Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-18
Rail Notes.


again.
Gen. Alexander, of the St. Paul &. Mani-
toba road, is back.
Mr.. Dodge, of the ST. Paul & Dulath
road has returned.
President Smith, OF the st. Paul & Du-
luth road has returned from the east.
All the trains were a littls late oG ae-
count of the weather but travel was not
seriously interfered with.
J. B. Gable, assistant superintendent of
the Fergus Falls division OF the st. Paul Il
Manitoba road, is in st. Paul.
T. q. Dearborn, general western passen-
ger agent of the Baltimore & Ohio road,
With headquarters in Chicago, is in 81,
Paul
General traffic manager Clark, and as
sistant traffic manager CLARK, of the Chi
csgo, St. Paul & Omaha, have gone to Chi
cage.
Trains on the Moorhead branch OF the
st. Paul & Manitoba will hereafter run
only on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sa tur
days.
Rumors are circulating on the street that
j. j. Hill, of the ST. Paul g Manitoba,
is anxious to sell his stock in the St. Paul
& Duluth.
The earnings of the ST. Paul Il Duluth
road for the second week in December
were S26, 1873 "a. against S2l, 1928, show
ing an increase of $5,406.06.
The train on the Iowa and Minnesota
division of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St.
Paul road will leave st. Paul at 4:30 p. II.
hereafter and will run only to owatonna.
George w. Lilley has been appointed
traffic manager of the Texas & ST. Louis
railway, but will continue 70 act as gener-
al passenger and freight agent fo- the
press mt.
The Chicago. Milwaukee i ST. Paul road
is prepared to receive freight for local de-
livery at Buffalo, by the Michigan Central,
the blockade On the latter road having
been raised.
A freight agency has been established
at Norwich, Ia, on tie Humiston & She
naudoah railroad. Freight shipments for
that point may be received without re-
curing prepayment of charges hereafter.
G. H. Prescott, vice president and gen
eral manager of the Oregon Railway &
Navigation company, accompanied Nj
Cakes, of the Northern Pacific, on the re
| turn of the latter from the Pacific coast
and will go east with him.
The North River Construction company
has issued notice that the $5,000,000 Of
West Shore bonds offered to its stockhold-
| ers have been subscribed fer. This closes
| out the last of the original issue of $780,
| 000,080 West Shore bonds
The train on ths "Royal Route" was de-
layed FIVE or six hours yesterday, between
east of st. Paul. The detention WAS oaas
| ed by the parting of a freight train. No
| damage of any consequence was done.
George P. Frick, general man ager of
ths Baltimore & Ohio Railroad oom papy's
express and telegra ph system, has re-
| signed his position, to take effect January
L. He desired to devote more time to his
extensive business interests ia Baltimore.
His successor has not yet been named.
Mr.. TeasdaIe, of the Chicago, ST. Pasl
g. Omaha road, Mr.. Dixon, OF the Chicago,
| Milwaukee & St. Paul, Mr.. Whitaker, OF
tbs Albert Lea route, and Mr.. Davis, of
the St. Paul & Manitoba road, wko went
| to Chicago last wesk, so attend the meet
ing OF the ticket agents III that city last
Friday, have returned.
J. w. Midgley has issued a circular
stating that coal oil will be charged for on
! the basis of actual weight. If the oil is
not weighed it will he charged for 81 the
| rate of "a 600 pounds per car, when being
[ transported over the Southeastern Rail-
| way association, Iowa Trunk Lac aeso1ia-
ton aud COLORADO TxAfic association.
A. @. Bird, general freight agent of the
| Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Panl road, has
issued circular to agents stating as fol-
| lows: Arrangements having been COM
pleted at Pickering for the proper trans
| fer of freight in less than car leads, you
| will hereafter, when forwarding property
| destined to points reached via that jane
| ton, see that the same is properly routed
and way-bilied ''via Pickering."
meeting of passenger agents of rail
| road and transportation lines interested
ia the immigrant traffic fcom Canadian
points to points in the northeast and
| Manitooa, was 20 have been heid at the
Grand Pacific hotel, Chicago. last Friday,
| for the purpose of establishing ra:ss aud
| div isions Oh such business for next spring
and summer, but owing to tbs absence of
| the preventative of the Grand Tran
lines III Canada no action could BE- taken.
| It was decided to hold another meeting in
| Chicago January 10.
FiglarG ReaiG,s the Presiir,tcy cffhe q a
| n. c.. aud O. ~. d ". Cog