Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-05-27
e RAIL AND RIVER.


President Smith, of the St. Paul & Duluth
road, has gone up to Duluth.
Messrs. Stimson and Dodge, OF the Duluth
road, have returned from trip over that road
O.J. Ives, superintendent OF the Burling
ton, Cedar Rapids & Northern road, is in OF.
Paul.
The new folders of the ST. Paul, Minneapo-
lis & Omaha road have handsome cut of the
union depot on them.
The Glencoe Enterprise expresses the be-
lief that the Hutchinson branch will connect
at Glencoe with the Hastings & Dakota road.
Assistant President Winter is expected back
to st. Paul in a few days. He has made the
tour of Arkansas, Texas, New Mexico and
Colorado.
The White Bear and Saltwater train, on the
st. Paul s. Duluth road, that has heretofore
left at p m. Sundays only, will leave here
after at 2:05 p. N.
The gross earnings of the st. Paul & Du-
luth road for the first three weeks of May,
1882, was 5000 in excess of the earnings of
the same road for the same period last year.
The eastern portion of the Chicago, st.
Paul & Omaha road will be called the dining
car route, while the western portion of the
same road will be called the sleeping car
route.
Mr.. J. D. Brown, of the Chicago, Milwaukee
81 st. Paul road, has returned, from Winnipeg
and states that the reports about the water In
the upper country have been greatly exag-
gerated.
Mr.. George II. Hesford, formerly general
passenger agent of the Missouri Pacific, has
been appointed assistant general passenger
agent OF the Chicago, Milwaukee & 81. Paul,
in place OF j. h. Page, resigned.
Mr. Dolby has taken the contract to build
for the North Wisconsin road two branches
into Ashland, one to connect with the Wis.
consin Central and the other along the bay to
accommodate the large lumber interests at
that point.
The net earnings of the Northern Pacific
road for the nine months of the present fiscal
year amount to sl,646 1881. This is sixty
five per cent. of the gross earnings. During
the first week Of May there was an increase Of
$50. $50 in the earnings.
The earnings of the Milwaukee & st. Paul
railroad for the third week in May were $685.
600; same week last year, 1854 485; increase,
S2,5l5. The earnings since May /, three
weeks, were Sl,06S, COO; same time last year.
1897 ,24S; gam in three weeks, $70,753.
Mr.. T. W. Teasdale, general passenger
agent OF the Chicago, st. Paul & Omaha
road, who has just returned from Winnipeg,
opened over one hundred letters yesterday
from parties in the Eastern states, making
inquiries in regard to locating in Minnesota
ana Dakota.
Mr.. Geo. W. Cross, superintendent OF
transportation Of the Northern Pacific road,
leaves for the Yellowstone, Monday, to
arrange for The opening up to public travel of
that part of the road running from Glendive
10 Forsythe, q distance of l25 miles. 1t is the
intention to have it opened by the 1st of
June.
Mr.. johnson, OF the land department Of the
st. Paul & Manitoba road, has received
advices that three hundred sea-bosrd
immigrants had arrived at Philadelphia
on Thursday by the steamer Indiana and left
for the Northwest. Most OF these immigrants
will 20 up on the st. Paul and Manitoba road.
He has al so received information from A.
Sharp, general agent of the Allen lire Of
steamers that steamer sailed from Cbristiana,
grants ticketed through to points on the 81.
Paul & Manitoba road. They will be here to-
morrow.
The people of Fairbault are evidently much
gratified with the indication of the speedy
completion OF the Cannon valley road from
Fairbault to Watervile. he Fairbault
Republican of yesterday says the engineers
have completed the preliminary survey from
a point on Cannon lake to point where it in
tersects Maple street, between Tenth and
Eleventh streets, inside of the city limits. Mr..
Stickney has rented rooms in Fairbault which
he will occupy during the construction OF the
line from Fairbault TO Waterville. The ties
for this first twenty miles of the road are cut
and ready to be shipped, and bids have been
received for the pilIng and bridging, and Mr..
Stickney proposes TO put large force of men
at work to make quick work OF it.
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