St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-08-14

St. Paul the advantages of the only
line having its own rails. hence
quick time and low rates TO
Kansas City, Leayenwortfl. st. Joseph
and Des AiOines also direct connection
win ali the transcontinental and South
western lines. Another OF its symmet-
ricai branches reaches out from the CEN
ter at O .lwein. and by direct route
brings 81. Paul in contact with Du
buque. Chicago and tie East. Passen-
gers are usually landed at Chicago IN
the Grand Central passenger station;
but now and during the entire progress
of the fair. the Maple Leaf is one OF the
few roads carrying them into the worlds
fair grounds.
In every respect the passenger equip
meutis tirst-clasS. Both Mann cOmpart-
ment and Pullman sleeping cars are run
on express trains. The time OF express
trains between ST. Paul and Chicago
has been reduced 10 thirteen and one
half hours.
The equipment for handling freight
! is OF the best. The construction Of this
| line gives direct connection to st. Paul
/ for a large and thicklY settled section of
| Iowa. Missouri and Southern Minnesota.
/ The last report to the stockholders
/ showed that 922.45 miles were operated
during 1892 In the same year the gross
! earnings were S5.O24,74A.3S: the operat-
/ ing expenses were 81, 664, e11.04, leaving
! net earnings 81, 800, 063.34.
The equipment shows the number of
! 147 locomotives. 81 passenger coaches.
! I. 7S4 cars IN the freight equipment and
3O3 way cars maintained. There are
| employed 4.U00 men. and over $4,000. GOO
in salaries was last year paid out.
The Chicago. st. Paul x Kansas City
! railroad, which now is a part OF the
| Chicago Great Western, is d successor
of the Minnesota Il Northwestern, built
IN 1888, from 81. Paul TO Syle. Ii 1856
the Chicago. ST. Paul q Kansas City
was built from ST. Paul to Chicago and
Kansas City, and the LeayeHworth &
ST. Joseph from LeayenworJh to ST
Joseph. and both operated under the
style OF the Chicago, ST. Paul IL Kansas
cry until released July l. 1892. 10 the
Chicago Great " estern, which latter
action Was master stroke OF the pres
ent company.
The chairman of the board is Mr.
Samuel c. Stickney; Mr.. john NJ. Egan
Is president and general manager: SIR
Arnold Holman is vice president, anC
Alr. Robert {. White is secretary.
The executive officers are located il
st. Paul. where The general Offices ar
in the Metropolitan Opera hOnse block
Ihe passenger depot IS at the union
depot.and al South Robert street ana tht
Mississippi river the freightdepot is To-
Gated. Ihe CITY ticker Offices are 1T 3ii
Robert street. The officials are Of TIT
: most able and Weil-knOWn railroad mel
in the country. and the era of prosper
a itv being enjoyed by the famous Ma
I pie Leaf road l. SECOND TO no othe
line i'll the country.
ST PAIL IL DULUTH RAILROAD.
= The 81 Paul K Duluth railroad rank
/ among The first i'll important results &C
, crutng 10 ~. Paul and the Northwest.
BY means of this important sySteI
+ only 1910 miles Of railroad seperate on
: city from the markets OF the East an
: Atlantic seab0ard.
II This WAS the pioneer road to reach I'll
Il head of Lake Superior The preSei
= prosperous system had Its Origin~in Isl
Y I'm the Lake Superior X Mississippi raj
]. road. Thirty miles OF track were bui
i the first year. and IN 1870 tie first CT
q opened the connection between 81 Pal
n and the great haroOT at the head OF Il
I. lakes.
+ In June. 1871. the road became the
Il Paul q Duluth by reorganization. al
in 1883 the now famous Duluth Sho
II Line was thrown open to the publ