Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-08-16
RAIL AND RIVER NOTES.

RAIL AND RIVER NOTES.
A large excursion party from Southern Illi.
nois will arrive here Saturday noon.
Sixteen emigrants vent out on the St. Paul
& Manitoba trains yesterday, for Herman,
Morris and Alexandria.
Mr.. j. G. Easton, of the Southern Mime.
sofa road, was here yesterday, guest OF Col.
Allen at the Merchants.
Mr.. George W. sewall, chief engineer OF
the st.. Paul & Duluth road, has gone to Du-
luth for day Of business.
Mr.. A. E. johnson, emigration commissioner
for the st. Paul & Manitoba company, lett
yesterday noon for Milwaukee and Chicago,
intending to return Saturday next.
The St. Paul & Manitoba company runs
four trains daily between st. Paul and Way
zata, fourteen trains daily from st. Paul to
Minneapolis, and ten trains daily from Mime
apolis TO st. Paul.
An excursion party of 1877 Canadians arrived
at Duluth from Sarnia Sunday night and yes
terday left there by special train for Bismarck
and thence to Winnipeg. Their train consists
of three sleepers and fonr day coaches.
The passenger department men at the c., St.
p, NJ. & O. headquarters are pleased with the
opening of their Minneapolis extension of
Chicago trains, their trains having had fair
share of passengers to and from Minneapolis.
General Manager Haupt and General Freight
Agent Hannaford, of the Northern Pacific
d, were at Glendive yesterday to meet Vice
oSident Cakes, who has been making an
lsAoiand trip from the Columbia river in Ore
sol 4 to Giendive in Montana.
The Cincinnati excursion party, which ar
rived last week, and is now mostly scattered
at the lake resorts, numbered 400 persons.
They paid for round trip tickets, Cincinnati
and St. Paul. only S15. If that isn't cheap
travelling, where will you find it?
Beginning Monday next, the day train from
Bismarck is to leave there at $40 a. m. and ar
rive at st. Paul at $50 a. M, shortening the
time on the eastern trip, Bismarck to ST. Paul,
two honrs. Passengers for Duluth by the
same train will reach Duluth at $40 q. m, or
In three hours less time than now.
The frame building, for freight house, be-
ing erected by the Milwaukee & st. Paul CON-
pany, below the levee elevator, Is temporary
affair. Otherwise it would not probably be
allowed. 1t Is understood that the company,
when it can obtain the ground on the river
front, will erect substantial brick building
for it's freight house, one thousand feet long
by forty feet wide.
Six new passenger coaches for the Northern
Pacific arrived yesterday from the Jackson &
Sharp shops at Wilmington, Del. They are,
outside, of the N. p. regulation color-Con-
cord coach yellow-and inside are finished on
the walls in maple, with walnut strip trig-
ming, light, and overhead in white. Central
lamps and easy seats help to make them pleas
ant appearing vehicles.
St. Paul & Duluth trains are now run as
follows: Leaving st. Paul daily, except Sun
day. For Duluth at $40 a. m. and at 7:l5 p.
m. For Hinckley at 11:25 a. m. For Rush
City at $40 o. m. For White Bear at $40,
$50 and 11:25 a. m; and 2, $40, o, 7:15 and
$50 p. m. For Saltwater at $40 a. m. and 2,
4:40 and $50 p. m. For Taylors Falls at $40
ing that city at 8:15 a. m. and 6:35 p. m.
connected with the Duluth trans, and train
leaving Minneapolis at 4:35 connects with
the Rush City train.
The two large warehouses being erected by
Wilder g. Merriam on east third street, near
the railroad crossings, are for public ware
houses, to be operated in connection with
the railway and steamboat warehouses. On
receipt of goods the transportation COM
panies. will notify the consignees of their ar
rival aud thst if not called for within certain
time, they will be delivered to the public
warehouse company. If not called for, the
public storehOuse company will take the
goods, paying the charges, and hold them for
the consignees. The warehouse company will,
of course, have its revenue from commissions
and warehouse charges.