Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-10-31
THE RAILROADS.

Withdrawal of the Duluth Night Train
ana The La g Evening Trains Between st
Paul and tnneapolis-OpeniDg of the
MO"rhe ad Branch-Psssenge1sa and Bsg-
gage Delivered at Fargo-St. Paul Re-
visited by Pioneer Railroad Agent.
kilograms from Chicago yesterday an
nounced that the general freight agents had
decided to make the winter rates. from Chicago
aud Milwaukee to st. Paul and Minneapolis,
taking effect the 18th Of November, as follows:
FIRST class, Zoe; second class, Coo; third class,
46c: 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 perfec ted for running
passenger trains to 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 as the train is run
by the st, Paul Dulu 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
branch of the st. Paul & Duluth railroad.
The St. Paul & Manitoba company to-day
withdraws the night train between St. Paul
and Minneapolis which has been leaving st,
Paul at S:45 P. NJ. and Minneapolis at 9:45 P.
NJ. The withdrawal is said not to be on &c
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 ST. Paul 81 Manitoba company
will tomorrow open its GAINESVILLE branch
into Mcorhead, and ticket passepgers to Moor
head or Fargo, with free delivery of passengers
and their baggage at any hotel in Fargo. That
means business with prospect of competition
which the Bed River Valley people Will enjoy
W. P. johnson, Esq, general passenger
agent of the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern
railroad, is here, trying to recall the St. Paul
he knew fifteen years ago, when he was one of
the old settlers fraternity. h,r. johnson was
the inst to open railroad ticket Office 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 and Vice President
Angus, of the st. Paul & Manitoba company,
have gone to Winnipeg, accompanied by Mr.
Colllngwood Schreiyer, chief engineer for the
Dominion government of Canadian railways
and Sir Charles Topper, the Dominion minister
of railways. Ii is probable that they have
gone there to perfect arrangements for the
winter operation of the Canadian Pacific iu
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 tue Northwestern stage
company's "plunder." The stage company,
as has heretofore been announced, will run its
Black Hill IL line this winter from Fort Pierre,
in connection with the Chicago d Northwestern
company's line to the Missouri. Tie same
dispatch states that the steamer Gen. Terry
left Bismarck yesterday at 10 A. NJ. for Fort
Buford, loaded mostly on government account.
Also, tuat the steamer Butte passed Buicrd,
coming down yesterday az 7:30 a. RI, aud
will arrive ut Bismarck Monday, wish Stevens
and sixty men of Mag uire's engineering party
on board.