Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-12-13
A Practical End Of the Railroad War
in the Northwest Reached.
MUTUAL CONCESSIONS ARE MADE.
A Verbal Agreement that no More
Railroads be Constructed.
AND THE OMAHA.
Porter to be Replace,sby Eughitt in
the Presidential Office.
Special Telegram to the Globe. |

managers met at 3:45 this afternoon at
the Winsor hotel but adjourned without
action until tomorrow TO enable Mr..
Merrill of the ST. Paul road, to obtain
oa:a regarding certain rates fro m the West
1t IS stated on what is deemed reliable au-
thorlty that settlement will finally be
reached tomorrow. It is said that the
several warning roads have verbally agreed
that no further trespassing will be made
upon the territory OF any other road. and
tomorrow if the territorial boundaries
cannot be satisfactorily agreed upon, it
will be decided to leave the questions in
dispute TO arbitration. An almost irnme-
date restoration OF rates may be expected,
anu the strength of this expectation antic-
lpated was notably apparent in its effect
on the stock market this afternoon.
Western Associated Press.l
New YoEK, Dec. 12.-Many condict;ro
statements were made il the lobby of the
Windsor this morning. Milbank and
Mitchell assert that peace will reign from
to-day, and more than likely the war will
terminate at the meeting. Porter is not
so sangulHe. Other railroad men are very
reticent. It is certain that crisis is near
er at hand than expected. and it looks this
morning as if what President Riddle said
yesterday will transpire-that an under
standing will be arrived at before the COM
mlttee adjourns. Porter has no faith in
the Vanderbilt purchase story, and says if
Il were SO he would know it.
The subcommittee went into session at
1870. President Riddle was added to the
committee. Porter says that the settle
ment will be that the st. Paul will keep
out of the Omaha territory.
The committee, after two hours confer
ence, adjourneN until 10 O'Clock to-mor
row morning. Progress is being made
toward a settlement of the dispute. It is
believed there will be an amicable settle
ment this afternoon.
The railroad managers convened at $50
O'Clock this afternoon and adjourned until
10 O'Clock tomorrow morning, without
| action. to enable Mr.. Merrill. of the ST.
Paul road. to obtain some figures concern
ing rates from the West.
The subcommittee in their report rec
ommend that there be no more railroads
built in the Northwest, and that the St.
Paul railroad leave the Omaha territory.
Roth these recommendations, it is report
ed, were accepted. This settles the terri
torial question. The committee adjourned
till tomorrow, when the question Of rates
and division of business will be considered.
No trouble is anticipated in the adjust
nent of these differences. There will be.
1t is thought, an immediate restoration of
rates, and the question of division will be
arranged without delay.
President Porter was asked tonight
whether it was true that in the event OF
Vanderbilt having purchased a controlling
interest IN the Omaha road he would re-
sign his position as president OF the com
pany. He replied: Il have not yet given
the matter thought. The fact is 1 look
upon tie report as idle rumor." Notwith-
standlng this answer it is very generally
believed that changes will take place. and
that Hughitt will be elected in place of
President Porter.
AT the afternoon conference" said
Cable, sit was verbally understood that no
notice be given at tie conference BIZ the
company that wishes to establish addi-
tionai sections" The committee to-mor-
row will consider the settlement on the
traffic basis, an agreement covering st.
Paul and minneapolis business will prob
| ably be made and pool established for "a
division of business of the above points
or,6 tcOf for tIn
The Rock Island railway will ask for
portion of the st. Paul and Minnea polls
business.
The Times says "In the meeting yester-
day there were no propositions made re-
gar0ing division of business. General
Manager S. S. Merrill, of the st. Paul, said
he came to New York for peace. He sug-
gested that rates should be restored at once
aud traffic arrangement afterward. Gen
eral Manager R. R. Gable, of the Rock ISL
and, said he was anxious to restore rates.
but before he could consent to do so there
must be some definite plan agreed
to. Both OF them said after the
meeting that they hoped and expected to
terminate the var at once. Other officers
of the road said that the war might be
ended and rates restored today. No trou-
BILE was anticipated in settling traffic mat
ters. If no other way determined, there
would be little difficulty in making com
pact to maintain rates,
while each road took what
business it could secure. Mr.. Keep was
confident peace was question OF only al
short time, aud crowd of spectators at
the Windsor generally understood the war
was as good as settled. Mr.. Porter was
asked if he had resigned, and he laug hing
ly replied he had not. He had not been
asked to resign. He added that he GER
tainly should not retire without being con-
suited about it.
The Sun has the following report of the
meeting: The committee Of officers of
the warning granger railroads appointed to
devise or suggest plan of settlement was
in session several hours at the Windsor
hotel yesterday. Instead OF meeting the
full conference at $50 o'clock as was the
programme, the committee gave notice