Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-08-12
MINI. + NV. RAILROAD NEWS,

The coal rate from Milwaukee or
Chicago to Austin Is $a75 for soft and
$3.50 for hard.
Chief Engineer Fernstrom says the St.
Paul railroad bridge will not be com
pleted before Sept. 18th
We understand arrangements have
been made with the following Austin
hotels to feed the hungry Iowa excur,
siouist to morrow noon. $50 are ex,
pected. apportioned as follows: Mans
field 100; Fleck 70; Windsor rs
The excursion to St. Paul tomorrow
(Thursday) is for the business men of the
towns on the Illinois Central between
Mona and Waterloo. The excursionists
will arrive at Austin at 1915 D. NJ, and
remain here for dinner. They will also
take dinner at Austin on their return trip
Saturday.
An Iowa exchange says Supcrntcn,
dent DuPuy. OF the NJ. l. n W. K. Il.
had over thirty applications for the
agency at Austin. including old men
from eastern roads. o. b. johnson.
agent Of the Diagonal at Waterloo. took
the cake over the whole lot. He, by the
way, is an old Illinois Central man.
The NJ. 4 NV. Railway has received
number Of new passenger coaches
which do away with the comm N system
Of heating by stoves. AS substitute
steam radiators are placed in the cars,
taking steam from the LOCOMOTIVES This
is 4 very even and practical method, and
will prove satisfactory in the coolest
weather when stove has to be crowded
to its utmost. -Erchnnge
President S,ickncy. General Supcrin-
tendent Dupuy. General Freight and
Passenger Agent Lit,ell Of the Minnesota
Il Northwestern and several guests will
90 ever that line on u special train to,
morrow, and will return with the mer-
chants Of Cedar Falls. Waterloo. and
other points along tho line on Thursday
and give them = banquet ut the Ryan.
Station Agent johnson is now looking
for good telegraph operator. As soon
as one is obtained. his headquarters will
be at the freight warehouse. where
pleasant and convenient office hns been
fitted up. The operator will run the pas
sehecr station. The city will build Il
good walk Immediately from Main down
the south side of Adams street to freight
depot
Parsons & VanDussn commenced the
erection Of u grain warehouse in this city
last Friday. 1t is 3OxS0 in size. An cl-
cvator will probably not be erected until
next season, or until a demand is created.
which will be very soon. if Mcssrs. p. &V.
will pay up for grain ~ they ought to do
They will have u grand opportunity here.
but whether they will improve it is to be
determined
G. W. VanDusen & Co. will have the
management Of the elevators along the
line Of the Minnesota and Northwestern
railway. If the &C.," is the manage.
mcnt Of the Chicago & Northwestern, as
many suppose. n similar eco. may exist
on the new road in which case we can
not look for any very active competition
ing business From this view OF the
probable condition OF things, is there not
good grounds for suspccting that both
roads arc Identical in interests -Kasson
| Repudlicun.
Work upon the draw of the Minnesota
& Nor,hwestern's bridge at St. Paul is
progressing very slowly. and the present
Indications are that it will not be ready
until the 18th proximo. The trouble is
the necessary iron has not yet been re
ceived. Gen. Supt. Dupuy stated Thurs,
day that he had been informed that the
iron was all ready in the East, and would
be shipped from there the next day
(Friday). He expects it to arrive about
the 18th inst, and says 1t will take thirty
days after its arrival to put it in position.
| Following is tho new time card. No. 2,
to which we referred last week as taking
effect last Wednesday morning: