Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-16
TRANSPORTATION NOTES

General Alexander, of the st. Paul &
Manitoba road, is expected back TO-
morrow.
S. M. Osgood, general agent of the At
Gibson, Topeka 4 Santa Fe road, with head
quarters at Cedar Rapids, is in st. Paul.
The meeting of the st. Louis pool,
which was to have been held in Chicago
Friday, has been postponed until next
Wednesday.
President Lovejoy of the Denver &
Rio Grande, will attend the meeting of the
Colorado Pool association in Chicago next
Wednesday in person.
By agreement between the trunk lines,
on and after Dec. IS, the basis of VEST
bound rates to huntington, Ind, will be
the same as to Fort Wayne.
Surveyors are busy at work On the Fort
Wayne, Peoria, & Galesburg railroad.
They have surveyed the lines as far as
two miles east of Metamora.
The Union Pacific earnings this year
have decreased over 100000, as compar-
ed with 1882, nearly 100000 of the de-
crease having been within the past Two
months.
The Norfolk & Western have voted to
close the books the 22d, and will declare a
scrip dividend out of the earnings of the
last year, the amount of which is not yet
determined.
Manager Merrill remains in the east,
and no word has been received from him
at the st. Paul general Offices which would
indicate his JrtaDtinTl of Tainvnl1cr pnTnr3
the first OF this week.
The Eastern trunk lines has agreed TO
the following changes in the classification
of west bound freight to take effect at
once: Paper, wrapping, manila, printed,
in bundles, o. R., Glass 2.
Officials of the Detroit, Grand Haven g.
Milwaukee and Grand Trunk railways have
with view of purchasing them and turn
ing them into railway shops.
The st. Paul & Manitoba road has issued
circular stating that on and after to-day,
and until further notice, trains of the
Moorehead branch will run Tuesdays,
Thursdays and saturdays only.
Commissioner Fink announces that the
Boston & Albany and Providence & Wor-
cestsr railroads will accept Boston rates
and divisions on east bound shipments of
dairy freights to Providence, R. I.
| It is rumored that the Detroit, Grand
Haven & Milwaukee will build branch
road from Nunics, on its main line, to
| Muskegop, where the winter harbor facili-
ties are better than at Grand Haven.
There is rumor in the air that the Chi
cago, Milwaukee & st. Paul railroad has
absorbed the Sioux City d Pacific. Nc
confirmation of this could be obtained al
the Office of the company yesterday.
A ffteen-year contract has just beer
made between the Atlantic & Pacific Rail
way company and the Pullman Car com
pany for running the latter's sleeping an6
buffet cars between st. Louis and Sar
Francisco for the time named.
Henry Monet, general passenger agen
Of the New York, West Shore & Buffalo
informs connecting lines that his road vii
be open for freight and passenger bust
ness between New York City, Albany
| Syracuse, Rochester, Buffalo, Black Rock
and Niagara Falls On and after January
1884. He requests through ticket anc
baggage check representation equal &c
that granted to other trunk ms.
The recent inspection trip of John B
Carson, e1-menager of the Hannibal & St
Joe railroad, over the Louisville, New
Albany Il Chicago railroad lines. IS said t.
have been in the interest of syndicate
formed to purchase the road if his repor
is favorable. Should the purchase be made
Mr.. Carson will have charge of the physi
cal operations Of the road, otherwise he
will not be connected with it. Presiden
Bennett Fl. Young and Mr.. Carson are now
in New York comforting with members Of
the syndicate.
The opening exercises for the Michigan
Centrars new cantilever bridge OF Mag
ara Falls will not be as elaborate as at frs
intended, and invitations viii De issued
only to railroad magnates and engineers
President Vanderbilt, of the Central, ant
President Ledysrd, of the Michigan Cen
trsl, with large number of friends, vii
be present. Tables will be spread all da,
at Rosh's hotel. A large number of Bufa
lonians will want to attend, end it is prob
able there will be heavy excursion train
from many points.