The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1901-03-28
HILLS GREAT OPPORTUNITY.

e In these days of great railwa,
e combination, when the stronees
forces are being united to oppose
| competitive forces, there is one giant
: figure in transportation politics whose
position is becoming more unassail-
able and whose broad grasp of i'm
mediate conditions, and keen insight
into future situations has caused his
system to plunge to the front through
all opposing traffic combinations
until 1t has a hold on transportation
business equal to the two billion dol
lar aggregation under Hartman
though there is no indication that
Mr. j. j. Hill, of the Great North
ern is inharmonious with the latter.
The SIGNAL was the first to speak
of the significance of Hills move in
acquiring closer terminal connection
with the sea and forming the plan
OF future great commercial fleet to
carry on the Oriental trade. which
naturally should be controlled by the
west coast, and to gain which
object has been the desire of men
ever since Frobisher in his little
Gabrielle SAILED among the ice foes
OF the Attic looking for dreamed
of Northwest Passage. Hills ideas
have been carried to success and il
Is necessary to continually add to
his Oriental line in order to accom-
modate the business he is doing on
the ocean and which is sending train
upon train of Oriental goods east
ward over the Great Northern and
demonstrating the possibility of
changing the center of commerce in
this country to the Pacific coast at
some future time. The day is done
when ships will discharge their east.
ern cargoes at New York and distri-
butte by rail to the country at large
This will now be done from Pacific
ports.
That Hill is is still throwing con
sternalion among the monarchs of
transportation traffic and demonstra.
ting that his indomitable ENERGY is
an element to be always reckoned
with, is shown by the following:
San Francisco, March 22-The 6rst
Shipment OF oranges to st. Paul via
seattle over the Great Northern railroad
eit mere on the steamer "Umatilla -
1 he Shipment consists of twenty carloads
IL was brought here on the steamer
Santa Rosa" and transferred to tho
'Umatilla" while the vessels Law alone.
side in the bay At Seattle the oranges j
VIII be at once transferred to the cars
! IS claimed they will be landed at 81
raul In ten days from San Diego. Should /
ne venture prove successful, it will in
treat measure relieve the CONFESSED
ltuation in the southern California fruit G
market A'i'
James }. Hill has invaded the territory
Il the southern Pacific and Santa Fe nv
ending his ships to southern Californi a
move the orange crop that the other
DADS are unable 10 handle and SHINING O
hem to Seattle thence east over his lines
laKing better time than the direct routes
re doing. "
ms stalking in open day into the ii
Metropolis OF the Pacific and wrest. r,
'g traffic from under the nose of the O
Pacific causes a flash of in y
aud light and intelligence o
illumine the question long discuss. D
by the Signal of who will sieze n
pom the greatest and richest untoucb. L
railway field in the United States nj
day, and at the same time relieve ~
alifornia from the grasp of the 10
'uthern Pacific When the above 9,
read one involuntarily exclaims th
Hill IS the mani The bold move w,
ID OF above indicates the restless ~
ioltlon, the keen brain, the power sit
executive ability of spirit bold ba
ough TO execute and great enough on
see and comprehend what would TO,
meant by line from Butte to bv
,ramento, distance of $50 miles an,
the crow flies and through a veri- all
lie empire of riches, developed and Viz
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