Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-06-14
RAIL AND RIVER.

Big Freighting Business on the River Con-
tinued Favorable Reports From the
Northern Wheat Fields Arrival of the
President and Others of the Great West
ern of Canada-Who Il the Belle?
Beginning to-day all passenger trains for
Saltwater, over the st. Paul & Omaha road,
will run from the Wacouta street depot. Here
tofore part of them have run from the Jackson
street depot. -
Col. Geo. G. Ginty, Chippewa Falls, with
others interested in the proposed short line
from Chippewa Falls into Minnesota, was in
the city Yesterday, but had no information to
give away on the subject. 1t is understood,
however, that negotiations are pending which
promise to result in Chippewa Falls having
one if not two more railroads. ~
OF the immigrants who arrived here yester-
day morning 1919 were ticketed to Fergus Falls,
Ashley, Alexander, Ada, Crookston and other
points on the St, Paul 81 Manitoba. Most of
them are direct from the Scandinavian coun-
tries, and are the first fruits Of the labors last
winter, in Norway, Sweden and Denmark, of
agents of the st. Paul q Manitoba land depart
ment.
De Graft s. Co., whose men are making the
dirt fly all along the line from Wadena to Fer
gus Falls, are said to be also making ready to
begin work next week on the road proposed to
be built from Little Falls via Sank Centre to
Browns Valley. This report is probably pre-
mature, but Hon. E. P. Barnum, secretary of
the Little Falls company, was in town yester-
day on the business of his company and ex-
pressed himself as hopeful that the work will
be begun at an early day.
Dispatches from Bismarck yesterday to
General Freight Agent Hannaford, of the
Northern Pacific, run as follows: "The steamer
Overpeck sailed yesterday morning with 800
tons of freight and good passenger list. The
Rosebud sailed this morning with 225 tons of
freight and a light cabin list. The steamers
Helena, Eclipse, Terry, Sherman and Josephine
left Keogh this morning with about 900 In
dams for Standing Rock, and will arrive here
tomorrow night"
At the meeting of the Chamber of Commerce
yesterday morning the attention of members
was invited to lot of books, papers and fold
ers, issued by the Minneapolis & st. Louis
railroad, and furnished for distribution among
members by Mr.. Geo. H. Hazard, st. Paul
agent of the company. A note from Mr..
Hazard, accompanying the pamphlets, etc.,
remarked upon the impartial representation of
st. Paul in these publications, which are ele-
giant and profusely illustrated.
Under date of the 10th agents of the North
ern Pacific at Rice's, New Y ork Mills, Perham,
New Buffalo, Glyndon, Hawley and Fargo, have
reported to Gen. Manager Haupt the condition
and prospects of crops, each in his section.
The reports are uniformly favorable. Wheat
is said to be of good color and as far advanced
as at this time last year, and the fields look as
though every seed had grown and every plant
was well stooled. Corn is looking fine. Hail
has occurred in some localities, but without
doing much harm.
The directors of the Green Bay, Winona & st.
Paul railway have ratified the scheme for the
reorganization of the road. Provision is made
for the issue of So, 1000, 900 of common and 3d.
COO 600 of preferred stock, the dividends on the
latter not to exceed per cent. annually. IN
der the reorganization all the old shareholders
come in, and all the old securities, of what
ever nature, will be exchanged for new. There
is belief among many people along the route
that this line is designed as an important
Western connection of some Eastern trunk
road.
Attached to the Milwaukee & st. Paul train
which arrived front Chicago yesterday afternoon
was the private car of General Manager Brough-
ton, of the Great Western Railway of Canada,
bring ng Col. F. D. Grey, of London, England,
president of the Great Western company; Mr..
J. Bald, of England, director of the COM
pany; Mr.. Telford Macneil, of England, their
guest; Mr.. Godfrey Macdonald, of Chicago,
general western freight agent of the Great
Western, and Mr.. A. H. B. Piers, secretary to
General Manager Broughton. The party is
en- route to Winnepeg, but, being on pleasure
trip, may rest for day or two in st. Paul and
vicinity.