The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-04-07
WSSSUMtlMlARY.
RAILROADS.


The New York Central has determined to
build two additional tracks between Buffalo and
Rochester, maxim six tracks in all. ...
Parties who profess to know aay there is
more in the rumOred consolidation OF the Chi
cago Northwestern and Chicago, Milwaukee
l. st. Paul companies than has come to the sur
face. =;
live hogs, 1--WE cents, commencing on April !,
thus making rates ON grain thirty cents and On
provisions and live hogs thirty-iye cents
These rates remain in force during the summer
months.
80 MrC. q. Smith Of La Crosse; has taken the
contract for, bnilding an additional ten miles
of the north Wisconsin railroad, making thirty
miles III AL This leaves but ten miles yeS in
tervening between the end Of the present COZ
tract and the lake.
Tho passenger and freight depots Of the DC
) ciientsl railway, at Montreal, were burned.
A quantity Of gunpowuer stored in tina LATER
exploded, blowing the building to atoms and
injuring ". Payette. P. Provost was killed IN
the excitement by an engine running over him.
Loss $4,000. "*'.-
: Perkins and Morrill,, two. brakeman on the
Northern Pacitie, Sustained serious injuries
while coupling q bog car to an engine. The
bumper Of the car was broken, and Let the
car and engine come close together thus crush.
ing both. men, Perkins received such internal
oslsly injured, but not fatally. ''.- -
The general freight agents Of the Illinois
Central, North western, and Chicago, Milwaukee,
L St. Paul roads and all the river lines and
steamships met at Chicago and agreed on sum-
mer rates to all competing points on the upper
Mississippi river. twas decided to enforce
: the ratios Of last summer, but = few changes
were made in the classification.
The passenger and freight depots Of the o.
nsI %o{ : ,h,,vo
exploded, blowing shs building to atoms and
injurins ". Payctte. P. Provost WAS killed in
the eSs iS 9Sn b5 an engine running over him
Ger BsheP ~ r.. ~ resigned e. 1 Tho general
apolis Omaha road, and associated himself
with Langdon, the railroad contractor Of Min
neapolis Langdon and Bishop have the con-
tract of building 269 miles Of road between
Marion and Council Bluffs for the Chicago. Mil
waukee and St Paul company.
Rates arereduced on grain, provisions and
live hogs, five cents, commencing on April l,
thus making rates on grain thirty cents and on
provisions and live hogs. thirty five cents.
These rates remain u force during the summer
Mr. c. c. Smith of La Crosse, has taken the
contract for building al additional ten miles
Of tho north Wisconsin railroad, making thirty
miles in all This leaves but ten miles yet in
teryening between the end Of the present con-
tract and tho lnke.,c-> 49, i. ~ =.
During the last winter Mr.. Corneli;,s Riley,
Who employs nearly all the train boys ont Of St.
Paul, paid a rental to the various railroad CON-
panies Of 500 per day: ~
It is reported in Chicago that Gen. Herman
Haupt has been appointed general manager Of
the Northern Pacific; that the new general
manager will assume the duties Of his Office
within the next two weeks, and that Mr.. Sar-
geant will 60 with him to St Paul, to help him
in ruttinfs fhingH in order = 49,: