Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-21
ST. PAUL NEWS.
TRANSPORTATION NOTES.
The T~ripdrtite agreement and the IosCd
PeoL-TO Be or Not to Be.
IChicapo Tribune. 1871

lHh1Sd6O 4A1pduo, 4Os
AS anticipated in yesterdays Tribune,
the meeting of the Iowa pool al Commits
sioner MidgleY's Office was devoid of any
interest whatever, no action on the all-im-
portant question now agitating railroad
men being taken. AS predicted, neither
President Cable, of the Rock Island, Gen
eral Manager Merrill, of the Milwaukee &
st. Paul, Vice President Hayes and Gen
eral Manager Hoxie, of the Missouri Pa
cific, put in an appearance, and without
them, of course. no action could be taken.
II. G. Wicker, Chicago & Northwest
ern; w. NJ. Sage, Rock Island;
T. j. Potter and E. P. Ripley,
Burlington; Roswell Miller and A. G. Bird,
Milwaukee & st. Paul; f. B. Clarke, Chi
cago, st. Paul & Omaha; J. F. Barnard
and e. j. Swords, Kansas City, St. Joe &
Council Bluffs; George Odds, Missouri Pa
cifc IL Wabash; Commissioner J.. w.
Midgley, and Arbitrator Gsorge NJ. Bo-
gus.
The proceedings were short and to the
point. Mr.. Hughitt asked if the erbitra-
tor was ready to report on the question
submitted to him some time ago regard
ing the alleged cutting of Racine rates by
the Milwaukee & st. Paul.
Mr.. Bogue replied that he was not,as no
papers or arguments had yet been sub
mitted to him.
Mr.. Hughitt then inquired if the arbi-
traitor had taken any action regarding the
alleged cutting of Nebraska rates.
Mr.. Bogue again stated that he was IN
able to make a report, as he was not yet
placed in possession of the evidence.
Mr.. Hughitt then moved that the meet
ing adjourn, subject to the call of the
chairman, and his motion was unanimous
ly adopted.
The question regarding the St. PauPs
notice of withdrawal from the pool, for
the discussion of which the meeting had
been convened, WAS not even referred to,
nor was any mention made of the tripar-
title agreement between the Union Pacific,
Rock Island, and Milwaukee & 81. Paul. 1t
was generally understood that the gener-
al managers of the Milwaukee & St. Paul
n Rock Island had failed to put in an
appearance because they we're DESTROYS of
preventing action regarding the future
continuance or the reorganization of the
pool until it was definitely known whether
or not the Union Pacific directors would
ratify the tripartite agreement.
The latter will meet in New York to-mor-
row to act in TIE matter. There is no
doubt that this Sime a quorum will be
present. It is the opinion that the full
board will be represented. All the west
ern directors have been requested to come
to New York to be on hand at the meeting,
and all the government directors will also
be present. Even Bishop Sharpe, Of Salt
Lake City, one of the Union Pacific di-
r%ectors, has been prevailed upon to tear
himself from the bosom of his large and
growing family and GO to New York to
cast his vote in favor of the agree
ment. The most strenuous efforts are
being made by Jay Gould and Vanderbilt,
both of whom nave an interest in the Mis-
souri, Pacific, to prevent the. ratification
of the agreement. In these efforts, it is
reported, they are seconded by the govern
ment directors. Both Vanderbilt and
Gould feel that if the agreement is ratified
it will result in a disastrous fight between
the western roads, n that in such a fight
eastern trunk lines would necessarily be-
come involved. In such a fight Wander
bits and Gould's interests would suffer
most severely. The friends of the agree
ment seem to be quite %sanguine that they
will have a large majority in its favor at
the meeting tomorrow. The hook Island
and st. Paul people seem to be quite con-
tdent of such a result, and the general
freight agents of those roads were closeted
at the Grand Pacific yesterday perfecting
new freight schedules in accordance with
the new agreement.