Daily globe., 1883-07-01
RAIL AND RIVER.

Col. Flournoy will !leave for the Lake
Superior region tomorrow.
The ticket agent at the union depot re-
ported quiet day yesterday.
There was big travel to camp meeting
yesterday both by rail and river.
Mr. J. b. Hiland, general traffic mana
ger of the Chicago, st. Paul & Omaha
road. will be back tomorrow.
Men are diligently at work on the North
ern Pacific railroad building, at the foot
of Fourth street, and when they get it fin
ished it will be a beauty.
The State line steamer State of Florida
arrived Friday at New York with 400 pas
sengers who left for the northwest the
evening of the same day.
Helena Independent, June 27: General
Manager Haupt, of the Northern Pacific,
companied by his daughter, Mrs. F. L.
Chapman, G. w. Thompson, general
manager of the Northern Pacific Coal
company, Fred L. Chapman, general
agent of the Northern Pacific Coal com
pany, DR.. H. Haupt, Jr., and Geo. H. Earl,
Vice President Oaks private secretary,
arrived in the city Saturday night. They
will leave for st. Paul this morning.
j. W. Gardner, late agent of the North
western Traffic association, at Minneapo-
lis, has been appointed by General Mana
ger Merrill, of the Chicago, Milwaukee &
st. Paul road, freight solicitor, with head
quarters 4 at st. Paul. Mr.. Gardner is
an old resident of st. Paul, and has long
been connected with railroads and freight
business. He is to be congratulated upon
his appointment and all his friends will
rejoice at his good fortune.
A figure sometimes makes a big differ
ence. Friday morning the GLOBE under
took to tell of fast run made by VIM. L.
Mead, the well-known conductor on the
Royal route, from Lake Elmo to Elroy,
but by giving the distance as 159 miles
instead of 166, the real distance, the run
was made slow rather than a fast one.
The actual speed between the two points
was 3915 miles an hour, including the
twenty stops made and the twenty
minutes for dinner.
MHelena Independent, June 81: Mr..
Bent, who has charge of the con-
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Northern Pacific, was in Livingston
Thursday. He says tracklaying has now
fairly begun and will proceed at the rate
of about half a mile per day, and more
rapidly as the work advances. The grade
through the lower canyon will be compile
ted, he said, in a day or two and the
tracklay ing force will meet with little de-
lay at that point. The contractors hope
to get the road completed and in opera
ton before the season closes.
The following circular was received by
the st. Paul & Manitoba Office yesterday
from the louisiana & Nashville R. R. com
pany:
On the 1st proximo, the Kentucky Cen
tral R. R. will take possession of the Rich.
nond branch of this roac
and will operate it as portion of theil
line. Under these conditions it will be
necessary to have q seperate coupon fol
Kentucky Central R. R. in all tickets read
ing to points on the Richmond branch. 1
therefore, request that the present issue Of
tickets to Lancaster, KY, and Richmond,
KY, be withdrawn from sale and replaced
by an issue reading, L. & n. R. R., to Rich
mond Junction; Kentucky Central R. r.
Richmond Junction to Lancaster, KY, Of
Richmond, Ky. G. P. ATMoRE,
G. P. & 7. A.