The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1889-10-31
RAILROAD SCHEMES.
RumOr Has 1t That Willard Will
Adopt Much More Aggressive
Policy.
Emperor Williams Speech Read at the
Opening Day Of the Reichs-
tag.

Now that Henry Willard has once more Sc
cured control of the Northern Pacific, it Is
said, he will adopt much more aggressive
policy toward competing lines, especially the
new Manitoba-Canndian Pacific combina-
tion. 1t is said to be the intention of tns
Northern Pacific to watch every move of the
Manitoba, and il it cuts into Northern Pa
ciic 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
rltory west OF Helena. What will lie done in
the Canadian Northwest is not known, but IL
is fair 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 q month or more, and GER
tatnly 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-
cerned. Anent hr. Wizards return to power
rumor also has it that the relations of the
Northern Pacific and Wisconsin Central are
to be much closer. This will, it is said. be
brought about by consolidating several Of
the more important offices 1t 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
prsng Mr.. Willard has always been anxious
to have some point further east than s.. 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, Specia.-President T. T. Oakes,
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 g1eat importance to The
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
the legislature at the forthcoming session.
and q leading politician declared that its
basis was agreed upon. 1t is known that the
Northern Pacific desires 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 Qaebec, 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
o 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 IRON the Riviere du Ioup to
EdmunGston, n D. The nature of the al
legged agreement between Premier Mercier
and the Northern Pacific people is not yet
made public, but it will doubtless involve a
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, a lawy er
of st. Paul, has been here for several weeks
past in the interests of the Northern Pacific.