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come by the ship load to Puget sound He
prophesied that men some day would fol.
low the pillow on the fertile prairies OF
Minnesota and Dakota All this has come
to pass.
And now for the story of the Northern
Pacific Limitation of space compefs the
omission of many interesting features OF
the history, and the mention OF NUNS
Der of men whose names deserve nuch
homer in this article.
Asa Whitney was the father of the
idea of a railway to the Pacific coast
In company with a number of young adj
venturcus spirits, he assembled The Mis-
souri, river 500 miles in 1916. In Decen1-
Der, of that year, he laid before the law
makers at Washington dazzling plan TO
build a railroad from Lake Michigan to
the Pacific coast, with the proceeds of a
grant of lands for thirty miles on each
side of the track Although laughed and
sneered at, he did not give up his cher
ished scheme, and in 1S47, Obtained fa'-
vorable report from the senate commit
tee on public lands. He then travelled all
over the country working UP public senti-
ment by means Of mass meetings., ana
obtained favorable resolutions from one
or both branches of many state legisla-
lures, and also from pubic meetings IN
the principal cities west of the Ale
ghenies Finally the senate committee
actually reported his bin favorably but
through the antagonism of Thomas H.
Benton it was tabled by the close vote
Of 27 to q.
Whitney estimated the length of his
road at 1920 miles, and it's cost at $4,000
600, not one-half the amount the North
ern Pacific subsequently cost. Ills route
was from st. Joseph. Mich, to Prairie
du CHEN, Wis; straight across the coun-
try to the Lewis and Clarke pass in the
Rocky mountains down the Clearwater
and Snake rivers to Walla Walla and
The Columbia, finally crossing the Cas-
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e - Story Of the Northern Pacific e ~

Pacific and the Oregon Railway & Navi-
cation companies, by which he was
placed in control. Mr.. Billings resigned,
and was succeeded for a brief interval by
Ashbel III. Barney, who was followed by
Mr.. Willard in 1882 Mr.. Willard infused
great vigor and activity into the work
Of construction, and general expansion.
Late in the summer of 1883 occurred an
important epoch in the history Of the
railroad world in the West: The long
lines of the Northern Pacific, one from
the East and the other from the West,
met at the summit ridge of the Rocky
Mountains. This was the occasion of
great celebration. A large number of
prominent statesmen, journalists and
ffnanciers from America and Europe, in
Guiding the governors of all the states
traversed by the Northern Pacific. was
hauled in four trains. Three Of these
trains started from Minneapolis and one,
from Portland. On a bright September
day in 1888 the last spike was driven at
Gold Creek. Montana. Cannons were
fred and orations delivered by many
prominent men. The visitors We're the
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-01

seen there; vet in matters geographical
his mind must have been a pT-'ect blank.
And such cases as his are by no means
uncommon.
When the South AZ .can w.,r was at
its height Che types got so in the nahI,
of saving South Africa that time and
time again ole would see in the papers
news from South America with South
Africa" in the head line" And even
now the chances are even that a revolu-
ton in Guatemala would appear as
''rrouble in South Africa. and an
outbreak in Peru as Another Central
leading London paper. in answer to an
inquiry as to the best way of reaching
Tasmania advised the inquirer to take
the p. and O. steamer to Melbourne from
which place "a ferry ran over to Tas-
mania" On the ordinary map the dis
lance between Melbourne and Tasmania
does look as if a ferry might run be-
tween the two places. but it is really
something like 300 miles across the Bass
strait. Not long ago a British cabinet
minister spoke of Tasmania as being an
island of the New Zealand group
A few days ago an acquaintance of the
writer. who was about to start for Cali
fornia. announced that he had decided
to take the Santa Fe route because that
would carry him through Oregon and the
State of Washington, regions which he
was curious to see. When this state-
ment was greeted with discourteous
.
money that the shortest route to South
ern California by way of Santa Fe passed
through Wa =ihington and oregon.
Owing to the eccentrieities of isother-
NAL lines it is hard for anybody alwaya
to have realization of the relative lati.
tudeS of different places. 1t is difficult
to keen from regar ing that wonderful
land of sunshine. the Riviera as a re,
g.on much further south than New York
yet matter of fact, as a glance at
the map will show anyone. this city Il
considerably to the south of the great
and Fashionable resort where it is per-
petual springtime and the olive groves
clothe The mountain SIDES above the ever
blue and shining sea. New Yorks city
hall stands in latitudc 40 degrees AZ min
utes 43 seconds. while Nice the most
southern town on the Riviera, is in lati-
tude 40 degree AZ minutes and Genoa. the
most northern city Of the region. is in
latitude A degrees "a minutes. Thus it
will be seen that so far from this de-
ligntfu1 land being to the south of US.
it lies in the latitude of the southern
half of Nova Scotia
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calamity, President Smith resigned in
1872, and was succeeded by George w.
Cass, of Pittsburg, we'll known as an
energetic railroad man. He rendered
the road great service by opening of
large tracts of land to cultivation in the
Red River valley, in partnership with
Benjamin p. Cheney. of Boston. 1t was
proven that very large crops of wheat
could be raised on the valley lands of
that country, and settlers poured in,
towns sprang up, and, as consequence,
the road received heavy traffic.
But the road was doomed to bankruptcy
and in 1875, President Cass resigned to be-
come receiver. The great firm Of Jay
Cooke & Co., was destroyed by the panic
Of 1873 and the Northern Pacific badly
crippled, ending all construction work for
nearly seven years. The name of Jay
Cooke. became bugbear in the affairs OF
the Northern Pacific. The panic was
blamed on him. The railroad was re,
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by the receivers for about three years,
during which time they threw off all of
the Improbable branch lines into the
hands of the bondholders. j. w. Ken
drick, former chief engineer of the
Northern Pacific. had actual manage
ment of the road.
Out of the receivership grew many le-
gal complications, one of which will be
remembered by many readers of h e
G o b e. being the effort of Judge Han
ford, OF Tacoma. who seized upon the
Western lines of the company, to create
for them an Independent receivership.
Judge Hanford appointed a receiver to
act within his jurisdiction. but the latter
was too sensible, however, to break the
Northern Pacific into two sections. and
he consented to have the treasurer and
auditor in st. Paul act for tt.. entire
line. BY a successful plan of reorgan "a
ton, fathered by Edward D. Adams. of
New York, and effected by J. p. Morgan
& Co. the receivership was terminated
in 1895. BY a foreclosure suit the entire
property of the Northern Pacific COM
pany was sold to a new corporation,
called the Northern Pacific Railway COM
pany. By this reorganiza ton the fixed
charges of the company were reduced
from about $4,000, ~ a year, to about
S6,000, Coo
And now, after its strenuous life, re-
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guests of Mr.. Willard from the time they
left their homes until their return. They
We're handsomely entertained by the peo-
pie of the large cities in the West
where stops We're made.
Taking advantage of Mr.. Wizards alb
sence, his enemies on Wall street inau-
gurated a strong campaign against
Northern Pacific interests. Mr.. Willard
returned to the scene of the battle, but
was unable to bolster up the Northern
Pacific security. In the fight he lost a
large private fortune, and broken In
health and spirits, retired from the
Northern Pacific presidency, and sought
rest and quiet in Europe
Robert Harris of New York, a railroad
man Of long experience on the Burling-
ton system In the West, and on the Erie
road IN the East, succeeded Mr.. Willard
In the presidency. During Mr.. Harris
administration occurred the construction
of>the Northern Pacif1c's Cascade branch,
which reduced by over 100 miles the dis
lance to points on Puget, sound. This
piece of construction work enabled the
Pacific coast business.
: And here it was that the indomitable
spirit OF Henry Willard again showed it's
vigorous personality in the affairs of the
man capital, he returned to America in
1885 and was elected chairman of the
board of electors. Thomas E. Cakes,
then general manager of the Northern
Pacific, was made president The Cakes
regime was marked by much construc
ton OF new branches in Minnesota. North
Dakota. Manitoba, Idaho and Washing
ton. which nearly doubled the original
mileage of the Northern Pacific, increas-
1T from 1000 miles to over 1900 miles.
And here again the Northern Pacific
FOUND itself on the verge of Bankruptcy
Although its earnings advanced with
great rapidity, the bonded debt of the
company increased enormously at the
same time. and the land sales decreased
ssteaoliy. ADDED to this the serious ef-
fects on the earnings of the roads nv
poor crops and the general stringency In
the money market produced by the finan-
clal CRISIS of 1888 the. Northern Pacific
WIS paced IN the hands of receivers.
and Judge Jenkins of the federal court
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miles on both side of the road in the
states to be traversed by the line and for
forty miles in the territories.
In 1864 Mr.. Perham was elected pres
ident of the company. The first efforts
to raise money We're unsuccessful, and
for time the great enterprise lay DOR
mant. The company's treasury was
empty and it had no credit. New stock
holders came in and in the place of Per
ham John Gregory Smith. then president
of the. Vermont Central road, was elected
president. Perham died in 1868, poor
man, another victim of the grand Pacific
railroad idea.
Thus, in its brief existence, the scheme
had already beggared two wealthy men
After futile attempts to get the aid
of congress, President Smith secured the
services of the great banking house of
Jay Cooke & Co., who had successfully
handled the immense war loans of the
government. Cooke made a contract
with the company on May 20 1869, pro-
viding for the issuance of bonds amount
ing to $100,0O0,090, and bearing interest at
the rate of Z per cent in gold. Cooke
agreed to raise S., 0O0,0 900 within thirty days
from Jan. g. 1870. Construction was be-
gun at once at point about twenty miles
west of Duluth, called Thompson's
Junction. Thirty million dollars was
raised in less than three years.
In 1871 the road was finished to the Red
River of the North, and twenty-five miles
were built north from the Columbia
river toward Puget Sound The road
was open for business from Duluth to the
little village of Fargo in 1872 The leasing
of the entire line OF the Lake Superior
e Mississippi railroad, running from Du
luth to St. Paul, and the purchasing of
nearly all the steamboat lines on the
Columbia, Snake and Willamette rivers on
Puget Sound, gave the Northern Pacific
clear possession of all the transporta-
ton facilities then existing in Washing
ton and Oregon.
The financial crisis of 1873 brought this
activity to a sudden end. The road
was then built to Bismarck. Fearing
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read. Another appeal was made to con.
gress for help, but with the same dis
couraging results
Mr.. Billings started work on the: Pa
cif1c coast with a loan of s4O0 SOC, 900. raised
by selling what are known as the Pend
d Oreille bonds. A serious mistake, how
ever, was made in the beginning of the
construction at place where the town
Pasco now stands, the junction of the
Columbia and Snake rivers. Unsteady of
beginning at Portland. President Billings
succeeded in preparing new generai
mortgage on which $4O0G0,000 was raised
which was thought to be a great piece
Of financiering and on which Mr.. Billings
was congratulated by President Hayes
and Gems. Sherman, Hancock and other
prominent men.
At this stage of the Northern Pacif1c's
history there stepped into prominence
a man whose name is probably more
prominently identified; with the career of
the road than any other individual. /
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One of the longest railway systems In
the world is that known as the North
ern Pacific company, whose lines, extend
ing from st. Paul to the Pacific coast,
penetrate ore of the most fertile sections
to be found on either hemisphere. This
read is one of the biggest dividend-pay-
ers of any railroad corporation in ex>
istence. After trip over its thousands
of miles of steel track on which are daily
Speeding many thousands of grain laden
freight cars, ana crowded, handsome
coaches, one would hardly believe that
this road has more than once been hank
rupt, has beggared several millionairss
and was accused of causing one Of the
greatest financial pan cs this country has
ever experienced. And now its affairs sre
being watered with absorbing interest by
tie financial powers of the world Two
OF the strongest railroad combinations III
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-01

Fargo and the third winter saw James
town, N. D., as the terminus Mr. Wright
was able to declare a surplus of 100000
at the close Of 1876. Thousands of settlers
were attracted to the prairies of the
Northwest on account of the value of its
wheat-growing acres and the discovery
of coal near Tacoma in 1876 stimulated
immigration Direct communication with
st. Paul was made in 1877, by the con-
struction of a short length of road from
Sank Rapids to Brainerd, Mimi Soon the
work of extending the line west of Bs
marck was begun, but under great diff,
fculties. The Sioux Indians foug... every
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-01

and cities Through it new highway of
commerce to- Japan and China has been
opened.
1 have before me circular issued by
Jay Cooke, which was printed nearly
half century ago, to stimulate subscrip-
lions to the first bond issue os the Nortn,
ern Pacific company. The predictions
made by this indomitable promoter were
regarded by the mass of people IS
Munchausen vaporings, and little did they
think that every prediction he MADE
would be fulfilled. Jay Cooke said that
the silks and teas of the ORIENT would
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-01

at Milwaukee, appointed as receivers
Thomas F. Cakes, president of the
Northern Pacific; Henry C. Payne,
Milwaukee flnancier. and Henry C.
RouDe, g. practical railroad man, living in
Cleveland. The property was operated
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-01
LOST OPPORTUNITIES.

Things are mostly topsy-turvy
In this vale of sin and want,
And it seems that fate is always
Trying someone's faith to daunt.
If fe'ye money for a journey,
We're not hidden anywhere;
And when relatives invite us,
Then we cannot raise the fare.
If we need fresh air and sunshine,
Something indoors is the fad;
When We wish to read we've nothing
But Friday bargain ad.
When our fountain pens are loaded,
We are quite unfit to think:
And when great ideas thrill US
Then We've neither pen nor ink.
Buffalo Express
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-01
1 PLAYED AT BRIDGE.

1 played at bridge, at midnight.
While the clock was stirling the hour
A woman there played against me.
And | secretly felt her power
A society leader was she
And l knew that l had no Show;
And 50 fifty minutes later.
Dead broke, | arose to go.
Yet I cannot help but thinking
Since that morning 1 was shorn.
If she'd been man, and honest.
Today mo loss I'd mourn
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CHIC NOdSt
the country are playing at chess for this
system. Both are bending their efforts
to secure control of the Northern Pacific.
The recent annual report of the North
ern Pacific furnishes a fitting occasion
fer the telling of the history of this great
corporations history as checkered as it
is interesting.
When the promoters of the Northern
Pacific first wrestled with the problem OF
building the road, they had not Only
confronting them the construction Of il
line across 2, 600 miles of wilderness coun-
try, but also bringing into this immense
stretch of territory, a sufficient popula-
ten to support the road after it was
built. There was practically no popuia'
ton between Lake Superior and Puget
sound. When the construction of the
read was begun in 1870, Northern Mime
sofa was in its most primitive state, ana
not farm or settlement of any kind
broke the monotony of rolling prairIes
along the line in North Dakota. Hostile
Sioux Indians, eager for "paleface" scaips
TO decorate their wigWams, roamed the
whole country west of the Missouri ard
in Eastern Montana.
Adventuresome Spirits however, had in
vaded the sacred precincts of the Indian
along the TANKS of the Rocky mountains,
in Central Montana Attracted by the
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plete with about as much romance as a
railway can crowd into its existence, the
Northern Pacific stands out in the pres
ent railway world as one of the most eX-
tens.Se and valuable properties. AT the
present time it occupies the center of
interest in Wall street. Its stock is the
coveted prize for which the Napoieons OF
the railroad world are struggling, and
the question of who is really the domi-
nant spirit In its affairs is still matter
or interest among the railroad men of
the country. Victor H. Smalley.
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mile of ground and the sound Of the pick
and shovel was often accompanied by
the war whoops of the hostile savage. In
1879 sor Whereabouts, Frederick Billings
succeeded Mr.. Wright as president of tbs
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1901-05-23
A Business Young Man.

Mr.. Spudlong," began the youth.
hanging his hat on the back of the
chair. II will occupy only a few
moments OF your time. have come
to ask you for your daughter. T."
Young man." said the elderly
banker, do you"
Yes. sir, | realize fully that she
has been tenderly nurtured, and that
she is very dear to you; also that her
home is one In which she has been
surrounded by every luxury. But she
is willing to leave it."
Can you"
No, sir, can't quite maintain her
in the style to which she has been ac-
customed, but have good salary.
and Pm ready to chance 1t. So is
She"
"Will you"
Yes, sir, will keep my life in
sured for sum sufficient to provide
for her II should be taken away"
Would you"
NO, sir, | would not expect to live
with the family. | am able to buy
and furnish a modest home for her"
Young man." said Mr.. Spudlong.
looking at his watch, II rather like
your style. You can have her.
Good"
Morning, SIR"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1901-05-23
Not Probably Coached.

The visitor who had been asked to
address the Sunday school came for
ward.
Children" he said, your superin-
tendent has told you that am con
sidered one Of the whllthy men of the
country. Whether. that Is true or not,
want to tell you one thing | know
absolutely. and that is that riches do
not make happiness. They only add
to ones cares. Children, what does
make happiness?"
"Circuses." shouted one of the ur-
chins in the infant class.
mo, my son." said the visitor, with
frown. "Circuses do not make happi-
ness. Being good and obedient, mind
full Of the lessons you learn here and
faithful to carry them out in your
lives, is the only thing that will make
you happy. VIII some little boy tell
me what it is that is said to make one
healthy, wealthy, and wiser
"Joinin' trust" yelled the 6-year-
old on the front seat.
And the visitor gave it up and took
his seat The children of that Sun
day school did not seem to have been
well grounded in the rudiments.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1901-05-23
A NOVEL OUTING TOUR.
How Summer Outing May be Enjoyed
by Expenditure of Little Money.

How Summer Outing May be Enjoyed
by Expenditure of Little Money.
In the Woman's Home Companion
Walnut Laceting tells how delight
full summer vacation may be had in a
novel and agreeable way:
1--WE determined to travel for the
most part mornings and evenings.
From eight o'clock to nine or ten,
with keen scent for anything quaint
or beautiful, we glided along the
shore-lines or the peaceful levels Of
the inland towns, for the qualification
of our own tastes if waterside grove
looked specially alluring. In derail-
ing we first raised the car few
inches on four light jackscrews. Or
the sill had been fastened, two on a
side, hollow-rimmed wheels. The low
horses were then placed on each side
of the car, and two nine-foot lengths
of light old rails laid on the horse,
fitted with blocks to hold the rails in
gauge We then loosened the screws
and had our car mounted to run side
wise. Then placing two more rails,
abutting the first two, and resting at
the outside end on two more horses.
we rolled the car over, stopping it by
trigs. Then our first set of rails and
horse could be removed to clear the
track.
- faycrstc hating -c:s-rrsrs: ' WIS the
nearness of a station to crossroads,
which usually have something better
in the way of old walls and roadside
shadows, old well-sweeps and quaint
gambrel-roofed cottages than can be
found on the main highways traversed
by the trolley lines. Hebe, who liked
nothing better than a cross-country
stroll, would issue forth with sketch
book at about four o'clock, accom-
panied by Dominic and his camera.
Nothing more would be seen of them
until six, when they would return. in
transports of delight concerning the
loveliest long shadows or cunningest
calves end lambs that ever were seen.
1--WE must not forget to tell you that
Paradise such as we have described
is one of the coolest summer resorts
imaginable. BY closing the shutters
on the sunny side and dropping all the
windows we sat or slept in agreeable,
airy quarters. On wet days is afford
ed us perfect dryness and coy COM
fort. The platform at one end was
reserved for the kitchen in wet
weather. 1t was covered in for the
time by canvas on one of its sides
and the rear. On fine days we in
variably lived under the trees"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1901-05-23
Three Types.

One woman loved me. She was sweet
and shy,
With roguish smiles and merry
dimpling face:
lowering round me like a butterfly,
Bestowing kisses with dainty
grace.
But when We faced the future-and
she knew
With startled, angry eyes she set
me free.
Although her heart was tolerant and
true, n
She loved me not enough to sin for
me.
Another woman loved me. No dark
doubt
Her heart might vanquish or her
spirit tame:
Blind with passion that had blotted
out
In radiant happiness all thought of
shame.
Through good or evil she my fate
would share.
Proudly unmindful of the worlds
decree,
Willing for loves sweet sake all ills to
bear,
She loved me well enough to sin for
me.
Another woman, calm and holy-eyed,
Cold to all others, me her great
heart gave;
Supremacy happy If but by my side.
Longing in secret to be but my
slave.
She spent her sad, despairing life
alone
And that she loved me best of all
the three
Was by her brave remuneration
shown
She loved me far too well to sin for
me.
Carolyn Wells in Smart Set
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1901-05-23

of her small world, hiring for her
satellites her neighbors, Korea, Thib-
ct, Burmah, Siam, Anam, Liu Chiu and
Cochin China.