Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-07-17
Rail Notes.


The Sioux City noon train was forty-fve
minutes late yesterday.
Assistant General Manager Odell Is ex-
pected to arrive here to-day.
Fifty emigrants arrived yesterday and a |
larger number is expected to-day.
Chief Engineer Anderson, of the North
ern Pacific, is expected home to-day.
The reports on the Northern Pacific yes
terday showed that it was raining all along
that line.
The Milwaukee road and the Royal
Route are having an immense Eastern
business this season.
W. D. Simpson, assistant superintendent
of the Fergus Falls division Of the North
ern Pacific, is in st. Paul.
J.R. Buchanan, general passenger agent
of the Sioux City & Pacific road, is in the
CITY visiting the officials of the Chicago,
st. Paul & Omaha road.
The North German Lloyd steamer Stras-
burg arrived at Baltimore on Saturday
last. and 450 emigrants started for the
Northwest the same evening.
Assistant Manager Odell, when he ar
rives here and the changes in the Northern
Pacific are ali completed, will have his
rooms in the new building Increased to
four.
E. W. Westlake, superintendent OF the
Northern Pacific dining cars, will remain
in Billings until an assistant arrives to
take charge of the dining car business be-
tween Billings and Helena.
Billings Herald, 18th: DR.. Allen has re-
turned from the Bull mountains. He re-
ports great activity IL that region, about
seventy five at work prospecting and de-
veloping, principally IN the interest OF the
Northern Pacific Coal company.
Helena (Montana) Herald, 18th: The big
tunnel on the Northern Pacific, which is
being driven TO tap the Drum Lummon
ledge at depth Of $50 feet, has advanced
335 feet into the mountain, through solid
granite all the way. It will be little over
LOO feet long when completed.
Mandan Pioneer: Messrs. Carpenter q
Cary have received letter from Mr.. Groat
of the Northern Pacific railroad, stating
that a fair is to be held al Cincinnati from
September to October 6, and II would be
well for the West Missouri country to rus
tie around and get some products Worti
showing here.
Arrangements are completed by which
saw mill of 100000 feet capacity Will b
built at Crookston, in the Red river val
ley. 1t is expected that 100000 feet VII
be cut this season. This IS the first pract1
cal step towards utilizing, in small way
the immense pineries around Red Lake
naturally tributary to Crookston.
Bozeman Chronicle: Billings is abou
to reap the reward of patience. The Bel
ton branch so long delayed. is to be bui
at once. 1t is expected that forty miles {
the road will be completed by snow fal
and ingress made to the vast coal heid
where the Northern Pacific road expects
obtain the greater portion of It's fue
supply.
Mandan Pioneer: The Northern Pacif
Railroad company is Just now runnir
very long and heavy trains to and beyor
this point. The old settler who remembe
the size of the trains a year ago cann
help looking back into that almost 10
gotten past when The trains from the la
consisted of an engine, freight car,
mail car and a passenger coach.
F.W. Woodward, leading Red riv
valley farmer, in Marshall county, is bull
ing a 10000 bushel capacity elevator
Warren, to be ready for business Octob
1st. This, together with d 10000. bust
elevator already built at that place, a
several smaller warehouses, would
dictate that the people n Marshall coun
expect to market some wheat this fall.
Engineer N. G. Grant, of Livingst(
has received orders TO repair to Biilin
and make the final location of the bran
of the Northern Pacific road from BillIr
to the extensive coal fields. The engine
now employed on the Park branch will
removed in a week to the new road and
work of construction will commence
once. This statement is made on ofhC
authority.
The st. Paul & Duluth road is to put
extra trains during the military encan
ment at White Bear lake. The extra tra1
will arrive and depart as follows: Lei
Saltwater at 6:25 p. N. Leave WI
Bear for Saltwater at $40 =. m. LIE
Saltwater at $3.50 and p. N. Sunda
Leave st. Paul at 2:30 and P. m. ~
days, returning leave White Bear at II
and 1880 p. m.
The railroad officials of st. Paul yes
day received circular from the Color
Pool association setting forth
decision of the supreme &C
to the effect that where person purchs
an excursion ticket, and sells it to anotl
that the person who purchases it be Ell
ed from the cars and the ticket may ia
up; further, that if such person begins
action for damages he cannot maintain
The Riuer.
The Mary Morton left the ievee at
foot of jackson street at IL N. for
Louis.
The War Eagle arrived in the morn
with 300 tons of freight and $50 pass
gers, and left in the afternoon.
Officers Elected.
NEW YORK, July 16.-The board
managers of the Vicksburg q Merid
railroad company have elected Otto
Lock president, John Scott vice presto
and general manager, and John D. G
secretary and treasurer. The annual
port showed the road in fairly -four