Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-05
Rail Notes.

The st. Paul & Manitoba road handled
257 cars of wheat yesterday.
Assistant General Manager Ives, of the
st. Paul d Manitoba road, has gone to
Chicago.
w. K. Van Norman, assistant general
travelling auditor of the st. Paul & Mani
toba road, has returned to ST. Paul.
The steamer Thingvalla arrived in New
York yesterday, with 400 immigrants on
board; $50 are coming to the northwest.
Assistant President Winter, OF the Royal
route, and Superintendent Whitman, Of
the same road, have gone on a trip over
tho northern division.
The Chicago, Milwaukee d st. Paul noon
train was delayed an hour between st.
Paul and Minneapolis by the breaking
down of dining car.
Four new dining cars have been order.
ed by the Northern Pacific which will
complete the dining car service of the
road. They will be attached to ali day
express.
The land sales of the Northern Pacific
Tor the year ending Nov. 80, aggregated
654, 422.o1, for which $3.50, 49l13 YVES re-
csivsd. The sales were divid-
led as follows; Minnesota dis
trict, 17,21168 acres; Dakota district,
54S, 5000 acres; Montana district 65,-
464.04 acres; Washington district 222,-
TT 81 acres.
The Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul road
has issued new tariff between Chicago,
Milwaukee, or Racine, and the Minnesota
points as follows: To Albert Lee, mer-
chendise per 100 pounds, first class $50,
| second soc, third Csc, fourth 44c; car load
rates Per 100 pounds, fifth class 35c, class
A 43c, B 35c, @ Csc, D 2215c. To Fari-
bault, Dundas, Mortified, Waterford.
Granville Mills and Cannon Falls; mer-
chandise per 100 pounds, first class soc,
second 75c, third 6Oc. fourth 400; car load
rates per 100 pounds, fifth class soc, class
A SIC, B SOC, G zee, D zoe.
The local passenger agreement between
The roads Yanplus - S.'-'a
go, Is dead and The roads have fallen
on the general manager agreement which
merely fixes the rates and leaves each road
at liberty to pay certain commissions to
scalpers for selling tickets. The agents
had final meeting yesterday at which
Mr.. Dixon, of the Chicago, Milwaukee &
st. Paul road, Mr.. Boyd, of the Albert Lea,
and Mr.. Teasdale, of the Royal
Route were present, when the formal
breaking up of thu agreement was an
nouncea. The officials of all the roads
! assert that there viii be no cutting OF rates
and in view of the general managers
agreement they will undoubtedly refrain
from open cutting of rates. There is a
feeling. however, Of suspicion that rates
will be cut.
The Northern Pacific yesterday issued
new tariff On hides from western points TO
st. Paul, Minnesota Transfer, Duluth Su-
perior. The rates are rs follows; From
Bismarck, dried beef or buffalo hides, in
Car loads, per 100, Soc; green hides, SOC;
dry Or green, less than car loads, 81 40;
peltres robes and skins, 81 go; points be-
tween Mandan and Kurtz, 85c, S148 and
81 So respectively; points between Glen
ullen and Dickinson, 81, soc, 81 50 and
$3.50: points between Hart and Little
Missouri, Sl.20, csc, $l69, and ST.. 81;
points between Andrews and Glendive,
$3.50, 81, $1S5, aud 1920; points be-
tween Iron Bluff and Miles City, S1,3O,
$1.1o, $1.90 and $3.50; points between
Fort Keough and Billings, $3.50, e1.20,
81 50 and $2.45; points between Laurel
and Lewiston. $3.50, s1.25, $195 $245.
Furs of valos, including beaver, regular
tariff rates. Peltries in car loadswill make
tariff rate when less than above.