The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1882-11-26
THE GREAT RAILROAD WAR.
SWEEPING REDUCTIONS OF FREIGHT
RATES VEST OF CHICAGO.
The Milwaukee and 81. Paul Road Makes .
Ten-cent Tariff to Sioux CITY and Other
POlnts-EMorls In tits City 90 stop Il.

MAIhS VES1 UT CHACAUc
The Milwaukee and 81. Paul Road Makes =
Ten-cent Tariff to Sioux CITY and Other
Points-Enorts in this City 60 stop II.
CHICAGO, Nov. 25-Although the Miwau-
kee and st. Paul Railway made no new move
on passenger business to-day. 1t took posi-
ton on freight which Is OF more importance
than anything yet announced. Mr.. Eddy. COM
mercial agent Of the road. advertised tonight
ten-cent rate on oil classes Of freight from
Chicago to Sioux City. Sioux Falls. Sheldon.
Winnebago. Mankato. and Faribault. This
sweeping reduction would be Of interest even
II 1t affected only tho points named. but
It goes much further. and Influences all
business designed for st. Paul and Oma-
ha Freight can be sent to Sioux City
at ten cents. and rebiled from that point
to Omaha at local rates. leaving a margin OF
from 20 to so cents. and really cutting the
Omaha ratio to that extent. The Illinois Gen.
trail and Northwestern have met this cut The
ten-cent rate to Faribault is as clear a case OF
cut ratio to st. Paul as the Rock Islands fifty
cent ratio to Chaska is Faribaut is sixty-two
ne for r any direct cut to st. Paul and by fo
ing a little short OF the terminal points the
Tho aggregate freight shipments during the the
past week on all the east-bound linesefrom this
point wero A 02I tons, against ssl52 tons for
ture ofthe weeks business is the large Increase
In flour shipments. due. in q great measure. It
to Chicago. The emf miiers Of the Northweset are
a ns M of Sc sok low ana s s and Es
no IF the ms THAI shp
the raj rates west of Chicago are abruptly in
creased a which at present
effect on Dec, L. Will operate to largely in.
crease contracts for Eastern shipment dur
Ing the coming nn week To-day only two char,
Is considered that this will practically close
the season Of lake shipments. There Is at
tracted for Eastern shipment. which it was ex-
pected would go by lake that will. on account
the sf rs S1 hss fRe sa
to interior and New El gland points. The Nigh
The increase IN provision Tonnage is due in
and the good business now being done by the
packing, houses. The principal reason assigned
mage, however Is the very good export de-
mand. shippers being anxious to send meats
in for he Ghrtmas
west of Chicago is considered especially favor
able to the Eastern trunk lines, Arrangements
will take business. in car lots from the stock
yards. This road is not in the pool as yet,
yesterday to otsect a compromise between The the
warning roads; They were made principally
through some Of the most influential Of his as:
conferences were held with those officers OF the
Northwestern roads who are in this city. and
Sol1ami,n 4, telegraphic eorresp,9ndenco was
President Alexander Mitchell o, The" the ChieaSo
Milwaukee and st. Paul Railroad. SO far as
tour rl fhA ion.
hostilities was taken. Mr.. Gould profcsseI to
hold last evening pledges, from the mnnaga-
ments OF the several roads to attend con-
~ President H. +. Porter Of the Chicago, St.
evening that ne was willing. to go into con-
ference with tho other roads in the Northwest
mot D'5 f pooling 9rn
points or the simple restoration ofrates. What
he wants and the only condition upon which
It shall discuss ' and t dStermine the i ter,
ritory each road shall occupy, and that
be- D s I ne w sihs5 S
Of the company shall build without the consent
of the others; In proof that the territorial
ter made public last evening letter which he
wrote in Chicago in February; 1881. to Mr.. Ben
p9ny; He cited 1t as proof Of the assertion
which Vii he has, has made and adhered to since
caused by the assressive and o WAR
policy of the Milwaukee and St Paul road in
building into The territory OF the other North
the policy of tho Milwaukee and st. Paul would
eventually cause the war which is now in prog
ress Mr.. Porter said that he would go into
a conference with the other roads on the one
question of territory and with tho understand
ing that any points that could not be settled by
conference should be submitted to arbitration.
Whether all the other roads have assentcd to
this proposition could not. be learned. The
Milwaukee and =. Paul Is the only one to
The tenor Of the answer Of President Mitchell
OF the St Paul road to Mr.. Could who pro-
fesses to hold pledges for a conference could
not be learned but If he has agreed to meet all
the other roads. 1t must be- according to Mr..
Porter. upon the terms mentioned.