Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1895-05-30
j. j. HILL AT HOME.
THE GREAT NORTHERN NIAGNATE
RETURNS FROM EUROPE.
Hc Proceeds ut Once to punc,u,e
some of the Recent Newspapers
Fnkex-Hc Has Evidently Secured
Control of the Northern Pacific.

st. Paul, May %. = James j. Hill.
president of the Great Northern Rail-
way company has arrived i'll st. Paul.
ne was net at the depot by Mrs Hill,
ana driven directly to his residence on
/ Summit avenue.
me nard travel and fatigue incident
10 ms foreign engagements during the
last SIN weeks have had their effect on
the railway magrate, and Mr., Fill
was under the doctors care when a
reporter called on him. The ailmeut
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 TINT he was as good man as
ever, and at once proceeded to pune
t'lre several of the stories.
AS q matter of fact" snid Mr.. Hill.
while l have been quoted in the pa
pers all over the country as having
said something of the Northern Pa
cilic deal. so-callcd, l have said abso-
lutely nothing. and Whatever has been
printed as coming from me is nothing
less than absolute fabrication. I have
talked of matters with persons who
nave desired to converse on other top
ics, but on this particular ,nu,ter l
have refused to enter into CONVERSE
ton. The reason is that am not vet
In q position to speak of any share I
may have had in the reimbursement of
Northern Pacific Affairs
All that has ever been secured from
me by way of the newspapers East
or West. is the admission that l have
been abroad and that l arrived in New
YORK on Saturday morning. or that
| have made no secret, but let me as.
sure you that anytllin. else that has
appeared in print has been the mcrcst
superintendent warranted by any,
thing at all that I have said or sug-
gested."
There is not the slightest doubt from
MI. Hills conversation that he has
secured The cont.ol of the Northern
Pacific. but it is equally certain that
matters are not in such condition as
as will permit him to at once assume
the reins of control. He admitted that
it would most likely take year to get
matters i'll condition for a thorough
reorganization of the system, and then
there would be a CHARGE to speculate
on the probable management.
is III 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
sured fact" said the railway colossus,
"rhe Great Northern and Northern
Pacific will never be consolidated I'M
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
Il moment. The autonomy of the
Northern Pacific will be preserved and
it will be controlled by its sharehold.
ers. There will he stron. 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 if necessary.