The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-11-01
RAILROAD ! SCHEMES,
Rumor Has It That Willard Will
Adopt a Much Hire Aggressive
Policy.
Emperor Williams s,eech Read at the
Opening Day of the Reichs.
tax.

NOV that Henry Villard has once mora .e.
cured control Of the Northern Pacific Il II
fa:d, he will adopt mseh more sp0ressiva
policy toward couipetipa lines. especiallv the
new Manttoba- CANADIAN Pacific comb,na.
tlon. 1t Is said to be the intention of the
northern Pacific to wasch every move Of The
Mnnitoba. and II it chs into Northern Pa
cihc territory to atEo1o, take retaliatorv
steps II fs said that Ills will be done to the
extent of parallelinG. psery mile Of road
owned by the ManttnS Arrangements ara
already made, 80 It q fsated, to build into
the Red river wiley yQiNry the moment the
Manitoba IL headed lsfNoets kn.wn .- ~. :,
rltory west Of Helend - known, put ~
tho Gnupdtan NnrthMeex ~ same policy VIII
be carried out aCfais 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 No.
Naught. Of the Northern Pacific l. Mant-
toba, from the East VI. McNaught has been
In New York for month or more, and cer-
tainiy 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 q position to
eav what ore the intentions Of his company
SO fur as the extensions Of its lines are con-
cerned. Anent Mr. Villard's return to power
rumor also has it that the relations of the
Northern Pacific aud Wisconsin Central are
to bs much closer Thia will, it Is said. be
brought about by consolidating several Of
the moro important Offices. 1t may be that
the consolidation will be gradual. COM
mencing by making one general manager
for the entlrc line from Chicago to the
Pacific II this is done 1t would not be sur
prisng. Mr.. Willard tes always been anxious
to have some point further enst than St. Paul
made the practical terminus Of the rond, and
II he cannot have the line practically con-
ttnued to the seatoald he will content him.
self with Chicago.
SOMETHING lN TIE WIND.
QuEnEo, Spscial.-Ifesident T. F. Oakes,
of the Northern Pacific. aud the gentlemen
accom- p9nytng him lecline to talk about
their mission to Quebec. but allege that the
whole partv is here Oh private business. A
prominent railway n(an who was with them
all yesterday declareS that their visit is likely
TO be fruught with Reat importance to .he
province Of Quebec. Premier Mer,ier, whose
guests they were Yesterday, publicly de-
clared u few days since that most important
railway legislation would be submitted to
the legislature ut tho Forthcoming session,
and Leading politician declared that it's
basis was ugreed upon. It is known that the
Northern Pacific desires q shorter route to
Europe Tho St LAWRENCE Is the shortest
water route, but the Grand Trunk and its
connections east Of Chicago do not furnish
short enough land line Churters for links Of
railway in Ontario and Quebec, to shorten
the present route which tho Granu Trunk
railway had neglected TO make. :avo been
OBTAINED By THE NORTHERN PACIFIC
In the namcs Of other parties, and Gaspe, In
tic Gulf OF St Lawrence. may soon be made
winter port At ull events tho Northern
Pacific is determined to have shorter Eastern
connections than tho Canadian Pacific, and
is said to be about purchasing the Tennis
couata railway from the Riviere du Loup to
Elmundstop, n d. Ehe nature of the al-
hgcd agreement betEeen Preris- dbdr".y.er
hiahHl fdHiasltJs;h dHiasltshs.n ffao reogiiGsss involve q
very large land gran4for short line through
the interior of the( province of Quebec,
thence crossing on be proposed st. Law
renee bridge. Color b lent to this report by
the fact that Mayor tangelier, who advocnt-
cd their cause in arliament against the
Canadian Pacific raj ond In tho Manitoba
crossing case, wns pi sent with the compa-
nv's senior counsel d the interview with the
premier OF Quebec Mr. T. Avery, o lawy er
OF st. Paul, has beer{here for several weeks
past in tho interests Iof the Northern Pacific