St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-08-31
Rail Note,.

| Mr.. w. II. Fisher, general superintendent Of
| the ST. Paul & Duluth road, yesterday issued a
circular which says: ''Mr. G. F. Copeland has
been appointed train master, and will assume
| the duties of the Office september 1. Mr.. f.
McNaughton has been appointed road master,
commencing September /, and will have charge
of the track between Rush City and Duluth, in
Guiding Knife Falls branch. Mr.. NJ. d. Kelly
| will continue as road master between st. Paul
and Rush City, including Minneapolis, saltwater,
| Tayors Falls and Grantsburg branches"
Mr.. Wakeman, assistant general superintend-
ent of the st. Paul & Manitoba road, yesterday
issued the following circular: 1.-The line from
Larimore to Park River, SO 41-1O0 miles, will be
open for passenger and freight business Monday,
September i and will be operated as a part OF
the northern division. The following are names
of stations and distances from Larimore: Nc
Gamma, s 14-100; Ora, ID $780, Inkster, 10
g3-1OO; Conway, "a 99-100, and Park River, 80
41-100. John w. Rohan has been appointed
agent at McCanna, Robt. f. keenan, at Inkster,
and Frank Herman at Park River. No agent at
Orrs or Conway.
Mr. A. E. Roberts, for many years book keeper
in the auditors office OF the st. Paul & Duluth
road, has resigned his position, having made ar
rangements to engage in another kind of bust
ness Mr.. Roberts leaves his position with the
kindest wishes and the fullest respect Of all his
companions as well as the heads Of departments
in the St. Paul & Duluth office.
The Continental Cattle company will ship
from Dickinson to-day, over the Northern Pacific
road, sixteen car loads of cattle. Sixteen car
loads of cattle left Miles City yesterday over the
Northern Pacific. shipped by the Concord Cattle
company.
! Mr. Fisher, general superintendent of the St.
| Paul & Duluth road, yesterday came down from
Duluth with Hon. Cyrus w. Field and Mr.. Car.
| rington. While at the lake he took Mr.. Field
ont in tug and went around to all the points in
the harbor. Mr.. Field expressed great surprise
| to see such wonderful harbor at that point
! He had no idea that there was such treasure on
| the lake.
| During the Minneapolis fair next week the
Chicago, Milwaukee g. st. Paul railroad will run
twenty seven daily trains each way between St.
| Paul and Observation-Disclosures three trains by
short line and four by Minnehaha. In addition
! to this trains will run between Minneapolis and
| the fair grounds every ten minutes.
| The .sLa Crosse passenger which has here
| tofore left Minneapolis at 80 p. m. and St.
Paul at :05 p. m. will. during fair week, be
! held at Minneapolis until .. m, and will reach
| La Crosse at q. m.
The st. Paul & Manitoba road has issued a cir.
cular to agents and connecting lines which says:
| East Minneapolis station will be discontinued
on and after September I. 1884. All freight
heretofore manifested to East Minneapolis, you
will in future bill TO Minneapolis junction as per
circular No. 90, May 5, 1884, unless shippers
otherwise direct. Please change all freight tar
ifs to correspond With this Circular
1t has been decided that j. T. Ripley, recently
assistant general freight agent Of the Wabash,
should be made commissioner Of the Wabash
Burlington pool. The change will take place to-
morrow.
The rumor was current Friday that II. j.
Page, general freight agent of the '.Big Four
will soon fetire, to be succeeded by A. B South
ard late general traffic manager of the Louisville
with the company over twenty years, and he is
said now to be anxious to retire TO a life OF COM
parative ease.
Track laying on the Canadian Pacific has
reached point seven miles west Of the summit
Of the Rocky mountains, and there is come
hope of reaching the summit Of the se1kirk
range, twenty-five miles farther west, before
winter.
The Northern Pacific railroad company gives
notice that the freight agency at Ignite, Mont,
on the Yellowstone division, has been discon-
timed. Hereafter freight for that post must
be prepaid.
Mr.. James d. Earle has been appointed local
agent OF the Chicago & Atlantic railway at Chi
cago. in place Of Mr. z. Larkin. assigned to other
duties.