Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-12-11

| Pany, made their appearance on the streets
Inc presence of Mr.. Carey was received as eyi
uence bnat the incorporates well understood
t .nao tney haa resorted TO grab game; tina,
ehey expected legal complications would ensue
anu We're determined to fight it through, if nee
essary' 10 resort to those multitudinous lega
"a ny tne parties discussing the situation with
being familiar,
=, win view of getting at the bottom facts in
cne matter, and If possible relieving the gen
eral apprehension, that the proposed move
menu was lnlhlcal to st. Paul, GLOBE envoy
WAS dispatched on an interviewing tour.
naturally he first sought Messrs. Carey and
frlor. These gentlemen were found at the
general offices of the Chicago Milwaukee & st.
faul company. At the time the GLOBE man
entered the Office, the gentlemen were eagerly
scanning the words being written out by the
telegraph operator. The message being received
1T subsequently transpired was from Manager
Merrill in Milwaukee. The message received
Mr. Carey folded it up and putting it in his
SIDE pocket, he and Mr.. Prior started for the
door. AS they approached the door the GLOBE
man an, stopped their progress with
Good morning. Mr.. Prior
dood morning." was the response.
EnVoy-As the publication of the articles of
incorporation of the Minneapolis & st. Paul
railway of which you appear as one of the
lnco1rporators and the putting of men at work
on the proposed line at the unusual hour of mid
night, has created much comment and no little
eAcioement among our people, | would like a
statement from you Of the object Of the pro-
ceedlngs Tor the benefit of GLOBE readers
Prlor-Well, really, I have nothing to saw.
except that we propose to build direct and
snort line from st. Paul to Minneapolis. and
10 bulld 1t as soon as possible. But let me
make ok you acquainted with Mr. Carey.
The envoy and Mr. Carey shook.
Inc shaking over, Mr.. Carey in sort of a
say something and, turning to the envoy,
SAD: Our company has long intended to
t nulid direct short line between St. Paul and
Minneapolis. The present movement is in pur-
suance OF that intention, nothing more. It is
not undertaken with view of antagonizing
the interests of the st. Paul & Sioux City com
pany, nor the interests of st. Paul in any way.
Inc company, the original company, and
Cd ene new organization, stand ready to give the
St. Paul d Sioux City people every facility de-
s,reo 10 reach their proposed shops, by giving
them the use of our track, or allowing chem to
Put down one OF their own
Prior-C nterrupting)-Th fact u.s. as 1 said
before, our object is to get as short line an
possible between St. Paul and Minneapolis, and
we propose to build it as rapidly as men and
and money can do it.
Envoy-By what time?
Prior-Oh, l can't tell.
Mr. Carey. continuing: AS said, we have
not intended IN this move to antagonize the st.
Paul d Sioux City com pany in any way. I am
J ust In receipt of telegram from Mr.. Merrill
to say SO to MIR. Drake and Gen. Bishop, and to
assure them that any facilities they may re-
qu1re for transacting their business will be
cheerfully afforded upon satisfactory terms.
Envoy-Bdt, if such is the object, what was
the necessity fir this midnight business?
10 this neither Mr. Garev
safed any reply, and, excusing themselves the
interview was brought to close.
HON. E. F. DRAKE.
Naturally the envoy next turned his face in
the direction Of the general offices of the st.
Paul & Sioux City railroad company. Mount
ing to the third story, President E. T. Drake
was found in his office. After passing the
customary salutations, the envoy announced
his business with:
Mr.. Drake, will you give the GLOBE your
views of the proceedings instituted by the
Chicago, Milwaukee q St. Paul company, or
rather the new incorporation, for another and
Mr.. Drake-Why, it is the most outrageous
piece of attempted midnight robbery ever
heard of.
Envoy-But Mr.. Cary says the move is in no
way antagonistic to your interests, and that
his company is ready and willing to give you
every facility to reach the proposed location of
your shops, and such other facilities as you
may desire.
Mr.. Drake,-That's good-give us facilities
for reaching proposed shops over our own
right of way. Why, the fact is that they have
put their men to work upon the line we have
already staked off, under the arrangement
made with the citizens committee for the To-
cation here of our machine shops. The located
line had no reference whatever to the proposed
line by the Milwaukee company to Minneapo-
lis, and could in no way interfere with the
project. In fact, Mr.. Merrill and his associates
we'll know, at least they ought to know, that
we stood ready should there be any necessity
for it, to Oxford them every possible facility for
carrying out their project, and why they
should resort to this attempted theft of our
lights to inaugurate their work is more than
can understand.
Envoy-Then you are of the opinion they
cannot sustain themselves in the position they
have taken?
MIR. Drake-Certainly not. Why, in the first
place, the pretented organization, under which
this seizure is made has no legal existence, as
you will see by an examination of the statutes
governing corporations.
Envoy-What do you propose to do about it?
Mr.. Drake-I hardly think they will persist
in their present efforts when they look at the
matter coolly and see where they stand. If
they should do SO, hardly know whether we had
better enjoin them drive them from the
work. Either would accomplish the object.
For the latter work we have already been offer
ed fully 800 men, under good sturdy leaders,
md 1t 1T should seem necessary to resort to
force, there is doubt of the outcome.
A CONFERENCE WITH CAREY.
just at this point Gen. J. W.
Bishop, general manager of the st.
Paul & Sioux City road returned from
! conference with Solicitor Carey. The sub
stance of Gen. Bishops report to President
Drake, was that he had informed Mr. Carey
that his company looked upon their proceed
ngs violation Of good faith, and nothing
more less than an attempted midnight
theft.
Mr.. Drake-Did you use those words?
Gen. Bishop-Yes.
Mr.. Drake-I am glad of it.
Gen, Bishop continuing said he had further
MIR. Carey that his company could
not and would not consent to
the present operations being continued; that
his company had no intention or desire
to throw any obstacle in the way of the Mil
waukee company reaching Minneapolis by
short cut. On the contrary, they had always
stood ready, and did now, if properly ap-
preached, to give that company every assist
ance in its power. They, however, had certain
rights in the location hit upon, and were bound
to defend them.
In continuation, Gen. Bishop said Mr.. Prior
acted as if he was ashamed of the part he had
played in the transaction, and that Fir. Carey
acknowledged that mistake had been made,
and that he would so inform Mr.. Merrill by
telegraph, who, he thought, would
without doubt have the work stopped. At any
rate, Mr.. Carey said that MI. Merrill was to be
in the city Friday, when some satisfactory ar
rangement could be made.
Mr.. Bishop plumply informed Mr.. Carey that
unless the present proceedings were promptly
stopped it would make DO difference with the
Sioux City company whether Mr.. Merrill came
Friday or not, as the first step to any further
friendly negotiations between the two comma