Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-11-21
TRANSPORTATION NOTES.
The Reason Why the st. Paul Withdrew
From the Iowa Pool.
DANGER OF A GENERAL WAR.
Its Rivals Determined to Push it to
the Wall il Possible.
NORTHERN PACIFIC MORTGAGE.
DANGER OF A GENERAL WAR.
NORTHERN PACIFIC MORTGAGE.
1t Was Au thOrized at Yesterday Is
Meeting---0ther Railroad Notes.
The Reasons Why the Chicago, 1IittcauEee
C st. PsNL Left the Pool.


interest of the opposition lines, or some
one else, are continually misrepresentiug
them and the reasons they have for leav-
| ing the Iowa pool. The following are the
reasons given by the officers OF the road in
| regard to the matter: 1t is claimed for
the company that ii has not refused to
turn into the pool the $4,000 said to be
earned by the St. Peul company in excess
of the earnings of the other roads in the
pool; that at the recent meetings of the
lines in the Omoha pool, held for the pur-
pose of settlements, the st. Panl people
explained why they considered them
selves entitled to a greater
percentage of the earnings from
stoch-freights than it was proposed to al
low them. They were allowed but 20 per
cent. of the pool earnings, and they claimed
they had handled 60 per cent. of the bust
ness. They had requested Commissioner
Midg!ey to even up the stock business by
division of tonnage, but this had not
been done. Representatives of other lines
of the association stopped over'' as soon
as The st. Paul abatement had been made.
Decidedly warm words followed, and tho
st, Paul proposed, in order that all might
be given an opportunity 10 cool down, to
defer the payment of the amount
claimed of them for day or two.
"How much time do you want ?' asked one,
to which the reply was made: Oh! we will
certainly know what we want to do before
Monday" Whereupon the report went out
that the Milwaukee & ST. Paul had repu-
dated its Indebtedness to the Iowa Trunk
Line association, and with it went all sorts
of talk, such as that the St. Paul company
was low in funds; wanted that S38,O00
to make good showing in eNnings and
give stocks boost; that the act would for
ever break the confidence of connecting
lines in the st. Paul's disposition to live
up to agreements; that other roads would
have nothing more to do with the line, etc.
Friday the Chicago, Milwaukee & st.
Paul notified all lines Of the Iowa Trunk
Line association, to whom dues had been
declared from its Omaha business, that
their respective amounts awaited their
call by draft or otherwise. After having
paid these amounts, or having notified the
claimants to draw for their respective
claims, the st. Paul prepared and sent to
Commissioner Midgley its notice of With
drawal from the association, to take effect
thirty days from date of notice, as per re-
quirement of the pool agreements. The
st. Paul people will say nothing relative
to the matter further than that the associa-
tion's workings are not satisfactory to
them, and that the interests of their road
demanded withdrawal from the associa-
ton.
Superintendent Meek, of the Des Moines
&INorthern road, which is the line by
which the Milwaukee road does its Des
Moines business, says he believes the Mil
waukee has no intention of Withdrawing
from the Des Moines Traffic association,
and that SO far as he knows all the roads
IN the Des Moines pool are fully satisfied
| with the new arrangement. He also says
the Milwaukee will endeavor to conform at
Omaha and Council Bluffs to the pool
rates now in force, and depend on its pres
ent friendly relations with the cattle men
for the lions share of business. Others
| interviewed say it is by no means certain
that rate war will ensue, but that if it
does it will affect every meeting point 10
Iowa.
Especial Telegram to the Globe.
CHICAGO, Nov. 20.-No hopes are enter
tanned by any of the railroad officials in
this city that .he breach between the Mil
waukee d st. Paul and the other roads in
the Iowa pool cen be healed. All the roads
are getting ready for big fight, and when
it does begin the fur is sure to fly, not
only the Iowa lines are getting
ready for the battle, but
the Northwestern lines as well,
the Rock Island and the Chicago, Burling-
ton & Quincy being determined to with
draw from the Northwestern traffic and tbs
| H. b,
| Milwaukee & st. Paul ceases its connec.
tion with the Iowa pool. No more efforts
| will be made to bring about a settlen ent
! Of the difficulties. The live stock troubles
are not the only bone of contention.
There are other questions which cannot be
settled without resort to arms. In order
to place the responsibility for the havoc
that is sure to come representative
Of the GLOBE was permitted
| yesterday to peruse papers and
documents bearing on this trouble which
are of great interest, and which show that
the storm has been brewing for nearly q
year. It appears that for the first five or
six months after the reorganization of the
Iowa pool, Oct. 1, 1882, the Milwaukee u
| st. Paul ran behind its allotted percent
ages. From Dec. 1, 1882, to April, 1883,
l d iGIS6 dIDOUDb WIS Of6I W IlO
| Milwaukee & st. Paul each month to
equalize the pool percentages. Feb. 27,
/ 1883, the commissioner issued an order
that all west bound freight from
ths Lake Shore & Michigan Central rail
road be delivered to the Milwaukee & st.
Paul for the month Of March, and that
the delivery be made whether the freight
was especially consigned or not. About
the end OF February the Milwaukee & ST.
Paul was still short about $4,000, which
was made good by the pool. About June,
1888, the Milwaukee & st. Paul suddenly
commenced to carry an immense amount
of grain from Council Bluffs to Chicago.
The other roads, surmising that there was
something wrong, investigated the
matter and claim to have
discovered the rates were being
cut. The Milwaukee d st. Paul COM
menced in August and continued until the
end of October. In July the Milwaukee d
| st. Paul sent its general superintendent
and general freight agent to Cheyenne
there to meet the stock growers essocia.
ton Of Wyoming. The association was
then clamoring for the reduction of rates
| and the above named officials of the Mil
wsukee d st. Paul company promised tc
use their efforts to bring about the reduc
tiou esked for The association