Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-09-20
RIVER AND RAIL.

Myers last train of cattle, from his Montana
drove Of this season, arrived at the Union stock
yards last evening.
J. M. Hannaford, general freight agent of the
Northern oaciHc, left Sunday night for business
trip to Glendive on the Yellowstone.
The general telegraph force Of the c., st. P. Il O.
company has finally been established in pleasant
quarters in the upper story of the companys build
Ing.
The basement walls of the Northern Pacific gem
eral offices building, on Broadway fronting Fourth
street. being laid in cut Kasota stone, and outline
q large building.
J. h. Hiand, assistant traffic manager of the Chi
csgo, st. Paul & Omaha railway. left Sunday eveH-
ing for tour over the main line and branches OF
the road west of st, Paul.
E. W. Winter, assistant president and General
superintendent Hatch, Of the O., st. 81 o. rail-
way returned from tour over the western lines Of
their company yesterday.
Timothy Case, general manager, and M. T. Case
general passenger agent of the Green Bay & Mime
sofa railroad in the city yesterday attending to
traffic Of their company with lines connecting their
road with st. Paul.
The St. Paul l. Duluth track which was washed
out at Spring Lake Saturday restored yesterday
morning, and regular train service resumed
yesterday. The northeast storm of Saturday still
continued at Duluth yesterday, but with lessenine
force.
The latest best thing In the way Of railroads an6
railroad land advertising is being issued from the
passenger department of the st. Paul & Manitobs
railway A little over LOCO bushels of No hard
wheat of this years crop, from the Red River valley
haa been put up In 100000 small sacks. On the
sacks are printed inscriptions, "Red River No
Hard Wheat, 1884," followed by proper advertise
ments Of the railroad and its lands, and inside
each sack Is neat little folder conveying par
ticuar information regarding esch These sacks Of
wheat will be distributed through agents Of the
company In all enlightened countries, and viii
greatly extend the fame of the Red river country and
its great railway.
The Northern Pacific land department has ex
hibition (received yesterday variety of samples
products of Yellowstone farm-the Chicago ranch
ten miles above Fort Keogh, owned by A. H. Val
Vlierdan. Mr. Van V. has $50 acres under cultiva
tioD and raised this year 1850 bushels Of corn OOC
bushels of oats and 200 bushels of potatoes, be-
sides other root crops and hay. BE claims that the
total value of his farm products of this season,
prices prevailing there is $13,600 Among the sam
Piles is great squash, eight feet in largest circum
ference and nearly two feet In depth. The mathe
matcians of the department undertook to find ou
just how many pies could be made from this big
Of pie timber, but had to adjourn their calcu
lstons till they could obtain definite basis from
good kitchen authority. Meantime, on an estmatt
that four square inches of squash will make one pie
it is gues' ed that about $50 good fat pies might be
made from this one squash.
Western Extension of the Canadian Pacific
Railroad.
MATTAwA, Ont, Sept. 19.-The western ex-
tension of the Canadian Pacific railroad from
McKees to Mattawa was changed from wide
to narrow guage. The first car of pork
through from Chicago without breaking bulk
has arrived.