St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-08-11
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NGSlSTUdY IIl0I
the Northern Pacific intends to widen the
gauge of the short line running from
Seattle, w. T., with view to operating it.
The report was that the change would be
made by laying third rail. so that it NAV
De operated with narrow gauge rolling
STOCK. This road has not been utilized for
some time past for want of stock to
operate it.
President Stickney, General Superin-
tendent DuPuy, General Freight and Pas
Senger Agent Littell of the Minnesota d
Northwestern and several invited guests
VIII go over that line ON special train to-
morrow, and will return with the mer-
chants of Cedar Falls, Waterloo, Austin,
Lyle and other points along the line on
thursday and give them a banquet at the
Ryan.
WORK on the truss spans of the bridge
across the Matches river, one and a half
miles west OF North Yakima, on the Cas-
cade division of the Northern Pacific road.
VIII be commenced Thursday. The bridge
VIII consist of two spans of the Howe
Truss, loo and $50 feet, separated by $50
feet OF trestle on sand bar. The piling
has all been finished by the contractor, Lee
Hoffman
General Traffic Manager Kinball of the
Union Pacific road was In consultation with
General Freight Agent HannafOrd of the
NOrthern Paclic road yesterday. The
business talked over related to the pool on
oregon business and business from COM
petitive points. There is a rumor that a
new deal is likely to be made between the
TWO companies on Montana mining busi-
ness.
n circular has been issued by the pas
Senger department OF the Northern Pacific
road, stating that commencing Aug. 10.
trains and.4, leaving st. Paul at D. IN.
and arriving at 7:50, will connect at James
town with trains each way Oh the James
town * Northern branch, between James
town and Minnewaukan.
The Western association of general pas
senger and ticket agents, including all
agents west OF the Western termini of the
Eastern trunk lines, will meet at the Plank
Inton house, Milwaukee, tomorrow.
NJ. q. Hall. superintendent of the East
ern division OF the Union Pacific Express
company, left yesterday for jamestown,
Oak, to open express offices on the new
jamestown u Northern branch.
Two of the tea trains left Tacoma yester-
day for st. Paul. They were both sixteen
car trains and will be brought through in
haste. There will be six trains, the rest to
be started to-day.
The train over the Omaha road on Satur-
day, carrying the Grand Army folks, was
run from Saltwater to st. Paul in thirty-six
minutes. The distance is twenty miles and
four stops were made.
The Northern Pacific will sell excursion
tickets to Helena at one fare for the round
trip, to those wishing to attend the agricul-
taral and mechanical fair, Aug. "a to 30, in
elusive.
The Northern Pacific has issued a cir
cular advising agents to sell tickets to the
state fair at discount of go per cent. from
regular tirst-clasS fare both ways.
T. L. Kimball, traffic manager of the
Union Pacific road, came to st. Paul yes
terday and viii go West over the Northern
Pacific road to-day.
L. L. Dodge. general freight and ticket
agent of the st. Paul x Duluth road, re-
turned yesterday from Montreal and Buf-
talO.
l.. s. Moore, assistant general freight
agent of the Northern Pacific road, will re-
turn to-day from trip West over the line.
\ large number of tourists went out in
parlor coaches yesterday morning over the
Omaha road for Bayfield, and Ashland.
IL. c. Davis, assistant general passenger
agent of the Northern Pacific road, returned
yesterday from the West.