St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-10-09

VIII Postmaster Lee explain why it takes
seventeen hours for letter. mailed at the
postoffice at midnight. to be delivered at the
address. just half mile away? Another let
ter mailed at the same time TO an address in
Minneapolis was delivered and reply re-
ceived III two hours less time than the post
office service delivered the st. Paul letter.
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There are few busler men than T. T. Whit
ney, general passenger agent of the Great
Northern railroad. But in addition to his
multifarious duties, like all busy men. Mr.
Whitney makes time for many outside
undertakings His latest public effort win
shortly occur in Minneapolis and is in con-
nection with the Eighteenth annual conven-
ton of the Y. NJ. C. A. of Minnesota. Mr..
Whitney is to be one of the most prominent
speakers. and his subject has already been
announced. 1t is Work for Railroad Men,
and How Can the Y. NJ. C. A. Accom- plsh the
Greatest Good in Their Behalf Mr.. Whit
ney is an original thinker and is certain to
handle his subject in a racy style.
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By the way, Mr.. W hitney might draf
a supplemental Adhesion private circula-
ton only-showing what the Y. NJ. C. A. can
accomplish for those all around hustlers and
hail-fellows-well-met Messrs. Dixon, Kenyon
and Holdridge
The park commissioners have decided that
to-day flowers in the parks will be given free
to applicants. Would itnot be better to have
supplied the hospitals in the city and other
public institutions with these flowers? A
better disposition of the flowers could not be
made. As it now is the flowers will not get
nto the hands of the most deserving.
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A. r. BUSHNELL want to impress upon
the people of st. Paul that the real estate out
ook in this city was never brighter.
The policy of the Great Northern and NIL
waukee roads in curtailing their short line
train service was, to say the least, exceeding
ly short-sighted They gave up the fight
with the street railway before it was fairly
entered upon, and, as n consequence, the
transit facilities betwe IN the two cities has
been totally inadequate. The electric cars
cannot possibly properly cope with the heavy
traffic, and this is evidenced by the crowded
condition of the cars during the business
portion of the day. In time the street rail-
way company may be better able to provide
better acco mmC dation for the enormous
travel daily between st. Paul and Minneapo-
lis, but at any time there is plenty of room
distance can be covered by the railroads in
less time, and in these days of competition
time is money to the man of business.
In this connection it is reassuring to learn
that there is a probability of the Northern
Pacific eperatin q short line train service.
Henry Willard is expected in st. Paul to-day,
and, while here, is to confer with the North
ern Pacific officials relative to this Northern
Pacific short line service. The Northern Pa
cific has fine double track between st. Paul
and Minneapolis. This road was built some
years after the completion of the Northern
Pacific line, ana has not been used by the
road to any extent, owing to a contract Ell
tered into with the Manitoba road, whereby
the Northern Pacific contracted to pay
large sum of money yearly for the privilege
of using its line between the two cities. This
contract covers twenty years. There is moth
ing, however which prohibits the Northern
Pacific from operating short line service.
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1t is reported that the Northern Pacific
could make twenty-m mute trips on its short
line, and that the fare would be Is cents IL
such be the case the road is certain to do
big business. TIL ere are thousands of people
willing to pay an extra nickel for quick
ride and an assured journey between the
Twin Cities.
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L. E. Whittier-Pipe smoking is on the in
crease in st. Paul The demand for fancy
pipes is great. All the best pipes are i'm
ported. We cannot get such goods in this
country. l don't know why, but it is q fact
nevertheless tina if you want a good pine
pipe you must buy an imported one. The
tariff on them is 70 per cent.