Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-05-03
RAIL and RIVER ROUTES.
What President Cable Says About the Fuel
COmpany's Suit-A New Station on the
Northern Pacific-Departure of the Os-
ceOla for Buffalo-ArrivaI of the Mary
MortOn-Caught on the Fly.
The Great Suit.

r. R. Gable, president of the Minneapo-
lis 81 st. Louis road, is IN the city. He
arrived yesterday afternoon and is guest
at the Metropolitan hotel. He is on a
tour of inspection, and not on business
connected with the suit of the Northwest
ern Fuel company against his road for
damages consequent upon the alleged
violation of a contract by the latter.
"What is the condition of that suit at
PRESENT." he was asked.
"The suit is pending in court, be-
lieve."
''The company makes a pretty strong
showing against your corporation, be-
Iieve?'
''That depends entirely upon how a
court will regard the bill of particulars.
''How about the contract plaintiffs claim
to have with your company. Is it the iron
bound document they say it is, or is it one
of the elastic kind?"
Contract, contract" he replied musing-
ly; 'if they have any contract the court
will discover that fact and adjudicate
thereon, l presume"
Gas l remember their statements, some
of them represented plaintiffs as suffering
great hardships. They claim to have in
vested largely in rolling stock which was
stranded in consequence of your violating
the provision in the contract with refer
ence to their transportation"
"Well, what of it?"
"Only this, if the judge rules adversely
to the plaintiffs claims, what will be done
with it?''
Nothing, nothing at all. They can
take their movables whenever they want
to. We don't'want them"
what effect will such decision have
upon the development of the coal mines ?''
'None whatever. There are plenty
wishing to develop them, and furnish the
product to consumers at less than the Fuel
company have been furnishing it for"
''There's suspicion that the defendants
in the suit refused to comply with the
terms of the contract to freeze out the coal
company and thereby secure the develop
ment of the mines to their own benefits.
How is this, anyhow"
"Simply ridiculous. There's no truth in
it. We are not miners, but common car
riers; not monopoly, but q
corporation organized and managed
for the public benefit. That
hO1 WIN 10 q hOhOpOAJ oAO VIC 0OA
believe the courts will sustain them. By
the way, the papers here, 1 understand,
have in their statement of facts, been in
fuenced by local sympathy. Is that so?''
"Not by any manner of means. The
press here has not in its statement of the
case been influenced by any other con-
sideration than fair statement of the posi-
ton assumed by parties plaintiff and de-
PENDANT. Who told you so?"
81 heard it somewhere"
"Well the report is without foundation
in fact. Has the road since the suit was
instituted sustained any damage by reason
of the issue of injunction to restrain the
movement of trains?"
"Not to any appreciable extent"
"Will any action be taken to recoup for
damages?"
"That will be determined hereafter"
Mr.. Gable represents the road of which
he is manager in a Furnishing condition
and enjoying large amount of business
He will return home this evening via. Des
Moins and Rock Island.