Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-10-14
TRANSPORTATION NOTES.
Rail HOtPS.

The new loop through Menominee,
Mich, which the Chicago & Northwestern
is building is nearly completed. One day
last week the company paid $4,000 for
the right of way for this loop.
The gross earnings of the Chicago, Mil
waukee & st. Paul Railway company for
the first week in the present month
amounted 70 $539,OOO, an increase of $780,
OJ0 over the CORES pOndirg week Of last
ear.
The Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
company has bought the north half Of
block 1, lying between Galloway street in
Eau Claire and the track of the Eau Claire
Lumber company for $4,000. 1t will be
used for new side tracks.
The Denver & Rio Grande directors have
authorized the execution of new bonds up
to $5,00OOOO. This conforms with the
stockholders action at the Colorado
Springs meeting Get. 6. A syndicate has
been formed to take the bonds.
The gross earnings of the Chicago & Al
ton for the first weekin October were $780,,
1872, against $218,9S1 for the correspond
ing week last year; decrease, S2,349. The
gross earnings from Jan. l, 1888, to Oct. 8,
inclusive, were $6,517 1888, against S6,l24,
S21 for the corresponding period last year;
increase, 392,517.
The track of the Chicago, ST. Paul &
Omaha railroad is balIasted to within one
mile OF ne center of Bayfield, village.
Work on to conpany's new depot is near
ly completed. Carpenters will begin work
on the roundhU4 a, which will be one OF
the largest On the road. Cars will be run
ming into the village n about one week.
Wahpeton Gazette: \ double crew of
men has been employed TOR sone time
past in frightening the side tracks of the
Manitoba road. The cOrth side-track
now begins near Fourth street, and ex
tends out to Eleventh street, a distance Of
a6out 40 rods. The south side-traek be-
gins naar Fourth street and extends west
ward 10 Twelfth street, distance of
a. 'ut 100 rods. TT makes a total of
800 lo1s of side-track, or nearly mile.
Crane To-1y's Plain Dealer: tits under
stood that ,.' railroad officials are con-
templating J3-. 70 the night train from
the east side o. l-5 river and running it
through on the weat line TO Winnipeg.
This viii give Grand Forks two passenger
trains daily and be OF great advantage TO
our city. The railroad officials think q
train On the vest line would pay better
than enc on the other side of the river.
The people Of Grafton, Neche and other
towns on the west line would no doubt be
pleased with tho arrangement.
The milwaukee,, Lake Shore & Westerns
shops are being moved from Manit0woc to
Ie6yara, 112 miles north CT Milwaukee,
where large ard convenient quarters have
JUS been erected. The machinery of the
new establishment is Of the latest and bost
patterns, and is run by water power, 40
inca turbine wheel being used. the new
shops VIII employ force of about 250
mon. Workmon at the old Manitowoc
shops viii be removed 70 the new quarters
the first Of next week. IN connection
with the new shops, a large roundhOuse.
with twenty SIX locomotive stalls is being
erected. One-half OF this structure is
completed, and ready to accommodate
thirteen locomotives. Both the shops and
The roundhouse have solid stone walls, the
stone having been taken from the ex!en-
sive quarries near by.
Ar. Louis Blankenhorn, who for long
time has been division freight agent of the
milwaukee Il st. Paul road, at Milwaukee,
arrived in st. Paul yesterday on his wsy
to Portland, Ore, by the way of st. Paul,
10 be absent for six or eight weeks atleast,
and possibly for an Indefinite time. BE
was taken by Judge Chandler, of the Chi
cago, Milwaukee d ST. Paul road, down to
1ir. Muir, general traffic manager of the
Northern Pacific road, to whom he was in
trodUced, and properly fitted out with all
the letters and other papers required III
order to make the trip PLEASANT. During
his absence he VIII serve as the st. Paul
company's representative in that section
of tho country, end should the climate
agree with him he will probably be given
= permanent agency there. Mr.. B!apken-
horn has been IN poor health for some
time, and 2 change CT climate was de-
lIarded.