Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-11-24

full supplies of coupon tickets for
all points In the United States on rail-
road lines. By train time to-uight the
ticket sales amounted to $4,000. The
price of tickets by both the Chicago.
Milwaukee and ST. Paul and Omsha
lines was IS, with rebate Of 81. For
points beyond Chicago tickets are sold
st rates from Chicago, with the sl 10
Chicago added, which gives, also, ON
nibus transfer in Chicago. Thus, ifa
traveller wants to go to Detroit from ST.
Paul, the fare would be 81, or 81 to
Chicago and IS from Chicago to De
troit. AT the office of the Chicago.
Milwaukee and st. Paul there was q
gathering of the magnates, and Father
Merrill st the head oi the grand coun-
cll of war. General Manager Van
Horne, of the Canadian Pacific, who
had arrived from Winniaeg en- route
flor Montreal, had talk with Mr.. Mer-
rlll, the latter remsrking: "Van, l
wish We had you with us just now.a
Mr.. Merrill was in fine spirits. and
seemingly i'll the humoi for a first-class
| hight, IN which, according 10 Mr.. Van
Horne, there will be some crockery
smashed. Mr.. Merrill's party from
milwaukee consisted of himself, As
slstant Passenger Agent George II.
Heatford, and Secretary F. M. Myer.
When asked for his position on the
cut General Manager Merrill submitted
the following: From ST. Paul or Min
neapolis to Chicago or Milwaukee, 81:
from st. Paul or Minneapolis to Eau
Claire % cents; from st. Paul or Min
neapohs to Shakopee, Mankato, Win
nebsgo City, Albert Lea, Carver.
Prairie Junction, Seldom. same price
(s5 centsl from any of these points To
st. Paul or Minneapolis. In other
words, person can go from st. Paul 70
Albert Lea, or any of those points
named, in the % cent list, and return
for 90 cents; from st. Paul or Mime
spolis to Adrian, Mimi, $a.05, or the
same rate back; to Norfolk, Neh., IS. %,
and the same from Northfeld to st. Paul:
to Council Bluffs 81 ,and the same price
for return; to Omaha, $3.50; to st. Joe,
S4.90; to Atchison, Kan, 1915; to st.
Peter, Minn., 75 cents, and the same
price up; to Heron Lake S5 cents, and
the same price up; to East Orange So
cents, and the same to return; to Sibley
80 cents, and the same to return; to
I.emars, Iowa, $3.50, and the same
price back; to Luyerne, I.4o; to Val
ley Strings, So cents; to Kansas City,
$6,95; to Denver, $3.50; to San Fran
cisco, $1,000. From Sioux City, Sioux
Falls, Sheldon, Iowa, Shakopee, Man
kato, Albert Lea, Carver, or Prairie
Junction to Chicago or Milwaukee. the
price is 81.
Thus it will be seen that the prices
between st. Paul or Minneapolis to or
from all points in Minnesota, Iowa and
Nebraska are the same, so that the
travelling public is really reaping y
harvest, and can go and come at mere
ly nominal prices.
Perhaps the greatest interest centers
in the slashing of freight rates, and
porter was given the following formal
and official notice: "On and after
Nov. 20, and until further notice, the
rate on millstutfs from st. Paul or
Minneapolis to Milwaukee or Chicago
will be a cents per hundred pounds,
and on flour 10 cents per barrel. On
wheat to st. Paul or Minneapolis from
Albert Lea, Winnebago City, Mankato,
Fulda, and Pipestone inclusive, Shell
don and Sioux Falls, 12} cents per
hundred pounds; that is wheat can be
shipped from the points named to
Minneapolis or st. Paul, ground into
flour and reshipped to Milwaukee or
Chicago all on one shipping, in tran
sit of l29 cents per numbered pounds"
The cut is heavy one, the former rate
on flour to. Milwaukee or Chicago being
10 cents per barrel.
With reference TO further cutting III
freights the reporter was informed
that it was absolutely impossible TO
tell what would result; that the Chica-
go, Milwaukee d st. Paul would pro-
tect its business at all hazards and con
tinue its safeguards just as long as ne
cessity required.
With reference to passenger rates il
was jokingly said that chromos would
undoubtedly be offered to passengers
wItain a few days. Mr.. Merrill was IN
exuberant spilits, as though he did not
consider that his company could pos
sibly be beaten in any way. He only
became serious when he said that he
did not believe the war would be Of
brief duration, thereby giving in an
implied way his antagonists credit for
grit and endurance.
MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, Nov. 20.-Mana-
ger S. S. Merrill said tonight that his
road was making defensive fight and
would stay with the other roads to the
bitter end although he was anxious to
close up the war at any moment. The
cut had been forced on his road and
they should see that they held their
own at all hazards. He would not un-
dertake to say what would next
happen.
ST. PAUL ROAD.
Sioux CITY, Nov. GO M. & st. p.
company, to-day, are selling tickets
from Sioux City to st. Paul for twenty
five cents, and from here to Chicago
and Milwaukee for 81 % to meet cut
of the st. p. & o., announced on Sun
day morning.