The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-04-07
NEWS SUMMARY.
RAILROADS.

The Eew York Central has determined to
build two additional tracks between Buffalo and
Rochester, MAXIM six tracks in ai!.
Parties who profess to know say there is
more in the rumorel consolidation OF the Chi
cago l. Northwestern AID Chicago, Milwaukee
j. st. Pau! companies tha1 has come to tho sur
face.
Ratcs3Are reduced Oh grsia, provisions and
live hogs, five cents, commencing Oh April /,
thus making rates on grain thirty cents and Oh
provisions and live hogs tt;rty-iye ceats
These rates remain in force during the summer
months.
MrC. 6. Smith Of La Crosse has taken tl:e
contract for, building an additional ten mics
of the north Wisconsin railroad, making thirty
miles in all This leaves but ten miles ye5 III
tervening between the end Of the prescott coz
tract and tho lake.
Tho passenger and freight depots Of ths DC
cidentsl railway, at Montreal were burned
4 quantity Of .gunpowuc= stored n IL. Litter
exploded blowing the building TO a:ons aud
injuring ". Payette P. p:evess vas Aiae,l i,
the excitement by al engine running over him.
Loss $4,000.
i Perkins md Morrill, two bra;<rnan ~. the
Northern Pacific, sustained scr!ous injuries
while coupling q box car to Ill engine. The
bumper Of the tssr waa Broken, and lot the
car and engine come close sosetaar. thus crust. ,
ing both. man. Perkins received SAGA Internal
injuries that he cannot recover Mor:;:: is s:'El-
ously injured, but not fatally.
The general freight agents Of the Illinois
Central, North western, and Chicago milwaukee,
l. St Paul roads and all the river lines and
tesniships met at Chicago and agreed Oh sum
nler rates TO al competing points on the upper
Mississippi river. 1t was decided to enforce
the ratios Of last summer, but = Few changes
were made in the classification.
The passenger and freight 1lepots Of the o.
cidental railway, at Montreal, were burned
A quantity OF gunpowner stored in tho latter
exploded. blowing Tho building TO atoms and
inju1iug ". Paycsts, +. Provost wss killed in
inc excitement, S 12 b5 al engine rannlns oyer him
Gen. J. w. Bishop has resigned the general
managership Of the Chicago, st. Paul, Mime
apois Omaha road, and associated himself
with Lsngd0n, the railroad contractor OF Min
ueapolis. Langdon and Bishop have tho con-
tract Of building 269 miles Of road between
Marion and Council Bluffs for the Chicago, Nil
waukee and St Paul company.
Rates are reduced on grain, provisions and
live hogs, five cents, commencing on April i,
thus making rates or grain thirty cents and On
provisions and live hogs thirty-five cents.
These rates remain IA torce during tho summer
months. -.
Mr. G. c. Smith Of Il, Crosse, has taken the
contract for building al additional ten miles
Of tho north Wisconsin railroad, making thirty
miles in all This leaves but ten miles yet in
te1yening between the end Of the present COD
tract and tho like.
During the last winter Mr.. Cornelius Riley,
who employs nearly al the train boys ont Of St.
Paul, paid a rental to the various railroad COM
panies OF 500 per day
It is reported in Chicago that Gen, Herman
Haupt has been appointed general manager Of
the Northern laci6c; that the new general
manager will assume the duties OF his Office
within the next two weeks, and that Mr. Sar-
geant will go with him to St. Paul, TO holp him