Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-11-21
sCENEs pUglNG THE ,pAY.


SCENES DURlNG THE DAY.
The announcement of 81 rate to
Chicago by the Chicago, st. Paul &
Omaha road started everybody to thinking,
and the other railroad lines to working
The Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul road
saw the cut and fixed her figures the same
while the carniverous and blood thirsty
Albert Lea route saw both roads and re-
duced the rate from St. Paul to Chicago to
fifty cents. The first thing in the morn
ing that road hung the banner on the outer
wall at that figure, and big crowds gatl-
cred around the windows of the AlbSrt
Lea route, ON the corner of Third ind
Sibley streets, and gazed with curious Syes
upon the piacards and cartoons exposed to
view. Cards bearing the enticing fkures,
$50 cents" were scattered all arounl, and
met PERSONS eye no matter which way
he turned. A six foot cartoon old the
whole story. It represented two long
trains, standing along side of sach other
with space between. BY the fde of one
train, the Albert Lea train, there was an
immense amount of freight and baggage,
hurryihg foEsard to
catch that train. On the other size Of the
space was represented a train on The Chi
cago, Milwaukee & st. Paul road that was
empty and dilapidated with no bne near
it except an old woman. All daylong the
crowd fingered around the doorsIand win
dows of this Office, and many there were
who went IN and took fifty cents worth to
Chicago. 1t was a great day for the Al
bert Lea route.
The Chicago, St. Pau, e Omahalin had
Mr. Charles Pessch selling tickets for them
i'll the regular ticket Office on the corner of
Third and Jackson streets, opposite the
Merchants hotel, and all day he was kept
busy. The same road had Mr.. Wheeler
and MI. Hazard in the new Office around the
corner on jackson street by the red flag,
and in the evening the red electric light.
These two gentlemen we're kept busy all
day selling the dollar tickets to Chicago.
For the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
road Mr.. Charles Thompson, the
well-known ticket agent, was selling, and
he, too, had about all he could attend to in
the ticket business. The fact about it is,
ticket selling all around everywhere was
very active, and every body seemed anxious
to take trip. Everything was booming.
The union depot was crowded, and all the
trains that left for the east were heavily
loadeda with people, who were taking ad-
vantage Of the cheap rates. At :45, when
the train on the Chicago, Mil
waukee & St. Paul, and the one
on the Chicago. St. Paul & Omaha started
it was a sight. Both, trains stood along
side of each other, and both were crowded
with people. Steam was up and each was
waiting for orders to move, when they
finally came, and each train pulled out and
started on its way for Chicago. The trains
that started out for the east in
the afternoon were also full, but
the great sight was when the i'm
mense train OF the~a ALBERT Lea route
left the union depot. Then it. was that the
fifty cent route showed that it had friends
that would stand by it in an emergsaoy,
if twas for their interest to
stand by it, and they could gst to Chicago
for fifty centsEby standing by. They went
on the principle that'sbusiness is sbusiness.''
The Albert Lea folks had not can. enough,
ond Had to borrow from the st. Paul &
Manitoba road. When the train pulled
out of the union depot it was a sight to
see.
ssAll day long the great railroad hght VAS
the principal topic of conversation, aid
doomed up everywhere. Thousands Of
rumors were afloat as to the rates and cuts.
The scalpers stuck out signs on the street
that ticketsscould be had inside from Chi
cago to St. Paul for 81, but when applica-
ton for ticket was made it could not be
had The dodger put ont by the Chica-
co. Milwaukee & st. Paul in
the forenoon, offering to carry
freight for ten cents per 100 pounds, start
ed.the wild rumor that passenger tickets
could be had to Chicago for ten cents, and