The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-07-04
DAY DISPATCHES
The Oldest Town in thu
United States,
Celebrates Her 3OUth.y.,.
Birthday.
Cholera in Egypt.
The Monument for the Custer
Victims Shipped to
Montana.
The Chicago Lard Firm a
Long Way Behind.
The Railways,

CHICAGO, July 3.-From an oa;o;,,
report OF the proceedings of acomm;a'
tee of the Trunk Line AssociatidI'
held at Commissioner Midgelev's "t
flee last week, it appears that ou; ~,
an important action, beside that ', ro
garding the division of rates IN ,h e,
Pacific Coast through business w me
taken, which was not given ont f fas
publication at the time. The m aoI
impor tant was regarding a diyisioSns
OF business originating at, or desl
tined to, points on the Union paciso
railroad, east of Plum Creek. One of
the general managers present nnints
Oat that a revision OF the existins
arrangements with the Union rs
citic railway and the sub,tI utian
therefore of relations like thosa
which existed between the Seutb'
western Ass ociation and the Atchi-
son, Topeka Il Santa Fe railroad. was
the important question now con.
fronting the roads east of the Mis-.
souri,. The following resolution was
then unanimously passed:
Resolved, That committee consist.
lag Of Messrs. Hughitt, Miller and
Cable be appointed to confer with the
management of the Union Pacific
railway with a view of arranging far
a more equitable division of thp
through rates between stations ON
the Union Pacific railway and points
east of the Missouri river; the said
committee to have full powe to acf
for all the roads in their interest and
their unanimous action to be bindinp
upon all parties thereto.
Inquiry was made as to whether
the Union Pacific railway had con.
sented to route shipments of wool
and bullion, as requested by the as
ISOLATION. The commissioner stated
that the Union Pacific had agreed to
deliver wool as requested, but had
declined to make sim lar divis ons on
bullion. They Insisted on deli, ering
that as it was cons gned. and tii
obliged the asso iation to divert bul.
lion on receipt us occasion required,
the commissioner also stated that
when the Northern;Paclli we've about
to open their line to and from Mon
tana, the association had expressed
an opinion that the Rates between
Chicago and Council Bluffs should
approximately be the same per ton
per mile for 500 miles, as were the
rates between Chicago and St. Paul
for 40 miles. AfterWard both the
Union Pacific and Northern Pacific
assured the commissioner
that the rates were the same brtweeu
maha ard Montana, as between st.
Paul and Montana. Whereupon the
association adopted the rates current
between Chicago and St. Paul, thus
e%qualizing the through rates.
1t has since been represented that
the contract between the Pacific
roads allowed the Union Pacific to
make the rates as much lower be-
tween Omaha and Montana as the
rates between Chicago and Council
Bluffs were higher than between
Chicago and st. Paul. TO ascertain
these facts the Commissioner had
written to Messrs Vining & Han
lue lOIIner replied That Tie
agreement between the two comDan-
contemplated the establishment
Of st. Paul and Council Bluffs as
common points. The Union Pacific
have not asked the privilege OF max
lower rates from Council Bluffs
than from st. Paul, nor would they
exercise tiff they had it. Whil- the dis
lance from Chicago to Council Bluffs
exceeded the distance from st. Paul,
it WAS also true that the distance
from Chicago to Council Bluffs coli.
Stituted no greater proportion of the
distance from Chicago to Mon
via Omaha, than the distance
from Chicago to st. Paul constituted
Of the entire distance from Chicago
10 Montana Via IT. Paul.
MI. Hannaferd reported that when
agreement was made Mr.. N1nlis
had claimed the privilege of reducing
his rates frem Council Bluffs, rroVld-
ed the rates frem Chicago to Council
exceeded those from Chicago
TO St. Paul, and his right to do 50 had
been conceded. No immediate change
N the situation on The part Of the as
ISOLATION was deemed advisable.