Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1883-09-28
Railroad and River News.


anticipating large increase in it's business
upon the completion of its Memphis ex-
tension, has determined to issue 1926, 900 OF
6 per cent. equipment bonds, payable in
lnstallnlents as called for, but not more
than Is per cent. at one time. A subscrip-
ton right for 81 900 bond attaches to 100
shares OF Fort S;ott stock, and the SUBJ
scription closes Oct. 1884 The read has
the right to call the bonds at los.
The Missouri Pacific and Wabash, st.
Louis & Pacific have issued circular re-
quirins very strict precautions in the ship.
ment of Hercules powder, giant powder
and other explosives of which nitro glycer-
Inc is the basis, the expense incurred in a
compliance with the rules to be horne
largely by the shippers. The rate on these
explosives is fixed at twice the first. class
tariff when shipped in lass quantities than
car loads. and at frst-class tariff for car load
shipments.
It is estimated that during the present
season $40 miles Of road will be constructed
on the Canadian Pacific railway. BY the
end OF the present month the grading will
have been completed to the summit of the
1 Rocky mountains, and about two weeks
later trains will be running to that point.
The total number of miles completed to
date ls 1902. and the number under con-
struction 984. The company has in its en-
pIoy q, 900 men, and pay in wage, 500, 900
per day.
The Northwestern traffic association gives
notice that the rates on freight between Chi
cagO and Milwaukee, and common points.
and all stations on the Canadian Pacific
railway in Manitoba, and the Northwest
territories, which would expire hy lin
itation Sept. 80, will be extended until Oct.
81. This action was considered necessary
in order to be prepared for any possible ex.
tension of navigation this fall.
The Chicago Freight Bureau organization
to be established by the Wholesale mer-
chants of Chicago will, according to its
promoters, haye John G. Gaalt, late man.
ager Of the Wabash road, tor manager of
the bureau. They CLAIM that he has never
sought the oahce, but they believe be is kv
all odds the most available man Tor the 30.
sition.
Twenty-Five laborers are engaged in grad
ing near Stockholm, Wis, for q railroad
which is to be constructed from opposite
Red Wing down Lake Pepin and up the
the Minnesota Central. Right of way with
cash payments therefor has been obtained
from various parties near Stockholm with
in few days.
Surveyors in the employ of the Close
Brothers are at work in Rock county, looa-
ting line of the Spirit Lake & Western
rsad from Sibley to Pipestone. The prelim.
mary survey will probably be varied 80 as
to run the line to Luverll, and in all prob
ability the road will be built next spring.
A statement just prepared under The d.
reciion Of the st. Paul company shows that
the population OF the counties in Dakota
adjacent to the cempany's lines has in
creased over 81 ,00c during the last year,
the total at present being over 176. 600.
John F. Picha, of Minneapolis, Mimi,
wants $4,000 from the Northern Pacific
road. and Nathan Otter of the same CITY
wants 5000, for damages to their property
in Irving & Chute's addition, caused 81
running tracks across.
The wheat shipments over the Manitoba
road the 10th were 1903 car loads to St. Paul
and Minneapolis and IS car loads to Duluth:
over the Northern Pacific lines, II car louds
to Minneapolis and 279 car loads to Da.
luth.
The work on the Marinette branch of the
Wisconsin & Michigan railroad is being
pushed rapidly and the officers of the road
are sanguiae that by Nov. the road will
be completed to one nliie north of Pike
river -&4,