Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-03-29
ENGLISH EmuaRANrs. ]

Inc nrst invoice OF humanity asl household
goods which arrived came in at O'Clock 4. M.
on the O., M. l. st. Paul road. Eight coaches
and a complement of baggage carr brought in
400 people and their effects. These were des-
tined for the Manitoba region and came from
the province of Ontario: All we're English
Canadians, and were sturdy-looking class
OF people. They were evidently in
comfortable circumstances, and we've loaded
with inepedanaentG and were going out to
grow. up with the country. The men were
mostly substantial family men, and had their
wives and children along.
At nightfall the first lot was followed by
three Others. The first of the ness.crowd were
transported in four passenger coaches and
eight baggage cars over the West Wisconsin to
this city. One hundred and thirty families
composed this party, under the conduct of
Thos. b. Greenway, one of their number. They
were richly provided with luggage and several
cars of good stock. The destination was Mon
thelia; the most seeking new home in Even
son, and some few contemplating making the
venture in Winnipeg. All these people came
from one neighborhood in Canada, province of
Ontaria Ottawa district.
in when it was followed by two
others. Each one had fourteen passenger coaches
filled with Canadian emigrants, and thirty-two
cars loaded with their effects. Paul Monlon
and Mr.. Hoopley, assistant general passenger
agent of the @. M. & st. Paul road had the two
parties in charge.
sought a way to their new homes over the St. Paul
Pacific route. The handling of this immense
multitude numbering over 1900. people, to-
gether with their effects stock AID machinery,
made the st. Paul & Pacific boys hump them
selves. Mr.. VIM. M. Burk and his corps of
courteous assistants were equal to the occasion
Little confusion followed the incoming trains
and the outbound trains were speedily dis
patched on their way without any
unnecessary delay. The stock was taken
off and corraled in the stock-yards
to be refreshed after their long journey from
Chicago, otherwise everything else. people and
goods went on in bulk without change. Yard
Master I. =. Maher had his hands full, but did
his business right up to the handle. It can be
spoken to the credit of these officials that they,
even under the trying exigency, were courte-
GUS and painstaking in answering the simplest
inquiry. An example which it would be
well for some Of the train dispatchers
tlemen.
SETTLING MINNESOTA.
All the above seems business ennugh for one
day, but it wasn't all. Besides getting rid of
all these folk. and receiving from ZEN pleased
expressions of qualification as their treatment.
lot more emigrants were shipped. These
AouVcI "cIo ucSG1ueO IOr Inc north
Pacific region. Nine car loads of passengers
were sent out together with their baggage:
five moro were to be taken up at Minneapolis,
and one car at Delano. These emigrants are
incoming folks mostly, though here and there
family is only changing from one section of
the State to another. Many are movers in
wagons, who have come here and to Minneapo-
lis to get rail transportation.
The traffic in this respect during the past
week over the st. Paul & Pacific road has been
immense. An average of nine coaches, or
twenty-five cars (full train), has been dis
patched daily for transfer to the North Pa
citic route, and along the main line of the st.
Paul d Pacific the full trains have averaged
thirty cars daily. As an old railroad en- loye
remarked, II have been around this depot for
ten years, and | have never seen anything to
beat it before" This is good enough authority
upon which to say the prospect for Minnesota
In the way of new settlers is immense for the
coming season.