The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-10-13

ser6ay morning from q trip 10 Chicago.
Mr.. Cave reports that things are srnpov-
ing generally in the East on the positive
assurances that Mckinley WITH De clicked
Chicago. so NJ. Cave says. which has al
ways been a Democrats stronghold. -
now counted upon 70 give the Republican
candidate Big majority.
The MINNEAPOLIS Jouina quotes General
Never before has 80 much grain been
shipped into Minnea polls a. az present
We aad 20 cars there yesterday. having
daily. The movement IS unoreceden.sd.
al OR equipment being taxed TO SIS ca
pactsy- On other roads the ssguar.cu IS
aoaos.sss the same AZ on ours. The alb
noFmaAy low transportation rates have
less 20 DO with this movement than the
suddenly advanced pr.ces'
Division Superintendent Russell Harding.
2. me Western division OF the Great
northern, has one OF the longest districts
OF any division superintendent in the ccun-
trs, covering over 800 miles Of road. The
9.s'r:ct under control OF Superintendent
- ~ Mas nas jas; been exisnsed :. as far
10 the original district. The territory
covers some OF the best and some OF the
worst territory on the road. and embraces
ing however. has the reputation OF beng
ons ~ ire best railroad men IN the West.
and his district Is bound TO be one OF par
excellence.
COMMENCING OCTOBER Ia the headquarters
o. the Dakota division OF the Great North
ern VIII De estahl shed al Larimore in
stead or al Grand Forks. as heretofore. A
new DITCH depot has been erected al Lari-
more. and the upper floor has been arraslg-
Ell 10 accommodate the offices OF The d.
vision superintendent and his force. Lari-
more Is located at the end OF the two
soatn lines. and Is near enough TO the end
OF TIE regular division TO make Ii easy OF
access The change will add several fam
lies TO the population of Larimore.
Tne Great Northern has instituted a
new system along It's Inc intended 20 as
sast The road and ITS patrons in the hand
ing and buying Of farm produce. A
printed form has been sent TO all It's agents
reaussteing the latter TO fill in the names
OF all farmers who have potatoes and
otner produce to ship. and the quantity
and variety on hand. The company will.
upon the return OF all the slips, compile
in order thar its patrons may find a ready
market Tor their produce. The farmers
are asked 10 send the agents a postal card
giving The desired information. The COM
pdhy VIII also compile some interesting
statistics from the information furnished.
In the October issue OF the Engineering
Magazine II. G.. Prout in an able article
on Fast Trains as Related to Business
relating 20 Chcago-St. Paul passenger
service. which are pertinent 20 the SUBJ
Jecf: FROM Chicago 10 s.. Paul the total
number OF trains starting every day in
1870 was four The speed was a4.S miles an
hour for the fastest 22l for the slowest
and the average speed was %. In 1896
there are fifteen OF these trains each day.
The highest speed Is 32.s. the slowest is
40, and the average speed is thirty miles
an hour. Thus the best speed between
chicago and st. Paul has increased 81 per
tween New York and Buffalo show for the
same period. In point of passenger train
speed Western railroads are strictly up
TO date. Mr.. Prout proves that passenger
ceased. has noe kept pace With the i'm
provement of service and speed, and takes
the position that maximum speed already
attained IS sufficiently useful 10 mankind
10 justify X as regular schedule only N
cases when the Increment Of speed Is mul-
tiphed by many miles, either because OF
frequent journeys or OF very long journeys.
The Pioneer Press of October says
that president ]. ]. Hill has not returned
from his Western trip. but that he is ex-
pected in ST. Paul today IN order 10 attend
President Winter. says the Pioneer Press.
and other Northern Pacific people who
have been on the line for nearly two
weeks. were in Montana yesterday, hav-
ing come from the North Pacific coast
over the Great Northern on an invitation
extended to them by Mr.. Hill TO examine
his switchback and other points of interest
on his line. They met Mr.. Hi yesterday.
unless connections were lost somewhere,
and all VIII probably spend a couple OF
days in search OF game and sightseeing
III MONTANA MS circumstance seems
small in itself. but indicates how friendly
are the relations between the two great
North Pacific roads. When the scheme
10 place Mr.. Hill in supreme charge of
both failed. 1t was stated that the rela-
tons between the two would be very
friendly and few small circumstances
which have occurred since that time seem
to justify that prediction. The effort TO
operate the two lines on a most friendly
basis is facilitated by the intimate person
al and professional relations existing be-
tween President Winter. Of the Northern
Pacific. formerly general manager OF the
Omaha and Second Vice President New
man. of the Great Northern. formerly
third vice president of the Northwestern.
The idea OF the roads being friendly was
brought out In an interview with Mr.. Hill,
published in the Post-Inteligencer Octo-
Der 4. N which the president of the Great
Northern spoke of the mutual interests OF
the two roads.