St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-07-15
Rail Notes.


Geo. L. Carmen, commissioner of the
Northwestern Traffic association, is in St.
Paul.
W. H. Barron, division agent of the Chi
eago Milwaukee & st. Paul road. is in st.
Paul.
The town on Fox river formerly known as
West De Pere, Wis, has had its name
changed and will hereafter be known as
Nicollet.
f. II. Lord, of Chicago, is arranging for
tickets for 800 of the teachers that are going
to Portland and Alaska, over the Northern
Pacific road.
The Royal route put on a sleeper last night
especially for the visitors who have been at
Faribault attending the deaf and dumb
asylum gathering.
G. B. Blair. the well known railroad man,
with eight or ten of his companions went
through St Paul yesterday on their way to
the Yellowstone park. They will probably
go on to Portland.
The ST. Paul & Manitoba road has issued a
new coal tariff from st. Paul and Duluth to
all points on its line to take effect August l.
Quite general changes have been made in
rates, it being the purpose to pay a rebate to
regular dealers.
Mr. G. w. Winslow, for some years past
auditor of the Hannibal & St. Joe railroad
has resigned to accept similar position with
The Chicago, Burlington & Quincy, with of
fee in this city. Mr. Winslow is one of the
ahlest railroad accountants in the country.
The Pacific railroad between Monroe and
Shreveport has been finished, and at IL
O'Clock on Saturday the first engine passed
over the bridge over Red river at Shreveport
By the completion of this gap there win be all
rail communication between Cincinnati and
San Francisco, via Vicksburg and Shreve-
port.
When the St. Gothard Tunnel railway of
Switzerland was projected it was estimated
that it would convey 900, 900 passengers and
$50, 900 tons of goods annually For the wear
ending June, 1888, the first complete year of
It's working, the number of travellers over the
line was 96S, coo, and the quantity of goods
over 100000 tons.
The Princeton s. Western division of the
Chicago & Northwestern, an extension of the
old Sheboygan & Fond du Lac road, is now
completed aud opened for business from Ne
cedah Junction, on the Chicago. St Paul &
Omaha road, eastward to Necedah. Wis. a
distance of sixteen miles. The line is to be
extended from Necedah eastward TO the
terminus Of the old line at Princeton, dis
t3nee Of about fifty miles.
TIC railroad system of this country is not
alone in finding the last year one OF dimin-
isa!ng traffic and profits. English. French
and German railroads show for the opening
months Of 1854 decreasing traffic on enlarged
mileage. and in the case OF Austria this
amounts to nearly per cent The only
railroads making more money this year than
list are the South America, and even there
signs app or tla. the period Of prosperity is
about over.
President Harris, Of Tue Northern Pacific.
n IN interview SUNDAY st Portland, Oregon.
ssid that Negotiations were in progress be-
tween his company aud tie orcgaa Railroad
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