The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-01-06
Railroad News

The citizens of Little Falls will be
pleased to learn that T. w. Mann will
be reinstated to his pos ;tion as depot
accent for the Nothern Pacific here, a
position which he resigned several
months ago through a misunderst
ing, which though at no time rejecting
upon the integrity of Mr.. Mann, Great
ed an unpleasantness which in Mr..
Mann's opinion justified him in his
actiol of resigning. This matter has
been adjusted and Mr.. Mann will re-
sumo charge of the station here as
soon as the transfer can be made
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S. F. Forbes, n wv general store
keeper of the Great Northern, will to-
morrow assume the duties of new
DO siticn, that Of superb 1tendent OF
car and machine shops of the system.
This is in line of promotion and MIR.
Forbes friendsin St. Cloud-where his
business has often called him will
congratulate him upon his new posi-
ton. This is understood to be re-
turn to a policy which existed some
wears since on the Great Northern:
but which was later succeeded by the
giving each shop it's superintendent
with general supervision In the super
intendeut of motive power, Mr.. Pattee.
Geo. L. Bonney, superindent OF din
ing car service on the Great Northern,
goes out of Office tomorrow, being sue
ceeded by Col. Holcombe, formerly
landlord of the Hotel Lafayette, Mime
tonka beach. Mr.. Bonney is an Old
passenger conductor and it is probable
that he will be assigned to a run on
either the Fergus Falls or Brecken
ridge diyisiOns.-J Ournal Press.
Walter Murphy, who has spent the
past year with Winston Bros. grad
ing outfit in Kentucky, arrived home In
St. Cloud last night to spend the win
ter. He goes shortly to Duluth on a
business trip connected with some
work which his firm has on the Duluth
& Iron Range road.-Journal Press.
Tony Manley, the Great Northern
ticket collector, will go tothe Klondyke
with the Scott-Smith party. Barney
Stever has severed his connections
with the Great Nothern and removed
his family to ST. Paul. A fine boy
was Born TO Conductor and Mrs. Wat
son at Sank Centre several day age.
Supt. Britton has issued a bulletin to
to the effect that the company after
January l, 1898. will not go good for
board and lodging for men employed
+ the in operation of trains.-Melrose
Beacon.
President Hill and other officials OF
the Great Nothern were visited by
. delegation of citizens of Grand Forks,
representing business men suffering
losses from the fire which destroyed
:. the Hotel Dacotah and other property
= there. 1t is proposed to rebuild upon
the ruins. The conference was OF a
general nature, having reference to
. the commericalinter OF the locality.
The Railroad Age makes the follow
ing statement of the receiverships and
foreclosures for 1897: No year since
1857 has shown so few roads or SO
small mileage confessing insolvency.,
In 1898 no less than seventy-four COM
panies, with 29,34O miles of road and
81, 7S1, 900, 600 of bonds and stock, de-
faulted in their obligations and were
turned over to the control of thecourts.
In 1897 the number of similarly unfort-
innate roads was eighteen, their mile
age being /, 537, and their capitaliza-
ton less than 1913, 900, 600. y" a.
The Great Northern has received
from the Brooks Locomotive Works
it's two new mastodon twelve-wheel
freight engines, the big machines be-
ing brought out from New York state
via the Lake Shore and Milwaukee
roads. These new engines, which will
be put in commission. on the Montana
Central, were taken to the Great Nor
thern shops at Como, set up and con-
snected. to be sent west when ordered.
Each weighs 25O, 900 pounds with it's
tender. They are equipped with cylin-
sders 2lx34 and have four fifty five inch
coupled drivers on each side. These
engines have longer stroke and
more weight on the drivers than any
other engines which. have ever been
huilt.-St. Cloud Times.
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