New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-08-05

be made with either the Great Northern OF "a
madam Pacific companies. In nearly an Vi WI
ern Minnesota and in nearly all OF the 'eiii'o''
OF the States further West there are no rah"a'
lines other than those belonging en"ei i" VIZ
Northern Pacific or the Great Northern the pr'h-
cipsl towns and cities where these two great sys-
TENS compete for business are as foio"s III VIZ
consin Superior, at the head OF the lahe' III Mn
nesoia ST. Paul Minneapolis Duluth' o. N0U.
Fsrgo's Falls Moorehead and Crookstoh' III -o'.
Dakota. Fargo. Wahpeton, Castetoh' "i".'U a.,
and Grafton; in Montana. Helena, Butte Ahaconoa
and a number Of important mining points In Nortn-
ern Idaho the Occur dAlene mining towns "nc"
the Great Northern reaches by traIhc ai' ~
men, with the Oregon Railway ana Navigation -
pany, and TO which the Northern racine iu''' nv
osn Ines in Washington Spokane oe',
coma. Whatcom, Olympia and o thsf bv steam
towns reached by the Great Northern Dy iiroads
boats from Seattle by It's own ilheS o U where
the Northern Pacific operates brancn hn,s,b IFS
nnere the Great Northern gels and Navigation
The Northern Pacific and the Greet ,h case of
sss S about se Ts Pdss as %ss Of &
a Pacific is in bankruptcy owing in Pari as 20 ss
esay o s rS Saa Wn Es'
mSs and material were S shsaP 10 carry The total
mile Of he Grea; Northern n nc nsr s ne
P H SSoS%qp fead rs rasaS
p. as he said that ne would nave Years and his
k!ophecy was fulfilled al an Garner oosea freight
northern Pacific had been able TO get .ne ohtsined
tses during the last three years when -. ,pern 10
Isose the corr letion Of the Great Noi ncal
ruSe; Sound IL would have weatne!eu the .,nrs in
s,orm ana kept out OF the hands OF rSce'N
spie Of ts enormous burden OF debt. Inc ~ praat
10. TO throw IL now into the power OF 10 - i,s
HW and chief enemy, Mr.. HILL IS appSiIihhe aanend
stokholders ard 10 the communities WHICH ue'"
s~n II tor railway service
LARGE POPULAR INTERESTS lNNOL' ~
The question is one which vitality interests we >
AfSs proportion OF the farmers, miners iuhoe "e"
ana merchants Of five American States anu ose
s&hadsa Province. Not long age the psopie "
r"u. aided by those Of the towns a. ".o"9 -
"ess Northern line. as far west AS aea'''e, % ~
.rSsiec the completion Of Mr. HIS road 10 'n n :,
fac Coast. Triumphal arches were pul a.te.s,nn of
en- IN MS honor. and an enormous P!o orea nj
ssnvefnatio floats and OF civic and Inita'' as re-
Vs~Ss wound through our streets NV niatforn,
sn,seo By Mr.. Hil. who sat upon .olty pnst q.
rsfourded with flowers and banners IN anu" nn his
70, state, with the Governor OF E.nheso." n,s eft
TSSn, hand and The Mayor Of St Pau On ~, 10 ba i
hse great honors paid to him because nc ,yst
thu line 10 the Pacific Coast 10 co'Ips a Oh nv
hin northern Pacfc This competition iur.s y or ne
bus,was regarded as Of the greatest vaue ~ sorrow
hs,sss interests. Now, We find 10 our orarev
Into ne throwing all his great taeas aI in he
thrs. Del OF country trayersed by ms hhes INV -
~. q his rva.. the Northern Pacinc. nv the
lawyers engaged by Mr.; Hi anu ~ are
suSu,,uI combination OF banking intsrcn,66 the
cossyying three methods for getting AROUND 'n ~
'atuuona and legal obstacles In the way -