Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-04-01
ST. PAUL TO JOIN HANDS WITH VIM
NIPEG.

Il
mediate Points in Fond Embraco-The
st. Paul & Pacific Extension Lines to Be |
Pushed to Alexandria and from Crook |
ston to st. vincent-An Rail Connection |
With Winnipeg in October.
Soon after the adjournment of the Legis-
lature Messrs. N. W. Kittson, ]. J. Hill, Ed
mund Rice and B. B. Galusha left for the
East upon business connected with the con-
struction of the extension lines of the st. Paul
& Pacific road. These gentlemen returned
yesterday morning having visited New York,
Washington, Montreal and other points and
conferred with the Canadian parties inter-
ested in the st. Paul g. Pacific Enterprise.
While the legislation which was sought
for by the new owners of the St. Paul &
Pacific was pending, there were plenty to
say that no matter what laws were enacted
there would be no immediate railroad build
ing. In common with all other citizens
these croakers will be glad to learn from the
GLOBE that they we're mistaken. GLOBE
reporter interviewed Mr.. Hill yesterday
afternoon and learned that the result of the
trip of himself and associates was highly
Melrose to Alexandria, and from Crookston
to St. Vincent will be commenced at once
and pressed to an early completion. 1t is
expected that the cars will be running from
st. Paul to st. Vincent by October. By the
same period the Canada Pacific will be built
from Winnipeg to the boundary line, and all
rail communication will thus be established
between St. Paul and Manitoba. This will
4 IL Co. l,okl, \ ~
British Possessions. It links the two coun-
tries together, and allies their interests still
more closely.
While the whole State is benefited by this
railroad development, St. Paul is the most
vitality interested. Anything which is done to
open the millions of idle acres in the north
ern part of the State, is so much added to
the trade of the city. There is no railroad
enterprise in which we are SO vitally inter
ested as this, and the permanent addition Of
the British possessions, with another Pacific
road to our bailiwick, is consummation
| greatly to be desired.
There are thirty thousand Canadian farm
ers who will pour into the province of
Manitoba the coming season, each bring
ing from two to ten or fifteen thousand
dollars. They go into choice farming
country and with the capital which they
bring will add intellectually to the wealth and
production of the country.
The line from Melrose to Alexandria may
not be completed as soon as the extension
to St. Vincent, but it will be ready to move
the fall crop. The grading on both lines
being largely completed the work of placing
the in running order for trains will be very
much advanced.
The st. Paul g. Pacific Change of Time.
On and after to-day new time table goes
into effect on the st. Paul & Pacific railroad
which makes several important changes in
the running of it's trains. Under new ar
rangements, the through train on the Main
line leaves st. Paul at 500 P. M. and arrives
at Fishers Landing at 100 P. NJ. instead Of
1915 P. M. as heretofore. Returning, leaves
Fishers Landing at 2:3O P. NJ instead Of
lilo as heretofore, and arrives in st. Pau
at 1890 A. NJ. instead of 1862 as under the
old schedule. On the Branch line nc
changes are made. On the Wilmar accom-
mediation, tho train leaves st. Paul five min
utes later, and arrives two hours and seven
teen minutes later. Other changes arr
made in the St. Paul ane Minneapolis trains
to correspond with the above for which Sc,
time table in another calumn.