Daily globe., 1883-04-11
miscellaneous Notes.


Charles Croker, president of the South
ern Pacific railroad, is on his way to Chi
cago.
Ben Campbell, general agent of the
Omaha line at Minneapolis, has gone to
Chicago.
General Passenger Agent Teasdalle, of
the Omaha line, was confined to his home
by sickness yesterday.
Col.Vic. FIournoy, of the lumber depart
ment of the Omaha line, has gone to Ste
vens' Point, Wisconsin.
The lease of the Wabash to the Iron
Mountain road was ratified yesterday at a
meeting of stockholders convened in st.
Louis.
G. o. Wheeler, ex-superintendent of the
northern division of the Manitoba road now
engaged in business at Fergus Falls, is in
the city.
G. B. Sherman, northwestern agent of
the Merchants Despatch, Chicago, passed
through the city yesterdayeu roate for
Winnipeg;
The st. Paul & Duluth road has secured
lease of the Minneapolis 81 Duluth route
from Minneapolis to White Bear junction,
distance of twelve miles.
Two or three passenger coaches are now
running regularly over the Fargo & South
western road, and every train is crowded
with emigrants en- route to the fertile fields
of Ransom county.
party of fifty three emigrants from
Manitoba, bound for British Columbia,
passed through the city yesterday. They
came by the Manitoba line, and proceeded
west via Omaha and the Union Pacific road.
W. II. Smith, a prominent railroad con-
structor, partner in the firm of Barney,
Smith g. Co., of Dayton, O., and p residen
of the Western Car company, of Columbust
o., died at Urbana, Ill, on Saturday, aged
sixty-four years.
A displaced rail was discovered on the
Northwestern road in the cut near the La
Crosse cemetery and yesterday mornings
train was delayed short time. 1t looked
as though there had been mischief going
on, but this could not be told for certain.
The Northern Pacific tain due in this
city at $40 yesterday morning was six
hours late, the delay being caused by a
disabled freight train on the Manitoba
road, which obstructed the joint track east
of Sauk Rapids. The Fergus Falls train on
the Manitoba line was also behind time;
both trains came in by the OSseo branch
The earnings OF the st. Paul & Manitoba
Railroad company for the last six months
of 1882 were $4,576, ,467.1S, against $3,351,-
O51.76 for the first six months of that
year, showing an increase of 81, ,225, ,415.42.
The state tax for the last six months of
1882 was S136,3O9.15 against $1O0,531.55
for the first six months, showing an in
crease of $35,777.6O.
The new tariff of freight rates hence to
Bozeman, NJ. T., on the Northern Pacific,
which will go into effect next Monday, has
been determined as follows: First class,
So per cwt.; second class, $3.50; third class,
81; fourth class, $1.75, and fifth class
$1.7O. Glass "a" will be carried for $3.50
per hundred weight; class ''B" for $1.35;
class class Sd" for ~ 81. s Emigran.s' ntS
moveables, $3.50 per car. These are ma
| terial reduction over those in force over
the Union Pacific, and as the road is extend
ed to Helena the same rates will be observ-
ed to new stations en- route, as also to Hell
ena when the line reaches that point.
Mr.. s. F. Pierson has after all accepted
the position as assistant commissioner of
passenger department of the joint execu-
tive committee. It is stated that his sal
ary will be $4,000 year. This is rather a
small salary for man OF Mr.. Persons
ability and there are many railroad Off
cials who think he has made mistake in
accepting the place. His position is subor-
dinate to Commissioner Fink, and he can
take no action without consulting that of
icer. But besides this it is by no means
certain that the Eastern passenger pool
west of the trunk lines can ever be carried
into effect, all efforts thus far made to pool
the business having proved Intellectual.