Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1895-10-10
Railroad RumblinRs.

Aoo DohOs6 oApE0e0 WH0 TWO uOuI6
late, arriving at 1920.
Over 1900 cars Of stock have been
shipped from Dickinson this season.
The Bozeman tunnel is still unre-
paired, and traffic is taken over the
switch back.
Brakeman Frank Miller has the shut
ter up on one eye caused by the break
ing OF water gusge.
Six 54's were sent east yesterday be-
side numerous extras. The business
was lively today 40 we'll.
The first through tourist car on the N.
P. for California went through last
night filed to the vestibules.
The Northern Pacific carried west yes
terday A Cinnamon destined to Hong
Kong and the celestial empire.
Secretary Smith has approved the
Northern Paciic's selection of 94,5l6
acres Of lands in the Fargo land district.
The 500 gives special rate of sl.65
on Friday, Saturday and Sunday for
round trips form Carrlngton to Wim5le-
don.
The little portable station houses used
at wheat sidings on the Dakota division
are being picked up and brought here
for storage.
w. B. Mershon, mayor OF Saginaw,
Mich, and party of l5 people on their
twelfth annual hunting expedition
passed through the city yesterday in the
private car "Mershon,'' destined for
Dickinson.
The Mlnnewadkan hunting club, of
Dubuque, Iowa, in charge of E. J. Earl
ing, we're arrivals this morning IN two
special cars enroute to Mlnnewaukan on
a hunting expedition. There are 43 peo-
pie in the party.
Travelling Passenger Agent Ysncey of
the Burlington line, was consulting with
Agent Spur!ing on traffic business yes
terdsy. The Burlington business 10
steadny increasing owing to industrious
and popular officials and splendid ser
vice kept up to date.
William Mangold, the telegraph line
Eepairer on the east end of the Dakota
division, has gone to Milwaukee and dur
ing his absence J. T. Moody of tie west
end will look after line matters. Mr..
Moody has also been assigned tempor-
arily 100 miles Of the Minnesota division.
Engineer A. F. Mallick is in St. Paul
on business connected with his patented
boiler alarm gage designed for use on all
boilers. Mr.. Mallick has succeeded in
interesting a very wealthy gentleman in
the promotion of bis invention, and in q
short time two boilers will be exploded.
The Northern Pacific added to its
freight equipment at Fargo seven extra
heavy cars for wheat shipments having
capacity Of 10000 pounds each. The
usual capacity of box cars is 1900 lbs.
The cars are 81 feet long and said to be
the largest on any road in the United
States.
The complications in the receivership
and management OF the Northern Pacific
all point to necessary reorganization
in short time. In case the general Of
fcers at St. Panl are lost in tho shuttle
in the new deal, the query arises among
the railroad boys, what will happen next
in the minor positions?
With the appointment OF &. w. Dick
inson, assistant general superintendent
of the Northern Pacific, at Tacoma, gen.
eral officer of the road for Washington
state, Division Superintendent Jos.
McCabe issued an order directing all
employees to obey General Officer Dick
ipson and turn all money over to him.
The Northern Pacific is contemplate
ing extensive changes along Its line in
the immediate future looking to a re-
duction in operating expenses of $4,000
3 year. Division headquarters will be
removed from Bozeman to Logan, and
other changes nearer home may be ex-
pected, though of a minor character.
Business on the Northern Pacific is
gaining and growing steadily with no
,igns yet OF decreasing. Besides the
general business on the main line the
branches are busy. An extra train has
oeen put on the jamestown & Northern
orsnoh, beside the regular daily service
md extras are sent down the Valley |
oranch from time to time.
Andrew F. Burleigh, one of the new
receivers of the Northern Pacific, was an |
'ast bound passenger on train No. yes
,erday morning, on his way from the
coast to St. Paul Burleigh is a famil-
ar name to all old time residents of Da-
sota, and the new receiver Is son of
I'D DR.. Burleigh of Yankton, formerly
delegate to congress from the territory,
veil known all through North and
South Dakota.