Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-10-12
RAIL AND RIVER.

The doctoring of the Union depot still
goes on.
The railroad conductors will hold coz
vention in st. Paul, on the 18th inst
Mr.. NJ. A. Baker, of the Chicago, Bur-
ington G Quincy road, with heaquarters at
Burlington, Iowa is in st. Paul.
Mr.. Gray, the attorney of the Northern
Pacific road, is in st. Paul and in consul
tation with the officials of that road.
The officers of the Manitoba road are
preparing distance table calculated to
show the distance from each station to each
other station on the road.
President Porter and other officials of
the Chicago, st. Paul & Omaha line, we've
engaged yesterday looking over the Chip
pewa Falls and Northern division and look
ing about Ashland.
c. E. Cary, of the Chicago & Northwest
ern freight Office in Milwaukee, is visiting
the city, accompanied by his bride. Mr..
Cary was formerly in the ranks of the
Northern Pacific boys, in the auditing de-
partment.
Mr.. Barnes, general passenger agent of
the Northern Pacific road, was very much
elated yesterday by receiving from some
unknown hand present of buck ante
lope. Mr.. Barnes proposes to have the
head mounted and placed in his Office.
The tracks of the Burlington, Cedar
Rapids & Northern reached Worthington
on the 4th inst. The Worthington
Advance states that the Spirit Lake branch
of the Milwaukee road will strike Worth
ington when it is extended from Spirit
Lake, to which town it will be finished this
fall.
Sioux City Journal, 9TH: A special train
from the Northern Pacific, both engine and
Car being from that road, arrived in the
city yesterday over the St. Paul line. w.
P. Clough and family of st. Paul and III.
| w. Greeve of Fargo were the only occu-
| pants of the car. After breakfast at the
| Merchants they proceeded to Yankton, ac-
companied by Superintendent Jackson.
Business before the supreme court now in
session at Yankton was the motive for the
trip.
It is reported that the Rock Island peo-
pie are sending people to Chicago for very
| INV IhO Ou1SdSO L ftOuHS say ;
that road carries them for 81 to Chicago
1t is also stated that SO will buy a
round trip ticket to Chicago and back
These reports can neither be verified
or denied for the reason that the agents
here in st. Paul declined to say what the
reduction in the rate is. If, as the Chicago
Tribune says, the price is as low as So OF
81 from st. Paul to Chicago the people will
go to travelling quite freely.
Sioux City Journal: The success. of the
day train put on between this city and St
Paul should encourage other roads to dc
likewise. The road is much of it through
a new country. Between LeMars and
Sioux City, the principal stations on this
end of the main line, passenger bust
ness is handicapped by the
trackage agreement with the Illinois Cen
tral. Not long since the day train was
taken off because it was run at loss. But
since it was put on again, on Mag 15tt
last, it has been doing paying and stead
lily increasing business. 1t has done this
Of itself, and the indirect benefit to the
road By bringing in settlers, business and
increasing values by making the country
more accessible, is incalculable. The ex
ample of the st. Paul is commended to the
Illinois Central and to the Milwaukee.
G. N. Bell, agent at Winnipeg for ths
Chicago. st. Paul & Omaha and the
Chicago, Milwaukee q st. Paul roads is il
| st. Paul.
| CINCINNATI, Oct. 1.-The directors of the
Ohio & Mississippi railroad met to-day ani
considered the annual report to be submit
ted to the stockholders at their meeting
| tomorrow.