Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-11-11
The War on Passenger Rates from st.
Paul to Chicago Fully
Inaugurated.
FIVE DOLLAR RATE ESTABLISHED.
The c. n. & st. p. Accepts the Rock
Islands Gauge Of Battle.
THE OMAHAHAS FOLLOWED SUIT
1 Lively Time and Brisk Travel
Anticipated.
Especial Telegram to the Globe

Especial Telegram to the Globe.
CHICAGO, Nov. 10.-The Chicago, Mil
waukee s. ST. Paul Railroad company will.
sell first-class tickets from ST. Paul and
Minneapolis to Chicago, commencing to
morrow Saturday morning at S. each.
The above dispatch from a trustworthy
source was received by the GLOBE at too
late an hour last night to admit OF inquiry
as to the cause Of this tremendous cut in
rates. The action of the Chicago, Milwau-
kee & st. Paul company, however, is no
doubt the beginning of war i'll passen-
ger rates that will not end until the Chi
cago, Rock Island & Pacific road shall be
compelled to accept the share in the St.
Paul and Minneapolis business originally
offered by the two other trunk lines.
1t will be remembered that about six
weeks ago the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific
road, which operates the Minneapolis &
St. Louis line. asked to be admitted 10 the
st. Paul poo on equal terms with the Chi
st. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha roads. At
a meeting of the managers OF the roads in
interest held in this city the demand was re-
| fused on the ground that the line OF the
Rock Island was longer than either OF the
others, and that it had no terminal facili-
ties of it's own in st.
Paul and but Indifferent accommodations !
for the public. The Rock Island, r9pre-
sented by Mr.. R. r. Gable, persisted in it's
demand, and threatened to inauGurdte
war of rates. No attention was paid to
the threats, and ''cut'' was at once order
ed by the Rock Island, passenger tickets
being sold from St. Paul and Minneapolis
to Chicago as low as s.. A pooling ar
trangement previously entered int pre-
vented a cut on rates from Chicago to the
Northwest. These low rates have
been in vogue on the Rock ISL
and ever since, neither the
St. Pau! nor the Omaha roads paying any
attention 70 them. When spoken to re-
! s..:s,ynI the matter the managers uniform
. lated that the Rock Islands cut was in
no degree affecting their lsiness. The
travelling public has almost permitted the
dispute to pass from remembrance. Not
Iso, however, with the railway managers.
After lapse Of so many weeks the Chisl-
go, Milwaukee g. St. Paul company
has resolved to ''see'' the cut of the
Rock Island, AMI there is every reason to
believe that it viii ''go it better to the
) extent of several dollars, if necessary. The
, Chicago, st. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha
road will also be compelled to meet the
cut, and fares on all three of the trunk
lines from st. Paul to Chicago will be re-
duced to the minimum.
Among the possibilities of the war in
rates thus fully inaugurated is the rupture
of the pool on business from Chicago to
S st. Paul. At present the cut is only in
one direction, but It is not likely that an
: agreement of any sort can long subs;st be
tween the companies which does not en-
; brace the entire northwestern business. It
e is very evident that the St. Paul folks have
Q determined to make it decidedly lively for
the Rock Island. Hitherto it has not been
much of fight, for it takes two to make a
dispute all to itself thus far. At any rate
we may look for lively times in railway
). circles herewsy, and a large increase of
e travel to Chicago. How long the war will
q continue will depend very much upon the
staying qualities of the Rock Island, which
has two powerful aud wealthy trunk lines
v to contend with-companies that can afford
:. to maintain the contest almost indefinitely
Interriesr With Mr.. IeGsGaIc.
Since the above was in type, GLoBF
) reporter found Mr.. Teasdale, general pas.
= senger agent of the Omaha line, and
, learned from him some additional partic.
ulars. In response to queries relative to
the pool between the Omaha and St
Paul lines. he stated that when the trouble
arose early in October between the roads
o relative to the freight rates given the Rec
Z. Wing and Minneapolis millers, the Omaha
e company gave notice of the termination
/ of the pool. By the terms of the pool i
9 could be terminated by either party upon
: giving forty FIVE days netice, and hit
company gave that notice at thai
time The date of The termination Of the
PoA is accordingly Nev. 18th. Prior te
: tlat time the two roads are at liberty te
;, make any reduction they can agree upon
between themselves, but the rate must be
uniform for both. 1t appears. therefore
that the representatives of the Omaha and
ST. Paul lines met in Chicago yesterday and
. made the reduction to five dollars from St
!, Paul to Chicago, as already announced. a
rate which meets the competition of the
Rock Island, Albert Lea route
After Nov. ID eGch company
!; will be at liberty to make its
own rates without cons 1ltatio1 with the
: Others. Mr.. Teas3ale's conspicro IS an