The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-03-29
MANY PEOPLE En- ROUTE
IMMENSE EMIGRATION TRAFFIC. is
NOW PASSING THROUGH THE
UNION DEPOT
OTHER TRAINS ON THE WAY
MHin Portion Of These People Are
Farmers Who Come From
Number of the East
ern States.

The travel through the union station
yesterday is said to have been the larg-
est for single day in nineteen years
The bulk of the business constituted a
tremendous movement of emigrants
from the East and Southeast to North
western Minnesota and the Dakotas.
More than 5000 people Went out yester-
day, and the movement will trail along
for two days to come before it is COM
pleted. From the Chicago lines alone
between loo ana loo families were re-
ceiVed. and the SEQ line brought in a sub
stantial addition. Accompanying the m
usual condition of traffic is a heavy
freight movement made up by shipments
OF household freight and farming nipple
ments, stock and general baggage The
property of the west-bound settlers.
All the emigrants are farmers. They
come from Virginia, Pennsylvania. Ohio,
Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Virginia and
West Virginia, and will locate in The Tur-
tie Mountain and Mouse river dis r;cts
Of North Dakota. The movement is un-
usual in That the majority of the men
seeking Western homes are Americans,
and that by far the greater number of
them are we'll supplied with money. They
constitute what immigration general
agents consider the very cream of COL
onists, and viii add a very considerable
increase to the population of the state in
which they settle.
The Wisconsin Central had five special
trains on the way bringing In the set
tiers yesterday forenoon. The Milwau-
kee was handling an immense business
for the Northern Pacific, and the Bur
lington and Omaha roads, as well as the
Minneapolis u ST. Louis, captured their
share. AT noon yesterday the AIilwau-
kee brought in special Of ten coaches,
tlled to the limit with settlers. The busi-
ness was turned over TO the MOI thern
Pacific, and was handled in coaches be-
longing to that road. The 500 ran two
specials, one In the forenoon and one in
the afternoon. The Omaha has the rec
ord for the largest special 1t brought in
tWenty-one coaches last night, carrying
enough people to populate a good-sizel
village, and an immense amount of bag
gage besides
From Chicago to ST. Paul it is estimat-
ed that yesterdays business required
fifty coaches in addition to the regular
equipment. This is in excess of the to-
tai equipment used during the c. a. r.
convention week into ST. Paul, when res
ldents Of the city prided themselves on
having Witnessed the heaviest business
through the union station in fifteen years
or more. -Four special freight trains d~e
on the way from Chicago carrying the
accompanying freight movement. Esti-
mates place the number of cars in use
hauling this freight, including the spe-
Gals, et 750
The heaviest shars of the business went
to the Great Northern, and the move
ment was under the personal direct.cn OF
General immigration Agent Max Bass,
who came up with the parties Yesterday.
IT was received by the Wisconsin Central
for the Great Northern from the East
ern lines at the Forty-eighth street sta
ton, and sent out from there without de-
lay. The Northern Pacfics share in the
movement was under the direction Of
General immigration Agent Mott, Of St
Paul.
The majority of the families which went
through yesterday will settle on govern
ment land in North Dakota counties,
principally in Ramsey, Cavalier, TOwmer
Rolette McHenry, Benson and Ward
These counties are the homes of thou
sands of DunlIards who have moved from
points east of Chicago during the last
seven Years. The first movement Of
Dunkards. of which yesterdays business
was largely composed occurred in 1899
when $50 families were taken North.
Every year since large parties have fol-
lowed At present the number of Dunk
ards located in these sections, Is esti-
mated at 10000.
The scenes in the union station have
not been parelleled. The emgrant
room, waiting room and halls were
crowded ali day long with a jam of peo-
pie which made ii almost impossible to
get about. Along the train platforms
we're immense piles of trunks and boxes
containing the personal effects Of the
travellers and the entire vicinity of the
station Wore an aspect of unusual liVeli-
ness. A feature of the scene which
caused considerable comment was that
the crowd presented little difference in
appearance from that which passes
through the station Oh an unusually busy
day. Each successive train was greeted
by the early arrivals and a general buzz
Of merriment perVaded the station. The
crowd was orderly, we'll dressed and en-
urely unlike similar movement of for
eigners. St. Paul proved a place for
many reunions and many of the early
arrivals found friends and neighbors ON
the late trains. The movement continued
all the afternoon, trains on the Great
Northern and Northern Pacific carrying
the settlers West. The Northern Pacific
and Great Northern both ran specials and
the regular service on both lines was
crowded Extra men were employed by
the union station company to care for the
days business. TGday's movement will be
considerably less I'm volume and will con-
sist Of stragglers principally.
INDIANS MAKE TROUBLE.