The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-04-01

Maj. D. D. Wheeler, chief quarter
master OF the Department of Dakota
u. S. A, has requested all the ST.
Paul lines to submit to him the lowest
cash rare for the transportation of the
Twenty-fifth infantry, stationed in
Montana, to Key West, Fla
The Twenty-fifth is divided into six
companies, two being located at Fort
Missoula, two at Fort Harrison and
two at Fort Assinniboine.
According to instructions received
from Washington the troops
will leave their respective garrisOns
about the 10th of April.
The request for proposals reads as
fellows:
Headquarters Department of Dakota. Of
fee of Chief Quartermaster, st. Paul.
March so, 1898.
Please furnish me. on or before the I'd
day Of April, 1888, with the lowest net cash
rate per capita for persons and per lI0 lbs:
for baggage and property considering land
giant deduction in each case) for through
transportation from the following posts in
this department to Key West, Fla, of the
persons and property stated below. viz:
From Fort Assinniboine. Mont, ia per-
sons, S0,000 lbs. baggage; Fort Missoula,
290 persons 10000 lbs. baggage, horses;
Fort Harrison. 1G9 persons, $4,000 lbs. ba-
gage . horses.
One hundred and fifty pounds baggage to
go free with each person.
Including steamship service with cabin
passage for officers, and sleeping accommo-
d4tion for enlisted men, via the following
seaports, viz: New Orleans, La; Mobile,
Ala; Tampa Fla.
Palace sleepers and accommodation re-
Guired for eight persons from AssinnibOine,
eight from Harrison. twenty from Missoula.
Tourist or immigrant sleepers and s.eep-
ing accommodations required for all enlist
ed men, three men to q section.
All cars 20 run through to the point Sc
lected the Gulf Of Mexico for steamship
connection. Baggage and property to be
transferred to the steamship with which
connecting. Steamship to be a passenger
boat, suitably fitted and licensed to carry
passengers.
State time required to assemble trains
complete at starting point and number Of
tourist or immigrant sleepers you will fur
nish at each place if your bid is accepted.
Also make separate bids for non-combat-
ants, stating the cash rate for persons. and
net cash rate per 100 pounds for officers
and enlisted mems excess baggage.
State reads you propose to pass over, run
ming time and time of arrival at destina-
ton at seaport, approximately, and name
of vessel, if possible. and date Of departure
from seaport and probable date of arrival
at Key West. Also whether all property
and baggage will go through with troops
on cars and steamer.
The entire service to be ffrst-class and
including al usual accommodations fur
nished the public The numbers of per
sons and quantities Of commodities, etc.
ject to increase or decrease as facts may
warrant. The date Of departure Of the
troops from the several points Will be about
the 10th of April, 1888. D. D. Wheeler.
Forts Missoula and Harrison lie or
the lire of the Northern Pacific rail
way, and no doubt that railway will
secure the contract Of transporting the
troops. Fort MissOula is within walk
ing distance of the city of MissOula
while Fort Harrison is a few miles out
of Helena, on a Northern Pacific spur
The Great Northern road will nc
doubt be given the contract to carry
the troops at Fort Assinnbone, for AS
sinniboine is reached by rail by only
that line.
On account of the situation of the
three posts there will be no competition
for securing the contracts, and the only
matters to be arranged are those OF
naming rates.
The lines east of st. Paul will indulge
i'll a lively scramble, however, to Sc
cure a slice of the contracts from the
Northern Pacific and Great Northern
Representatives from the different
Southern railroads are in the city now
comforting with the Northern Pacific
and Great Northern officials regarding
the line to be used in transporting the
soldier boys through the Southern
states.
J. C. Beam Jr., Northwestern passen-
ger agent of the Southern railroad al
Chicago, is here.
The Twenty-ffth infantry are col
Ored troops.