Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-12-16
RAILROAD NOTES.

Inc tlcket sellers report decided Iall-
ing off in travel owing to the restoration
of rates.
Messrs. Hatch. Winter and Hiland of
the Chicago, st. Paul & Omaha road have
gone to Chicago.
Mr. Breed, of the ST. Paul & Duluth
road, and Captain Gere, of the Roya
Route, are out on their respective roads
paying off the men.
The Northern Pacific train due here,
yesterday morning did not arrive till last
evening, it having been delayed ny an ac-
cident at Sank Rapids, where freight
train was cut in two. Fortunately no per
son was hurt.
William Stewart, the general freight
agent of the Pennsylvania company, and
E. A. Ford, general passenger agent of the
| same company, with several other rail
| road men from Pennsy lvania, were i'll ST.
Paul yesterday.
! Mr. .Endre Claldik, graduate of the Latin
college at Bergen, and the Agricultural
college Of Norway, and pensioner of the
| college, was visiting the emigration de-
partment of the ST. Paul & Manitoba yes
terday. His mission TO this country is to
investigate the Northwest particularly the
Red river valley, where he has many
| friends. He represents several weli-to-do
| farmers IN Norway. who, with himself,
propose to come to the Northwest to settle.
Judge Nelson, the pioneer of Marshall
county. is in st. Paul. He reports that
the farmers of Marshall county have gone
into winter quarters with the fall work all
finished, that the threshing is about finished
l md that U-os oil Tod.
that 80 per cent. of the wheat marketed at
Warren this fall has graded No. hard;
that Notwithstanding the farmers did not
receive quite as much for their wheat as
they did last year, the profits have been
from SIC to SIS per acre, and the best
class of farmers have made more than
that.
! Peter Cornelius, Of Polk county
was found at the ernigra-
ton department of the st. Paul 6 Mani
toba road yesterday. Mr.. Cornelius was
one of the first settlers in that county, hav-
ing settled there in 1871. He was employed
on the government survey last year and
. found that the Red river valley was we'll up
to his expectations for farming.
He selected farm three miles
east of Crookston and now has 6t0 acres
of land, 375 under cultivation. His wheat
, yielded twenty Ono bushels to the acre.
weighing siXty-one pounds to the bushel.
, and graded No. hard. all pure Scotch fife.
:, When he first went into the valley he
7 had just $40 and no more.
, Arrangements have been made for hold
! ing Il national exhibition of railway appli-
l ances, at the exhibition buildings at
! Chicago, from May 81 to July Z. The pur-
t pose of this exhibition is to give persons
who have railroad appliances an opportu-
I nifty to exhibit them. All such exhibits
= are to be tested by scientific men, and a
!. record will be kept of the results and prizes
4 will be awarded. Exhibitors will be re-
r quired to pay reasonable fee. The mon
a ey obtained is to be devoted to benevolent
. purposes connected with the railway ser
g vice. No officer or commissioners is to re-
: ceive any salary. The magnitude of the
t display made can be judged of in some de-
: gree by the following extract from the cir
t cular that has been printed and sent out
} The Interstate exposition buildings,
n located near the business center of the city
t of Chicago, on the shore of Lake Michi-
Y gan. and convenient to the depots of the
: various railroads, have been secured. These
Q are the largest exposition buildings in this
'unIry, anu are especially adapted 10 the
e purpose in question. The main building
2 is 500 feet lsng and 200 wide. has a capa-
cious gallery oue-third of mile in length,
4 and is provided with an abundance of
steam power for operating machinery.
7 Railway tracks will be laid the entire
length of this building for the accommo-
dation of cars and locomotives and for use
In making tests, which will be connected
with the tracks of the Baltimore & Ohio.
: Illinois Central and Michigan Central
roads, running within few feet of its
/. eastern wall.