The Irish standard., 1896-10-31
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Democratic State Central Committee.


i John Lind's speech at Red Wing on Oct.
LIST inst. In speaking of state issues, Mr..
Lind said:
BY an act Of the territorial legislature
~ Of Minnesota a railroad company was
3 incorporated as the Hastings & Dakota
Railroad Company. 1t was authorized to
construct a railway from Hastings to the
western boundary of the state. To aid
in the construction of the road, congress
passed an act On July 4, 1866. granting
to the state for the benefit of the COM
pany ten sections of land per mile, with
the. privilege, If it should be found on the
location Of the road that any of the lands
Sin the ten-mile limits Of the grant had
been disposed Of by the government to
select other lands, in lieu Of those lost,
within 20 miles Of the road, but not in
; excess of the ten sections granted per
mile. The legislature OF this state con-
ferred the grant upon the company by
the act of March T. 1867, but this act pro-
II svided that upon the conpany's failure
! to comply with any of its provisions. 1t
chises acquired by virtue Of the act 'ex.
stscept any land that it ney ma We received
|. for any portion Of sale road completed
by it as required by he provisions of
| this act About th6 list Of July, 1872,
!. p bar soid parts Of its railway to the
& yChSago, Milwaukee & st. Paul Com
IA Y, and in July, 1880, it sold another
8 to the same company. In Decer1-
1882, 1T conveyed the remaining por-
Of the line. These sales comprised
ae railway of the Hastings 81 Dakota
-. road company, and since the con-
4 "a noes above men toned the company
s lot owned OR operated any railway
,sr Ia ~ state or elsewhere, or carried on
abroad business In making the
a ho.yever, the railway company re-
'tns lands granted by the govern
~ 5.i - Ne state for it's own Use Aho,1t
II atk&tf 1856 Hon. William J. Hahn.
~ %ney general Of our state,
&slo warranto action against
a 5+ & Dakota Railroad Com
IS "a ~ a. the corporation dissolved
its corporate rights powers
.5es declared forfeited upon
Of the non-user of it's fran
NJ !. the suspension of it's business |
/ - 80 fs.iroad company. The supreme
;sssourt Of this, state (Vol So, page 346, |
rendered judgment in behalf Of the state.
and declared a forfeiture as prayed for in
the attorney generals complaint. I'm
der the law, after this forfeiture had
been declared, the corporation had three |
years In which to wind up it's business
Russell Sage, Levi p. Morton and several
other Wall street SPECTATORS, owned the
ponds OF the company, and q conveyance
OF the lands owned by the company was |
made to Russell Sage in trust for the I
Fbondholders during the three years. At
Ter the expiration OF the three years and I
some time in 1891, think, final judg-|
3ment was rendered in the supreme court /
sqecfarirg absolute forfeiture of the cor
shorate existence Of the Hastings & Da-
.kota Railroad Company, and FORGETTING
all its rights, privileges and franchises.
Is During this time i was serving In the
house Of representative from the Second
district Of this state. 4 "a portion Of the
grant passes through the district.
! Ny Sof the settlers knowing Of the for
I ltrre OF the corpGa ate existence of the
Eoilpany had settled upon the lands
within the 2o-mile limit ofsthe grant,
The railroad COMPANY had not
e1rned the grant for the road was not 4
built Thin The I'LL limit "a and used
syerY enIeaVer; INF my power to secure
tl1fee "a nds Tor set As 10 the lard
drfs TIE sfanted limit there was