The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1857-07-16

sass come Of Their acss. We shAii 90 10 fai
ther back than three seasons ago.
Ia ISIS. the GAlena t'cmpany vas pretty atm.
10 eslAhi,shed. They had secured cosaee ucnr
sNA The rsilread eesapanie., by which they he'd
the exclusive right VI sending an agent upon
the Ua,caa aud Chicago ualaa Railroad, 10 cell
upon the eAta Al ff~spcrt. and had full time 10
reason with every pAsssnssI aad ,a,lues lAem
| 10 bur tickets before fsAehing GalsnA. The
stosssst misfr presentations were resulted 10 b,
these sgvnts IN order 10 ssil tiekvta rssssn.
Hcrs were assafvd hat no other boats bu, these
hclcaSins 10 the ccmraay wete going up thai
the psfchAse af Lcket. there would sseaie state
roesas. and tha, otherwise they would not sr,
IN thsk way tot . day OF tive. These state
mes's, " IL ssareriy Necessary 10 say, wei~ 10
the main fAlas, aud knowo to be 80 o. the
time, by the aeen, and oitsefs VI The eompaay
A. opposition boats were slwaya 10 he found In
waiting 20 start Out with the Packet ompany'.
hcAtN. ny th,a saeuopoly II the rs,lraaa travel
the dapss they caught On the GERS we're et,sn
charged rom ~ cents ~ I, mars passage than
shase taking passAxe directly upon the boat, 81
eept when there was ~ opposition boat IN
port, aad th~n they weatd tvsost 10 the other
| extreme. and charge the untcrtunates sssA,ne
| passage above the usual rates. Thus Their M
nepaly Increased. as'i they appeared dstetmtn
cd 10 drive ANY other boat out II the river, 70
dacins and advancing the rates II tarr end
freight, ~ they had tho opposition 10 ean,end
| with.
Ia tsSa, the people VI Dubuque. heins die
| satisfied Nth the manner In which the racke,
Company treated their merchants. es,abiished
= bahuaas and ~ tsal PACKET Company,
| which had the eject af preventing some " the
| oatrsgss prseticed the previous year apeh uav
| siers by the Galsea ilav. The rates II fare
were Aspt more stationary nv, rsAtIsias the 81
vantage ~ having tho exclusive agent on tho
railroad ears. they isereased the price "
through fare, notw outstanding the increased
emigration, aud larger businsss dane, 10 sh~
Upper MiAsisxippL However, towards the
close III navigation. when the gorge Of iee al
Hastings prevented boats from cessias 10 ~
Paul, aad when the Dubuque line, BY agree.
ment, Wa drawn eh, tho company fssorted 10
the old tricks, charging hem ~ 10 81 pamaae
between Danei,h and Hastings, end alss toak
advantage o. their power TO Increase fetshts
trty high. We give one other circumstance
eeoeetonf last years. trade, and . clear indie
" then determination % drive ell transient
baa,s oa, ei thu trade, The citizens VI wi
mona, with q eommcaaAhis enterprise, put
chased u Steamboat " run exclusively fSum
CaleaA 10 WinonA, but no sooner ~As shs
stated 10 that trade, than the Packet CompaLy
drew IN their 'hfoash line the swifsss, hoe,
then W tho inc, 10 tua ~ opposition, The Wss
sagir continued In the Wlhona trade carving
passrn.rts Tot almost nothing, and freight o.
corresponding PRICES, u . steady loss W th,
company, until the eitiseus III Wlnoaa ~s,v
Io''sd :" shanden The en.s'pr'se, and We sp
the Fshuninpo.
Having greatly increased their Capital las,
TALL they determined 60 have . ~ monopoly
this season Their fret object vas 10 bur M
tho Dobuaue Company, IN wh,ch they sacresd.
cd. by giving NJ, Farley the We. Presidency h.
the Gaiena Compsuy This secure. they sue
ceeaed IN obtaining the exclusive monopoly 81
tbs M1wsukee aud Mississippi Raii,cad. IL.
i,ina npen their srea, power, they added new
boat. Ia their iae, antJ they aaaahsr~d ~ Al
u. opening u the saason, and srfsnged fut
tbree bos,s day hoping thereby Ia run ~ al
other tosts nom ihe tta'ic, Here wAs sp o.,
pottnni,y 10 display their usual sccommoda.
liae spirit although itsds aud travel vas !iks
ly 10 be much gtus,e, THE season than any pre-.
Won. ,sat, and although there VA. no reason
Why rate. u fare ought a", 10 have been 10
Jaced some little, this Compsay raced thr pti
~. sm sfoliar, very plAin commentary on
thel, f,tendi,ness Ia Minnssots.
Hut In addition 20 their uopspoly " the pes
.enge, trade ~ the Miw aakre and Msssslppi
kairoai and usisss and Chicago Union Nail
rad, they have almost en- exclusive tnospopoly
II the freight hosness, their arrangements he
ing that all heisht an thesr roMds shall he d.
81 this 10 that merchants rneei,iHe goods BY
either II ihese toatos are .ubisrt 10 Tbs eMpiI
ses 81 an unPfiBe pied aud unsrf upalsos eotn
pany IT, charge whsiey.r they rhoos~ fos freight
and allowing ~ No eha8c~ TOT fsj,ess.
Hut We have ono other matter 10 speak ~.
wherein w. are mt a~sra how Tar sh~ tsmpa.
~ msy he Interested. We ats assured by are
liable man that systematic snorts have been
made b, some ~ The Captains 81 the tompsny's
bna,.tn dissssde smisraats from coming 10 Mia
bsrpia, di-pafasibg the couutfy. snd thr peopie
here. We have ~ positive sviAenes except ~
~ ono II them but II would appear 10 be very
M s'sflous circumstance that the Captain ~
pscks, boat running nom oslsas " ~. PAU,
~oaid az lar g. against his apparent reeanlsry
interest. =. ~ srprosch sm,sraats and Innashes
them 10 seek other ioesiii,rs than Minnesota
faf theit bOmrs such . proceeding Gan only
be- tsooprilsd by being considered ~ part ~
plan adopted " snbsrfve the Interests ~ The
Company In some oshst way, than by en- In
e,ssse Ia the carrying trade W NJ. Paul
This }. the taippsDy that asks fssofs ~ the
people II NJ Paul. rss 10 tbs rotapsay tbs,
dssi,ss the exclusive right 70 . certain portion
" thn Ls,es let our Common cooocil yield ~
,bttn In this matter. and having obtained the
right, they oil msasss 70 ias the isseS With
their boats 10 The exclusion " every other
a'ssmbna, snd then. the merchants ~ H. Paul
WI ssh IN vas fe' ,,eigfe.si .ear'.s'..,
Gsisos Company l. not The ouly one tsdlns
now 10 NJ Paul, We have two other Compa
psn"s, but they ere DOT VI the monopolisisE
character.
Tbs ~. Ienis Packet dompapy, composed ~
several b"sis, bat having no eotporstS ofgssi
ration ~ general Treasury. kss brought . vest
amount Of trade ~ ~ Paul, this ~ ssop, and
each boat In this Ins IL - much satisisd 10 Q
special 9ossiioD 81 tbs wharf - tbs 0slsna
bosts.
Then. again, tbr falton City bns snotA-s
oempssy that has brought large amount VI
aarted In IN bsnorakis maasst. have the same
claims Tor special privilege
And shst shall ~ sst sbsgt our Minnesota
'i'sr packet boats iisys thsy M eisisss. and
no fiahis st tbs tsbdiB.f
We ~sDi tbs touneil distinctly ~ under.
stand, that the complaint sssiasi the city f1
lena Packet tompsay. In oar opinion. they
sfs lsss sstitlsd 10 sbsismsms than any y,ksr
bos,s They may t.ih ssd blostst sboat shh
drs wing ,h.i, ii.s.. hat their v,thdsswsi wsnid
psiy 10 tbs signal for ~ many Independent
bos,. 10 ,,hs ,bsb place Az . COMPANY. ,key
add ns,hiog 10 our Wuds and tLss vrhfiawsi
you'd not ,njurs n.
We ere psffsetiy satisfied thst The esryiag
trade ~ the Missi.sippi river shall he IN the
hasis ~ egmpaDis, bat ~ sre opposed Ia oil
enra psuiss usirg their powers, % saeh. 10 6p.
pre-. The people from shom they derive ihsB
support.
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