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. NJ. Hannaford, general freight agent Of the
Northern Pacific, left Sunday night for business
trip to Glendive, on the Yellowstone.
The general telegraph force Of the c., st. P. h 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 gen.
eral Offices building, on Broadway fronting Fourth
street. being laid In cut Kasota stone and outline
large building.
J. h. Hiland, assistant traffic manager Of the Chi
cago, st. Paul Omaha railway, left Sunday even.
ing for tour over the main line and branches OF
the road west of st. Paul.
E.. W. Winter, assistant president and General
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 were in the city yesterday attending to
traffic Of their company with lines connecting their
road with st. Paul.
The st. Paul 4 Duluth track which was washed
out at Spring Lake Saturday restored yesterday
morning, and regular train service was 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 and
railroad land advertising is being issued from the
passenger Department Of the st. Paul & Manitobs
| railway A little over 1000 bushels Of No hare
wheat Of this years CROP from the Red River valley
ha. been put up In 100000 small sacks. On the
| racks are printed Inscriptions, "Red River No
| Hard Wheat 1885," followed by proper advertise
ments Of the railroad and its lands, and inside o.
each sack is neat little folder conveying par
ticular information regarding each. These sacks o.
wheat will be distributed through SCENTS of the
company In all enlightened countries, and viii
greatly extend the fame of the Red river country
| its great railway.
The Northern Pacific land department has on ex
hibition (received yesterday variety Of pies
products of Yellowstone farm-the Chicago ranch
| ten miles above Fort Keogh, owned by A. Il. Val
Vlierdan. Mr. Van V. has $50 acres under cultiva
tiop, and raised this year $500 bushels Of corn 00(
bus hels of oats and l2'0 bushels of potatoes. be-
| sides other root crops and hay. He claims that thu
total value of his farm products Of this season,
prices prevailing there, is $13 900. Among the sam
ference and nearly two feet In depth. The mathe
| maticians of the department undertook to find GU
just how many pies could be made from this biz
mass Of pie timber, but had to adjourn their calcu
lations till they could obtain definite basis from
good kitchen authority. Meantime, estimate
that four square inches Of squash will make one pie
is guess ed that about $50 good fat pies might b.
| made from this one squash.
Western EctensSon of the Canadian Pacif,
Railroad.
MATTAwA, Ont, Sept. 19.-The western ex
tension of the Canadian Pacific railroad from
McKees to Mattawa was changed from a wide
to narrow guage. The first car of porE
| through from Chicago without breaking bull