St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-08-21
Among The Offices.

The regular monthly meeting of the ST.
Paul u Minneapolis Passenger association
was held at the union depot Yesterday
morning. at which the following special
rates were made: To the eXpOSitiOns at
Chicago and Milwaukee. which begin Sept.
? and continue to Oct. Il, enc and one
fifth the regular fare for the round trip.
but after Sept. these tickets will be sold
on Saturday and Sunday OF each week. good
for return seven days after issuance. To the
Southern Minnesota fair, to be held Sept. IA
to 10 inclusive, one and One-fifth the regu-
lar fare for the round trip from ST. Paul,
Minneapolis and saltwater to OwatOnna,
good to return till Sept. 81, To the state
river convention. to be held in st. Paul
Sept 3. all lines in the association agree to
issue return tickets for One-fifth the regular
fare 10 all persons presenting a certificate
from the secretary of the association TO the
effect that they paid full fare over the line
of road in coming 10 the convention; these
certificates to be valid from Sept. to Sept
IA inclusive. The same plan was also
agreed to regarding those who attend the
annual meeting of the W. Z. L. u, to be
held i'll st. Paul from Sept. Is to II inclus-
i've.
The following officials of the Illinois
Central accompanied the merchants excur-
sion on the Minnesota * Northwestern road
yesterday: +. W. Quinby, assistant divi-
sion superintendent Dubuque; George VI.
Nix, travelling freight agent, Dubuque; L.
w. Place, master mechanic, WaterlOO; A.
W. Sullivan. assistant superintendent of
machinery. Chicago; U. Gable. agent, Wa
teTloO; John Morley. agent, Cedar Falls;
and +. Z. Munger, agent, Usage.
The party from Louisville and Nashville,
including the mayors of those cities, whose
coming was announced in the GLOBE of
Tuesday, reached 81. Paul early yesterday
morning. went TO Minneapolis at IL q. H.,
and at SIS last evening left that city for
OrtOnville i'm two special cars. The party
were well provided with hunting outfits,
and will be gone about two weeks.
Yesterday was the day fixed by the
directors of the St. Paul. Minneapolis d
Manitoba road for their annual meeting.
but quorum not being present an adjourn
ment was taken 10 10 o'clock this morning.
at which time the reports of the officers
Will be submitted and board of directors
elected. 1t is thought no change will be
made in the present board.
At meeting of the passenger agents of
the Lake Shore, New York. Pennsylvania
* Ohio. Cleveland * Pittsburg and New
York, Chicago X st. Louis railroads yeSter-
day, il was decided to advance passenger
rates from Cleveland to New York from
$3.50 and 50 to S10.5O and S11.5O for
second and frst-class respectively.
Among the visitors at the Omaha gen.
eral offices yesterday were ii. 4. Johnson
of AtchiSOn. KaS., commercial agent of the
Missouri Pacific: Z. J. Swords, general
freight rgent of the Kansas City, St. Joe &
Council Bluffs line, and George +.
Wheelock, assistant general freight agent
of the Sioux City Il Pacific.
No progress was made yesterday in the
negotiations now pending between the pas
sengeT agents of the trunk lines regarding
higher rates of fare. During the day sew
eral OF the agents called at Commissioner
Fink's Office in New York, but no regular
meeting was held.
\ meeting of representatives of Southern
railways was held in st. Louis yesterday
morning, but owing TO the absence of the
agent of the Illinois Central railway, moth
ing was done and the meeting adjourned till
to-day. Meanwhile a schedule will be ar
ranged by a.committee and presented at to-
days meeting.
The Northern Pacific Railroads Yellow
stone National Park Summer Tourists
ticket. consisting of book Of coupons for
everything the tourist needs while on the
trip, has proven the most popular thing of
the kind ever issued, and is in great de-
mand.
The party of surveyors and engineers
sent out by the Manitoba road TO survey
line from Crookston to the south of Leach