St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-09-18
ANGLE BARS.

The Jacksonville, Tampa & Key
West line has issued a booklet by way
of advertising its line, containing an
original musical composition-"Song of
the Indian River" 1t contains some
remarkable alterations also. reading
like this: THE typical tropical topic
travelling. Traffic tends tideward to-
ward the turbid twisting tack the track
less tarpon takes. Tax thou thy talent
today, that thrift tends to thee tomor-
row. The thoughtful tourist thanks
the terse tutor that tells the TRUTH"
etc.
The transcontinental lines took an
other whirl yesterday in Chicago at the
question Of reorganlZing tranScunti
mental association. The Great North
ern wishes to b. given equal rights
with the Soo-Pacltic and Northern Pa
cific in the matter of differentials.
General Traffic Manager Finley and
General Passenger Agent Whitney, of
the Great Northern, and General Pas
seuger Agent Fee, Of the Northern Pa
citic, attended the meeting.
At $50 yesterday afternoon there ar
rived here the Chicago Great Westerns
passenger train, making Chicago, st.
Paul and Kansas City. This was the
first trip under the new schedule. 1t
accommodates passengers leaving Chi
cagO three.quarterS of an hour later
than other trains, and enables them to
connect here with the Great Northern
and Northern Pacific through trains.
President Samuel Hill, of the Eastern
Railway of Minnesota, announces that
that line is ready for traffic. The large
bridge over the Kettle river that was
burned in the forest fires has been re-
placed by new one that will be fin
ished today, and tonight trains will be
run ovOr it.
Assistant General Freight Agent
Baird, of the Northern Pacific, has
returned from the meeting of the trans
continental committee at Chicago. No
action has yet been taken OH the prOpO-
about 10 per cent.
Assistant General Passenger Agent
Conley. of the Milwaukee, accompanied
by p. II. Seaman, travelling passenger
agent, leaves tomorrow night for the
Western end of the system on tour of
inspection. MIR. Conley was in Duluth
yesterday.
About 1000 people came in Sunday
OIL the Iowa Central excursion train
over the Iowa Il Minnesota division of
the Milwaukee. The excursion started
from Ottumwa, To-. and was increased
at intermediate stations along the route.
The committee appointed at the re-
cent meeting of the officials of the Min
nesota Transfer Railway company met
yesterday at Omaha, transacting only
routine business of no public interest.
On Oct. all assistant general passen-
ger agent in the person of ID. Davies
will be appointed on the Great North
10
of passenger receipts.
Local ralroaders believe that the re-
port that the Southern Pacific had
declared it should boycott the Northern
lines doing business via the Shasta
route to be untrue.
The Great Northern has issued new
folder, corrected to Sept. l, 1894, which
embraces much important information
to the travelling public.
A transient in the city yesterday was
F. V. Cable, jacksonville. Fla, travel.
ing passenger agent of the Jacksonville,
Tampa & Key West.
First Assistant & ,neral Freight Agent
Pearce, of the Omaha, has gone East.
He expects to remain away for about
two weeks.
Walter Wyand. of the Michigan Cen
trail, and j. G. Hull. of the Lake Shore,
beamed Oh their Duluth friends yester-
day.
A. B. Stickney, OF the Chicago Great
Western, left Saturday night for New
York. He will be absent several weeks.
The Milwaukee carried out a large
party to Aberdeen to attend the fair
there today.
General Agent Eva, of the Northern
Pacific at Duluth, was In the city yes
terday.