The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1895-05-25
]. ]. Hill At Home
THE GREAT NORTHERN MAGNATE
RETURNS FROM EUROPE.
Ne Proceeds at Once to Puncture
Some Of the Recent Newspaper
Fakes-As Has Evidently Sc
cured Control Of the North-
ern Pacific.
} CONSOLIDATION IMMINENT.
ar. Hill Declares That the G. N. and
N. r. systems VIII De Kept
Separate.

st. Paul, May %. - James ]. Hill,
president Of the Great Northern Rail-
way company has arrived in st. Paul.
He was met at the depot by Mrs. Hill.
and driven directly to his residence OH
Summit avenue.
The hard travel and fatigue incident
to his foreign engagements during the
last six weeks have had their effect on
the railway magnate, and Mr.. Hill
was under the doctors care when a
reporter called on him. The ailment
does not seem to be anything more
serious than temporary, due naturally
to the immense amount of business
that has passed through Mr.. Hills
hands in the last few weeks. He con-
sented to an interview, after having
received the assurance of his medical
adviser that he was as good q man as
ever, and at once proceeded to pune
ture several Of the stories.
As . matter of fact" said Mr.. Hill.
pers all over the country as having
said something of the Northern Pa
cinc deal, so-called, 1 have said absO-
lutely nothing, and whatever has been
printed as coming from me Is nothing
talked of matters with persons who
have desired to converse on other top
ics, but on this particular matter I
have refused to enter into conversa-
tion. The reason 10 that am not yet
In q position to speak Of any share I
may have had In the readjustment Of
Northern P"rihc Affairs.
All that has e. zen secured from
me by way of newspapers, East
or West, 10 the !. mission that have
been abroad and that arrived in New
York on Saturday morning. or that
I have made no secret. but let me as
sure you that anything else that has
appeared in print has been the mcrest
speculation-not warranted by any
thing at all that have said or sug-
gested."
There 10 not the slightest doubt from
Mr.. Hills conversation that he has
secured the contnl Of the Northern
Pacific, but It is equally certain that
matters are not in such a condition as
~ will permit him to at once assume
the reins of control. He admitted that
1t would most likely take a year to get
matters In condition for a thorough
reorganization Of the system, and then
there would be chance to speculate
on the probable manal ement.
rs 1t q fact" Mr.. Hill was asked,
''that the Northern Pacific and Great
Northern will be consolidated under
one management. and that you will be
In control Of both systems under the
new deal?"
"You may put this down as an as
sursd fact" said the railway colossus,
1.-THE Great Northern and Northern
Pacific will never be consolidated un-
der one management. You may add
that the Northern Pacific will not be
broken up at all. Such reports are
canards, and not to be considered for
q moment. The autonomy Of the
Northern Pacific will be preserved end
1t will be controlled by its sharehold-
ers. There will be a strong effort
made to develop the country along the
line Of the road, to sell the lands that
await settlement, and to sell them at
greatly reduced prices II necessary.