Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-05-08
THE RAIL RACKET.

by an ONO hOau-ArrIVdl Oh OIl6 "Grdnu |
Pacific" and "Libbe Conger'-Personal
and "Itemi cal"
P B. Groat, of the Northern Pacific, has
returned from Chicago.
W. B. Williams, agent of the Red line,
at Chicago, is in the city.
W. H. Phipps, land commissioner of the
Northern Wisconsin road, is in the city.
"Deacon" Bul!ard, general agent of tie
Chicago & Northwestern road at Pierre,
D. T., is doing st. Paul.
Col. Dick FlournOy, of the Omaha line,
returned from the Wisconsin pineries
yesterday. He goes to Missouri to-mor-
row.
&c. Spooner, solicitor of the Omaha
line at Hudson, Wis, passed through the
city yesterday en- route home from the
East.
A freight train off the track at Baraboo,
Wis, delayed the arrival of the afternoon
train Oh the Omaha line twenty minutes,
yesterday.
The 6:15 train on the River road yester-
day morning was composed of twenty
three cars and came like a bologna sau-
sage-in sections.
Hugh Spencer, the recently appointed
superintendent of the st. Paul & Sioux
City division of the Omaha line arrived in
the city yesterday.
j. A. Hanley of the Minneapolis & st.
Louis road, Minneapolis, who don't visit
st. Paul oftener than ENTHUSIASTICALLY,
was here yesterday.
The Hess opera troupe, with their
poodles and grips, came from Chicago yes
terday afternoon, in the sleeper ''Albani,'
via the Royal route.
The new tram between Wabashaw and
st. Paul, due here at 9:55 a. NJ, arrived on
time, in charge of that old railroad cam
paigner, Charley Torrens.
H. c. Davis, assistant passenger agent
of the Manitoba line, has returned from
his trip to Wisconsin. The boys say ''the
old man appears to be very happy"
Salt Lake City apparently possessed few
attra ctions for President Smith of the st.
Paul & Duluth road. He reached that rest
of the saints Saturday, and begun his re-
turn trip East Sunday.
President Willard, vice-president Cakes,
general manager Haupt and land commits
sioner Lamborn, all of the Northern Pa
citic, were at Helena yesterday en- route
east. They will reach here next Thursday
or Friday.
j. W. Hannaford. general freight agent
of the Northern Pacific, who has been con-
fined to his room for the past ten days.
was at his Office a short time yesterday.
receiving the congratulations of friends
upon his recovery.
Passenger Agent Thompson, of the Chi
cago, Milwaukee & st. Paul, has procured
a relay of new signs to decorate his office
exterior. They are of colors as numerous
as those of Joseph's coat, and as highly
embellished with gilt as modern society.
Charles Roberts, general manager of the
Sanborn, Cooperstown & Turtle Mountain
railroad, passed through the city yesterday
from New York for the National Park.
He reiterated his assurance that the hotel
at Mammoth Hot Springs would be COM
pleted by the 1st of July.
the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy rail
road has just published a fine hanger ad-
vertising the Grand Army reunion in Den
yer. It is very handsome piece of work,
the most attractive feature being the pic
ture of cavalry officer on a housekeeping
charger, leading his armies to battle.
The last of the Northern Pacific con-
struction bonds have been sold at 95. most
Iy to go abroad. A blind pool has taken
$5,000,000 of bonds of the Northern Pacific
terminal company which is to provide ter
m1nal grounds and facilities in Oregon
and Minnesota, and will probably exact
rental for the same from the company,
A letter from Farmer Dwight to the
Manitoba officials, and dated dwight, D.
T., May T." says that on that date 5000
acres of wheat had been planted there
ebouts. A. W. Donaldson, of the Ryan
farm, near Kennedy, Mimi, reports to the
same authority that the present promises
to be the greatest season ever known in the
Red river valley.
The Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
Railroad company have issued beau
tifully illustrated publication of descrip
ton and views on the line of that road in
Wisconsin, Minnesota and Iowa, entitled
"a Reconnaissance of the Golden North
west" The descriptions by the writer are
highly interesting and entertaining, and the
views by the artist are fine. 1t is a beau
tlful and excellent publication.
The Southwestern railway association
authorizes the application of one-half
fourth class rates on empty beer barrels.
also on cases containing empty beer bot
ties returned, which cancels the rate of fif-
teen cents per 100 lbs. to Chicago and Mil
waukee and ten cents per 100 lbs. to
Mississippi river points from Missouri
river points on empty beer packages,
named under the head of special instruc-
tions," and dated January l. 1888.
Upon entering the Office of prominent
railroad official in this city recently in
pursuit of news, the railroad reporters
with their accustomed consideration for
distinguished presence removed their hats.
and stood like the lover of Lochinvar's
girl waiting for some one to ask them to
be seated. At this moment the official
looked ur from page of figures, and ad-
dressing the gang, begged them to tarry
while and not mind their hats. 81 was
poor once myself" he said.
The following officers of the CHICAGO
d Atlantic road have been annointad on5