Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-02-02

ring Delays, Except the Prairie Sections
OF the H. s D., W. s st. p. and 8. NJ
Freights Suspended In Favor of Passen-
gers---Personal and Other Local Items---
The Milwaukee Company's Proposed
Line to Omaha.
The Northern Pacific passenger train
due from the west Monday evening was
delayed several hours by St. P.h& M.
freight train being partly off the track
near Elk River and accordingly did not
arrive here until 8 A. ". There is not
much snow on the line and what.there is
has not yet caused any delay. 1s.
The ST. Paul s. Sioux City land depart
ment has withina few days sold $4,000
acres ofsland in Lyon county, Iowa, bor-
dering on the Minnesota line. SIZE 2.
The Illinois Central Railroad company
advertises that it will take emigrant goods
from Milwaukee or Chicago to LIE Mars, (
or any point ON its lines in northwest
Iowa, for $50 per carload. Railroad men
consider the rate low one.
General Manager Merrill, who is ey-
pected here to-day, is not expected to
make trip out West this time. The
wheeling isn't good and his roads out
that way haven't even sled track open.
Hon. Philetus Sawyer, United States
Senator elect of Wisconsin, is on bust
ness visit to St. Paul, in connection with
his interests in the railway system of this
city. .3.ls.3 =
Work is being vigorously prosecuted
in preparing for laying the. foundations
of the Northern Pacific general offices
building, to be erected this year on
Broadway, opposite Fourth street The
situation has been so sheltered by the
earth filing about it, or else warmed by
springs, 50 that it is not deeply frozen.
The passenger train which left here for
Duluth yesterday morning, consisting of
three cars, had four engines to draw it
to White Bear, on account Of the heavy
snow drifts in the deep cuts between this
city and White Bear Beyond that point
one engine was considered enough.
The st. Paul s. Sioux City road and
branches were opened yesterday and oper-
ated with only the delays incident to the
quantity of snow on the track. Fortu-
nately, the wind did not blow and it was
hoped, as the sun shone warm yesterday,
that the snow may become solidly settled
before another Alaska breeze comes down
over the southwest prairie counties.
The Iowa & Minnesota division train
due here last evening was delayed several
hours by snow in Iowa and waiting for
trains on connecting roads.
Yesterday was favorable for snow dig
ging, but it does not appear that the
Hastings & Dakoto beyond Glencoe, the
G. al of or
the Southern Minnesota beyond Ramsey
were dug out from under the snow. The
diggers were, however, busily employed,
large forces of them, at different points
on the Southern Minnesota and Winona
& ST. Peter
The Milwaukee & ST. Paul company's
east and west line In Iowa is to be COM
pleted this year to Omaha, connecting
there with the Union Pacific. Then there
will be wild competition or very solid
combination with the Northwestern.
Freights suffer most these days, the
energies of railroad operators being first
directed to taking care of their passenger
business.
Saltwater trains were put through yes
terday, not quite On time, but, consider.
ing how lightly the snow rests above
those deep cuts Ill the vicinity OF the
Junction, and st. Croix Lake. They did
well.
President Porter of the St. Paul &
Omaha line companies ought by this time
to be enjoying life in st. Paul. The gos-
sips and the reporters have ceased to pre-
dict from his presence an upheaval in
railroad affairs.
The grangers appear to be pretty we'll
satisfied with the granger roads these
days Our legislative session is half gone,
without one hostile move against the rail
road companies. The companies, mean.
while, are taking one more step towards
low passenger rates, and when their win
ter troubles are over we think they will
inaugurate reductions in freight rates.
Self-interest, acting through judgments
improved by experience, is inclining the
companies to lower rates than the gran
gers would have asked when they de-
manded most