The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-19


with Terminals, Facilities.
Routes and Connections of Their
ROad-Leave for Montana to Re-
turn Via Billings and Omaha-
President MelIen Interviewed.
partment from all the principal points en-
the line of the Chicago, Burlington &
Quincy arrived IN st. Paul yesterday
morning in special cars attached to the
regular west-bound night express from
Chicago. The visiting agents are en- route
West on an inspection trip.
The agents were met at the union sta
ton by the officers Of the general office In
st. Paul, and the morning was spent in
viewing the points In the cities of most
interest to railroad men. The Burlington
officials are making their trip for the Dur
pose Of affording an opportunity to those
not acquainted with conditions in the
cities ana West, a chance to become
familiar with the terminals, facilities and
routes Of the different lines centering in
st. Paul and Minneapolis This is con-
sidered important In view OF the fact that
calls to route through business over for.
eign lines in the Northwest
The morning was spent in st. Paul.
The Burlington officials were the guests
of the city railroad men and visited the
different general offices and inspected The
facilities and methods of the union sta.
tior yards. At II o'clock they took street
cars for Minneapolis, taking luncheon at
the West hotel. An inspection of ter
minals and yards in Minneapolis occupied
the greater part of the afternoon, after
which the visiting agents were taken
about the city for a drive Returning to
st. Paul, dinner was served at the RYAN
hotel and during the early part Of the
evening the Burlington agents were given
an opportunity to renew acuuaintances
with the st. Paul passenger men. There
was no set plan of entertainment, and
after o'clock most of the visitors adj
jeurned to the Metropolitan to see the
minstrel show 1--
The party left ST. Paul last night, their
cars being attached to the night coast
train of the Northern Pacific They go
direct to Helena, from there to Anaconda
and Butte, either by way of Garrison or
Logan. afterwards returning east to Bill
lings. where they will regain their own
line. From Billings a trip will be made
east on the Burlington to Edgemont,
where the party will stop fer side trip
up over the Black Hills branch From
there they will leave fer Omaha direct
and from Omaha to Chicago.
The trip back 10 Chicago from Omaha
will be made in daylight, for the purpose
Of giving the agents q, char ce to. inspect
improvements which have been made dur
Ing the past year, and a half. costing
nearly 100000. After arriving in Chi
fha ohn,se h.
turn to their individual posts Those who
spent the day in the cities were:
F. 8. 'Eustis. general passenger agent.
Chicago. III. -
II. r; Houghton. travelling passenger
agent, Boston. Mass. ts4. :
Harry e. Heller, district freight and
PASSENGER agent. Philadelphia, Pa. -
70 d. ,HaEerman, travelling passenger
b. A. Abbott. chief clerk passenger de-
partment Chicago. ILL., 80
William M. Shaw district passenger
F. P.-.Wgne. straveling- passenger agent.
g J. g: 5 belaPlaine, city passenger agent.
F. p BeAslcity. passenger agent. Chi
/; L. ,Birkett, city, passenger agent. Pc
J. NJ. Bechtel. district freight and pas
senger agent. Burlington, 10.
A. s. Crawford. travelling passenger
A.
w. J. Davenport, assistant district
freight J1eies and passenger agent, Council
J. r. Grihitts. advertising agent. Chi
cago, III.
w. D. Cornell, travelling passenger
agent. Philadelphia. Pa
W. J. Berger, ticket agent. New York
A. j. Spur. travelling passenger agent
Chicago, Ill. - - -
F. il, Ellis. travelling passenger agent
Aurora. Ill.
w. ]. O'Meara, New England passenger
agent, Boston. Mass.
H. S. Jones. travelling passenger agent
Omaha, Neb.
= E. L. Wright. travelling passenger agent,
Peoria. III.
From st. Paul the party were accom-
panied by E. Valentine. chief clerk in the
passenger department. general offices, and
A. l.. Eidemiller, travelling passenger
agent. j. F. McElroy. city ticket agent
from Minneapolis. also went West with
the visitors.