Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-04-14
TRACK AND TRAFFIC.

tons daily.
George D. Teller, Eastern travelling
agent of the Northern Pacific, returned to
Buffalo, N. Y, last night.
Manager Marvel and Assistant Mana
ger Ives are at Neche, on the line between
Dakota and the British possessions.
After Monday next the Sioux City and
Sioux Falls train on the Omaha road will
leave at 500 a. II. and arrive at 1925 p. N.
The Sioux City & Pacific railroad an
nounces that its line has been completed
and opened for business to Valentine,
Nebraska.
Hon. W. P. P. st. Clair has been APP
pointed acting superintendent of the Utah
d Northern railway, with headquarters at
Eagle Rock.
E. V. Smalley, of the Northern Pacific,
IN New York, and author of many pleasant
4ictions, railroad and otherwise, will be in
this city next week.
Commencing on the 22d instant through
trains on the Northern Pacific will leave
ST. Paul at S:35 a. N. and 8 p. m, and ar
rive at a. N. and 6:10 p. N.
Business at the Minnesota transfer of
forwarding emigrants and their supplies
to the Northwest is the largest ever known
since the transfer was established.
S. r. Stimson, late superintendent of the
Manitoba line, is back from the East, and
will soon assume the duties of superintend-
ent of the Northwestern car works at Still
water.
A. A. Hobart, of the Omaha line, has
gone out on a tour of inspection over the
northern division Of the road. E. W. Win
tiers, assistant to the president of that cor
poration, has returnd from Chicago.
Yesterday mornings train on the river
road brought in four coaches laden exclu-
siyely with emigrants who were equally
divided in trains leaving last night via the
Manitoba and Northern Pacific roads.
The Northern Pacific Railroad company
expects to receive $4,000 tons of railroad
iron at Duluth this season and $4,000
tons at Superior. The latter is to be used
In the construction of the South Shore ex-
tension.
The meeting of the directors of the Du-
inth d Iron Range railroad, held Wednes-
10Th inst, without the transaction of bust
ness. President Stone will return from
Philadelphia about that time.
John A. Sleicher, of the Troy Times, has
invented new sleeping car, which, it is
claimed, will revolutionize that branch of
railroad business. The seats extend across
the width of the car, and all are changed
into private state rooms at night.
4 special rate of fifteen cents per hun
dred weight has been made on iron, nails,
window glass, wire fence, ETC.. in Car loads,
by the Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
from Chicago and Milwaukee to st. Paul,
Minneapolis and Saltwater, to take effect
on Monday.
Il. q. Davis, assistant passenger agent
of the Manitoba road, who disappeared
very mysteriously Wednesday, bobbed up
seEenely yesterday to announce that in
few days he would be able to communicate
facts regarding railroad affairs that would
startle the public.
Commodore S. B. Coulson, of the CouI-
son line of Missouri river steamers, accom-
panied by Daniel Webster Maralta, super
iRtendent thereof, is in the city to make
bids for government transportation, and
arrange passenger and freight rates for
abe ensuing season.
The Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe road, !
IN conjunction with the Denver g. Rio |
Grande, is now open for freight business
TO Salt Lake City and intermediate stations |
IN Utah. By May the line to Ogden will |
BE completed, and freight and passengers
received for transportation thither.
The Northern Pacific Railroad onpauy, !
are negotiating with Livingston, Beard>ley
d Scott for twenty acres of their property
at Livingston, Montana, in order to give
the company the proper amount Of ground
at that point, on which to erect the COM
Pany's large shops, rolling mills, stock
yards, etc.
Last Chance is the name of a new town
On the Northern Pacific road, $50 miles
from Portland. The town is composed of
one barber shop, three China wash houses,
six restaurants, eight stores and only thir-
.y-two saloons. Most of the saloons are
kept open day and night, and have pref
~ fair run, as it is just in its glory.
1t is stated that the Chicago, Pittsburg
st. Louis railroad, which is the title of
eAAo OOluluOuS O luUldud central
Railroad company under the reorganiza-
lion which went into effect last Monday, is
TO become an aggressive competitor for
east-bound passenger traffic out of Chicago
as against the Baltimore d Ohio road.
The Missouri river at Mandan is on the
boom, but so far no damage has been sus-
tanned by the Northern Pacific roads,either
in the overflow of the track or detention of
trains. The water is running out rapidly,
and unless an unexpected rise should occur
1t is hardly probable that the present stu
alton of affairs will be changed for the
worse.
The city of Cincinnati expended $1S,-
100000 in building the Cincinnati South
ern road, and, after placing this burden
upon the tax payers, the road proved un-
productive. The ward politicians couldn't
run it, and it was leased to a company
which runs its trains into the city of Louis
vile, much to the disgust of the Cincinna-
tians, who find their money has been in
vested for the especial benefit of rival
city.
The Northern Pacific has just issued a
distance tariff for all local business west of
tho Missouri riuar on6