The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-14

But you would know it. Your
cities would know it. Every man liv-
ing in the broad state Of Minnesota
policy is put in effect, you will know
it greatly to your sorrow.
L said before, we are ready to keep
step with you to the very farthest
limit that is possible, but we can't
make ourselves criminals in the eye
OF the law. .s.
/ Nov, what are you doing?'' asked
Mr.. Hill. You may know and you
may not know. But the people of
Washington are awake In proof,
the railway president read a memo
rial address by business organizations
on the northern Pacific coast to the
Interstate commerce commission, pro-
testing against the issuance of an or
der compelling the Great Northern
railway and it's connections to publish
it's rates to or from Asiatic points.
Such an order, as the memorial in
sisted, would give unfair advantage
to foreign steamship lines, which
could keep their own rates secret. The
memorial declared that the Great
Northern company had done more
than all other agencies com bined" to
open up the trans-Paciflc trade.
Mr.. Hills Warning.
4Ou may SAY, 'oN, Well, Cney nave
got to buy their bread from us or
their people will starve.' I will call
your attention to the fact that twenty
years ago the province of Manitoba
did not export a bushel Of wheat. OF
the last crop, 1t exported 35,000,O00
bushels. At the rate you American
farmers are going into that country,
wheat Great Britain needs. Then you
will pay the tax or you will hold your
wheat, or you will find new market.
You may then appreciate the value
Of the oriental market. Possibly it's
| inception was in the mind of an ORR
entail dreamer but it makes no diff
| ference about the dream as long as
When that time comes, I want you to
| bear in mind that an old man called
your attention to it before. CAP
plause.) .... IT,. ~ .
Il have watched your interests for
| twenty-five years as I = have watched
my own, because we cannot make any
progress unless you progress with us.
| You in Minnesota think that you
are progressing. I want to bring, some
figures before you to-day. I took the
line from here by way of Anoka and
st. Cloud to st. Vincent, with it's
branches, and I picked out ten of the
largest towns. I did not take Crooks
l.
not take Grand Forks. I have taken
ten towns in Dakota and ten in Min
nesOta, and / have taken the largest
| towns outside of the twin cities and
Crookston and Grand Forks. have
compared the business in 1898 and
1903. 49,.
ct find in 1898 that Anoka business
with our company was $136,OO0; in
1908 it is $125, 200. It has grown
Sill, 900 nearer the ground.
'St. Cloud in 1898 was $21S,000; it
is now 1913, 000-and a large amount
of that is accounted for by our own
increased shop work.
| Alexandria has grown from $50, 900
in 1899 to 100000 in 1903--an in
crease Of $4,000.
Fergus Falls, $4,000 to $127,OOO
'Barnesville (Which is a terminal
point and practically railroad town.
has grown from $4,000 to $1O4,000.
Thief River Falls-not an agricul-
tural station, but large lumber sta
ton, has shown the greatest growth,
from $4,000 to 100000. And that
lumber is nearly all sold in Dakota.
The increase is One-third of the entire
increase Of the ten stations.
Est. Hilaire has increased from
$4,000 to s14S,O0O, an increase of
$4,000.
stephen from ss6.o00 to 100000,
an increase of $4,000.
"Hallock from $4,000 to $103, 900,
an increase of $4,000.
est. Vincent from $4,000 to $1O3,-
900, an increase of $4,000.
THE total business Of these ten
stations five years ago was >$95O,OOO.
The year ending June 80 last it was
Slabs, 900, the increase being $4S5,-
900, of which s148,0OO was at Thief
River Falls.
Now, commence in North Dakota
Larimore (west Of Grand Forks about
thirty miles,. increased from s1O1,-
900 in 1899, to $4,000 in 1908; Park
River from sos, 900 to $4,000; Lang
don from $4,000 to s257,0OO; Devils
Lake from $4,000 to 1928, 900: Can
do from s115,00 to s235,000: Rugby
from $4,000 to $162,O0O; Granville
: from nothing to s133,OOO; Minot from
$124,O00 to $4,000: Souris, where
the road was built two years ago and
the station two years old eve have
nothing back five years ago to com.
, pare WITH. S2S9,000; Bottineau from
$4,000 to $4,000
These ten towns five years ago had
| a business of $4,000, against $780,
: 900 in the Minnesota towns. Mime.
sofa has grown to SLABS, 900, or ar
increase of S4S5,OOO. Dakota has
grown from $4,000 to $2,3o4,0O0, OF
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