The Worthington advance., 1881-09-22
RAILROADS..

The Canadian Grand Trunk has announced
| that it will sell tickets from Chicago to Buffalo
and return for $l5, good for thirty days, and
when the passenger returns to Chicago rebate
of $5 will be paid.
At Winnipeg, Gen. Hammond, who was here
With Vice President 0akes, Of the Northern
Pacific recently, has arrived from New York to
take the secretaryship of the Msnitoba south.
western railway at Winnipeg.
The Green Bay&Minnesota railroad announce
that BY the new connections With the Chicago
st. Paul & Omaha railroad at Merillan, they
now offer new and more direct advantages for
reaching Minneapolis and the great northwest.
y The Grand Trunk has cut the rate between
Milwaukee and the eeaboard via Grand Haven
and Detroit. Passengers are being ticke:ed by
this water and land line at So. The north
western and the st. Paul roads will suffer most
by this cut
The following are the Rewly elected direct
ors and officers OF the Northern Pacific rail
road: Directors, Frederick Billings, A. N. Bar
T F. 0akes, A: H: Holmes, Henry Willard Of
New York; J. L. Stackpole, E. Smith. D. P.
Cheney of Boston; J. G.. Bullitt of Philadelphia :
and H. +. johnson of Baltimore Executive
president Henry Willard; vice president r. F.
Oakes.
There is nothing new to report in regard to
the eastern fights Oh rates. All of the inter-
erai days ago, and report that there is no prob
ability of an immediate change. 1t is not pro-
bab'e, however, that rates will go below the
figures now charged-$5 to New York and $G
to Boston. The next onslaught is likely to be
made on the running time Of the trains. The
fennsy!van1a ms i n contemplates to reduce the time
OF. lts $50 p m. fast express about four or
live hours, making the time between Chicago
and New York in about twenty five hours.
There is nothing new to report in regard to
the eastern fight on rates. All of the inter-
ested lines are maintaining the rates made sev-
eral days ago, and report that tkere is no pro-
liability of an immediate change. It is not pro-
bable, h"wever, that rates will 20 below the
figures now charged $5 to New York and Sc
to Boston. The next onslaught is likely to be
made on the running time Of the trains. Tic
Pennsylvania conternplates to reduce
the time Of it's $3.50 p. m fast expresses about
four or five hours, making the time between
Chicago and New York In about twenty-five
hours
The st. Paul Minneapolis & Manitoba COM
pany's report for the year ending June 80,
shows at the close of the yesr, SCI miles Of
road to which six miles have since been added,
making 867 miles. The sales of land by the
company during the year. for cash and on cred
ing the sum Of $571, 1856, from which has to
be deducted the amount credited and the lia-
blltles it CURED to settlers for cultivation un-
der the terms of the company's contracts.
$1lO,75. The falling of in the sales of the
company's lands this year, as compared with
last, arises from causes Of temporary charac-
ter, and is mainly attributable to the large ex-
tent OF government lands which have been
opened for free settlement and have been
brought within easy reach of immigrants by the
extension of railroads in Minnesota and the ad-
joining territory"