Year: 1874

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We arenot of the number who a
tdis2osed to rail at the projectors of an
great enterprise which has for its o|


ject the opening up of the vast !omai
of our common country, simply becaus
Of the embarrassments which thee
projectors may encounter, even thoug
such embarcassments may have bee


induced by some mismanageMcnt. I


this age Of speculation corrnptions wi


stealthily creep into the councils of a


most every body organized for th


general development and good of til


country. The origin of the Norther


Pacific Railroad Company was, "


have ever believed, in good faith. Con


grcss made its grant Of land to tina


company in good faith. And we flll


ther 1,lieve the keeping Of the mutua


good faith ofz~thc company and th'


Government and the building of til,


road upon the terms and condition O


its charter, is and will be of vast i'm
! portance to the people of the United


States, and especially to the people O


the Northern and Northwestern States


and Territories, and the necessities Of


the present and future of these States


and Territories demand that this road


shall DC built as speedily as possible


but strange to say, since the embar


rassment Of some of its financial


agents, terrible bowling has been set


up against that company, and large


number OF the influential presses OF


the country, which had heretofore


strenuously advocated the Importance
and necessity Of the construction Of
the road for the welfare of commerce
OF the North, have been merciless in
their assaults upon the road and it's
agents. Following in the wake of
these big dogs Of the newspaper press,
every small car who controlled q font
OF type has kept up his squeaking
bark to the people till the faith and
hope Of the people in the ultimate sue
cess Of the road have been in a great
measure prostrated. 10 all this, the
Union Pacific and Central Pacific, and
those in the interest Of the Portland,
Dalles and Salt Lake road have lent a
helping hand, even if they are not the
origin of many of the cmbarrassments
which have Overtaken the Northern
< itUinC cHtcIprlSe. Necu we Wuutlor
then that the building of this road has
been for a time crippledl Add to this
the stupendOus frauds detected in the
Union Pacific by Congressional inves-
tigation which have not only rendered
both foreign and domestic,
Ilistrustful and wary, but have stricken
down the faith of the masses of the
people in the railroad system. It then
became necessary for the economy of
the enterprise, that those having the
Of it's interests compare
lively hide themselves '1till the storm
Dc past" and maintain to hold fast to
he advantages they had heretofore |
gained, to gather all the strength that
;ould be made available and be the
,etter prepared to push forward their
work of construction so soon as howl
ng ceased. Amid all that has been


aid derUgatOry to this road and the
of it's early completion, we


Onfess that we have been unable to
'erceive wherein its financial status
las been seriously injured by any mis-
Of the company. That
is enemies have weakened its reputa-
ion and temporarily checked its pro-
,ress is apparent. That is just what
hey designed to do, and more if they
Ould. But that they have broken it's
Ower to recuperate we do not believe.
IN the other hand there are many in
icati0ns that the force of their malice


as nearly spent itself. The late elec-
ions in Canada have resulted in favor
f the abandonment of the British
Hallway to the Pacific on British soil,
nd favorable to a joint road with the
american Northern Pacific. This must
ring English capital to the Northern
'acific Company and return confidence
nd hope. The ring men who control .
he Union Pacific will find it difficult {
, get the ear of British capitalists to
IvOr q resistance to, or even a neglect
|, an enterprise which promises as {
uch for British territory as does the {
Orthern Pacific road, in the absence /
road entirely through British ter


tory, and the Northern Pacific road q
hen built, as an investment for capi- '
j, promises better in the future than q
~ other road across the continent. q
ence We Of the Northwest coast c
Duld be only .biting our nose to spite Q
II face" when we seek to disparage ii
e real character and importance Of d
G early construction of the Northern t,
aciffc road. Amid all the railroad G
ojects of the day, this road has more


and certainty of early COM


elton than any other, and the press =
d the people should not lose sight Of i
is fact and seek to destoy its reputa- !,
N or cripple its facilities for immedi- . .
construction. As we have shown, e =


friends already have enough to con- Il
nd with from its enemies, who are =
Oh fnDm their love Of moye Southern E
ads, which can in no wise help our e
ople in their extremity. We must 4
We more Northern road. !.
1879 L.
II SHOULD have no objection said R
husband, ssto my wife's n
wing the last word, If / could only 3
assured that would be the Last N
AMONG the conditions Of sale 2 by pl
Irish aueti0neee IVES the following b,
ne highest bidder to be the pux. !