St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-10-26
A Fast Run.

and stomach glad. The excursion was under
the supervision of w. j. G. KENYON. general
passenger agent, and General Superintendent
Holcomb and both gentlemen laid themselves
out to entertain their guests in princely style,
aud it WAS the unanimous verdict that they
were successful The company was composed
of the following newspaper representa-
tiveS and railroad men: E. ID, Chadick, of the
Tribune; George P. Wallihan, Northwestern
Miller: George Thompson and A. S. Genung,
of the Dispatch; A. c. Harris, OF the Journal;
j. Todd, Jr-, OF the Hastings Gazette: Z. L.
Davis, Red Wing Argus; P G. Hubbel,
WinOna Republican; E. b. Usher, of the La
Crosse Chronicle; A. Nj. Beach. of the Pra RE
du Chen Union; NJ. j. Roche and C.
w. Hornick, of the Pioneer Press; W.
d. Merrill, Prairie du Chen Courier: E.
W. Pollock, Lancaster Teller; d. d. w. Car
yer. H. D. Kelly, of the Dubuque Herald; III.
B. Layton, Dubuque Times; j. B. Park
inson, Savannah, ILL.,. Times. w. II.
Dixon. of the Milwaukee,: ]. s. Nc
Cullough of the Omaha; P. A. Rockwell and
E. F. Dodge of the ST. Paul & Duluth; f. NJ
Reed, of the Minnesota & Northwestern; NJ.
L. Ellinger of The Chicago & Iowa; Assistant
General superintendent Bowe, of the Chicago,
Burlington & Northern, and II. ID. Judson,
general superintendent of the Chicago Il
Iowa.
The train left st. Paul Sunday morning at
1880 o clock with as high spirited party on
board as ever sat in frst-class coach.
Breakfast was served in a dining car at
tached and the elaborate menu was printed
on six heavy cardboard leaves and the front
page was ornamented with a neat and APP
$ropriate design. The leaves were caught
together at the corner with ribbon of gold.
These were inclOSed in envelopes with an
elaborate time table and presented to each
member of the party as souvenir A sleep
ing car was attached TO the train and all the
comforts and cOnveniences of railroad travel
ing we're afforded the party.
With General Passenger Agent Kenyon as
entertainer no trip of this kind could be dull
and the hours few by unheaded. On the re-
turn, the train left Chicago at $3.50 Sunday
night, arriving in St Paul about 10 o'clock
yesterday morning.
Considerable interest is naturally taken in
the question of time on western roads now
a-days, and especially as the burlington has
claimed that it will run its through trains be-
tween Chicago and st. Paul in twelve hours,
twenty minutes quicker than the limited
trains run on the Omaha and Milwaukee.
They announced that they would make the
trip Sunday in twelve hours and this was
looked Upon by the other roads as rather pre-
sumptious, inasmuch as the Burlington road
is twenty-one miles longer than either the
Milwaukee or Omaha roads and just at this
time is new and light, not having been set
tied and ballasted as the older lines have.
The result Sunday augurs well for the new
been travelled over few months, they can
put on what is termed ''lim-
ited'' trans that will cover the
distance between St. Paul and Chicago in
much less than it ever has been by any North
western road. The run Sunday was made in
eleven hours and ten minutes, fifty minutes
quicker than the managers had expected to
make it. There are spurts that are well
worth mentioning. From St. Paul to La Crosse
the average running time was 322s miles an
hour; beyond that point Engineer Church
tested the locomotive he was driving and COW
46 miles in 81 minutes, fl miles in AZ minutes,
rs $40 miles in "a minutes. From Ore oG to
Chicago, a distance of SO miles, an average of
a mile minute was made. The average for
the entire distance was a mile in LII $50
minutes. Eleven stops were made, including
Chicago.
The result has naturally created a stir in
railroad circles, and the statement published
that this is the quickest time in which the
distance between ST. Paul and Chicago was
ever covered by train is denied by the
Omaha road. 1t is claimed by
officials of that line that on June
their road from Minneapolis to Chicago in
eleven hours and four minutes which is six
minutes less than the time made by the Bur-
lington Sunday. In July, IS. this same road
claims to have run an excursion train of Odd
Fellows from Chicago to st. Paul in the won
Qerlully SNORT IlLn0 OF III hours ana ~ MIN
uteS. This rivalry between the competing
lines will undoubtedly bring out records that
will break all heretofore made on Western
roads. The Burlington undoubtedly has the
finest grade between here and Chicago and
they are laying heavy steel rails. The old
river towns through which the road runs and
which had gone into decay and become dis
couraged and careless since the river trade
succumbed to the railroads, are bru III
ing up and putting on look of resurrection.
The road has built cosy little depots ali along
the line and in Winona will put up a fine
building. Through trains will be run be-
tween here and Chicago, beginning the first
of next month. Two trains a day will be put
on.
Sundays train was managed by the follow
ing crew: NJ. 7. HiDckley, conductor: J. W.
Sexton and E. L. Henry, brakemeu; john
Church, engineer; J. Cooney, fireman; F. H.
Dunock, sleeping car conductor, and W.Wal,
dining car conductor. On the arrival of the
train in ST. Paul vote of thanks was ten
dered General Passenger Agent Kenyon and
the officers of the road by their guests for
their courtesy and generosity. 1t was right
royal time in two chapters.