The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-17

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mills, factories manufacturing wood prod
ucts, and brick yards are being attracted
70 that territory. The Minneapolis &
st. Louis road has been successful en-
courag1ng lis culture of sugar beets. l.
has done much to develop the milling in
.dustry in many of it's towns and kept the
attention Of the farmer focused on the
profts IN dairy products. This same poll
cy of building up local traffic is being
extended to the Iowa Central. The
th-Western system is putting much
effort in the development of towns along
its new extensions in Minnesota, Wiscon-
sin, and South Dakota. It is the boast
Of Milwaukee officials that its policy of
building up local traffic has been carried
out more thoroughly than on any system
in the vest The Great Northern and
Northern Pacific are devoting much Of
their energy to immigration on the. theory
that the prairie towns will solve their own
problems II the adjacent country is filled
with buyers, The 500 line. will devote
considerable attention to Wisconsin dur
ing the next year. The 500 is making
every possible use of its opportunities
in this direction. It's Industrial depart
ment has been Of much assistance to the
grain farmers along it's line during crit
ical periods in harvest. Wherever the
farmer can be assisted in saving or in
creasing his crop the 500 is making 1t a
point to help him. This returns to the
railroad finally in increased tonnage.
Sentiment Toward N. Securities.
There is. q very general opinion among
the banker railway men of the east that
until the governments case against the
Northern Securities company is decided
James j. Hill will make no effort to ac-
quire interest in more railways. Conse-
quently there is tendency to discount
the report that Mr.. Hill was an active
factor in the buying of Monon stock on
the theory that the .Monon was to be used
as a connecting link through Chicago be
tween the Morgan railways in the south
and the *Hill=Mergan system in the north
west. Color: is given the reports that Mr..
Hill is much worried over the outcome OF
the governments. suit against the North
ern Securities company by the fact that
men, who are friendly and, reasonably
close to- Mr.. Hill, are beginning to hedge.
Their ideas of, the invincibility Of {. the
Northern Securities company are much
modified in comparison with their op1n-
ions of a few. months ago. When the
Northern Securities company was first
formed many of these men discussed the
uselessness Of proceeding against it, for
the reason that some of the best con
structive ability,as we'll as the best legal
talent in the country had pronounced 1t
invincible.' It was argued that north
western communities opposed to the mer-
ger might as we'll accept the inevitable
and cease kicking against the pricks
Within the past, few weeks, some Of these
men have expressed doubts as to the out
come. This has been reinforced by the
opinions Of several prominent northwest
ern traffic men who are not antagonistic
to Mr.. Hill, that the Northern Securities
company cannot stand the test of the
trust law Some of these men have
made careful study of the law and its
application to railroading since it was put
on the statute. books. They believe that
| il, is ill-advised$ legislation, . but witt
President Roosevelt's vigorous policy Of
| enforcing it they regard it as decidedly
effective in this Instance. They say thai
| Mr.. Hill lis misfortune HES in: the fact that
an obsolete law is being m ade, to do serv-
ice under a vigorous administration. Fol-
all that they admire the Roosevelt policy
and believe that much good will ulti-
mately come ofsit, although the plans Of
Mr.. Hill will be forced to take different
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A North and South Alliance
There is much interest among traffic
men and shippers in the reports OF pros
pective! traffic alliance between the Kan
sas City Southern and the Chicago Great
Western, which would make a new NORTH
and south route of Importance. President
StickneY, with his comparatively. small
system SO advantageously situated, and
reaching out toward more important ter
minals, is drawing the fire of the big
:magnates. eBtween stickney and Sena-
| tor Clarke Of Montana, E. H. Hartman
has two hard men to watch. The report
| that Hartman offers Stickney an ALI
ance through the Kansas City Southern
is interpreted as an effort Of the Union
Pacific president to "get.-a better line
on one of the main "disturbers. " The
Kansas City Southern is favorite O.
Harriman,s. It was the reorganization O.
| this road that brought him into rea
prominence in the railway world. :, His
| first effort as big factor in railroadine
was his unsuccessful opposition to J. P
Morgan's plans in reorganizing the Erie
About ten years ago he appeared as a con-
trolling factor in the Chicago & Alton
When. he moved on the Kansas City
| Southern the ffnanciers began to watcf
Hartman. It5was at this time that Coils
P. Huntington predicted that Hartman
| would become one of the big men in rail.
way affairs in the; country. But few
years after, Hartman, through the Unior
Pacific, bought the controlling interest II
Huntington's pet line, the Southern Pa
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