St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-12-15
WITH THE TRAVELLERS.

Senator John Haggort, OF Fargo, was
at the Merchants yesterday, having
come down for consultation in relation
to the stockyards on the Northern Pa
cif1c, as he and associates own them
from the lakes to the Yellowstone. In
teryiewed by a GLOBE reporter, Mr..
Haggort said the stock shipments were
unusually heavy this fall, and the stock
is in excellent condition. North Da-
kota has over one million head
of live stock, and Montana
four million. and this interest has been
entirely built UP since the extension of
the Northern Pacific railroad. Until
after 1876 they were shipping buffalo
skins from this country, sometimes by
the train load. T. G. Power Sc Co.. of
Fort Benton, shipping one year over
10000 skins. Then people Oh the line
commenced shipping, and did ship,
thousands of carloads of buffalo bones
annually, but now they are sending out
the live stock. The price IS low, but
they are shipping closer than ever. later
penses in every way. His atten-
ton was called to the jamestown
special in relation to the complaints of
Mrs. Bartholomew. the state special
agent for the prevention of cruelty to
animals. He declined to deny or con-
firm the charges, but suggested that
they might protect the animals from
the wind by the use of paper at least.
Mr.. Haggart was accompanied by his
brother, Clark Haggart, deputy warden
of the North Dakota penitentiary, who
is en- route to his old home in New
York to spend the holidays.
Col. w. 81. Robinson, of Mayvllle, N.
D., at the Merchants yesterday was
discussing the effect of the hard times
upon North Dakota. The colonel has
lumber yards at about 100 different
stations on the Great Northern and
Northern Pacific railroads. and. while
was earnest in the expression
of the hope that the present
low price Of wheat would
lead farmers to more generally diversity
their products. He saw nothing but
disaster in front of the wheat grower,
while he who diversified could rely
upon markets for other products if not
for wheat. He spoke specially of poul-
try, eggs, butter, corn and hogs, aud of
the really good prices for anything but
wheat. which must be raised in COM
petition with India and Russia, while
oIher products are governed in
price by the domestic demand. Re-
spending to queries In relation to the
prohibition law and its enforcement in
North Dakota, the colonel expressed the
belief that much better results could be
obtained from system of high license
and restriction as to the number. The
United States licenses in the state have
more than doubled under prohibition,
and there are more blind pigs than
there were open saloons, while the bot
tie and original package trade in the
state is simply immense. He
thought the police regulations and ex-
pense OF attempting TO enforce the pro-
hibition law had been increased, while
the revenues which, under high license,
now entirely lost. He believed the
question was quite likely to be the main
issue in the coming campaign-not in
the form of a repeal of the present law,
but practical amendment to the cou.
stitution which would give the people
choice between the present condition
and high-license system
Hon. T. S. Underhill, engaged in
growing horses in North Dakota, two
years ago one of the railroad commits
sioners of the state, en- route East,
seen at the Merchants yesterday, said
the stock business was depressed, In
sympathy with all other business, but
he looked for better times. One of the
leading industries of Western North
Dakota, he said, was coal. The bust
ness might be largely increased if the
roads would give proper rates. The
Dickinson mines are now getting out
enough coal to give the railroads rev.
enue of $4,000 to $4,000 per aDnum,
but this could be increased by further
concessions in rates and increased side
track facilities. The North Dakota
coal is driving all other Goals out of the
market where rates are right and peo-
pie know how TO use it. One gentleman
mentioned the fact that he used the
coal at Bismarck last winter IN his
Office and the entire cost was but 80 IN