Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-11-21
SCENES DURI,,G THE DAY.

The announcement of 81 rate to
Chicago by the Chicago, st. Paul &
Omaha road started everybody to thinking,
and the other railroad lines to working
The Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul road
saw the cut and fixed her figures the same
while the carniverous and blood thirsty
Albert Lea route saw both roads and re-
duced the rate from ST. Paul to Chicago to
fifty cents. The first thing in the morn
ing that road hung the banner on the outer
wall at that figure. and big crowds gath
cred around the windows Of the Albert
Lea route, on the corner of Third and
Sibley streets, and gezed with curious eyes
upon the placards and cartoons exposed to
view. Cards bearing the enticing figures,
so cents'' were scattered all around, and
met persons eye no matter which way
he turned. A six foot cartoon told the
whole story. It represented two long
trains, standing along side of each other
with space between. By the side of one
train, The Albert Lea train, there was an
immense amount of freight and baggage,
and everybody hurrying forward to
catch that train. On the other side of the
space was represented a train ON the Chi
cago, Milwaukee & St. Paul road that was
empty and dilapidated with no one near
it except an old woman. All day long the
crowd fingered around the doors and win
dows of this Office, and many there were
who went in and took fifty cents worth to
Chicago. 1t was a great day for the AL
bert Lea route.
The Chicago, St. Paul & Omaha line had
Mr.. Charles Petsch selling tickets for them
in the regular ticket Office on the corner of
Third and Jackson streets, opposite the
Merchants hotel, and all day he was kept
busy. The same road had Mr.. Wheeler
and Mr.Hazzard in the new Office around the
corner on jackson street by the red flag,
and in the evening the red electric light.
These two gentlemen were kept busy all
day selling the dollar tickets to Chicago.
For the Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
road Mr.. Charles Thompson, the
well-known ticket agent, was selling, and
he, too, had about all he could attend to in
the ticket business. The fact about it is,
ticket selling all around everywhere was
very active, and everybody seemed anxious
to take trip. Everything was booming.
The union depot was crowded, and all tho
trains that left for the east we're heavily
loaded with people, who were taking adj
vantage of the cheap rates. At 1:4S, when
the train on the Chicago, Mil
waukee & st. Paul, and the one
ON the Chicago, st. Paul & Omaha started
it:was sight. Both trains stood along
side of each other, and both were crowded
with people. Steam was up and each vas
waiting for orders to move, when they
finally came, and each train pulled out and
started on its way for Chicago. The trains
that started out for the east in
the afternoon were also full, but
the great sight was when the i'm
mense train of the Albert Lea route
left the union depot. Then it was that the
fifty cent route showed that it had friends
that would stand by it in an emergency,
especially if it was for their interest to
stand by it, and they could get to Chicago
for fifty cents by standing by. They won't
on the principle that'business is business
The Albert Lea folks had not cars enough,
ond had to borrow from tho st. Paul 4
Manitoba road. When the train pulled
out of the union depot it was sight b
see.
All day long the great railroad fight was
the principal topic of conversation, and
doomed up everywhere. Thousands Of
rumors were afoat as to the rates and cuts.
The scalpers stuck out signs on tho street
that tickets could be had inside from Chi
cago to st. Paul for 81, but when applica-
ton for ticket was made it could not be
had. The dodger put out by the Chica-
go, Milwaukee & st. Paul in
the forenoon, offering to carry
freight for ten cents per 100 pounds, start
ed the wild rumor that passenger tickets
could be had to Chicago for ten cents, and