Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-08-25
RAIL AND RIVER.


The Union Pacific has abolished the office
of general superintendent
Mr.. A. B. stickney, late of the Canada
Pacific railway, was in the city yesterday.
Mr.. A. Alec is newly appointed travelling
passenger agent Of the Chicago, Milwaukee &
s.. Paul railway
| 1t is said that the stock holders of the
Memphis & Charleston road are willing TO
lease for 100000.
| Mr.. John s. Kennedy. the new vice presi-
dent OF the Manitoba, and 'party of ladies,
mas gone to New York.
| MIC. FL. Moller has received the az
pointment of assistant European immigration
agent of the Wisconsin road.
Between fifty and sixty cars of stock from
Montana went through the city. via the
Northwestern road, yesterday, bound for Chi
cago.
The Omaha line has just arranged for
another excursion from Cairo, ILL.,, and takes
a big crowd Of land seekers as far as Fort
Dodge, Iowa.
= ne average of wheat, oats, barley, corn
and potatoes in tbs six counties along the
ine OF the Duluth road, is greater than in any
other six counties 10 the state.
q. J. Barnard, general passenger agent of
Tue Kansas City, St. Joe & Council Bluffs
toau, went in special to Lake Elmo to get
n'e iaiaiiy ana them home to st. Joe. =
Mf. :. Il. stimson. general sunerintendenf,
E.B. Wakeman, assistant SUPERINTENDENT; L,
Z. Smith, chief engineer; and D. X. Smith, d.
vision superintendent, all OF the Manitoba
railroad, have started on their return trip from
Winnipeg.
| FROM all points IN The Red river valley
farmers report favorable weather and uninter-
rupted harvesting. The grain is in fine coz
altlon and promises splendid yi.ld of No.
hsrd. Another week of good weather will
gee the bulk OF the grain harvested, and
then will begin stacking and thrashing.
MI. G. w. slayden, general agent of the land
department of the St. Paul 6 Sioux City rail-
, road, yesterday celebrated his fortyseyenth
/ olrthday. Among those present were Mr..
; Alexander, of the Manitoba; Mr.. Teasdale, of
; sae omaha line, and representatives of the
Minneapolis and st. Paul newspapers.
A gentleman who not long ago passed day
at drand Forks with party Of foreign tour
, ,ha Locking into the volume of business in
the dlnerent Branches, states that upward of
Foo harvesting machines, Of various makes,
were sold at Grand Forks this season; which
is as,gnlhcant fact as showing the progress
Q that the country is making.
lhe Duluth railroad is Offering inducements
4 10 settlers who wish to purchase land along
c It's line. Any one buying eighty acres of land
E and cuitiyaling twenty-five acres of the tract
within four years, viii have the rate to him
iecuccd 10 Sl.25 an acre, provided he lives on
Inc Land The road will purchase all the Tim
mo crrff rny he
: A petition signed by about fifty settlers on
q the north side of DEVILS lake, at point
known as the "Narrows,r has been forw arded
10 Inc postmaster general. at Washington,
requesting the establishment of postOfice
! at that point, Oh the grounds of the rapidity
With which atsection lie filing with people,
: and the Increasing need for mail facilities.
The Winnipeg. Free Press of recent date
8 says: "On Saturday the highest record yet
e attained by the Canadian Pacific in track lay
D ing was reached, the distance accomplished
: being 10 miles. The end OF the track is
now Six and half miles from Pile of Bones.
, The country through which the line is now
> running is favorable, and it is quite probable
i that the FIVE miles STANDARD which has been
S promised will yet be he'd bv the track
: layers.
joint circular has been issued by the Chi
0 cago, Milwaukee & st. Paul railway, the
D Chicago, st Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha
= railway, thu Northern Pacific railway, this st.
! Paul, Minneapolis s. Manitoba railway, the
MINNEAPOLIS & s.. Louis railway, and The st.
, Paul & Duluth railway, setting forth that
after September 1st, they will receive grain in
bulk for St. Paul and Minneapolis subject
to elevator delivery only. Across the face
OF grain receipts will be written in red ink
"Subject to elevator delivery at destination. -
Mr. 81. c. Davis, of the Manitoba, arrived
from Madison, Wis, yesterday morning, in
charge of the party OF Wisconsin state officers,
prominent among whom were Gov. Rusk,
Attorney General Frisby, Judge Lyon, of the
supreme court, Hon. ?. L spOoner, COM
: missioner of insurance, DR.. Davis, of Baraboo;
I, Hon. Robert Graham, state superintendent;
Col F. w. Tourteotte, OF Chicago; Hon. N.
: z Hanger, railway commissioner; Hon. JAS
I Hill, st. Croix county, and Col. W. S Stan
. ley, of Milwaukee. One of the compapy's
paiatial coaches was provided for. the use of
the party. who, after having breakfasted in st
Pau, left on the O'Clock train for the north
west