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Show 91 ft SOME FACTS AND FIGURES ARE PRESENTED BY HILL President of the Great Northern Says That Lack of Trackage Is Responsible Re-sponsible for Existing Conditions. Con-ditions. St. Paul, Minn. Governor Johnston has recolvcd a long latter from J. J. Hill, president of tho Great Northern North-ern railroad company, in which tho mngnnto deals' exhaustively with tho various phasos of tho railroad prob-lorn. prob-lorn. Mr. Hill sets out at length with what, In his opinion, Is responsible for tho existing situation, and what should bo dono to remedy It Tho western country has grown so fast that tho rallroadB havo been unablo to keep paco with it, Mr. Hills says, and he bollovca. tho building of, additional trackago is tho best solution of tho problem. Ho says it will require a permanent Investment of $1,100,000,000 a year for flvo years to provide tho railroads of tho country with means to handlo properly tho business already in Bight, and not allowing for future growth. |