Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-05-09
TUESDAYS TRAFFIC,
Common Carriers by Land and by Water
did Large Business-The Special Fea-
lures of which are here Presented to the
'GlObe" Readers.

A. L. Mohler. general freight agent of
The Manitoba line, has gone to Grand
Forks
A. o. Garfield, agent of the Northern
Pacific at Brainerd two years ago, has been
appointed to watch over and protect the
interests of that line at GaIlatin and Boze-
man.
The appointment of R. G. Villas freight
traffic manager and Edward Foley general
freight agent of the New York, Lake Erie
d Western Railroad company, has been
officially promulgated.
Twelve car loads of young and tender
mutton of the choicest breeds passed
through st. Paul yesterday from Iowa for
Billings. D. I. They went hence to their
destination by the Northern Pacific.
During the western trip of Jay Gould
and his party, one wire of the Western
Union lines was reserved for Gould's
especial benefit, and daily communication
was kept up with New York-a sort of
thumbs up or thumbs down arrangement.
A. L. Stokes, who for some years has
represented the Oregon Railway & Navi-
CATION and Northern Pacific companies at
Chicago with great acceptance, starts this
week TOR oregon, to enter upon the posi-
ton of assistant superintendent of traffic
of the first named company.
Marvin Hugitt president, E. W. Winter
assistant president, IN. Whitman sup
erlntendent, Hugh Spencer division super
lntendent and j. FL. Hiland general traffic
manager OF the Chicago, st. Paul, MIN
neapolls q Omaha road left on special
yesterday morning for Omaha.
President Willard, of the Northern Pa
ciic, in public talk recently said that he
proposed to leave New York in his private
car next September and ride without
change from the Atlantic to the Pacific.
he expects to be passenger by the first
train over the Northern Pacific road.
Geo. 9. Armstrong, chief clerk to Treas
urer Hamilton of the Omaha line, has de-
cided to abandon railroading and engage
IN the business of sheep raising. He
leaves for Montana Saturday to commcnse
operations and is confident he will catch
on by the time the ''shearing season" sets
in.
Kansas and Gov. Click have secured the
| services of Judge Black in suit that has
been brought to annul the consolidation of
| the Union Pacific and Kansas Pacific rail-
| roads, and to forfeit the charter of the
Kansas Pacific to the state of Kansas.
That has the exterior look of a large law
| suit.
The Chicago & Rock Island R, R. is very
anxious to buy the franchises of the Fargo
Southern, and is the road which is backing
the Fargo, Grand Forks & Pembina R. r.
The building of the latter depends upon
the action of the Rock Island. There is
no doubt but plans contemplated will be
consummated.
Two car loads of Odd Fellows arrived in
| the city last evening by the Omaha line
from Sioux Falls, and proceeded to Fargo
by way of the Northern Pacific, to attend
the convention there which convenes to-
day. The proceedings will occupy two
days, and Eastern delegates will return to
st. Paul by the Manitoba line.
The business of the ST. Paul & Duluth
railroad at Duluth for the month of April
was heavy for this season of the year. The
total freight received was 19,194.3O5
pounds, freight receipts on the same being
| 32,444.96, OF this amount, S,6S1.150
pounds was wheat and corn, the receipts
for 1t being $17,382.30. The number of
pounds of freight forwarded was 1887
800, freight receipts being $32,5S935.
IA company of Indians have approached
the end of the Northern Pacific track and
threatened violence to the workmen. A
detachment of mounted police have been
sent to the scene in anticipation of trouble
Their grievance is that the railroad should
not penetrate their country until they
have been provided for according to the
treaty. 1t is said that the Indians have
passed hard winter and are in a Iamen-
table condition, and they take this method
OF bringing their troubles to public no.
tice.
superintendent of Transportation J. T.
Oden, of che Northern Pacific. has in
spired the construction of piece of fur
niture for his private office, which is
thing of beauty, marvel of mechanism
and must have cost fabulous sum. 1t
was built in Florence expressly to his own
order, and occupied the time of RELAYS of
aspiring Italian youth for a number of
weeks. In the present incomplete con-
dltion of the train board" as he calls it. a
description is impossible. When it is
finished the same may be veGtured.
Emigrants to the number of 400 arriv-
ed by the Omaha line and River road
yesterday morning. They were all of for
eign extraction, coming chiefly FROM Ire
land, Sweden and Norway. Immediately
they had inhaled breath of the fresh
morning air and taken something for the
stomachs sake, the Irish boarded passenger
cars for Winnipeg via the Manitoba line,
while the Swedes and Norwegians went to
Dakota by way of the Northern Pacific.
The afternoon train on the Omaha line
brought fifty emigrants additional for
Fergus Falls.
The Rirer.
The river is still on the decline with
eight feet two inches depth of water in the
channel.