The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-09-23
GOSSIP OF THE RAILROADS.

F. H. Lord, general passenger agent of
the Great Western, left last night for the
Pacific coast over the Northern Pacific.
Assistant General Passenger Agent Nc Nc:
Rae, Of the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis
& Omaha, reft yesterday for Duluth.
A. B. Plough, vice president Of the st.
Paul 81 Duluth, has gone East
B. Clarke, general traffic manager Of
the Great Northern, is in Duluth.
James c. Nicely, of the Wabash, is in
the city.
President Whitcomb, of the Wisconsin
Central, is en- route to the Pacific coast
over the Northern Pacific. .F' .{ go
s. D. Fremont, formerly with the operr..
ating department of the P1ttSDurg 81 Gull
was in St. Paul yesterday.
The annual meeting of the st. Pau &
Duluth, will be held Oct. Il In the st.
Paul general Offices .--7
General Superintendent Ward, of the
Great Northern, returned yesterday aft
ernoon from an extended Inspection trip
west over the companys lines He has
been absent for three weeks
c. O. Johnson has been appointed gen.
eral agent of the Chicago Great Western
road and assigned to territory covering
California, Nevada and Arizona, with
headquarters at San Francisco. He sue
ceeds A. J. Stratton, resigned. Mr.. john
son is a railroad man Of long service and
has had extended experience IN the West
Mr.. Scratton, whom he succeeds will take
d position in the Northwest.
George H. Meade, advertising agent for
the Great Western road, was in st. Paul
yesterday.
The North Western, Milwaukee & Bur-
lington roads are involved IN friendly
war for the privilege of carrying -PFeS1-
dent Mckinley from Chicago to the cities.
The Burlington is beginning to feel the
effects of the car famine. All their avail
able rolling stock is in use and the road is
hard pressed.
General Manager Stickney,.of the Great
Western, reports favorable conditions and
heavy pressure of business at points
which he visi ed on his recent inspection
trip with the president Of the road.
Reports come from chamberlain, S. D.,
that Chicagoans are contemplating the
building of a line from Bismarck to
Omaha, passing through that point.
The Monon has published its annual re-
port showing a general increase In all
classes of business. Net earnings amount
ed to 81, JIG, ITO, with operating expenses of
81, 354, $50
The Wisconsin Central is reported to be
surveying line in Portage county, Wis,
to act as feeder and tap the rich farm
ing company lying adjacent to Amherst.
The Northern Pacific coast train yester-
day brought in party of employees of the
national park hotels, leaving the park for
the winter.
The coast trains brought in a number
of recruits discharged for physical dis
abili les from the Thirty-fifth regiment
yesterday afternoon. They were mainly
from eastern stations and were on their
way back to their homes.
The limits on sales of reduced rate
tickets for the return of the Thirteen h
regiment, extended over the Omaha as far
south as Sioux Falls, and as far north as
the head of the lakes.
The advertising department of the Great
Northern received a handsome display
collection of clover and fodder grasses
yesterday, grown on the farms of the
state experimental station at Crookston,
n D. Some of the specimens shown are
remarkable for size and general excel
lence.
President Hill, Vice President J. N. Hill.
Of the Great Northern, and a party of Ill
rectors of the road who have been max
ing a western inspection trip over the
line, will return this morning, via Duluth
to ST. Paul. The trip has occupied about
ten days and has covered portions of the
line as far west as the Cascade division.
General Manager S. c. Stickney of the
Great Western, is home from a week 8
trip of inspection over the Kansas City
division.
The Great Western advertising depart
ment has just issued what is termed the
local time card or folder, which shows the
arrival and departing time of trains and
which is intended for use at stations Of
| the company only. The folder is got en-
up along new lines, and is an unusual bit
! of condensation.