St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-06-13
ROADS TO THE RES CUE
MINI esota Must Rely Largely
Upon the EnterpriSing
Railroads
For a Fitting Exhibit Of Her
Resources at the Worlds
Fair.
Railway Officials Discuss it
From a Purely Hypothet-
zeal View.
Wide Ranges Of Exhibits That
Might Very Profitably Be
Made.


cover but a moiety of the expense, and
it is conceded that no idisplay can
be made without entailing considerable
expense. Some one or more individuals
or corporations must bear the burden,
and it is quite natural that in such an
emergency ones thoughts naturally
turn to the railroads. No corporations
are more vitality interested in the devel-
Opment of the state than the railroads,
which not only must have goods and
people to transport. but lands to sell to
settlers. To their credit it must be said
that the Minnesota railroads have never
been found wanting when occasion de-
manded display of energy or loyalty,
no matter what the expense. Upon the
railroads, then, will fall much of the
burden OF properly representing Mime
sofa resources and attractions at the
Columbian fair.
1t is the railroad companies with the
largest acreage in land grants that have
the biggest incentive to make an eX-
hibt. The Northern Pacific has an al
most interminable series of grants scat
tered along the line ali the way to Puget
Sound. They are of the most diyersi-
fed character in natural resources S, too.
While none OF the officials are author
lied to speak by the book, they all feel
certain that q splendid exhibit will be
made. AS Land Commissioner Moore,
of the Omaha, observed to the reporter,
railroad companies are extensive adver-
Users, especially when it comes to plac-
ing before the great multitudes of the
world the great possibilities of their
lands, and no better opportunity could
be afforded, all are agreed. than that
nrpSpnfpn LV the worlds fair
The Northern Pacific.
p. B. Grote, the emigration agent for
this road, only consented to be inter
viewed in hypothetical way. For Illus
tration, every bit of information he
kindly accorded was carefully qualified
by IF the road decides to make an eX-
hibit." This was because the directo-
rate has taken no action whatever look
ing towards the exposition of its
products.
The Northern Pacific has an aggre-
gate Of S7,000000 acres OF productive
lands. The products. such as would be
shown in Chicago, Will embrace biology
and minerology- everything. in
deed, known to the botaniSt and the
geOlogist Of the United States. This
road has never failed to make a most
attractive display at all fairs and expo
sltiOnS. Let us see what the poSSibilI-
ties are.
Through Minnesota the line passes
the richest cereal fields where the
world-famOus No. l hard wheat is
grown in such abundance. Then the
new state of North Dakota furnishes
like advantage, and, in addition,
an endless bed of ignite coal
of excellent quality, besides minerals
of more or less value. There are also
wide eXpanses of grazing lands. where
cattle and sheep are raised in immense
herds and focks. Nor will the display
from this state be confined to the cereals.
Vegetables and grasses and fax are
abundant, and in many of the towns
along the line manufacturing products
will be collected to give contrast and
beauty to the display.
Then follows on the route to the
sound the mountainous state of Mon
tana, with its wealth of mineral re-
SOurses. MOntana's product of the
precious metals now eXcels that Of any
other state or territory in the union,
and these present brilliant opportuni-
ties for the fair. 1t is reported that
s155,00G,000 of gold dust has been gar
nered by the miners, record only sur
passed by California, and the past year
the product of the precious metals
reached upwards of $4,000, 000-an
amazing record. There is an abund-
ance of coal aud iron to draw from. in
addition to these come the Stock-raiS-
ing. sheep-husbandry and other indus
tries for which the state is famed.
In Idaho, again, are found the
precious metals which comprise a
fascinating display in the exposition.
Here are the wonderfully rich Cour
d Alene mines.
Washington furnishes wealth of op-
pOrtunitieS-co colossal trees, furs, cedars,
pine and hemlock, the very finest in
the CONTROVERSIES minerals, gold,
silver. iron, etc, and an abundance of
granite building stones and coal beds.
1t is more than likely that the road will
also make an exhibit of the fisheries Of
the Puget. Indeed, the Northern Pa
cific IS not limited III its natural re-
sources, and it is predicted that her eX-
hibit will be the wonder Of the whole
world.
The Great Northern.
Il really do not know what to say"
said Col. w. w. Braden, the genial land
commissioner of the Great Northern
system when asked by the reporter,
what, i'll his estimation, the road would
do at the fair. Il think it is perfectly
safe. however, to prOpheSy that the
Great Northern will be there with a
grand display of her products and ma
tural resources. The possibilities seem
to be beyond limit. The directors have
not considered the matter yet. You
know the fair is long time in the fut-
ure and there is ample time to work out
the problem. Personally, | believe it
is a profitable thing always to place be-
fore the people the opportunities offered
by railway company to settlers along
It's lines, and there doesn't seem to be
more promising opportunity in view
than at the worlds fair. Furthermore,
railroad companies are patriotic always,
and are willing to contribute in every
way to the display that will show to the
world what magnificent country we
have. Our line will have been COM
pleted to the Puget Sound, and you can
imagine what wealth of interesting
objects can he gathered along the line
to make grand and comprehensive dis
play.
81 am in hopes the company will con-
slider the matter soon in order that the
widest latitude of time may be given for
collecting an exhibit that will be a
credit to the road and also to fame of
the Northwest.
"What do think the display will en-
brace? AS / said at first, am not au-
thoriZed to speak upon this matter. But
might say without compromising either
myself or the road that if the road goes
into the worlds fair it will take no half
step. The mineral products, presume,
VIII comprise an attractive feature
Every Minnesotan is more or less famil-
lar with the wealth of precious metals
tributary to our system. Then there
are the iron mines and the coal fields.
the agricultural products, the stock
raising and sheep culture industries.
horticultural products, game-oh, it
columns to go into the details of the pos
sibilities offered"
st. Paul Il Duluth.
Hopewell Clarke, the land commits
sioner of the st. Paul & Duluth, like
theirs, was largely at sea respecting any
certainty of action by his company. He
had no doubt however that the Dulnth