St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-16
ST. PAUL NEWS.
THE RAILROADS.
Freight Received for Distribution by
Red River Boats.
Daily Increasing Travels Over The st. P. &
IL. and N. P.
Lower Local Rates on The NJ. & st. p.
River Lines.
RniL NOteS.

Lines northwest OF Chicago are arranging
new theatrical agreement to take effect May
1. which in some cases will be more liberal
than former agreements, and in some cases
more stringent. Theatrical rates are not to
be given unless four in number going at one
time and is to apply to local as well as
through points.
Rudolph Fink has been appointed receiver
of the Memphis & Little Rock railroad.
General Manager Towne reports that the
Southern Pacific is again open through to Los
Angeles, Cal.
A committee of four of the stockholders of
the Chicago, Wisconsin & Northern railroad
will be held in Chicago to-day to make ar
rangements with construction company
there to build the road.
Mr.. James A. S. Reed, late general agent
agent of the Hannibal 81 st, Joe in Chicago,
has been appointed special travelling agent of
the passenger department of the Chicago,
Burlington & Quincy, with headquarters at
Chicago.
The st. Paul 81 Manitoba road is taking
freight to Moorhead and Grand Forks for all
points on the Red river
The st. Paul & Manitoba road has opened
q new station ten miles east of DEVILS Lake
on the Grand Forks extension, called Mid
way. AS no agent has yet been appointed it
will be necessary to prepay charges.
General Alexander, of the St. Paul & Man
itoba road, has returned.
Mr.. Cable was in st. Paal yesterday fore
noon and left about noon for Minneapolis
Mr.. Hill and Mr.. Marvel, of the St. Paul &
Manitoba road, also went up at noon.
The directors of the Chicago, Burlington &
Quincy at their recent meeting voted to offer
69,57S shares of new stock at par to stock
holders of record April 10. Subscriptions
must be made on or before May 20, and pay
ments will be due, 10 per cent, May 81, 80
per cent, August 20, 80 per cent, October
20, and 80 per cent, December 90, interest
to be allowed on the first three payments at
the rate of 5 per cent, and the stock to be
delivered on and after January 1, 1885
Rights will be worth ~ to 215. The capital
stock of the com pany December 81 was ST.
941, 246, Of which S2,290,00 was in the
treasury. The new stock is Issued to pay for
construction and equipment, and to build
and aid in building new branches already
authorized.
1t is said the Chicago, Milwaukee s. st.
Paul road will widen the Fond du Lac narrow
guage and extend that line along the east
shore of Lake Winnebago, from Fond du
Lac, Neenah, Menasha and Appleton, Wis.
The Chicago, st. Paul & Omaha yesterday
got little snow and some rain on their Ne
braska division, and rain all over the whole
line.
The travel over the North Pacific, the st.
Paul & Manitoba and out into the DEVILS
lake country is daily increasing.
A new tariff from Chicago, Milwaukee and
points on the river and Wabashaw division
of the Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul divi-
sion, and the Saltwater branch took effect
yesterday, April Is, No. us canceIling 5S1.
The rates will be lower this year to points
between Wabashaw and Newport than during
any previous summer tariff.
W. H. Dixon, general northwestern pas
senger agent of the Chicago, Milwaukee d
st, Paul road, has returned to St. Paul from
lengthy trip to California, Utah and the
Pacific coast generally.
Messrs. Case, Pryor, Boyden, Thompson
and number of others left st. Paul last
night for Milwaukee to attend the funeral of
the late II. G. Atkins.