St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-15
THE RAILROADS.
Rail Notes.


Mr.. Cakes did not go Saturday as he ex-
pected to.
Mr. Teasdale, of the Royal Route returned
yesterday.
Mr. Odell has returned from his trip over
the Northern Pacific road.
The fast mail train on the Milwaukee
road has commenced carrying passengers
west of La Crosse.
To-day No. train on the Milwaukee q
| st. Paul road will take along two extra sleep
ers to accommodate the officials who leave
| for the purpose of attending the funeral OF
the late Mr.. Atkins at Milwaukee tomorrow
! afternoon
Four coaches and twenty-eight car loads Of
emigrants' moveables passed through ST.
Paul yesterday. The emigrants number
over 200 and they all 90 to Regina, on the
Canadian Pacific road. The emigrants all
came from Toronto, and constitutes what is
known as the Temperance Colonization
company.
To-day 1, 200 head of young cattle will be
shipped over the Northern Pacific road for
the Concord Cattle company and River Falls
company, to Miles City. Tomorrow 1,500
will 90 forward over the same road for c.. d.
-dendenhall. for Fallon, Montana Thursday
1920 will be shipped over the same road for
A. P Sample. Friday 1000 viii go forward
for Sample Ryan & Bro, Montana Satur-
day $500 will be shipped for G. D. Menden-
hall.
During the month Of March travel over the
Northern Pacific was principally for Wash
ington territory, but during April it has
changed, and most of it has gone to Dakota,
and along the line from Bismarck. Last fall
Il colony of Germans went out to New Salem,
thirty miles west of the Missouri, and took
| up 20. 600 acres of railroad lands, and as
much government land. This year about
| $50 moro have gone out there and joined the
| colony Sever other colonies have gone out
to different points along the line and all of
them are doing well, and all are prosperous.
The Northern Pacific announces that Ed
win Stone has been relieved from the posi-
ton of general land agent of the Northern
Pacific company for Montana, and until fur
Their notice from the company, all contracts
for the sale of land in Montana, and all re-
ceipts for payments made on land contracts
will be signed by R. j. Weymo, general land
agent, st. Paul. Applications for the pur-
chase of lands and payments on contracts
may be made through Mr. E. A. Winstanley,
local land agent, whose office is at Helena,
Montana. Persons desiring to purchase
railroad lands in central and western Mon
tana should apply to Mr.. Winstanley for
prices and terms.
The Chicago, Milwaukee 81 st. Paul road
has issued circular declaring what consti-
tutes migrants movables 1t says: The
term emigrants' movables applies to house
hold goods, second hand farm machinery,
wagons and live stock. trees and shrubbery,
lumber and shingles (not to exceed in the
aggregate the equivalent of $500 feet of
lumber. fence posts (not to exceed $50 in
number), or portable house, properly in
Guided in the outfit Of intending settlers, but
does not include doors, sash, blinds, provi-
sions, grain (upless intended for Seed or for
feeding animals while in transit), general
merchandise, or any articles intended for
sale or speculation. When a car contains
live stock, one man will be passed free to
AXE care of it, and in such cases agents will
execute the usual form of live stock contract.
In no case will agents permit owners or
shippers of emigrants' movables to load
lumber, poles, trees or any other articles on
top Of cars.