Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-03-22
RAILROAD NOTES.

Mr.. Teasdale has published an attrac-
tive little circular in regard to the luxury
of riding on the "Royal Route"
Mr.. Stimson, the superintendent of the
st. Paul Manitoba road, has started out
to open up the Casselton branch. He finds
an immense amount of snow and ice, all
of which will have to be chopped and dug
olt.
The "Royal Route" has just published an
attractive folder which it calls its "Mon-
tana FOLDER It gives the interior view of
a parlor sleeping car, showing the main
body of the car, the drawing room for the
ladies and the smoking room for the gen.
tlemen.
The gross earnings of the Chicago &
Alton for the second week in March were
$177, 534.39, against $151, 766.41 for the
corresponding week last year; increase,
$25,757.98. The increase in gross earn
ings from Jan. 1 to March Is, inclusive,
amounts to $124,502.94.
The Chicago Railway Age says that it is
said that the Northwestern company pro-
poses to sell $1O,OOG,OO0 of its common
! stock to both classes of stockholders at
par, the proceeds to be used in taking up
the stock of the Chicago, ST. Paul, Mime
apolis 81 Omaha company.
The general freight agents of the roads
in the Southwestern Railway association.
! Iowa Trunk-Line association and Colora
do Traffic association will meet with the
general freight agents of the roads be-
tween the Missouri river and the Rocky
mountains to harmonic the classification
of freight.
Two young English gentlemen, located
in the Close Brothers colony, near LIE
Mars, Iowa, left yesterday to explore the
Red river valley with a view of procuring
lands that will not cost from $15 to S25 pei
acre, which is now the ruling price in Iowa.
If successful they will locate for them.
selves and for others that will follow in the
spring.
Mr.. O. P. Anderson, one of the leading
emigrant agents in Vernland, Sweden, is
on a flying trip to the Northwest for the
purpose of getting such intelligence as
will be useful to him. He reports unusual
inquiries about this section of the coun-
try. He will leave to-day for a ten days
trip through the Red river valley, and will
go back to Sweden April 10.
A Cedar Rapids paper says that the Bur
lington, Cedar Rapids & Northern is not
likely to do very much railroad building
this season, though there is a probability
that it will construct the line between Tip
ton and Iowa City via Scion. If this is
done the road from Elmira to Iowa City
will be abandoned, the grades on it being
too heavy for convenient transportation OF
freight.
Commissioner Fink has just issued the
following circular regarding rates on lum-
Der and tenth-class: "The basis
of e~ast-bound rates on lumber
and tenth-class will be as follows from
April 1 to Oct. 81, 1888: From Chicago to
New York, 80 cents per 100 pounds; from
Chicago to Boston,35 cents per 100 pounds.
The above guaranty of time does not ap,
ply to points in New England taking Bos.
ton rates."
The Manitoba road is stocking up as
rapidly as possible, and is preparing fol
the big rush of emigration that is sure to
come, the first ripples of which are now
being felt all along the line
That road last Monday received -four
new locomotives, and will get four more
tomorrow. Trey are receiving daily new
coaches and sleepers. On Monday next 6
consignment of sleepers and coaches will
be shipped from the mandatory.
Sioux City Journal: The Illinois Cen.
trail now runs three passenger coaches Oh
its passenger train to this city and two
coaches on the mixed train. All these are
we'll filled every day on west bound trains
If it pays to put two passenger coaches
on the mixed train, it will pay to run the
train as a straight passenger west of Fort
Dodge. 1t is now a straight passenger
train east of that town. 1t is impossible
to keep a mixed train down to schedule
time, and for that reason, if ne other, the
freight cars should be taken off at least
as long as the present rush of trave.
keeps up. The Illinois Central can help
itself as well as its patrons and the towns
along the line by making a straight pas
senger train of the mixed train.