Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-10-16
RAIL AND RIVER.

St PAUL IueSuay-Fftey-t&oC a'e VA HA'AA
itoba Immigrants and Their Goods
Pullmans on the Northern Pacific
Steamers o-Murrow-The River Flood
Local and Personal Rail and River Notes
Superintendent C. III. Prior of the Mil
waukee d st. Paul road returned from
Milwaukee yesterday, after several days
absence.
Mr.. j. c. Robinson, travelling agent OF
the Great Western of Canada, left st.
Paul last isht for visit to all railway
points northwest of this city.
At the railroad Offices yesterday after
noon snow storms were reported as far
south az Willmar and along the Northern
Pacific from the Mississippi 10 the Mis-
souri,.
MCapt. c. ?. Gere, superintendent OF the
Sioux City division Of the Chicago, St.
Paul & Omaha road, and Col. G. Y. Nor
ford, superintendent Of the Nebraska
division of the same road, returned to
their stations by the Omaha train of yes
terday.
Charles ANiS, late employed in the
auditors department at Milwaukee of
the Chicago, Milwaukee Is st. Paul road,
after a short visit in St. Paul, will leave
here tonight 10 enter upon duty as chief
clerk in the Office of Superintendent San
born, of the Iowa s. Dakota division, at
Mason City.
\ special train OF immigrants from
Canada for Manitoba left Chicago yester-
day forenoon by the Rock Island route,
and will be transferred to the st. Paul 81
Manitoba road to-day at minneapolis.
The train consists of ten coaches and two
baggage cars, and is said to carry about
eight hundred souls. The household
goods and freight of the party occupies
forty box cars.
The details of q contract were cOnc}ud-
ed Yesterday by which the Pullman car
company is to extend its service over the
Northern Pacific railroad. By the terms
of the contract the Pullman company be-
comes half owner of the sleeping cars
now in use on the road, and shares the
expense and profits of running them with
the Northern Pacific company. The
Pullman system Of car conductors and
porters will be introduced, and sleepers,
dining cars, etc, are to be furnished by
the Pullman company as they may be
needed in extending the operations of the
railroad company.
Assistant General Passenger Agent
Brown, of St. Paul, in late advertising of
the Chicago and ST. Louis lines, from St.
Paul, of his IN 81 st. P.) read, extols the
road in graphic style, by sayingit "passes
for hundreds of miles along the banks of
the Mississippi river, through enterpris-
ing towns and villages, crossing and re-
crossing the great river on powerful steel
bridges, traversing beautiful valleys,
winding along by pretty meadows, dotted
4iill sides and giant cities, and terminal
ing in splendid Union railroad depots,
making journey from the North to the
South or East continual panorama of
pleasant scenes and superior convent
ences." Now, Davis, Barnes, and Teas
dale, spread yourselves for like fine
writing.
The general passenger agents of the
Northwest have been invited to meet at
the Union depot in St. Paul On
Tuesday the 18th. Those expected to
attend are, w. A. Thrall, e. q N. W.;
A. Y. Fl. Carpenter, c., M. Sc st. P; e.
A, Jewett, Central Iowa; B. F. Mills, B.,
G.. r. s. N; A. II. Bode, d. Is st. L.; N.
I. Case, G. b., w. 81 st. P; James
Barker, Wis. Central; G. K. Barnes,
Northern Pacific; T. w. Teasdale, c., ST.
IT,, III. s. O.; w. s. Alexander, St. p, III.
Sc NJ; A. M. Eddy, St. Paul 81 Duluth;
and j. d. Brown, c. M. & St. P. Mr..
James G. Pond, of the N. p. passenger
department will act as secretary. The
principal object Of the meeting is under
stood to be The arranging of rate sheet
fur the Northwest; but it is also probable
that permanent association will be
formed for regulating the reciprocal pas
senger business Of the several companies.