pacific.