River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1883-05-17
RALLROAD RHHRLINGS.

New and amended articles of incorpora-
zion of the Western Railroad company have
been filed With the Minnesota secretary OF
state. Article 1 changes the name to that
of st, Paul g. Northern Pacific railway com.
p@ny. The route of the new road will be
from the town of Brainerd to the town of
Sank Rapids. thence by way of Minneap-
oils and st. Pc al to Mankato, and from Lit
Gle Falls to point on the western boundary
of the state, between Big Stone lake and
Lake Traverse. Branch railroads will ne
built running essterly to the Mississippi
river from sonse point between Brainerd and
Sank Rapids, to point on the Northern
Pacific railroad between Brainerd and Wa
dens, and also from some point on the road
70 the northern boundary of the state The
principal place Of business IS TO be st. Paul,
and the capital stock is fixed ct SO 600. OOO
These changes were made at regular meet
ing of the board of directors of the North
era Railroad company held May s, 1888.
The Lake Superior & Northwestern Rail-
way oompan, ives organized at Duluth the
9TH inst. The maiH line is to run from
DulGtb, in a north westerly direction, to q
point on the Red river at or near the mouth
of the Red Lake river, and the branches
are as follows: First, from q point on the
line west of the Mississippi river to the
northern boundary Of the State, between
Rainy river or lake and Red lake; second
from the same point or the Mississippi riv-
er to Brainerd; third, from puiuth, via
Vermilion, to the northern water boundary
OF the State; fourlh,a from Duluth, i'll a
northerly direction, along the north shore
to Pigeon river. The corporation is to begin
Its Ute on the 10th ofthis month.
At tire exposition of railroad supplies at
Chicago commencing on the 2ith inst, and
continuing for thirty days, there VAR Be a
large exhibit Of : ~ txs,st minerals,
under the suls. 3. = Swineford
commissions al IA. statistics for the
state of Michigan. Among them will be
Minnesota Iron company. The comp
shipped recently the large piece weighing
1,OO1 lbs, they had IN their Office, and in
addition to this they also send samples
from five of their mines.
Freight train No. IL, west. bound on the
river division of the Chicago, Milwaukee
& st. Paul railroad ran off the switch at La
mobile at L o'clock Tuesday morning pill
ing number of freight cars in a wreck.
The engineer, M. Ferguson, is missing He
Ss supposed to have jamned into the river
and was drowned, as his cap was found near
the SaC 4" ...ag A brakeman jumped
CA N'AN iAes NktA iRAElSSAis
J.. +. a. MATS :. lsaluth recently wrote
genera iregut agent Highland otthe Oma-
hS fer rates FOR moving logs Mr.. Hiland
replied that che company would not do such
service, and Mr.. ttuf tress proposes TO see if
he cannot compel the company to carry logs.
The Canadian Pacific railway reelected
the old board oil directors for the current
year with the exception of ]. ]. Hill, who
has retired, Rudolph Y. Martinson of Ana
sterdans and New York, and w. T. Scott of
Ottawa were substituted.
Officers ofthe Pennsylvania Railroad COM
pany say there is no prospect of any disturb
ance of the trunk line pool from the cut ing
of freight rate by the Laekawanna, Nickel
Plate or any other road.
The Manitoba folks propose to have the
western extension of their road from Bart
lett to DEVILS Lake completed in time to
have big excursion from there to DEVILS
Lake on July 4.
The gross earnings of Ethe Northwestern
railway for the first week in May were
$4,000, q decrease Of 400. ST. Paul &
Omaha, 500, 100, an increase of SIS, goo.
Florida built 80 miles of railroad last
year.