The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-24

st. Paul has been credited for years
with an intention OF reaching out to
the Pacific Coast. The acquisition OF
the Northern Pacific would give it this
line, and would in every way strength
en- the company. The Rockefellers
have long been In control Of the ST.
Paul road. and have nourished pur-
pose 10 reach Western tide water r.
they can do it BY purchase Of a COM
pleted line instead Of by construction
they would much prefer TO do 50. and
the scheme TO grab the Northern Pa
cifc is one to fascinate them. The
Standard OH crowd is already largely
interested IN Northwestern and divides
control Of that system with the Van
derbilts This insures harmonious re-
lations in the Northwest UP 10 Hill S
Great Northern territory.
There is many a slip betwix the CUP
and the lip, however, and it is within
the range of possibility that the Rookie
feller- Hartman plot may miscarrE.
The sinsws Of war arc at their COM
mand. however. to an unlimited amount
in the carrying out Of the deal. IN
the struggle for railroad supremacy as
in war between nations success, usual
~ goes TO those in command of the
heaviest battalions. Powerful as he IS,
Mr.. Hill Is no match for the combined
treasure of the kerosene multi-million-
aires and their allies.
immigration to the Southwest.
In recent interview Mr.. Loree.
president of the Rock Island. called
attention to the character and kind of
immigration pouring into the South
west. OF the tens and hundreds of
thousands OF enteTprising men who
are casting their fortunes there only
small admixture is Of the foreign ele-
ment. At least nine-tenths Of the men
who are moving into the Southwestern
States are native Americans compris-
ing the younger and more enterprising
portion of the surplus population of
the Middle Western and Eastern
States. These enterprising people are
attracted by the splendid lands and
climate of the Southwest where they
can secure farms for 10 to 25 per cent.
the cost Of acreage in the East With
the proceeds Of 100 acres of land in
Ohio, Pennsylvania. or New York four
or five times that much ground can be
obtained in Kansas. Texas or Arkan-
sas. Railroad construction in these
sections has gone on rapidly during
the past five or six years and millions
OF acres are bought close to the mar
kets which had previously been too re-
mote for profitable cultivation.
Forging Ahead of the Northwest.
The Southwest Is forging ahead OF
the Northwest now in the matter OF
increasing population and the country
rs filing up and building up al a pro-
digious rate. The changing and i'm
proving conditions are reflected in the
increased favor given TO the securities
of railroads operating in that country
IN investment quarters The next cen
sus will unquestiona bly, show the larg-
est increase in population in the South
western states, and the resources of
that vast territory are only beginning
20 be unfolded- Texas alone is able
TO take care OF a population Of at least
25,O00.O0O human beings Kansas can
easily support three times its present
population, and the same is true OF
Missouri. Arkansas and Oklahoma. In
dian Territory and Oklahoma combined
nave population already of more