Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-04-20
TIE HLGHV AVS OF TRAVEL

the Arrivals of Craft Still Expected
Departure of the "City of st. Paul.
Accidents and Incidents, Personal and
Otherwise, Of the Day.
CM. Cottrill, OF the Union Steamboat
company, is in the city.
T. G. Powers, general manager of tbs
Benton Steamboat line. is in the city.
The Royal Route brought in $40 emil
grants yesterday; 175 of the same sort
came by the Minneapolis & ST. Louis.
The Northern Pacific expect TO have in
operation by October branch from Bill
ings to Bull Mountains, distance Of
thirty miles.
The Winona & st. Peter Railroad COM
pany is making long and steady pail Of
trains to Dakota, including sixty car loads
Of lumber every day.
Daniel Webster Maratta, superintendent
f the Coulson line of steamers, went to
Bismarck yesterday to assume his official
duties. Business there commences to-day.
Railroad circles were as dull yesterday as
al English joke, and inquiries for items
that would startle the world were met by
replies shorter Of that quality, than PIE
crust.
I. 4. SchultZe, late stenographer IN chief
to the general manager of the Northern
Pacific, left yesterday for Portland, Ore
gon, to enter the Office of Assistant Man
ager O'Brien OF the Oregon Railway and
Navigation company.
J. A. Chandler, of the Milwaukee & ST.
Paul road, who has been visiting at
the Hot Springs, Arkansas, for the spast
fortnight, arrive d home last night much
improved in health, and ready for
business. He will be found at his Office
TINS morning,
Col. c. c. Smith, chief engineer of the
St. Paul, Minneapolis g Manitoba railway.
has been instructed by General Manager
Nanvel to make thorough examination
Of the Louise bridge this week if possible,
to report as to its present position, ard
advise what is necessary to be done to put
the structure in safe and satisfactory con-
Gition.
J. NJ. Pottgeiser, tbs blonde attache of
the Manitoba passenger department., do
sires it to be understood that he is not
candidate for aldermanic nomination in
the Second precinct of the Third ward.
While his heart is bubbling over with graf
itude TO friends who desire to saddle for
tune on his back, whether he will or no,
their candidate he cannot be. This is
straight, cut from square cloth by Mr..
Pottgeiser himself.
There is every indication of lively war
between the Western railways and posi-
bility Of great deal of trouble in these
lines. This does not affect any one road
or Western pooling association, but all the
lir65 leading west Of Chicago, no matter
what pool they may be in or what rates
they may have held It affects freight rates
of all classes, and the chances are that by
the alleged action of one or two lines a
general railway war may be precipitated
on these lines.
Mr.. E. o. Seymour, Western foreign
freight agent for the Hoosac Tunnel Fast
Freight line, has rendered his resignation
to date from May 10. It is understood
that this gentleman, who, from his long
experience and general popularity will be
missed greatly, will enter into commercial
pursuits at once, probably on the Chicago
board of trade. The department of for
eign trade will be abolished. AS far a
concerns that city other Vanderbilt line
takes charge of the Hoosac Tunnel line
agency there.
The progress of railroads west of tn;
Mississippi and Missouri rivers since the
opening of the Union Pacific is one of tht
narvels of the age. Within few week:
the Atlantic q Pacific route will be openel
to California, completing through lint
from Albuquerque, n. NJ, and the Pacif,
coast. When the missing link between
Albuquerque and Tulusa, Indian territory
is supplied, as 1t will be within few years
at the farthest, another independent lin,
from the Mississippi to the coast viii b,
completed. The recent opening o. th.
Denver & Rio Grande to Salt Lako CiN
makes anotheg competing line for the tcaa
OF Utah and the territories. The Northern
Pacific is pushing its way rapidly toward
completion, and in September viii open +
the world seven territories and states Oh
the western border.
j. T. Odell, superintendent of transpor
tation; J. NJ. Hannaford, general freight
agent; G. K. Barnes, general ticket agent
G. W. Gushing, superintendent of motiv
power; 2. NJ. Martin, auditor; H J. Small
master mechanic; NJ. G. Kimberley, super
intendendent OF the Minnesota division
and !. Z. Taylor, road master, all of th
Northern Pacific road, arrived here yesteI
day after a tour of inspection of th
Northern Pacific and it's branches east O
Fargo. They report everything in pro:
porous condition along the line of road
and the outlook promising for season c
unexampled development. New groun
is being broken for farming purposes il
all directions, building and other improve
ments are in progress, and the indication
for busy summer are clearly apparent.
On yesterday afternoon an old ma
might have been seen wandering about til
union depot seeking for something he wa
unable to find. Nor did he find it. e
was stock drover. Had chased the tendt
calf, the callow yearling, the cud-chewin
COW. the long horned Texas steer, and II
impetuous, Untamed bovine of male de gre
across the plains until he had waxed rio
When he visited st. Paul
see for himself the wonders of the me tro7
oils of which he had read and heard
much, he had seen them all, and viii
Waiting the departure of the train that vi
to carry him hence, dropped a centu7
note in the depot where men and WONT
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