, 1879-08-15

The Excitement In Regard to the
Advance Of Freigi1ts.
Tbs arnngers Propose to Get Up on
Their Ear If 1t Is Done.
Tho st. Pau1 Managers Apparently ln1'
ious to Avoid Trouble.
rho nuilroad Commissioner Enters . Pro-
test Against tho Advance.
Tho Democratic Nominations-..Honeat
Money III the Ascoudnut.

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s,.tiat Correspondence ot Tae Tribute
MILWAUKEE, Auu. 13-The lion. A. j.
rnrncr, Railroad Commissioner for ,lic State,
~, in an appearance here un Monday upon what
snneareIl 10 him to bc very Important mission.
Thc neople Of Wisconsin and Atnucsotu-thc
la,trr much more than the formcr--l,ayc l,ccome
,onstirral)lY excited OF late orer the proposed
advance ln railroad charges, md tlcrc Rrc somc
strong Indications TINT tue edranCer-antfra[lroad
{rclfnr will be speedily roy|srd unless there nrc
,ome stringent measures adoDtcd to prevent 1t.
Cruc,ai Manager Merrill md Mr. GauIt, OF tho
St. Paul Road, have deemed 1t necessary 10
visit 81, Paul and TO make sumo concessions 10
III, business men OF that city Ia order to
inlay tho feeling already existing thcrc against
.o,,. octe oi that Company which were regarded
so'ns s,,,,o ~ thc r,rhta Of t,p community. in.
% nost.'o " ..ls +, 9. p,,,i .r., .ftn,a,nn
deed, the excitement "a 81. fau. aho M'ancapot
1ts arose 10 so hi2tt ptcn over me puFcAose OF
hraucb road to Duluth by tic st. Paul folks
49,, ,.,r stronn re3s,rc wns bsuuRut to bear
"'"' 'e''
on INV n,,,anunv
s"sI .,a. .4''.s"une ~ .'!a 1u,,,.., t.x
to Gull an extra session OF Tic Legislature 1or
thr purposc Of again sttcmnttng to regulate the
t,rtT of frcfrh,s anl passengers on railroads.
.s,,,, tn ,,,r onc IN forcu in 1871. which was a
bnn1a' ~ ~ wv ~ .',, ,a.a,,.
copy. au oau ome' y. oas ''ator1'"s =, nH" ou'ou'
"potler law. The st. Faul ha'lroad mana2c'
mcnt does not like 10 see SO much ol ainnc-
sota's wheat sent to Dntuth md around tic
1al,ca 10 Buffalo INT wouIu much prefer It
.h,,,n nus. oror Their lima tn ,his III = m into
sso p ho,, o,,, IN to,.I for ,bc enct
taelF eeVatofs aese a'Iu ~ ''ea ~. VI. ps"."s
OF whom IL mny conPcFn' VI eouFac tl!s ~
legitimate cndcaror on illcir part, provided they
w sud IN mni.e M them nar tributp where the tax Is
sho uuhe n."a g"5 s'ou.o Sv,,,"v w. - -
oncsous' UNJUST anu oppEcsa'c' "i'''ous ~
ing into the merits ot the ease at any gre ut
.sv lint Tho Altnnrsotaus nre ,,p o,, their car on
sa5 's."'. u... ~ , "s ...e. ~ 0A' ~
"e 'uo1cct' "'a e''a1
MERRILL AND aAutr
Eeut IN OF, purposc to sec what could ho done.
II Ia ctvcn out that t],cy euccerdcd in part at
fcost mt that m .ytrn arssfon nf fl,c Ley,sla.
lure, wlicl, the corporation la anxious to avert,
lss still imminent:
The Noflroad Commissioners ria1t here on
Monday was to caufcr With thu managers Of tho
vance OF ffctEhts which, he heard, WIS III cum
temptation OH their mart. Mt. Turner said that
ifsnch step was decided npon he should enter
Rmost emphatic protest against It. ID bcrnNsn
hs felt 1t lais dutr mud Ills privilege By virtue Of
Ills otllco to protect the bEnple OF the State from
extort1onatc elAargcs II possible, anu ~ bocausc
revival Qt tNG Granger excitement lllat pfe-
vailed in the Statc In 1a1'14'15 WIS essentially
pern!cious AMI detrimental 10 both the people
md the rai1ruad corporations.
rnB cnops ARE EXCELLENT
NJ, ovor t,,n Woat. nra ,hc folI hn,inesa w,,, II,
e,,n,,o,a e 10. - nronco ~ lin fro.S.a ,,or H.
nrnnr th;,,,s With ,oo, Itvn ,1ow r ~.
posely aimed at the laborIug classes. especially
the agricultural Interest OF tho country, which
is lust now recovering from lung-conttuucd
depression.
Mr.. Turner's interview Is still q matter uf
CONJECTURE but the view, be llulls in regard tn
au adyaneo Of frcIGhts at th!s time Is no'dou5t
shared by otrrs rs well as the farmers Of the
State. i1le wholesale dchlcrs aud tlle country
lower figure ,u-day lI,an they haye ia twenty
ycars anI At less prolf. Md the trading classes
as VEL rs the asricu!tnral, could oe sasily e1-
st. Paul Company Inns bccn grabbing all tho
lines OF railroad lint they rou ret tlIcir hauIls
on iu Wisconsin, Iowa, md Minnesota, iue!uding
,,,,,.. ,,..'l,' "a '.,"S ~. 1870.
nnu nov Air: s!tc'eil' tno resident, 1s say TO
r T s Nohefn rass IL a6scusss Il
not likely that. Jus trlsstea managers wlll bo