Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-01-16

Res0Iutfan nv Endorsing j. j.. HiIl's
RafIr0nd peruffnnS

Resolution nv Endorsing y, J.. HiIl's
Railroad Operations
Fargo, N. DAT the North Dakota
Grain Growers convention at Fargo,
on the 10th inst, a series of resolutions
were adopted which concluded as fol-
lows;
1t is the sense of this meeting that.
in resisting the attempts of the Union
Pacific road and its allies, on the n
hand. and the Canadian Pacific railroad
and its feeders on the other. to secure
control of the Northern Pacific railroad,
James j.. Hill has performed a notable
public service. and once more displayed
the far-sighted and business-like policy
hat has characterized his long career
as the great developer of Northwestern
n the most watchfui
guardian of Northwestern interests.
Mr.. Hill built a great transcontinent-
al road through a wilderness, that has
grown, through his efforts, into the
richest empire on earth, and neyer
asked d bonus or subsidy. He has con-
nected hat railroad at one end with a
fleet of vessels that carry American
products to the Orient, and bring back
the trade of me Orient to the North
west, and to the whole nation. and at
the other end with shipping facilities by
water to the Atlantic seaboard-aH OF
this, too, without a dollar OF bonus or
the sembIance of a subsidy. Trusting
TO the of the country for the
traffic to justify extension, he ha en-
tered every section that needed trans
pcrtation facilities, n constructed,
often at q loss to himself, lines into
sparsely-settled and un~productiye COM
munities. During all the years of rail-
road building, there has been a regu-
lar, marked reduction of freight tarils,
according as the volume of traffic IN
creased and warranted ii, and a uni
form disposition to make temporary
sacrifices for the permanent improve
ment of the country .
In view of this record, and in recogni-
ton of the honorable n upright
course OF James j. Hill in his dealings
with the farmers OF the Northwest, We
congratulate the country upon his sue
cess in preventing the absorption OF the
Northern Pacific by Union Pacific IN
~terests, on the one hand, and the Cana
dian Pacific m~anipulators on the otner,
and express our confidence in the pur-
pose and ability OF Mr.. Hill TO give
to the States of Minnesota and North
and South Dakota, the best and cheap
est transportation facilities to be hao
by the people of any section of the ma
ton.
Two years ago Mr.. Hill came TO u
convention and gave us some good
points on diversified farming n other
matters of interest to the farmers or
the Northwest, and stated that he
would furnish free transportation to
delegations OF farmers from the differ
ent counties Of the state to visit the
agricultural college n state farm,
which offer many farmers have accept
ed, to their great satisfaction and ben
eft.
He also stated that he expected to
build some large steam vessels. costing
n number of millions of dollars, to put
on the Pacific ocean trade from this
country to the Orient. We notice by
the daily press that this statement Is
being fulfilled. and It will make a new
market for the farmers of h North'
west, to their benefit.