Daily globe., 1882-06-16
RAILROAD NOTES.

4 KAlLROAD NVIES.
Three sleepers went ont last night on the
Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul road.
T. 8. Rattle, contracting agent Of the Chi
cago & Northwestern road, is In town.
The Chicago, st. Paul & Omaha road
brought in three car loads OF immigrants
yesterday.
The Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul road
will sell round trip tickets to the Milwaukee
musical festival for $16.S0.
John e. Mcclure, Northwestern passenger
agent of the Ohio & Mississippi road, with
headquarters at Omaha, is in st. Paul.
Assistant President Winter of the Chicago,
st. Paul & Omaha road left yesterday on
trip over the Chippewa Falls & Northern
road.
Information was received yesterday that one
hundred and fifty emigrants had arrived by
the steamer Atlas at Boston, all bound for the
Red River valley.
The employees at the union depot complain
good deal about the electric clock In that
depot. They say it is out of order and does
not run good portion Of the time.
Mr.. ]. H. Hiland. the new general traffic
manager OF the Chicago, St. Paul & Omaha
road, assumed the duties of that position yes
terday as the successor OF Mr.. F. B. Clark.
The Chicago, st. Paul & Omaha road has
arranged for reduced rates for the Northwest
Travelling Mems association reunion at Min
netonka, to be held from the I'd to the 5th OF
July.
Mr.. r. G. Barber, general agent of the
Detroit, Grand Haven & milwaukee road, re-
turned to st. Paul from a trip to Saltwater,
Hudson and River Falls, where he has been
arranging business for his company, and yes
terday went up to Duluth to make suitable
business arrangements up there.
Mr.. L. B. Hodges is back from the North
ern Pacific country, where he has for some
time been engaged in preparing ground for
the planting of trees. He has all the ground
broken necessary for the planting of trees be-
tween the Red river and the Missouri, and re-.
ports that all the trees planted this spring are
in excellent condition, full OF leaves and look.
ing strong and healthy.
Mr.. J. M. Hannaford, general freight agent
of the Northern Pacific road, left Wednesday
for St. Albans. Vermont. The cards are out
which announce that Miss Klttie Foster, OF Ct.
Albans, and Mr.. Hannaford will be married at
Is D. IN. on the 21st inst. Another card an
nounces that Mr.. and Mrs. Hannaford will be
at home, No, 50 st. Paul street, st. Paul, after
July /. 8. G. Fulton, division freight agent,
will occupy Mr.. Hannaford's position In the
department during the absence Of the latter.
So,sth,cessern MSnmesota.
Mr.. T. w. Teasdale, general passenger and
| ticket agent Of the Chicago.St. Paul & Omaha
road, has just returned from trip over the
road, extending as far as Le Mars. He says
l the country all along the road looks in splen-
did condition. The crops, owing to the recent
rains, are in the finest possible condition and
never looked SO well as they now do,and all the
people are in the best Of spirits and hoping
that nothing will occur to mar the present
hopes. He also reports that large number
of people are going into the country for the
purpose of settling upon the lands that lay
along the road inviting the husbandman. hi
special purpose in going down there
was to attend to the reception
and distribution of about 900 immigrants who
arrived over the Illinois Central road. Fifty
of these went to northwestern Nebraska, lbs
| to southeastern Dakota and the balance
stopped in southern Minnesota. An excur.
sion train will run over the same road to the
same place, every month hereafter to accomo-
date the immigrants that are coming into
this land of promise and abundance. Ar.
rangements have also been nearly completed
to run excursion trains Of similar character
through st. Paul from Wisconsin, into the
southern part Of Minnesota. The people OF
the southwestern part of the state are heartily
cooperating with the railroad people by fur
| nishing printed descriptions OF the different
localities of that part of the state.