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IS 118.2
Story of an Emigrant.
an exploring tour, and he was perhaps the only man of that
day who foresaw the future greatness of the Northern Pacific
region.
Late in the fall of 1870 I received a letter from Mr. Cooke,
in Philadelphia, inviting me to come and spend a week with
him and talk over the new Northwest. Upon the advice
of ex-Go v. Marshall, who had spoken of me to Mr. Cooke,
the then Gov. Austin and other prominent men, 1 repaired to
Philadelphia, and spent some days at Air. Cooke’s palatial
residence near that city. He had also for guests a delegation
of French and German bankers, who had just arrived from
Europe. Mr. Cooke impressed me as one of the greatest
and noblest men I had ever met. His enthusiasm and
eloquent arguments carried everything before him. The millions
were raised, largely in Europe, and the road was built, as
we all know. The result of my confcrence with him was m v
]>ermanent engagement, at a salary more than twice as
large as that I had from the state, to repair to Europe in
the spring as agent of his enterprise, with headquarters in
Sweden, my special duties being to make known in the
northern countries of continental Europe the resources of
the Northern Pacific, particularly the park region in
Minnesota. I was also requested by Mr. Cooke to draw up a
general plan on my return home for the disposal of the
company’s lands, which I did, and that plan was adopted
ior the guidance of its land and emigration officers and
agents.
In the month of December a national convention was held
in the city of Indianapolis, Ind., for the purpose of devising
measures for the better protection of emigrants on ocean
steam ts, and while in transit through this country. All the
states interested in emigration sent delegates to that
convention, and I was one of those representing our state; my
knowledge and experience of the subject at issue enabled me
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