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A .Sr. I’ttiil c-degrsni to the ludupeud-eut, say*: Hftniy 1. Minot, prcdiUoul of the Hafctcro Minnesota portion of tliei Great Northern system, »B“ beeu up on j the Pacific cowl rov some time pa».\ I Wlien he left Si. Paul if nan given out: Hi at he had gone on u pleasure trip. Since then, InHwrer, report have been current tliui lie had soiue olhcr ond in view than u mere inumev of xecrentiou. A day nr two ago V. (!. truger. also con-uected with 'lie Ea»leru Minnesota, quJelty left for Die count, checking Lin baggage to .San Frautisuo. fie took with him a full carload of office furniture. I' Is tow stated that he will }oln Minot lu San Fraucleo nod establish an office there. Ju»t what this menus Is nr.: knowu, but there are sonic people here who are of tan opinion (Jia: il- menus the construction of u Jiue bytlicGreul North era to San Kruncisco. lhia line was talked of sometime ago, out its poMiht-conacruetlnn w*» denied by Mr. Hill The fact that Hill has already marketed Teu millions of bonds in England leads many to beliere that Hie oiigtuai ioteu-lion of i);-* construction of a liue to Frisco, as well as 111 the ninth Pitdllc const, i». to be carried oul. If the Sno Francisco line is built it will be a continuation of the company’s line tc Uutte. and rau^lu Boise City.”Mr. Mluot I- an luliuiuU: busiuess us-acii-U- or Ficaide-ol Llill. but it dorr uul follow thut Mr. Minot’s visit to San Francisco means an extension of the Great Northern system to that city, fli.it system Is now slvn t to undertake an extension across rbe Flathead region that w’.il eive It the shortest route to the coast from Duluth or Sl Paul. Thetrouteg will be through a r-yioii which ,ha9 a .rood climate, fictile soil and large | loiiiei il di-|ilt;»iis, it ;c well watered by',mountain stream' and has forests of great extent. This road will probably touch at Spokane Kalis ci proceed thence to the coautjwlu-rc ila-s'rongest inducements are ! ,oflcreil .1 bolL 1‘uirhaven and Seattle. At i f'bla side of the Cascade mom.rains, the route wilt lie us we r.v.- i-iid through a new. almost unpopulated region where £ brunch lines from cither the Northern a ortho Canadian Pacific arc not likely , penetrate. The road will j»ae» i.orth cf:flthe Flathead r—«•* ation nod will thus be ^free ::iiii Pie delays restrictions and an- j tmyaii.r. cocne.-.ed with Indian land’. v fu due time when the reservation it cur , tailed or aboiisned, the road * ill benefit , by the influx oj settlers.Willi taif great undertakinglt;n hod. • which is fraught with benefit; for Great Falls and all i.o-!*o*.e Montana, Mr Hill . ie not likely n i-ngr.ge in bui!dio« a rail-!I?ri.at tn S o Francisco. When lh. Puifi extension touche* the Sound il will be m a position io«:.iinj;eir fu: pnrt of the San (’r ri:iri*c.i r.-.-i.. by steamboat- wnich *1)1.ply i ei ‘V.'vn 'he -errninu— uni that irr*nt ’ ,f-ni|i r.' i '1 i.-i- i i . i|-uht .i a strong iie.-;r-on :hr i hi ..! s.-,n Franciscofir grtvilcr laiiioad facilities Its trartic with thi v ist i.- * . .-il Sv the combination which Hinkle- If- .-u* m ere* and impose, heavy fn-lglS on its prt-luete. The eiiv jli-ilvi— no relief fron, rli« uuce renowned l*lt;ilt; iltr Mail steain.liip c-ompuny for that •:ii|iO:,.t:. i i- in 1 by a Milfculy froii' mil; i tads to f iPj*., i-ii ut petit I on, The .....1 f ii i.iter-i.cciiiiti cuiinl beingr-i.n.ii. sat Frui.cUi.o lira helplooo in tliehands of her miitore. who exuct all tlu-t ••the ttarlir will U^r. Cndev auch di-cuinstances it is reaHiin.ddu that the Guli-fri i n. :■■«* n.pr lie fhonid look wistfully toward mis iii.rrlu.-in country, where, i:i time, a gre.il |upulation will coinmne in
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The Semi Weekly Tribune
Great Falls, Montana, US
Sat, Jul 19, 1890
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