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. wash the city yesterday.
Mr.. A. Alec is a newly appointed travelling
passenger agent of the Chicago, Milwaukee &
81. Paul railway. tJR 4 t!9H
1t is said that the stock holders of the
Memphis q Charleston road are willing to
lease for 100000. % -
Mr.. John 8. Kennedy, the new vice-pre
dentof the Manitoba, and [psrty OF ladies,
mas gone to New York. III .,ts.s
Mr.sC. F. j. Moller has received the ap.
pointment OF assistant European immigration
agent of the Wisconsin road. etsfaza
Between fifty and sixty cara of stock from
Montana went through the city. via the
Northwestern road, yesterday, bound for Chi
cago. s--E 81 ~ ro;-te- e.A
The Omaha line has just arranged for
another excursion from Cairo, H.. and tskes
q big crowd of land seekers as far as Fort
Dodge, Iowa. t14
@Ine average OF wheat, oats, barley, corn
aud potatoes in the six counties along the
line OF the Duluth road, is greater than in any
other six counties in the state.
>. ]. Barnard, general passenger agent of
Inc Kansas City, st. Joe & Council Bluffs
road, went in a special to Lake Elmo to get
mis- iamily and them home to st. Joe.
Mr.. s. +. Stimson, general superintendent;
Z. b. Wakemau, assistant superintendent; L.
Z. Smith, chief engineer; and d. K. Smith, d.
vision superintendent, all of the Manitoba
railroad, have started on their return trip from
Winnipeg.
From all points IN the Rel river valley
| farmers report favorable weather and uninter-
rupted harvesting. The grain is in fine con-
dltlon and promises splendid yi:ld OF No.
hard; Another week of good weather will
gee the bulk OF the grain harvested, and
then Will begin stacking and thrashing.
Mr.. c. W. slaydep, general agent.of the land
department of the st. Paul & Sioux City rail-
road, yesterday celebrated his forty.scyenth
Dlftnday. Among those present were Mr..
Alexander, of the Manitoba; Mr.. Teasdale, of
the Omaha line, and representatives of the
Minneapolis and st. Paul newspapers.
A gentleman who not long ago passed day
at Grand Forks with party of foreign tour
ISIS, looking into the volume of business in
the different branches, states that upward of
700 har vesting machines, of various makes,
were sold at Grand Forks this season; which
Is a significant fact as showing the progress
that the country is making.
The Duluth railroad is offering inducements
TO settlers who wish to purchase land along
it's Inc. Any ono buying eighty acres of land
anu cultiyating twenty-five acres of tbs tract
within four years, will have the rate to him
reduced 10 81 rs an acre, provided he lives on
la no Avyin ohoc oil tlrS
Ter That he may cut from the land.
petition signed by about fifty settlers On
the north side of Devils lake, at point
known IS the "Narrows,n has been forwarded
70 the postmaster general, at Washington,
requesting the establishment of postofice
at that point on the grounds of the rapidity
with which that section is filling with people,
and the increasing need for mail facilities.
The Winnipeg Free Press of recent date
ssys: ION Saturday the highest record yet
attained by the Canadian Pacific in track lay.
ing was reached, the distance ACCOMPLISHED
being 40 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 1t is quite probable
that the five miles STANDARD which has been
promised will yet be reae he'd by the track
layers.
A joint circular has been issued By the Chi
cago, Milwaukee & st. Paul railway, the
Chicago. st Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha
railway, tia Northern Pacific railway, ths St.
Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba railway, the
MINNEAPOLIS & 81. Louis railway, and The St.
Paul & Duluth railway, setting forth that
after September 1st, they will receive grain in
bulk for St.s 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. -
MIR. Fl. G. 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. P. L Spooner, com.
missioner of insurance; DR.. Davis, of Baraboo:
Hon. Robert Graham, state superintendent:
Col F. w. Tourtelotte, OF Chicago; Hon. N.
2. Hangen, railway commissioner; Hon JAS.
Hill, st Croix county, and Col. W. s STAN
ley, Of Milwaukee,. One of the company 8
palattal 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.