Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-10-12
RAIL AND RIVER.

Van Horne,s Northern Trip-A1leged Rates
Discriminating Against st. Paui-hesig-
nation of Superintendent TOwne OF the
Northern Pacifie-B. McHugh TO sneceeo
Him-Van Horne's Freight Yard-River
Rising Again-One Boat tTo-dsy-Person-
als and Local Notes.
Rairoad men say there is no mud il sight Out
| West The water stands to deep to show It.
T. E. Clarke, general traffic manager OF the Chi
cago, St. Paul & Omaha line, just returned from Eu
rope was in Chicago yesterday and viii probably DE
in his Office in st. Paul tomorrow.
Ne. Charles II. Wise. general eastern agent, al
Boston, of the Chicago & Northwestern railway Is
visiting his friends in St. Paul Mr.. Wise is widely
known and Hishly esteemed in railway circieS'
Mr. James B. Brown, assistant general passenger
agent, ct ST. Paul, of the Milwaukee & ST. faui iai-
way and Mr.. T. X. Barnes, general passenger agent
of the Northern Pacific, left last evening ior 'ay LII
Fargo.
Frank Bowen, young brakeman VINO had us
right hand and wrist cnushed when coupIog cars a.
LIE Sueur station Monday night, WAS brought {, 81
Paul Yesterday and placed in st. Josephs hospital,
under care of DR.. Murphy. who, assistea py 'f
Quinn, yesterday afternoon amputated the arm
Mr.. john P Lundin, travelling representative oi
the emigration buresn of the st. Paul Mahilopa
company, arrived here yesterday from the East anu
proceeded north with about twenty prospectcrs, Irol
Rockford Joliet, Chicago aud Indianapolis, VINO are
goiug to Stephen in ths Rsd River valley 10 inspect
in lands and town sites, with view OF investment
and settlement.
Circular No 10 from the ONCE of the general
manager OF the Northern Pacific announces ihe ap-
pointrlent Of Geo. ". Gross, lae western superln-
cndent of transportation OF the Northern fae5ac a
RAILROAD, aud defines his duties in detail. 1t adds
that hi Office will be in st. Paul and also tha' ine
Office OF car accountant whose records ne IS TO SUI
peTntencent will he reuoved from Bralcerd ID St
Paul
General Superintendent W. G. Van Horne CT the
Milwaukee & st. Paul railway, returned yesterday
from northern trip of several days and proceeded
to Milwaukee, 1t is reported that during his absence
he has made close examination of the st. Paul
Manitoba railway and its equipments Ii might oe
premature to say what this 1uspecton siSbies, p4'
IL is only kindness to advise any Of the st Z. NJ
employees who may feel that they ara not hrmiy
seated, that Judge Chandler is real good-natured
aud will be pleased to give them all warm recon-
mendations to the general officers OF his company.
In connection with pending proposition for dl'e-t
trade with the Pacific coast, merchant of the city
states that he has found freight rates on the commo-
dity proposed to be traded in largely sgalnst st.
Paul and liz favor of Chicago. On inquiry ne 1ouno
the rate from san Francisco to st Paul to be S5fo'
while from San Francisco to Chicago it was only
s So and he could bring the goods by way OF Chl-
cago Fifty cents cheaper Ihau the direct route. II
he is net mi. taken misied our companies whose
roads connect with the Union pacific shouid cok 10
1t that this sCrim nation against them IS not con-
tinued.
Circular No Ii from the general mlnager'S Office
of the Northern Pacific announces that
HOracs A Towne, superintendent Of the Minnesota
Givlsio on, has voluntarily severed his connection
with the road, asking be relieved at the earliest
period practicable, and that L. Mcuugh has been
ap fointed his to enter upon duty forth
with The circular remarks: "The retircGent OF
Mr. Towne from an Off . that he has held so long
and filed 30 sby, will be of regret to al
who have been connecte1 with him. Official and
personal relations that have given rise to warm 1ee
ngs of respect and attachment, can not De eevered
without pain and the good wishes of all Will no
doubt follow Mr.. TownH 10 any position that he may
hereafter occupy Mr.. McHugh, his successor,
has for soyIe time been connected with the road III
the same ,hle of duty.
The new freight yayd of the Milwaukee & st. Paul
company, below the freight house is being laid
with switching and train tracks the space econo-
MIXING aHd convenient plan applied by General
Sup intendent Van Horne in The Chicago yard OF
his company At Chicago there are hfty-siI train
tracks and here only nine, but the principle Is the
same In this place two tracks diverge from the
main liue at the lower end of the yard and describe
the # a circle the riv side of the yard Ihe
outer of these tracks leads to snd alongside OF tue
freight house aud thence to the transfer track OF the
levee. The inner one, connected with the outer one
by swthes forms he base of nine tracks, extending
diagonal the yard and into sWitchiGg track
parallel ~ the main line. The arrangement not OILY
economics tbs space, but it saves time aud haul ng
t. the yard ecgne. allows nine full trains 70
be completely placed without Interfering with main
switching tracks and any of these trains may
be hand ed without blocking or occupying the main
track or Interfering with work on the freight house
track.