Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-04-08

Of the communities. He has usually
to one OF the leading farmers in each place with
this provision, and has rarely charged more
than the cost of the freight from st. Paul.
Among other things that he distributed in
this way were some very fine hogs, the Off
spring Of some that he imported from
the old country himself, and which cost him
several hundred dollars apiece. He sold them
for about IS apiece to these farmers and sent
them out all along the. line. One day not long
ago he came down to his Office in st. Paul TO
find an old farmer waiting for him. He asked
him what he could do for him and the farmer
said: "Mr. Hill, have come down to do business
with you. You sent me boar some month;
ago and l took it OF you at Is. Well, like II
want to buy the whole hitler il you will let me
have them at the same price" Mr.. Hill then
sat down and explained to the man the philos-
ophy Of breeding He told him what the hogs
bad actually cost him. and when the old fellow
went out Of the Office his eyes were, am told,
~ big a. your fist.
Mr.. Hill is acting on tlfis same way as to all
matters connected with the lands along the
Northern Pacific. His principle ia that the
prosperity OF his road must depend on the
prosperity Of the small farmers living along it,
and he saws be hopes to make ii so that their
products can be shipped TO the east and can
compete with any in the United States.
HILLS STEAMSHIP LINE.
Already the Great Northern is reaching out
to the east as to freight rates. Its vice b.esi-
dent tells me that it has six big steamers on
Duluth to Buffalo and Cleveland in less than
four days. These boats will each carry between
two and three thousand tons and two passen-
ger steamers are being built which will be faster
than the steamers which cross the Atlantic, and
by which you may go from Buffalo to Duluth
tv,A 10 a1,x 10
but the ships will, am told, be faster than our
new iron cruisers and they will probably be
ready for the summer travel. In these
- in every other part OF the road no expense is
spared TO get the very best, and as an instance
OF the way the road has been built that part Of
II which runs through the cities Of St. Paul and
Minneapolis has cost more than %, 600. 600. In
no place does 1t cross Q street or grade and II
always runs above it or under 1t. Leaving
Minneapolis the road crosses the river on g
| bridge which is the wonder OF the civil engin.
GERS the world over. 1t is the only bridge oil
| stone arches which has ever been built upon
curve and the engineers said it was an impossi-
bility to construct it. Mr.. Hill laid out TIT
plans and it works well as any straight bridge
| IN the country.
JIM HILL MoDEsTY.
One Of the most prominent traits Of Mr.. Hill
is his modssty and his retiring disposition
He does not like to be talked about in the news
papers and he has never given out picture Of
himself for publication. He has not been II
81. Paul during the week have spent here, and
have not met him. From the oil portrait o.
him which saw in his house he looks, judge
very much like the late President Garfield
and he 10 q rather stOutly built, broad
shouldered man Of about ffty-6ve years O
age. He il said to be pleasant man with hi
friends. splendid companion, a good stor!
teller, not bad singer and thoroughly postet
on almost every subject under the sun. Durinl
| my stay here have gone through his mansion
| which George W. Chiids says 10 the finest pri
vste house in the United States, and Of this and
| Of the new and unknown country opened mp b,
bis road across the continent may write here
after. FRANK g. CARPxNrxR.