Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1902-01-16
Resolutions Asopted.

much pleased with their trip.
Rssolutious Aaopted.
Mr.. J. J. Hin. president OF the Great
Northern. delivered an address It Fargo.
N. D.. on the 10th before the state
Grain Growers Association. Before his
arrival the following, resolutions were
passed:
1t is the sense OF this meeting there
fore for .,, that n .! rssissing the attempts Of
the one, hand. and the Canadian Pacific
SntrH Of The M Hlhssn rsss
displayed the far..sighted and business
IKE policy that has characterized hts
northwestern resources, and the most
watchful guardian Of northwestern In
terests.
mir. Hill built great transcontinental
railroad through a wilderness, that has
grown through his ecorts, into the, rich-
eea or SUBSIDY He has
that railroad at one end with fleet of
vessels that carry American products to
trade to the northwest, and to the Whole
nation, and at the other end with ship
ping faculties by water for the Atlantic
Of bonus or the semblance of subsidy.
Trusting to the resources of the country
for the traffic to justify extension, he
transportation facilities and constructed.
often at a loss to himself, linse into
sparssly settled and unproductive. com
road building, there has been regular
ly marked reduction Of freight tariffs,
according as the volume of traffic in
creased and warranted it, and q uniform
disposition to make temporary sacrifice
for the permanent improvement of the
lin view Of this record. and in recogni-
ton of the honorable and upright course
Of James ]. Hill in his dealings with
ns the apSn his We
in preventing the absorption of the
N Nor Pacific by Union Pacific inter
Pacific manipulators on the other, and
express our confidence in the purpose
and ability of Mr.. Hill to give to the
Dakota. the best and cheapest transport
tation facilities to be had by the people
Of any section of the nation.
convention and gave us some good points
on diversified farming and other matters
of interest to the farmers Of the north
free transportation to delegations of
farmers from the different counties Of the
state to visit the ;Aggrenltural College
ers have accepted to their great satisfac-
"He also stated that he expected to
number Of millions Of dollars, to put
on the Pacifis ocean trade from this
country to the Orient. We notice by the
fulfilled and it will make q new market
for the farmers of the northwest, to
their benefit"
Points Made by Mr.. Hill.
When Mr.. Hill arrived he was warmly
greeted. He said in part:
Nearly one-half of the capital Of the
country is invested in agricultural land
of making it productive. Nearly one
half Of the population of the country is
directly or indirectly connected with the
agricultural half Of the population has
done more than its, share in everything
| whole. That half has always shown
itself more Intelligent. more patriotic and
| IN every way the sheet anchor of the ma
1.-The largest area Of unoccupied land
where green trees and green grass grows
and where clear water runs. lies in the
cific ocean, and to the settlement and de-
| velopment of this country we must look
of of IN the
How are we to provide homes for our
rapidly increasing population? Most OF
and Of csaRs
are already occupied. The important
question today before the statesmen Of
lands best be made to furnish homes fof
the rapidly growing population?
twenty years ago the foreign trade Of
capita of its populations; today this trade
Is equal to six or seven dollars per cap
ita Of its population. Twenty years ago
It amounts Of about $25O,00UG0O. of which
the United States share is less than one
..sNho total foro3ur <rodo 80 Oh,-. -
| 1880 was about seventy-five cents per cap
ita: should 1t increase in the next twenty
SSars IL ne proporhon Of that
past twenty ye;.ls. the foreign trade of
China would amount to twelve hundred
III we are to enjoy fair share Of the
BENEFITS of the development of Oriental
trade 1t must come r. from finding mar,
of which come from the farms.
'.,rhe farm Lears q relation to the mar
ket. and a vlt;.l point Of national PROS
viii be in proportion to our success in
Orient men get from 10 TO 50 cents per
wants are restricted to the mere neces-
stiles of life. food and clothing.
The capital stock OF railway com.
held by somebody and somewhere. Rail-
10 supervision and control by the public
ance. of their obligations to the public.
THE capital employed in railway con-
make pubic through published rates the
price charged for transportation, the only
thing they have to sell, and must report
| the amount received for what they sell
and what has been done with it.
Courts are .open for the purpose Of
| determining whether railway companies
rs carriers observe their obligations to
the public. The question Of the. reason
| ahlcIess of rates and service docs not
! dep. nd upon whether one man owns the
| c;..:.i:al stock of a railway or another
whether the capital stock Is owned by tex
/, men or 1000. by persons or by corpcra-
| t:ons."
/ Bound to Sound Their "l,."
! The English middle classes have had
go much fun poked at them for drop
ping the letter III aud for carrying it
forward and placing it where it should
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