Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-11-01
THE RAILROADS.

Withdrawal OF tho Duluth Night Train
AND The Late EvsRipg Trains Between ST
Paul and Minneapolis-Opeuing of ~the
Monrhs sd Branch-Passengefs AID e.
gage Delivered at Earso-Sf. Paul Re-
visited by "a Pioneer Rsiiroad Agent.
kilograms from Chicago yesterday an
nounced that the general freight agents had
decided to make the winter rates, from Chicago
a4d Milwaukee to st. Paul and Minneapolis,
taking effect the 18Th of November, as follows:
First class, Toe; second class, 60c; third class
45c: fourth class, 35c. =
The new time table of the ST. Paul & Duluth
railroad, going into effect to-day, makes no
change other than the Withdrawal of the
through night train. Lake rates are suspend
ed and the sale Of through tickets to all lake
points was closed for the season yesterday.
Arrangements are now perfected for running
passenger trains 10 Taylors Falls. but it is
probable only one daily train will be run each
way this winter On the branch road, with close
connections but transfers for either Minneap
oils or st. Paul, according az the train is run
by the S., Paul d Duiu or the Minneapolis &
ST. Louis company.
Quite large masses of pure copper have re-
Gently been found IN the slate quarries opened
IN grading the extension of the Knife Falls
bran CHI of the ST. Paul Is Duluth railroad.
The St. Paul i Manitoba company to-day
withdraws the night train between St. Paul
and Minneapolis which has been leaving st.
Paul at S:45 P. Il. and Minneapolis at 9:45 P.
NJ. The withdrawal is said not to be on ac-
| count of the train not paying, but because the
rolling stock happens TO be needed just now
for operating the new branch lines.
Beginning with the train which leaves here
| this evening the 81. Paul & Manitoba company
will tomorrow open its Barnesville branch
into Moorhead, and ticket passengers to Moor
mead or Fargo, with free delivery of passengers
and their baggage at any hotel in Fargo. That
means business with prospect of com petition
| which the Bed River Valley people will enjoy.
agent of the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern
railroad, is here, trying to recall the st. Paul
no knew fifteen years ago, when he was one Of
tie old settlers fraternity. MIR. johnson YVES
the first to open railroad ticket cfice in ST.
Paul (about twenty-five years ago. and was
| also the FIRST agent who sold through railroad
tickets In New Orleans.
General Manager Hill ard Vice President
Angus, of the ST. Paul & Manitoba company,
have gone to Winnipeg, accompanied by Mr.
CollingwOod Schreiver, chief engineer for the
Dominion government of Canadian railways,
anu Sir Charles Topper, the Dominion minister
| of railways. 1t is probable that they have
winter operation of the Canadian Pacific in
connection with the st. Paul & Maitoba rail.
way.
Bismarck dispatch of yesterday to Gen.
eral Agent Sanborn states that the Rosebud
| sailed at daylight with the Northwestern Stage
| company s ''plunder." The stage company
AS has heretofore been announced, will run its
Black Hills line this winter from Fort Pierre
| In connection with the Chicago l. Northwestern
| company's line to the Missouri. The same
dispatch states that the steamer Gen. Terry
ief0 Bismarck yesterday at 10 A. n. for Fort
Buford, loaded mostly on government account
| Also, that the steamer Butte passed Buford
| coming down yesterday at 1880 A. NJ, arc
| will arrive at Bismarck Monday, with Steven.
| and sixty men of Maguires engineering part,
| IN hoard