Hill, James J
railroad president, was born Sept. 16, 1838, in Canada. The St. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba company is now identified with the Great Northern railway system, of which Mr.
Hill became president in 1890. Since he took charge of its affairs, the railway system has been extended from 380 to 4,500 miles, creating an unbroken line, through the several states, from Lake Superior and St. Paul to Puget Sound on the Pacific coast. The company also now owns a superb fleet of steamships on the great lakes, the passenger steamers not being surpassed in speed, design or accommodations by any of the great Atlantic lines.