Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-05-14
4 Talk With r.. R, Defano.

In short street talk with Mr.. Delano yes
terday the GLOBE was informed that the iron
had been laid, when Mr.. Delano left the line
Tuesday, about six miles out on the
Casselton branch Of the Northern Pacific. The
track-layers are moving fast and the graders
are close after the engineers who are locating
and stalking the line. 1t is true Mr.. Delano
says, that the road is being built for thirty-odd
miles on government section line due north
and that the country is so level that there is
only one cut in the whole distance and that
only three feet deep. 1t was intended, he said,
to lay fifty miles of track this season. Whether
the road would be continued directly north or
turned to the northwest, he couldn't say That
would have to be decided soon and the decision
would depend upon the character of the coun-
try and the progress of its settlement. As to
the ultimate terminus of the branch
road or the roint toward which it will
be directed, he had only vague
idea. 1t ia going into vast
fertile country, he said, and may be extended
for thousand miles without passing its limit.
But there is great field yet to occupy this
side of the line, and it is astonishing how the
people are pouring into that country. No one.
MIR. Delano says, can estimate the hosts of new
settlers who are pouring into the Red river
valley and northern Dakota who is not where
he can see the changes they are making in the
railroads, and they will have them. The st.
Paul & Manitoba company, with its Grand
Forks and Breckenridge branches will occupy
one section. The Milwaukee & st. Paul,
building up the jim river, will occupy another,
and the Northern Pacific will send OUT its
branches or feeders on either side wherever
settlements need and can support railroads.
In time that whole country will be gridironed
with trunk lines and their feeders.
Sidinas.
Strong, Hackett & Co. shipped about a Car
load of barrows yesterday to the grading con-
tractor on the North Wisconsin extension.
Kenny Bros. are finishing lot Of ten receiy-
ing tanks for the new elevator at Duluth.
Each will hold about two car loads. They are
made of boiler iron and as solidly bolted to.
gether as if intended for holding steam instead
of wheat. They are to be placed at about the
water level, low enough for grain cars to be
easily emptied into them, preparatory to ele-
waiting the grain, and are designed to facilitate
the unloading of cars and movement of grain
trains.
Two large boilers are being constructed by
Kenny Bros. for elevator B, st. Paul. These
with the two boilers lately in use on the Third
street side of elevator A, will furnish the pow
er for operating the new elevator.
The combined eaanings of 81 railroads
which have reported earnings for April are
50, 643, 429, or 2416 per cent. moro than in
April, 1879. and $11, 249 $40, or rs. SO per cent
more for the four months ending with April
than in the corresponding four months of
1879:
Milwaukee people have undertaken to fur
nish right of way in that county for the Obi
cago & Northwestern's proposed line to connect
Milwaukee with the Northwestern system by
way of Madison.
The Northwestern company has established
new rules for train boys. The boys are not
allowed to address passengers personally; must
not deposit their wares on the laps of pas
sengers or on the seats without being asked;
and must not peddle after o'clock at night,
or 60 through the train oftener than once in
every thirty miles of road. The travelling pub
lie will thank the company for these restraints
upon their tormentors.