Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-04-29
THE RAIL WORLD.


wInnIpsggers-He Demonstrates, Clear
". That the Manitoba Road Has Done Its
Duty-Crop Reports on the Omaha Line
Personal Mention.
Mr. Hanneford, OF the Northern Pacific
freight department, has returned.
The Northern Pacific road sent out yester-
day thirty.two cars of emigrants' moveables.
President Smith, OF the St. Paul & Duluth
road, will return to St. Paul from New York
about the 18th Of May.
Mr., Groat, Of the land department OF the
Northern Pacific road, will be back from New
York about May 8.
Clear weather was reported at Crookston
yesterday, with no delay In seeding. at st.
Vincent the weather was at a staud-still. 9th.
erwise the situation is unchanged.
vlco President Cakes, OF the Northern
Pacific road, and Mr. Lamborn, the new land
commissioner Of the same road, will be In st.
Paul about the 9Th of May, and after remain.
ing In st. Paul for week or SO will 90 over
the road.
Mr.. A. E. Johnson, OF the emigrant
department OF the st. Paul & Manitoba
road, Will start soon to 60 all through
valley, for the purpose Of seeing how
the settlers are getting along and how
the country looks generally.
Two colonies OF emigrants for the Northern
Pacific have been formed at Ripon, Wis. One
will locate at Billings. The second is known
as thtChristian Colonial association, and will
mi nf
where 1t is the purpose TO lay out town to
be named Gladstone. Several families, with
fifteen cars of moveables, have gone out, and
these will be foil owed by one hundred fam.
lilies.
General MANAGER Named Replies TO the
Wtnnipeggers.
L. NJ. Lewis, ESQ, Secretary Board of Trade,
Winnipeg, Manitoba:
I have received copy of the resolution OF
your board. and have to say IN reply that the
charges made are most unjust and untrue. 1t
is untrue, because large and adequate ad-
ditione have been made to our facilities quite
sufficient to properly handle all business offer.
ing; aud the language OF the resolution Is un'
lust in tn It no account is made or consider
alton given Tor the extraordinary storms and
foods which no foresight could have antici-
patsd or controlled
Ths severe snow storms and the high water
has prevented or greatly restricted Inc use OF
our additional facilities, and no human Gu.
deavor could overcome the elemental dlf1cul.
ties with which we have had to and are still
contending. The delays, wholly beyond our
control, have undoubtedly caused some OF our
patrons serious Inconvenience, but, under the
circumstances. they do not just fy the lam
puage of Your resolution. It should be borne
IN mind that the practical operation "f this
line ends at st Vincent and that our connec-
tion takes its business and collects its revenue
from that point. We must not be held re-
sponsible beyond there. We have taken
steamer and barge from our local trade and
are now delivering business north OF the
boundary line; but this is not part OF tne ser
vice We are called upon to perform or II
which this line should be held responsible,
and If it is inadequate for the service, 1t Is the
best and all that could be done in the wholly
unlocked for emergency.
The board of trade and cltizens Of Winni-
peg, during the last ten days. seeing its bridges
washed out aud it's streets and the country Tor
many miles around inundated by the hoods,
can by this time certainly realize some Of the
difficulties this company have had to contend
with for the past few weeks. At the time your
board we're passing the resolution forwarded,
the undersigned was busy at the north END
having cars loaded with provisions placed at
St. Vincent where they might be reached by
Canadian boats from Winnipeg. in case your
railroad was unable to take them.
We can handle all the business Offering TO
St. Vincent, If 1t can be taken from us on Its
arrival. 1t seems unfair tn It your resolution
should have had publicity until we could
have had an opportunity of being heard; but
as this course was not adopted, we ask mat
equal publicity shall be given to thi. reply,
We are now doing and Will continue 70 no
general situation in the Canadian Northwest.
A. MARVEL, General Manager.