Show Northern Pacific Sells Land New York April 27Oucr 1000000 acres of rich farm land have been sold by 1 the t Northern Padlle railroad within I with-in the lust four months In the States of Minnesota North Dakola and Washington Wash-ington almost onehalf nf the land sold lying within the last named State President Mellon of t that company who makes this statement did not care to gIve the amounlM ron > lvid for these lands but as to the average prIce of land In that I region Is from 510 to 5250 an acre the Northern Pacific com panvs treasury has probably been en rlelfed by somethiMg like 2 000000 The report that all the remnants of land In Minnesota formerly owned by h this road had been sold to a St Paul syndicate was also confirmed by President Pres-ident Mollen |