Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-05-29
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lockwood academy, ae left his father S
farm in 1886 and entered steamboat
l'pe offices in 81 Iaul, where hr re.
mained ten years.
1 lie was married in 1867 to May
Theresa Michigan. About this time
! llll went inf, rho furI and transpOr-
tation hnSincss as member of the
tjrm of Hill, Griggs and company.
In 1870 he established the Red River
Transportation company operating be-
tween st. Paul and Winnepeg Three
years later he sold his interest in anti
concern and organized a syndicate 10y
which he obtained control of the st.
Paul ald PaGfir railroad. Tnis was
reorganized under Hill S genius and
became known as the st. Paul, Minue-
apclis and Manitoba railroad company /
Built Great Northern
Hill otficiated as general manager. .
vice president and president Of the
road until it was merged with the
Great Northern system i'm 1890. Hill
then directed the building Of the
Great Northern, extending from Lake
Superior to Puget Sound with nortn-
ern and southern branches and a line
.ot steamers running to the Orient.
Hill was president of the Great
Northern until 1907 and caairman ofI
its board Of directors untI igI2. lie
was also president of the Northern Sc.
curilics company. director of several
railroad systems and number of
5anSs, md vics president of Inc New
York Chamber OF Commec.1.
One of the finest collections of m,d
ern French paintings is in the Hill.
galleries. He also interested himself
in writing and was the author of sey
eral works touching ON transportation
problems. One OF the best known is
90 Highways of Progress. :"
The history of Hills life is the his.
tory of DEVELOPMENT in the north srst
Fifty years ago he was a dock clerk in
st. Paul and practically penuiless He
died a lnulti-milionaire.
Hills parents were plain. hard work
ing Scottish and north of Ireland stock
Hill wanted to be a great surgeon. His
father S death when he was fifteen
years old blasted that hope.
When he entered the fuel and tt,r.s.
portation business for himself he sim
utaneouslv became station master of
st. Paul's only railroad.
Steamship Line to Orient
Lord Mount Stepien. Lord Strath-
coma and Norman w. Kittson formed
tae trio which purchased the Minnesota I
and Pacific railroad from Dutch bond !
holders and nut Hill in charge. This {
road. running between St Paul and .
AIinneapoIis. was the foundation of tbe
great Hill lines
The Great Northern was oroani ed I
in 1859 TO merge All branches and feed. J
ers in Mmueapolis and the Dakotos
The same wear hin pushed the line to-
ward Puget sound and the ore prodnc.
ing regions in northern Minnesota.
The organiz ltion OF steamship com.
panies operatino IN the Orient thronna
So,ttlo was tbe nnvf sion in HiI,s ca.
reer In the meantime ne nut tbrouob
tbe NortbeIn- Pacific which is anotber
lino eonnecting 81 ponI with tae coast
Needing limo bntween Cbicaoo and
the coast Hin bouob+ tbe Bnriinpton
ron+o in to6I Rnf tao Nortborn So.
curities comnarv oroanized r. coptroI
tba +brAo roo5s ,ras disgol,,od os Il,
ioroI
The Groo+ Nortborr rrrcbosod ;rs
subsidiary lines in 1oo7 Evnansior
ras tbo ,evno+o of nm lifo f'onis
Hin renl,ned bis fo+bor il, octi,e III.
roction of tho roilrood ;n+orosts in 1910
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