, 1881-12-20
Another Freight Blockade at st.
Lollts-Parsi,nony Of the
Bridge Company.
incorporation In Minnesota Of the st.
Paul, Minneapolis & Chicago
Railroad,


RarlInx tho orlers given l'y tho railroads ID this
Slate that Oil AMI after 1all. l. iBs, owing To tho
Nlltptton bt tho now commission tnrttf. they
wnt,ll Rlvo no moro special rates to lea1lng
manufacturers ard shippers tnt won'4 trrat nll
shippers nike. nnd cxact tho regular tariff
rates. Tho following lrIns we're represented at
tho meeting: II. D. Isufursi & Co.. necre & TO-.
Dfn1nock, Uouli 4 Co., ]. y. ktstor Lntnasr
Company, Moline Paper conpany. Moilne Pump
Company. Moline Stove Company, Rock fssaud
Glnss Company. 1tock 1slund stuve Cum
pauy, Nllt.ums, Whttr s. TO-, Ratuatd s.
Lea's Manufacturing Company. sebIhfnpcr 4
Tr"MsMt!!, ltenty Darts sasss. I,eere s Mansus
Company, lIuntoot Ilrothors. Mo'ne Mallrabto-
irun Cimpuny, atotnu Pluw Cotunssts,' Mntnn
Island Lumisr Company, Union Mafea6ie: Iron
Golnpnny. weyotha,lssr 4 nsnkit.an. Moline
pips..1rkHn Co1npany: The fui!nw.nx N tc;ola'
stato sase ooray aSda b. s te
r:.o,,tly estaiIisncti by the ttiiiroad aid War-
hUllsc commissioners. md to discontinue NIL
special rhtcs to the manufacturers OF this ssato;
WHEREAS, Tho enforcement ,0t ahy fixed,
ironctad thrill wt,tilsl Id detrmentnl to. II NOT
crs, as we'll ~ tho general con,nvroIaf fntvrests
Of tho people Ut this Suite. by compelling tnat1,-
fHcturCrs III hny tt1c1F supplies lE Of the Htatpt
fur the ptsrpaso OF getting tic bnnott or Inter.
Sutc RATES, which e'annDt bt controlled by state
lcxisla.ion. or to r.fnuyc their manufacturing
WHEREAS, Wo deem 1t necessary and proper
that ruasonut!o r1,txinutn ratcs SHOULD to liked
by htw, 70 prevent oxtortton, nnd ~ the s.lIEs
tItre klv!nK the rtl!rtNAu canpm.eH discretion to
make speclaE rntcs thercualers Us tho nrccss!-
ties of tho case tnuy require. tO cnab!u n,inu'
factnrers of other States: now. % thercf"ra bs it
fitndrcd. That n,ecluK III tho manufacturers
Or tnss sts 1o G!'e1 a. taa Ta!iaef [s ntsS, III
1SSf, ut III uE}fGk n. l.t to tQke Into t.igtdGtn.
ton tho forcI3't,R tn4ttera with view " de-
sisnH speeuy reneuy 1ita 70 pf1ecs tno 'ntef-
Ineso resolutions nave oteh aehs ~ ~! tue
protl!lnent mannfacstiIGfs III rug sfate, witn y
Fa;ncr iioss. ii ;hIs eity, next Tnursdsy., ii Is
expected! that I,cnr!y ~ fae promineut tnanu.
fncturers - thla state wiz be present, and mat
tance. rs .hay VIII show The feeling which *
!sss ailtHnx % the manufAetnrers regarding tho
ew he safn stn,aoe of thu t1ltoo,, roass snv TIM,
they mem to let the maMutaetursss w. txn! .i az
tns % taatter ~ @n1cng thsHsolyss. sr @ Tae :aroads %
~ = until changed by tho proper autaur!ties. .
While tho rai!r.'aa men vFere tlKattnk tug Com
.s1ncTs tSrf tney receycd d. ~ la tftm r, ,n.
the new ratcs than tho Falflroais themselves.
afrnia 10 Step np,,n tho co1ns Of their frlonds
the Nt1.il9ers. ana oven now tncy we're trytng 10
G%rr tcT ." npa p. shS!uor 1n! ihe aet9n
" Wy sioAe MFMss lt!uS say; ~ apuMt 70 .hCu
aistuilt % oatl he THOSE trms resolve that tho
deem u necessary that reasonable, fndxtulusn
t..tes SHOULD " nxeu ~ iAw lO prevent extor.
LION, put that the rallroau canilM.l1es nhunh'
anvg .tscrouon 10 MAXI speolat rates ~ tue tle'
cesa Hes OF the cAsr Hty require to eilAple tnan.
ufnetarcrs OF thi4 state to Goinpeta with those nt
n.i'Tr StMtes: TVS, tls faroM man suy: attw'
tho true 1nwhrdHeaH' or theae manufacturers.
shhnld hx maximum Eltcs Tor thelT frlends
ne ufanxcfs, ~ ne snme Lime tnoS 10 nat Yaht
t,Iir1nds stnjIl h" niInwo,l tn xivn thar, aSrIai
| ratps The r,4itrual men GAt,uof Reu tlt,w my