The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1902-01-17
VIEW OF NORTH DAKOTA.
ResOlutioA ms Endorsing j.. j.. Hill
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Resolution rs Endorsing j. j.. HIPS
Railroad Operations.
Fargo, N. DAT the North Dakota
Grain Growers convention at Fargo,
or the 10th inst, a series of
were adopted which concluded as fol-
lows:
It is the sense of this meeting that,
in resisting the attempts of the Union
Pacific road and it's allies, on the one
hand. and the Canadian Pacific railroad
and its feeders or the other, to secure
control of the Northern Pacific railroad.
James j.. Hill has performed a notable
public service. n once more displayed
the far-sighted and business-like policy
h a has characterized his long career
as the great developer of Northwestern
resources and 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, n never
asked a 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 PACK
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 se~aboard-all OF
this, too, without a dollar of bonus or
the semblance of a subsidy. Trusting
to the of the ountry Tor the
traffic to justify extension, he has en-
tered every section that needed rams
portation facilities, and constructed,
often at q loss to himself, lines into
sparsely-settled and unproductive COM
-..-.r TD,,~ir~ oil Tho q re of r4ll-
road building, there has been a resu-
| lar, marked reduction of freight tariffs
according as the volume of traffic in
creased and warranted it, n a uni
form disposition to make temporary
sacrifices for the permanent improve
ment IF the country .
In view of this record, and In recogni'
| ton of the honorable and upright
course of James j. Hill in his dealings
with the farmers of the Northwest, w
congratulate the country upon his sue
cess in preventing h absorption of tn
Northern Pacific by Union Pacific IN
~terests, on the one hand, and the Cana
dian Pacific manipulators on the other
and express our confidence in the pur'
pose and ability of Mr.. Hill to glv'
to the States Of Minnesota n Nortf
| and South Dakota the best and cheap
est TRANSFORMATION facilities to be hae
by the people of any section of the ma
ton.
Two years ago Mr.. Hill came to ou'
convention and gave us some goof
| points on diversified farming and othel
matters of interest to the farmers o.
the Northwest, and stated that ne
would furnish free transportation tt
ALLEGATIONS of farmers from the differ
ent counties of the state to visit the
agricultural college and state farm
which offer many farmers have accept
! ed, to their great satisfaction and ben
eft.
He also stated that he expected t'
build some large steam vessels. costlns
q number Of millions of dollars. to pu'
on the Pacific ocean trade from thi:
country to the Orient. We notice by
the daily press hat this statement II
being fulfilled, and it will make a new
market for the farmers of the North
west, to their benefit.