St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-07-26
Rail Notes.

Rail Notes.
C.. G. Hill, travelling passenger agent Of
the Danville route, is in the city.
c. K. Lord, general passenger agent of the
Baltimore g. Ohio road is in st. Paul
T. H. Dearborn, general western passenger
agent of the Baltimore & Ohia, is in the city
Last night. at ten o'clock, an excursion
train left on the st. Paul q Manitoba road
for Devils lake.
The st. Paul s. Duluth road carried an i'm
mense crowd of children from st. Paul to
White Bear yesterday
1t was sight to see the outgoing trains
from st. Paul yesterday. They were loaded
down with human freight.
Mr.. Harris and Mr.. Cakes, of the Northern
Pacific road, are expected to return to St.
Paul sometime next week.
The Royal route had an excursion party
yesterday of over 400 people from Hudson
to White Bear, by way of Saltwater.
The washout at Augusta, on the Chicago O.,
St. Paul 81 Omaha road, is all right now and
trains are passing over the track on regular
time.
The Union depot has been full of thieves
and pckpockets, but Mr.. Brunson, the SUI
perintendent, has had his eyes on them and
they have accordingly accomplished nothing.
The receipts of the st. Paul g. Duluth road
for the third week in July show falling off
of S5,261.75. The receipts of third week in
1883 were $50. 649, 80. In 1884, $25, 3SS.05.
" III f;oIya
agent of the Chicago, Milwaukee 81 st. Paul
road, who has been In the east for the last
three weeks, returned yesterday and is at his
post again.
The Wilson line on Lake Superior has
made a contract with the Duluth 81 Iron
Range road to carry 100000 tons of iron ore
from Agate Bay to Lake Erie, the shipment
to commence this fall.
Mr.. James Ross, manager of the construc-
ton department of the Canadian Pacific
says that 900 more men are needed for that
road, and he wants the agent in st. Paul to
send them forward as soon as possible.
The Northern Pacific has issued new
freight tariff between st. Paul, Minnesota
transfer, Minneapolis, Duluth or Superior,
and Lloyd, Montana, and from Lloyd to
Granite, Idaho, distance of 1892 miles west
of st. Paul.
A joint circnlar issued by General Freight
Agents E. P. Ripley, of the Burlington, and
NJ. Knight, of the Wabash, announces the
appoin tment of Mr. F. Lalk as acting COM
missioner of the Burlin gton- Wabash pool, in
place of Commissioner NJ. Knight, resigned.
All reports and correspondence should be
addressed to Mr.. Lalk.
A private dispatch received from Denver
Thursday evening states that at meeting of
the general passenger and ticket agents of
the roads in the Colorado pool held yesterday,
new passenger agreement was signed and
prices advanced to the basis of 80 10 first
class between the Missouri river and Denver,
taking effect August 1. The dispatch also
states that Colorado matters are in much bet
ter shape than they have been heretofore.
The Milwaukee, Lake Shore & Western
Railway company has given the Central
Trust company of New York mortgage of
SO, 600, 900 on its road The mortgage
covers the road built in Michigan from Lake
Vieux Desert to Watersmeet, Gogebic, and
the section now being built from Gogebic to
the Montreal river, the line to be built from
Gogebic to Union Bay, and the branch to be
built from Watersmeet to some point at or
near Negaunee, there to connect with the
Marquette 81 Mackinac road.
Mr.. James C. Clarke, president of the
Illinois Central, who has just returned from
New York, says there is no truth in the re-
port that the Illinois Central is about to Sc
cure line of its own to st. Paul, and that it
is building or interested in building the Min
nesota & Northwestern railroad. The Illinois
Central, Mr.. Clarke says, has no interest
whatever, direct or indirect, in the building
of the line referred 10, and has not and viii
not furnish money or credit to aid in its con-
struction. 'sWe have no money" said Mr..
Clarke, ito invest in promoting competing
and parallel lines in territory which we
think is already overdone in the way of rail-
roads,
It is the determination of General Mana
ger John B. Carson to impart new life into
the affairs of the Louisville, New Albany &
Chicago railway. The various heads of the
departments viii be men of ability and en-
ergy, and the road at once placed in first
class condition. As already stated, A. B.
SoulAafu Has Ieslgueu Tue pOSlLlOn OF tI2Ilc
manager. and hereafter the freight and pas
senger departments will be under different
heads. ". II. McDoel, formerly general
freight agent of the Hannibal s St. Joe, has
been appointed general freight agent of the
Louisville, New Albany s. Chicago, and viii
assume the duties of his position Aug. l.
The showing for the Milwaukee & St Paul
railway system is improving steadily, week
by week, its business being better than ever
before. The roads earnings for the third
week in July. 1888, were In excess of those