Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-03-29
THE CROWD COMING.

A Deluge of Immigrants Arrive Yesterday
Where They are From and Where They
are Going.
If the scene of activity, and the cause of it,
about the railroad depots yesterday, can be
taken as an index. Minnesota is being invaded.
From an early hour until the day edged along
toward midnight the railroad employees on all
the roads were busy receiving and transporting
emigrants and their plumber to their destina-
tions.
ENGLISH MIGRANTS.
The first invoice of humanity and household
goods which arrived came in at o'clock A. M.
on the c., M. & st. Paul road. Eight coaches
and complement of baggage cars brought in
400 people and their effects. These were des-
tined for the Manitoba region and came from
the province of Ontario. All were English
Canadians and were a sturdy-looking class
of people. They were evidently in
comfortable circumstances, and we've loaded
with inapedinaentd 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 nlghtfall the first lot was followed by
three others. The first of the new 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
Ontario, Ottawa district.
Scarcely had this train gotten safely
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 Mondon
and Mr.. Hoopley, assistant general passenger
agent of the G. NJ. & St. Paul road, had the two
parties in charge.
All these trains of emigrants of course,
sought way to their new homes over the st. Paul
multitude numbering over 1,500 people, to-
gether with their effects, stock and machinery,
made the st. Paul & Pacific boys hump them
selves. Mr.. VIM. NJ. Burk and his corps of
courteous assistants were equal to the occasion
Little confusion followed the incoming trains,
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 T. s. Maher had his hands full, but did
his business right up to the handle. 1t 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
we'll for some Of the train dispatchers
TO copy, if it's in their nature to initiate gen
tlemen.
SETTLING MINNESOTA.
All the above seems business enough for one
day, but it wasn't all Besides getting rid of
all these folk and receiving from them pleased
expressions of qualification as their treatment.
lot more emigrants were shipped. These
latter were destined for the 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 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 q Pacific road has been
immense, An average of nine coaches, or
twenty-five cars (full train), has been dis
patched daily for a transfer to the North Pa
ci6c ronte and along the main line of the st.
Paul & Pacific the full trains have averaged
thirty cars daily. As an old railroad emplOye
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.