Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-09-22
THE ST. PAUL POOL.

IHE ST. PAUL POOL.
AnAgreementArrived at Between the Riya
Railroads Competing for the st. Pau
Trade-Text of the Document.
| Especial Telegram to the Globe.
CHICAGO, Sept 21.-There was held to-
day another conference on the Minnesota
traffic by the railway managers. An en-.
tirely new agreement was made mp by Pot
ter OF the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
road, and acquiesced in by R. R. Gable OF
the Rock Island. It was submitted to the
managers of the Northwestern and Bur
hngton, who agreed to its provisions
which were also telegraphed to Merrill OF
The Milwaukee & St. Paul, who replied
that he would come to Chicago when he
and the other managers would affix theW
signatures to the document, thus settling
the mixed question of Minnesota traffic.
The new agreement reads as follows:
It being the desire of the Chicago and
Northwestern, Chicago, Milwaukee s. st.
Paul, Chicago, Rock Iaiand & Pacific and
the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy railways
to place these lines on an equal footing
and maintain the rates on passenger bust
ness going from and passing through
Chicago, Englewoo6, Washington Heights,
Blue Island or Milwaukee and district to
st. Paul, Minneapolis, and all points
northeast and northwest thereof. to the
end that from and after Oct, 1. 1882, there
shall be no cutting rates for such COM
petitive business, and that oar treasures
may reap the largest amount.
of revenue possible, the following agree
ment entered into the twenty-&rst day ST
September, 1882, is hereby subscribed to-
and the same shall continue in force for
the period of one year from October first
1882
First-It is agreed by the parties here
to that the current passenger traffic rates
from Chicago, Bnglewoo6, Washington
Heights, Blue Island and Milwaukee shall
be strictly maintained by our respective
conn anies, and that we shalt demand the
same from competing lines with the ex-
ception that on seaboard emigrant bust
ness the, rates via Lake and Milwaukee shall
be the same as via Chicago.
Second-That theatrical rates from Chi
cagoy Engfewood, Washington Heights.
Blue Island and Milwaukee to st. Paul.
Minneapolis and all points beyond, shall
be abolished.
Third-The Chicago, Rock Island & Pa
cific railroad shall be permitted to sell
freight shippers, through its freight de-
partment only, a special one way or round
trip commercial ticket from Chicago to,
ST. Paul or Minneapolis, at rate which
shall equalize the present rate of $50 for
thousand mile tickets, as now sold by the
Chicago & Northwestern and Chicago, Mil
waukee q st. Paul railways, it being un-
derstood and agreed by the Chicago,
Rock Island & Pacific railroad
that the restriction placed upon
the issue, sale and use of
such commercial tickets for shippers shall
agree and be in accordance with the re-
strictions placed upon the sale and use of
the thousandInil commercial tickets re-
ferred to. It rs further agreed that any
thousand -mile shippers tickets, single or
roundtrip, of the Chicago, Rock Island &
Pacific issue sold after the LIST day of Octo-
Der, 1882, and found in the hands of ticket
brokers or of any other unauthorized per-
sons to whom the same have been trans
ferred illegitimately, shall be redeemed by
the company issuing the same
at $25 each, and of any number
if tickets issued and sold prior
to October LIST, 1882, are so found they
shall be redeemed at $40 each.
Fourth-A violation of this agreement
shall subject the offending party to the
penalty of paying the sum of $500 for each
offense to the three remaining roads party
thereto in equal proportion, and all cues
tions regarding the violation of this agree
ment shall be submitted to the general
passenger agents of the four lines, parties
thereto, the majority of whom shall impose
the penalty, if in their judgment they deem
it necessary after fifty investigating all
the facts in the case. In
case there should be tie
vote on the question of a violation of
this agreement, it is agreed that the mat
ter shall be submitted to and decided by
some one of the other general passenger
agents, who shall be disinterested party,
the same to be selected by majority
vote of the general passenger agents of
the fOur lines Darties hereto