The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-04-14

About 200 settlers are expected to pass
through St Paul today en- route to points
in the Northwest. The Great Northern
is anticipating large business. as are
also the Northern Pacific and 500 lines.
Circulars were issued yesterday by
the Great Northern announcing, the APP
pointment of R. c. Morgan to the superin-
tendency of the Spokane Falls & North
ern, 20 succeed F. S. Forrest.
The Northern Pacific win have a. hear
ing Thursday before the state railroad
and warehouse commission regarding its
application for permission to advance the
rate on live stock.
j. NJ. Gruber, assistant general super
intendent of the Great Northern system,
viii leave the employ of that road to-
night. Mr.. Gruber will go to the Rock
Island system to become division super
intendent.
Louis ]. Hill and other Great Northern
officials are in the East to attend the
launching of the large steamer Mime
sofa. of the Northern Steamship line.
which will be held at New London, Conn
Thursday. President ]. ]. Hill will also
be present at the ceremony.
Four beautiful folders describing the
pleasure resorts adjacent to the 500 line
were issued yesterday by that company
The folders are deliberately illustrated
and contain many views of Western
mountains and beauty spots. There is
one folder devoted to each of the follow
ing places: Fields, Laggan, Banff and
Glacier.
The Chicago Great Western will today
run a special excursion train to MankatC
on account of the Minnesota Sunday
School associations convention. A fare
of $3.50 has been made for the round
to and including April II. The Great
Western was selected as the association
official line and its special will leave the
Union depot at 2:30 o'clock.
& Navigation company, Thomas B. Nc
Govern, of New York; James A. Kerr, OF
Seattle; j. r.: Vim. of Alaska, and
George d. Hallock, of New Jersey have
succeeded in placing among Eastern
bankers certificates to the value of $3.50,
600 The total issue of the certificates
authorized by the courts for the purpose
OF transacting the present seasons bust
ness is $1,250000. The balance of the
issue. 100000, is said to be practically
placed.
The special committee of passenger
trafhc men, to whom was intrusted the
task OF choosing a standard railroad tick
ct for use on all of the railroads in this
country. has practically completed its
work and circular letters announcing the
result VIII be sent to the executive Of
ficerse of the different passenger asso-
Citations within a few days Each asso-
citation Is expected to act upon this re-
port without delay Unanimous approval
of all Of the associations is essential to
the eonsummation of the plan.
Orders have been placed to build a
large number of new engines at the
santa Fe shops in Topeka, Kan Included
IN the new motive power thus arranged
Tor are twelve switch engines of unique
pattern. They will be of enormous size.
with three pairs of drivers and weighing
about seventy-five tons. In the same
shops several of the "454' class of en-
glnes Will be changed into the Atlantic
type similar to that used in hauling the
last trains on some Of the trunk lines.
The large increase in gross earnings
SHOWN by the railroads since the first of
the year is not all the result of an increase
In traffic, but a combination of both in
crease of traffic and increase of freight
rates. 1t is impossible to strike an aver
age of the percentage of increase of the
latter, but ii probably represents the
larger part Of the total gain. The March
record holds up the standard of the cal
endar year. Februarys detailed returns
snow an appreciate gain in the net earn
lngs compared with the record of the
previous seven months.
The Santa Fe will run three special
trains from Chicago to Los Angeles to
accommodate delegates attending the
Presbyterian general assembly at Los An
SeleS May y to June ,. The delegates
train VIII leave Chicago Thursday evening
May IA. reaching Los Angeles the follow
Ing Tuesday morning, May 10, with a
stop-over at Albuquerque. The mission
airy special will leave Chicago the same
day, but will reach Los Angeles day
later. owing to an additional stop-over at
the Grand Canyon of Arizona. The third
special train will leave Chicago Nav Is,
stopping only at Grand Canyon and ar
irving at Los Angeles May 20.