Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-04-18
RAIL AND RIVER,


Home and Abroad-Pepin Still Fast
The Diamond 10" Line Purchases New
Bost-Pcrsonal and Impersonal Notes.
E. L. Farney of the Erie road, from
Chicago, arrived in the city yesterday.
H. P. Breed, superintendent of the St.
Paul & Duluth road, arrived home from
st. Louis last night.
w. D. Simpson, assistant superintendent
of the Fergus Falls and Black Hills divis-
ion of the Northern Pacific, is in the city.
A. A. Hobart, superintendent of the
Northern and Eastern divisions of the
Omaha line, has gone out on a tour of in
spection.
William Mckay, of the Toronto line,
Great Western division of the Grand
Trunk road, was in the city yesterday on
his way to Winnipeg.
The Manitoba train from Grand Forks
was three hours behind time yesterday
morning; the morning train on the North
ern Pacific was one hour late.
Emigrants to the number of $50 arrived
from Nebraska, Kansas, Michigan and
Wisconsin, by the Royal Route yesterday,
bound for Dakota and Montana.
J. S. Funk, an old railroad man from
Hannibal, Mo-, passed through the city
yesterday en- route to Eau Claire, Wis, to
take charge of the Northwestern Lumber
company's interests in that city.
The superintendent of motive power of
the Northern Pacific road has been expert
menting with the coal found in the North
ern Pacific country, and finds that it will
work splendidly with the locomotives.
J. E. UT, general freight agent of the
Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern
road, and G. D. Ives, general Northwestern
freight agent of the same road, arrived in
the city yesterday from Cedar Rapids.
Mr.. n. P. Hoppin of st. Paul has been
appointed agent in this city and Mime
apolis of the Lackawanna line, which will
operate over the Nickel Plate and Lacka-
wanna roads commencing about May l..
The Grand Trunk road has been notified
by the Canadian Pacific that the latter will
not be able to carry out its arrangement
for the consolidation of the two companies
because of opposition expressed in
America.
The stock books of the Fargo, Grand
Forks & Pembina railroad are open
for subscription at various places along
the line. The subscriptions at Pembina
are reported as very encouraging. The
majority of the shares are, however, being
taken in Chicago.
J. T. Clark, general superintendent; A. G..
Bird, general freight agent, and Roswell
Miller, assistant to the manager, all of the
evening by special train on tour of in
spection. They were accompanied by
Hon. Il. Langley, of Winona.
William II. Hurlburt has been appointed
Western and Southwestern passenger
agent of the New York, Lake Erie & West
ern road, with headquarters at Chicago,
vice l.. I. Stanley, and S. w. Snow, re-
signed. Mr.. Hurlburt opened an Office
at No. n Clark street, Chicago,on Monday.
Two cars of fruit which left New York
on last Wednesday, and one car which left
there last Thursday, the entire invoice
consigned to S. G. Palmer, Minneapolis,
reached its destination yesterday, but five
days out. This is considered one of the
fastest trips on record. The goods came
by the Omaha line.
Traffic Manager Alexander, of the Man
itoba road, yesterday received sample
coupon tickets issued by the Mexican Cen
trail and Mexican National roads from the
city of Mexico to the exposition at Toluca
and return. They are done up in yellow
and pink, expressed in the choicest Span
ish, and chuck full of conditions.
General Manager Ledyard, of the
Michigan Central, does not credit the re-
ported amalgamation of the Canadian Pa
ciic and Grand Trunk. He says the rela-
tons between the Michigan Central and
Canadian Pacific systems are of the most
harmonious character, and that the Michi-
gan Central is extending its freight lines
over the formers lines.
Thomas F. Cakes, vice president of the
Northern Pacific railroad, denies there is
any truth in the rumor of an arrangement
or lease of the Northern Pacific to the
Central Missouri railroad. The only bust
ness transactions that have lately taken
place between them is traffic contract
the same as exists between all other rail-
roads. The contract is on the mileage
rate on the pro rata system.
Warren, across the river from Grand
Forks, is booming new railroad project.
A meeting was held few nights ago to
see what can be done to secure an east and
west road at that point. J. B. Bane, Esq,
made speech in favor of the proposed
Minnesota 4 Red River road. The next
meeting is called for Friday evening,
April 20, at which Judges Nelson and
Grindeland will address the citizens.
The Grand Trunk is to make great i'm
provements in the Port Huron crossing.
All passenger trains will be crossed direct
to Sarnia from Port Huron. A new car
ferry will be built and placed in commits
sion, whereby the trains will save two
hours in crossing st. Clair river. All
freight will be crossed one mile above Port
Huron. 1t is thought that these changes
will be of great Importance to both traffic
and passenger business.
RditrOdding in BrdziI.
A. j. O'Grady, superintende du traffigo