Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-05-18
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Col. Lamborn, land agent of the North
ern Pacific, was al Bozeman Wednesday,
and is expected in ST. Paul tomorrow or
Sunday.
Two hundred emigrants came IN by the
River road yesterday afternoon, and 473
by the Omaha line. The latter were made
up of Germans and Scandinavians bound
for points on the Northern Pacific and
Manitoba roads.
Twelve car loads OF stock from De-
france, Ia, consigned to BOWS & Sons
ranch near Miles City; three from Anoka
for Glendive; three for jamestown, and
two from other points, passed over the
Northern Pacific yesterday. To-day TWEEN
ty-eight car loads from Dunlap, To-, will
be sent over the same road for the ranch
of Carpenter Bcos., in the vicinity of
Miles City.
II. D. Orvis, an old railroad engineer
now keeping hotel at the foot of Twin
lakes, fourteen miles northwest of Grand
Harbor, DEVILS Lake country, was in the
city yesterday. He reports the arrival
there of colony from Northfeld in this
state, and fully confirms the glowing &C.
counts of the country emigrant agent John
son, of the Manitoba line, has articulated
upon various occasions.
The Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific,
Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern, and
Minneapolis O. st. Louis railways have is,
sued a special joint tariff between Cqicago
and Red Wing taking sct forthwith,
the rates and Consultations of
which are as follows: First class, 20; sec
ond. So; third, 40 fourth, S0;j, fifth, 2215
cents per cwt.; wheat, -four and millstaffs,
% cents, and salt 1625 cents per Dbl.
Horses and mules, $50; cattle and hogs
$50; and sheep $40 per car. Glass ga" 30;
3D." 22112; "C' 20, and I'D" III cents per
cwt.
The first act of j. Waldo, recently elected
vice president of the Houston &
Texas Central railroad upon his assuming
the du ties OF Office was the appointment
of G. B. Gray general passenger and E. D.
True general freight agent of the road.
Both gentlemen ara old time railroad men.
Mr.. Gray during his official career having
been connected with the Michigan Central,
Missouri, Kansas & Texas, and Texas Cen
trail road and in the discharge of his duties
acquired a universal reputation for
efficiency and good fellowship
that have resulted in his deserved promo
ton. The appointments are regarded by
st. Paul railroad officials as those of ex-
ceeding fitness, and recoGnitions of merit
that commanded public approval and ad-
miration.
Capt. d. Soper, owner and commando
of the ''Arrow," built to navigate DEVILS
lake, has experienced a veritable monkey
and parrot time getting his craft into the
water. 1t passed through st. Paul or
wheels several weeks ago, and upon its ar
rival at Bartlett the attempt was made to
sled it over to the lake. This failed abso-
lutely, when he adopted the pulley and
tackle fake, with which he was four days in
accomplishing one mile. This, too, vas
abandoned, when the skipper and his CO.
horts took rest, and passed several days
in the coming of explosives highly original
but scarcely adequate to the exigencies of
the case. One day, while in brown study
as to what he should do with the elephant,
an Indian came along and modestly sug-
gested "wheels" as the motive power that
would overcome opposition. The modesty
OF the aborigine rather than his advice
impressed the captain, and he adopted the
suggestion. The result is that the Arrow
is to-day ahoat instead of ashore, and will
lie ready for travel in ten days.
G. K. Barnes, general passenger agent of
the Northern Pacific, returned from the
Chicago rate meeting yesterday. Thirty
new points were placed on the rate sheet.
and rates to the same established, to take
effect June first proximo. It will be of in
terest to travellers to know, that the rates
to Portland, Tacoma and Intermediate
points have been slightly reduced, and that
this reduction will be continued as the
Northern Pacific approaches com pletion.
1t was also determined by the meeting
that after July 1, the rule as to excess Of
baggage over $50 pounds should be made
to apply on the baggage of theatrical par
ties, which is Is per cent. of one fare on
each one hundred pounds of baggage in
excess of the allowance by the roads. The
application of circus for special excursion
rates was refused, and notification issued
that the exposition rates would prevail for
the time, and that no other rates would be
made during the continuance of the rail
way exposition. 1t is well known fact
that Mr.. Barnes is poet of
more than mediocre genius, and when
business lets up a little he con-
templates series of hexametre
verses, that will unquestionably commend
themselves to all admirers of the true poe
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