Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1902-01-16
VIEW OF NORTH DAKOTA.
Resolutions Endorsing j. j. Hill
Railroad ODeratiOna.

Resolutions EndOrsing j. j. Hills
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 one
hand, and the Canadian Pacific railroad
and its feeders on the other, to secure
control of the Northern Pacific railroad,
James ]. Hill has performed a notable
public service, and once more displayed
the far-sighted and business-like policy
that has characterized his long career
as the great developer Of Northwestern
resources and the most watchful
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 never
asked bonus or subsidy. He has con-
nected that railroad at one end with a
fleet of vessels that carry American
products to the Orient, and bring back
the trade Of the Orient to the North
west, and to the whole nation, and at
the other end with shipping facilities by
water to the Atlantic seaboard-all OF
this, too, without dollar of bonus or
the semblance Of Il subsidy. Trusting
to the resources of the country for the
traffic to justify extension, he has en-
tered every section that needed trans
portation facilities, and constructed,
often at loss to himself, lines into
spsrsely-settled and unproductive COM
| munities. During all the years OF rail-
/ road building, there has been a reSu-
! lar, marked reduction of freight talif1s
! according as .he volume of traffic IN
| creased and warranted it. and 4 uni
/ form disposition to make temporary
sacrifices for the permanent improve
| ment of the country
| In view of this record. and in recosn''
ton of the honorable and 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 thf
Northern Pacific by Union Pacific IL
terests, on the one hand, and the cana
dian Pacific manipulators on the other
and express our confidence in the puf
pose and ability of Mr.. Hill to give
To the States of Minnesota ard Norti
and South Dakota, the best and cheap
est lt0ESpDItallOll 1dSllIblS9 W w AAN>
III ,he- pe opc of any section OF the ma
ton.
Two :ears ago Mr.. Hill came to ou
convention and gave us some goo
points on diversified farming and othe
matters of interest to the farmers o
the Northwest. and stated that ~
. would furnish free transportation t
dele cations of farmers from the differ
ont counties of the state to visit tn
agricultural college and state tarr
which offer many farmers have accept
:,!. 70 their great satisfaction and pen
eft.
he also stated that he expected I
build some large steam vessels, costln
81 number of millions of dollars. to pu
GA the Pacific ocean trade from snl
country to the Orient. We notice D
The daily press that this statement
heiry fulfilled, and it will make a neN
market for the farmers of the North
west, to their benefit.