Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-04-10

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outgoing passenger trains toward the
Northwest, and in compliance with this
order the writer proceeded to the depot
last Friday evening about o'clock, and
aw the Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
and the Chicago, st. Paul, Minneapolis IS
Omaha trains pull out for Chicago, both
reasonably we'll filled, but a glance at the
crowd that remained in the depot showed
plainly that the travel was not eastward,
but westward. Shortly after o'clock the
train caller in clear voice called
out the Northern Pacific train
for Brainerd, Fargo, jamestown,
Bismarck, Brandon, Billings, Livingston,
and Bozeman!-This called large portion
of the surging throng towards the exit,
and during the next fifteen minutes the
door-keepers were busy punching tickets,
and an examination of the long train
alongside of the platform convinced the
reporter that the "Star of Empire" still
moves westward. Still there were appa-
zeEtly fully half as many people in the
depot as before the two eastern trains and
the Northern Pacific had left. The ques-
ton was, where were the balance going,
and this was quickly solved when at about
S:15 the st. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba
was called of. This had an instantaneous
and electrical effect on the crowd, which
began to move toward the doors. There
must have been forty to
fifty families in the ladies' waiting room.
Men and women with children of all ages,
ranging from the baby in arms, to the
boys and girls of sixteen. Their dress and
general appearance indicated plainly that
they were country people, and of the class
who make the most prosperous and sue
cessful pioneers. Here is family with the
aged grandfather and grandmother, there
the newly married couples who go to es-
tablish their first homes in the country of
great promise. They have bright hopes
and noble aspirations. The aged pair
yonder go to join their sons who went out
last season in the great Northwest. The
woman with the children and lots of bun
dies is on her way to join the husband,
who probably follows the car load of
household goods and live stock.
That little knot of families together are
from Michigan aod going to north Dakota
Walsh county, heard one of the men
say, where they have acquaintance from
their own section.
This solid stream of moving humanity
is Joined by another at the door. This
other division is composed of men only, of
all ages, and appearances, but by far
the most men in middle age
with large delegation of young men, the
majority Of whom are on their way to the
free government lands of north Da-
kota. The subject of their conversations
during the previous hour was chiefly about
lands, presumption and homestead laws.
and the reporter came to the conclusion
that these young men had thoroughly
digested their subjects before starting
and that the rich virgin soil under the OK
perienced manipulations of these sons of
toll will no doubt abundantlY reward the
taborer. 1t required fully half an hour to
pass all the passengers through the doors,
and when the GLOBE reporter had left his
grip sack containing pencils and
papers, in the sleeper, and
went on the platform to take a look
at the train, he found it to consist of two
baggage cars, one express, seven passenger
coaches, and sleeper, and all comfortably
filled. The sleeper was brand new, named
king-room and toilets. l was informed
that the "Northcote' was one of ten new
sleepers that the Manitoba com
pany is row adding to its already
well furnished sleeping car service. These
cars are models, finely finished and furn-
lshed, with all modern conveniences-in
short, luxurious. Nothing more elegant
has ever come under the reporters notice
limo of
day coaches we're new, and all were COM
Portable and clean. The train pulled
out On tune, and shortly reached
Minneapolis, where large number
of passengers were in waiting. One coach
had been reserved for the accommodation
OF Minneapolis passengers, but this was
soon filed AID an extra car was put in the
train. This was quickly taken possession
of by party of Scotch emigrants. Upon
inquiry it was learned that these people were
direct from Scotland en- route to Warren.
county seat o. Marshall county, in the Red
river valley, III charge of Mr.. Furlong, of
the Ramsay Furlong farm, and came out
under agreement to work on Messrs. Ram
say d. Furlong's farm, being guaranteed
employment for two years, and fFee
passage. They were a fine set
of men, sixtyfour in all, with unmistak-
able Scotch accent, and that healthy rudy
complexion, so prominent in the Scotch
people. Mr.. Furlong volunteers the in
formation that these sixty odd Scotch
farmers are merely the advance guard of
large numbers who will follow later on.
By the way, these gentlemen, Ramsay &
Furlong, are no small farmers, as they
employ oyer $50 men, and over 200 horses
and mules, and this Is only their second
season of Red river valley farming. They
paid last fall 100000 spot cash for one
property in Marshall county, and must
have invested in all over quarter of a
million dollars.
These Scotch emigrants and all other
passengers at Minneapolis were promptly
provided for by the conductor and his as
sistants, and the mountains of sluggage''
was likewise slowed away, and the train
pulled out of Minneapolis and soon headed
for the land of golden grain.
After leaving East Minneapolis the con-
ductor began to check up his nine coach
train, and before reaching Anoka, the ma
jority of the passengers were arranging to
make themselves as comfortable asp ossible
for the night. The babies and smaller
children were given preference and in
many cases mOnnno1ize3 the SEATS vvhiIa