The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-07-04
RAILROAD NOTES.

C. G. Riley, who recently resigned as
tralnmaster of the Chicago Great Western
was yesterday presented with a handsome
umbrella by the clerks in his office Mr.
Ithey VIII leave Monday for jersey City
TO assume his new duties with the Erie
Additional train service TODAY will he
placed in operation by nearly all the roads
reaching the lake resorts In the irme-
dlate neighborhood of the Twin Cities or
account of the anticipated heavy Fourth OF
July traffic.
There is no longer any doubt that tho
new railway being surveyed from Dillon
Mont. IS to go to Thunder Mountain II
is also known that E. II. Hartman is to
Dulld the road. The terminus at Thunder
mountain VIII be given free outlet from
that great mining district to the Oregon
shelters at Butte and Anaconda.
j. p. Morgan & Co. made formal an
nouncement yesterday that they had sold
the common mn stock of the Hooking Valley
agreement dated Dec. A. 1902, at the
price of sos per share. 1t is understood
that the control of the Hooking Valley Is
thus transferred to the PennsVlVa mia and
the Lake Shore,
It was announced yesterday at the
office of the Philadelphia e Reading thai
III. Y. Young, second vice president and
general manger of the Delaware IL Hud-
son. had resigned. The duties of his
office will be temporarily performed by
Abel L. Culver. third vice president, whose
OIIlCe Is dI Albany, N. Y.
Opposing forces of workingmen repre-
senting the Southern and the Louisville &e
Nashville railroads yesterday occupied
right of way along the south bank of the
Tennessee river at Knoxville, which both
roads have coveted. The Louisville Il
Nashville men were first and soon had
portions of track laid The Louisville Ss
Nashville enjoined the Southern and the
latterS men withdrew.
The last gap of the second tract o. the
La Crosse division of the Milwaukee
between Lindom and Mansion. and which
closes the work from Portage to Camp
Douglas and from West Salem to NoIlh-
ern La Crosse. distance of forty-hve
miles, will be open for traffic Monday.
The remaining ninety-one miles will bl
laid next year.
director of the Gould system, has APP
pointed l.. d. Knowles, of Chicago. for
merly travelling freight agent of the Min
souri, Pacific to the position of agent for
has also appointed Thomas F. Howe.
agent for the American Refrigerator
Transit company general agent for the
Wabash lines.
of steel rails and the Northwestern
$4,000 tons of steel rails all of which are
to be delivered during 1904.
The announcement of the result Of the
vote on the proposition to allow the mem
bers of the Western mileage bureau to
take their choice between the credential
ticket and the mileage ticket good on
trains was made yesterday. The an
nouncement was that the proposition
not having the unanimous vote of the
members. was lost. II is probable there
will be steps to put in the new ticket
taken at once by lines which favor that
change.
Passenger department officials of St.
Paul-Chicago roads report that general
business has been % per cent better r
ing the past three days than during the
same time last year. The sudden turn
of the weather which has brought mid
summer heat has FASTENED the exodus
of many people who were delaying their
removal to the summer resorts.
Suit has been commenced by John
Alexander in the United States court in
New York against Alfred Bishop Mason,
the promoter and railroad builder. Alex
ander claims a substantial share in the
profits from the construction of the Vera
Cruz and Pacific railroad in Mexico. The
plaintiff asks for a complete showing OF
the contracts and asserts that the prof
its amount to 81, 900, 000