The Saint Paul globe., 1902-11-30
OPENS FOR BUSINESS TOMORROW
Arrangements Completed for the Rock
Islands New FREIGHT Service.


Islands New Freight Service.
An important event In the CONNER
cial history of st. Paul will occur to-
morrow, when the Rock Islands new
freight house will open for business.
The tracks having been completed, the
building finished and the officers and
assistants appointed and ready for
work, the long -heralded Independent
Rock Island freight service is to be-
come a reality.
The Rock Island has for many years
had a st. Paul freight service in con-
nection with the Minneapolis & st.
Louis, so the established business Of
the company is already considerable,
but it is expected that with the un-
eXcelled facilities the company now has
in this city a large increase in the
business will result. The general in
crease in the business interests of ST.
Paul and the Northwest, which is COM
mercially tributary to this city, caus-
ing the unprecedented increase in the
volume of freight traffic, has justified
the action of the company in extend
ing its line into this territory.
The equipment of the freight de-
partment is one of the best in the
Northwest. The large new freight
house on the West side, near the Rob-
ert street bridge, is one of the largest
and most modern in the city, and is
located in the heart of the manufacture
ing district, where many plants are
established and where many more will
soon be built up. The freight house
has two stories, with the tracks Oh one
side and the delivery doors on the 9TH
er, is so feet wide and 500 feet long,
is furnished with elevators operated
by electricity, and is steam heated.
The personnel of the freight depart
i- 10 0f old o{E rNf + !,
company and a number of picked men
from the freight departments of the
other roads. A. G. Hunter, commercial
agent, has been with the company for
over thirteen years, having been agent
at Omaha, Rock Island and other i'm
portant points on the line. w. J. Law
head, freight agent, has also been with
the company thirteen years, having
come from the Chicago, Burlington &
Quincy. With the Rock Island Mr..
Lawhead has been six years at Daven-
port, Iowa, in the capacity of chief
clerk, at various other points as agent,
and as agent at Decorah, where he has
been four years, and from where he
comes to ST. Paul.
Frank Gujer, who has been in the
freight department of the 500 line, in
this city, will take a position as rate
clerk with the Rock Island in the Of
fee of the commercial agent.
Mr.. Lawhead's staff, which he has
just completed, is as follows: Chief
clerk, F. F. Bell, formerly of the Great
Western; cashier, Mrs. De Foe, Mime
apolis & st. Louis; assistant cashier
and collector, r. N Gordon, of ST.
Paul; bill clerk, H. F. Krasinsky, for
merly depot manager of Swift & Co.;
operator and clerk, F. B. Nickerson,
Minnesota Transfer; abstract clerk,
w. H. Steiner, formerly in the office
of the joint railroad agent, South st.
Paul; warehouse foreman, D. P. Scan
Ian, from the Omaha; check clerk, G.
J. SeWart, from the Great Northern;
engineer S. L. Stanton A large force
of yard men has also been engaged,
and will be increased when the in
crease in the business demands.
The company has appointed agents
in the towns along it's new line from
Albert Lea. They are as follows:
Dundas, c. G. Goodwin; Northfeld, L.
w. Dousman; Castle Rock, F. D. Ny
ers; Pennington, E. l.. Bracket; Rose
mount, John O'Malley; Newport, H. A.
Jones; South st. Paul, Daniel w. Por-
ter; Minnesota Transfer, Frank
O'Brien; Minneapolis, c. P. Rorbach.
The freight to be- handled in this
city will be that from local and North
west shippers, and that received from
the points on the Rock Island system
and connections. The territory drain
ed by the Rock Island includes. all the
Central and Southwestern states.