The Dickinson press., 1912-03-23
RY.OFFIcIALS
VISIT CITY
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build them.
Sometimes people think that the
railroad is owned by a few people.
This is not 60. The Northern Pacific
has Is. 900 separate owners, and the
average ownership is about SIT. 600.
We must be tair to each other. You
have many farmers with holdings worth
a great deal more than this.
The people Of, this locality are natur-
ally interested in work up north. Open
ing up a e line there will help to de-
velop the country. We have q line that
will be completed to Stanton in the
spring. and then if conditions are
favorable we will extend up the Knife
river country. But we must be able to
make a showing for returns before we
can get The money for the extension.
The two years past have been a little
short. However. I believe crop con-
ditions are favorable for 1912.
We had no particular object in COM
ing to Dickinson other than to meet
your people. I have been here about
six times. the first visit being made
six years ago. when you had the little
red depot. You seem to be getting
very satisfactory service from your new
brick depot.
In closing l wish to urge that you
study conditions and see how hard it is
for us to run a safe and prosperous road.
G. A. Goodel. general manager, spoke
briefly. He said that he was always
pleased to come to Dickinson. He re-
lated an instance of how the city helped
his road out on water supply one win
ter. at a critical time, and he assured
his hearers that the favor would never
be forgotten.
Geo. T. Slade. third vice president,
said that he was glad that he could
speak of one thing which had possibly
been overlooked by President Elliott and
that was the great work being accom-
plished by Supt. L. r. Waldron at
the Dickinson experiment station.
He had the pleasure of visiting the sta
tion one time and believed that the L.
r. Waldron bulletins on alfalfa were
the best that had been issued by any
one. He was farming a little himself
at odd times near St. Paul and was
depending entirely upon Supt. Waldron
for instruction.
j. M. Hannaford, second vice presi-
dent, told of his pleasant business re-
%lations with people in this part of the
state. MI. Hannaford is one of the old
est men in the service Of his company.
C. L. Nichols, general superintendent,
created a laugh when he said of late
years the legislatures had taken to man
aging the railroads which gave the Off
GERS more time for getting around to
see the people. Laying jokes aside. he
thought it a good plan for all concerned
to get together and get better acquain-
ted.
Andrew Gibson, engineer of main
tenallce of way, and a former Yellow
stone division superintendent. was with
the party, also T: H. Lantry, the pres
ent superintendent of the division; c.
E. Allen of Livingston. general master
mechanic and B. P. johnson, division
master mechanic, were also in the
party. :
Senator [. A. Simpson followed the
railroad speakers with a short address.
He thought the Northern Pacific had
some of the best officials in the coun-
try. They were pleasant men to meet,
efficient and particularly good. servants
for the stockholders. Mr.. Hannaford.
he said. was a genius at smoothing out
tangles and making parties of both
sides satisfied. The speaker did not
believe the officials of Henry Wizards
time dreamed of three roads-the Mp.
G. N. and c. B. & Q.-being merged
and practically controlled by the same
capital. He believed that a few men
controlled. The directors. he said, had
wisely selected in President Howard
Elliott one of the greatest railroad men
of the age. Mr.. Simpson said the North
ern Pacific had contributed largely to the
agricultural development of the state,
and for this and many other good acts
they were to be commended: However,
he believed that the railroad should
divorce itself from the express company
and help the people get more reasonable
rates. The speaker also referred to the
court at Washington which seemed to
make it its business to annul the acts of
the Interstate Commerce Commission. and
he thought it might become necessary
for the people to put another court at
the nations capital in order to get the
measure of justice rightfully theirs.
The speaker was in sympathy with
these kind of gatherings. which he
said, tended tt promote peace and
good will. The officers of the road
after meeting our people face to face
will try the harder to give good service.