Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-03-07
RAILROAD NOTES.
SILK RAISING.

SILK RAISING.
Mr.. j. H. Drake received yesterday from
Mr.. Abraham Penner, of Mountain Lake, sew
eral skeins of beautiful white silk, manufac-
tured by the Mennonites in that locality, with
the request that he would send it to New
York and get an offer for it. Mr.. Drake ac-
cording!y forwarded it to New York and will
soon know what is its value. Mr..
Penner reports that the mulberry tree
fourishes better in southern Minnesota than
1t does IN Russia, and what is more remark
able still, two cocOons are produced in the
season, something never before heard of. The
Mennonites that have settled in the vicinity of
Mountain Lake are good deal elated over the
result of their efforts at silk culture, and pro-
pose to go into the business on much larger
scale, as they are satisfied that there is good
deal of money in it,
HUTCHINsoN's RAILROAD.
Senator w. T. Bonniwell and party, con-
sisting of Asa Hutchinson, Louis Harring-
ton, Sam Andersen, D. A. Adams, Geo. Mel
son and Mat. Pepper, OF Hutchsnson, Mcleod
county, who went to Milwaukee Friday last,
to confer with General Manager Merrill, of
the Chicago, Milwaukee d St Paul road, with
reference to the construction Of a branch
from point on the Hastings
& Dakota division of that road,
to their place returned to St. Paul yesterday.
Though the gentlemen declined to say any
thing as to the result of their mission all wore
an air of dissatisfaction, Indicating at least
fair measure of success. Certain it is, if
Manager Merrill was able to withstand the
persuavlve powers ofthe Hutchinson delega-
ton, he is more impervious of kindly persua-
sion then he is usually credited with being.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Wippipa0 traip wapt o,t Loot ,,;rbt
running over full, with extra sleepers attached.
P. NJ. Daley, formerly of st. Paul, but now
the agent of the Northern Pacific at James
town, is in st. Paul.
Col. Newport, of the Northern Pacific, who
has been i'll for several days, hopes to be able
to be on duty to-day.
In northern Minnesota and Dakota high
winds are prevailing and the snow is blowing
some, though not much.
M. B. Tooker, travelling agent of the Great
Western & Canada road, left for the east last
night on his way home from Winnipeg.
All the tie-makers and most of the log men
of Wadena and Aitkin are going back into the
| woods, to try again, now this little snow has
fallen, and see what they can do.
The total earnings of the St. Paul & Mani
toba road, for February, were $41S,35SOs.
For the corresponding month last year they
were SIS. 4S220, an increase of S258, S75. IS,
or 162 per cent.
Reports from the upper end of the St. Paul
| q Duluth railroad are that the snowsis from
twelve to fourteen inches deep from Hlnckly
up to Duluth, and along this side of Hiackly
| three or four inches. The storm at Duluth
| has abated.
On the End inst. at New York, the trustees
| of the St. Paul & Manitoba road redeemed
| S721 ZOO of the first mortgage bonds, out of
| proceeds of land sales This reduces the Or
iginal issue of 1879 to $780, 600. This is the
third redemption on the $S,0O0,00 loan.
The st. Paul 6 Omaha road has received
| from the officers of the Illinois Central
railroad company information that the recent
unprecedented high water at Cairo has sub
| SIDED, and that trains over that road are run
ming regularly and without interruption on
| that account.
| The parlor cattle car, about which so much
has been said, and which was loaded month
or more ago in st. Paul with tame
cattle for Fargo, will be loaded to-day at Miles
City with Montana steers for st. Paul. 4
good deal Of curiosity is manifested to learn
how much is left of the car after the Montana
steers get through with it.
W, j. Nichols has been appointed passenger
agent of the Central district of the Cleveland,
Columbus, Cincinnati & Indianapolis rail-
way and leased lines; the Hamilton &
Dayton railway, and leased lines; indianapolis
& st. Louis railway; Dayton & Union railway,
with headquarters at Indianapolis, Ind, in
place of A. j. Halford, resigned.