Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-13
Rail Notes.

Rail Notes.
Railroad Commissioner Baker has re-
turned from Mankato.
G. W. Morris, travelling passenger
agent of the Kankakee line, is in st. Paul.
Vice President Cakes, of the Northern
Pacific road, will probably return to st.
Paul the first of next week.
The st. Paul & Duluth road has ordered
six new passenger coaches from the Jeffer-
aonviile, Indiana, car works.
III. Dearborn, general northwestern
passenger agent of the Baltimore i Ohio
road, with headquarters in Chicago, is in
st. Paul.
General Freight Agent Bird, of the Chi
cago, Milwaukee & st. Paul road, has is-
sued circular notifying shippers that
empty oyster packages will not be receiv-
ed unless prepaid.
Oscar Vanderbilt, for some time past
travelling agent Of the Oregon Rsilvey
& Navigation company in Chicago, has
been appointed travelling ageat IF the
Northern Pacific, with headquarters at In
dianapolis.
A dispatch from Kansas City states that
the Hannibal & st Joe was again fined fer
violating the Kansas City passenger agree
nlent by sealping two Beloit, Wis, tickets.
The fine was twice The value of two Beloit
tickets, amounting TO 5000. The charge
was preferred by the Alton.
The New York, New Haven & Hart ord
railroad has made proposition to the
New York G. New England railroad TO form
a pool, the former to pay the fixed charges
and operating expenses of both roads and
10 per cent. dividend on New York, New
HaveL q Hartford stock, and divide the
surplus.
There is prospect of g railroad war be-
tween the Western & Atlantic and the
East Tennessee, Virginia & Georgia roads.
The former accuses the latter of giving
rebates to parties shipping freight over its
| lines from Chattanooga to Atlanta, in VIC
lation of al agreement entered into by
which each was to charge the same sched-
ule.
The Cincinnati, Wabash & Michigan
Railway company, whose line is now OPP
Grated from Anderson, Ind, to Benton
Harhor, Mich, is negotiating for the
franchise and right of way o. the Marion
& Indianapolis railroad. The subsidies
voted to the Marion & Indianapolis road
will be turned over to the Cincinnati, Wa
bash & Michigan, and it will complete the
line.
| The "Albert Lea rou.e" have made am
pie arrangements to prevent snow block
AIDES on their line during the present win
ter, having widened the cuts, erected snow
fences, and placed at proper intervals
along the route number of powerful
snow ploTs. Il is the intention Of the
management to continue the present ex-
ceilent record for fast time in both freight
and passenger business between this city
and Chicago.
4 jury has been summoned to try the
condemnation cases CT the Chicago q
Northwestern and the Chicago & North
Wisconsin Railroad companies for tht
right of way between Gaiena and Savanna
The latter company hare abandoned grad
ing at the end of their line. The Chicago
& Northwestern company are getting
ready to push their Freeport and Galent
extensions, both Of which will be bull
early next year.
Sioux City Journal, 11th: The t~'
forces of surveyors on the Tower Git
line, working from either end, are expect
ed to come together tonight L
Montrose, when one force will disbant
!. and the other start for Westfeld and com
plete the only remaining gap that lies be
tween there and this city. Grading AM
track-laying will begin as early in tn
spring as possible, and it is not iniprob
able that the entire line will be completes
during next year. Outside from To
great benefit that this line will in itself b
to our city, it cannot but serve an alnos
equal benefit in stimulating other line
, to build extensions and connecting link;
. who are competitors in the sam
field. Three new lines of railroad rul
, ming into the city within the next yea
= would not surprise those who are poste
in railroad matters. A gentleman of mig
. authority.in these matters stated yestel
day that Sioux City will experience With
i, the next year boom in railroad buildin
+ and general prcs Pelity such as few peopi
have any concel tlcn OF.