The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-05-05
CONFIRMED BY PLOUGH
STATUS OF THE ST. PAUL & d.
LUTH AS AN N. p.
FEEDER
LAND GRANT Is DELIVERED
Railroad Commissioners Conference
at Milwaukee Is Postponed
Until May IS on Account
OF Dewey Crowds.

The Northern Pacific has taken over the
land department of the St. Paul e Oh
luth. and after Monday will operate the
entire line. Land Commissioner Phipps,
who returned to the city Wednesday, aft
er an absence of ten days in New York,
during which he conferred with President
c. S. Mellen and others of his supcricrs,
came back under instructions to secure
the department at once and administer
its business. His first official statement
concerning the Duluth's land indicates
that many of the employees of the DEPART
ment are to be dispensed with. Sud he:
II was instructed in New York 10 alb
sorb the land department of the st. Paul
& Duluth for the Northern Pacific This
carried with il the entire land grant Of
the road, including more than million
acres Of land. 1t has been minated t.
me that the Duluth's land department
IS to be operated in connection with our
own
In discussion Of a means of operat-
ing the acquisition I stated that it is
possible to carry on the business Of the
Duluth through our own department with
out an increase in force. I suppose, as
far as general business is concerned, we
can handle the work without trouble. En-
ployes of the Duluth will without doubt
be retained in the land department, since
they will be needed as entirely familiar
with the details of its work"
a. b. Plough, recently retired as vice
president and general manager of the
Duluth, returned yesterday from New
York, where he has been in conference
with President Mellen and other officials
of the Northern Pacific who will direct
the policy of the Duluth IN future Mr.
Plough confirmed the report of his reeig-
nation, and the statement that Vice Pres
ldent kenrick Of the Northern Pacific
will assume the duties of general mana
ger.
THE report was entirely correct" sail
he Il have resigned, and Daniel s. La
mont of New York, prominent in Ncrtl-
ern Pacific interests, has been elected
as a director and vice president Of the
Duluth. Vice President KendriclI, of the
Northern Pacific, and / will have c IL
ference, following which the latter road
will assume the active control and opera
ton of our line This will occur and b.
effective Monday morning"
Mr. Plough states that syndicate op-
Grating under the title of Northwestern
Improvement company, in reality under
direct control of the Northern Pacific,
will take charge Of the Duluth land grant.
Land Commissioner Phipps, of The Nerth-
eTn Pacific, conferred with General Land
Commissioner w. P. Trowbridge, Of tie
Duluth, yesterday afternoon, at which
the transfer Of the department was ar
ranged
The legal department of the road viii
come under the direction of the Northern
Pacific, in pursuance cf he icy of Pres
ident Mellen. outlined in dispatches from
New York. to make the Duluth in reality
branch line. 1t is stated that General
Counsel Emerson HadIey win be retained
He is conceded 70 be very able Official
and was previously associated with Cen
eral Counsel Bum, of the Northern Pa
cific. Details with reference to the OPP
Grafton Of the freight and accounting de-
partments are not yet definitely Gecided
These will come under the supervision Of
the Northern Paciffc's own departmental
heads, and while many of the employees
will be allowed to go, several in each de-
partment will be retained