St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-07-18
ST. PAUL NEWS.
THEY WANT 1T ALL.
The Canadian Pacific Trying to Force
ALI Business Over it's Port
Arthur Route.
The Manitoba Soon to Run Solid Trains
Through to Devils Lake via Casselton.
st. Paul & Duluth arranging Dalles
Excursion. Latest Boat and River
News.
The Trouble ,yitn the Canadian Pacific.

The Trouble acitt the Canadian Pacific.
1t has been announced several times in the
GLOBE that Mr.. Mckenzie, the president of the
Winnipeg board of trade, Mr.. Stevens, member
of the board, and Mr.. Drummond, vice president
Of the Winnipeg Navigation company, were in
St. Paul, consulting with the st. Paul Mani
toba people as to putting a line of boats on the
Red river. This course they claim has been
made necessary by the unjust exactions Of the
Canadian Pacific road as it has been manifested
In various ways. 1t is well known that that
road 1as continued its line to Port Arthur on the
Forth shore of lake Superior, and that
1t has arranged to take freight across
the lake to and from Port
Arthur, making line through to the east OF
course 1t is natural that it should desire to take
freight on that line and its Canadian connections
instead Of allowing it to go for large part Of
the distance over the St. Paul 81 Manitoba, or
any other American road. This they are at
tempting to do, and not only are they attempt
ing to induce freight to go over their line by way
of Port Arthur, but, according to the report of
these gentlemen and the statements of business
men in Winnipeg, the managers Of the Canadian
Pacific endeavering to force it over that route
and are resorting to very harsh and
unjust measures to accomplish their
purpose They are charging enormous
rates for freight from st. Vincent to Winnipeg.
They are now charging So per car, when by boat
the same freight can be transported for So per
car. Then again goods are delayed an unreason-
able time all for the purpose of compelling the
Winnipeg merchants to ship around by the lake
via Port Arthur to Winnipeg. The route by the
St. Paul & Manitoba road is much the most de-
sirable as the goods are not handled and re-
shipped as many times as they have to be by the
Port Arthur route. These gentlemen who came
down here to consult with the st. Paul Sc Mani
toba people find that it is necessary to have
something done. They cannot stand the enor-
nous charges they have to pay from st. Vincent
to Winnipeg, nor do they want their sugar and
merchandise all smashed up and injured as it is
by being shipped around by Port Arthur and
then reshipped many times.
OF course, the st. Paul & Manitoba people
cannot interfere That road has plain and sim
pie duty to perform, and that is to carry the
freight that is offered it and deliver it to the
proper assgnees. IL the Winnipeg Navigation
company should put line Of boats on the river
the Manitoba people would have no option in the
matter The goods that are consigned to the
Navigation company would have TO go to that
company.
Mr.. Kerr, general traffic manager Of the Cana
dian Pacific also made his appearance in st. Paul
just at the same time that the Winnipeg gentle
men named above were here. Notwithstanding
the railroad people appeared to desire to have it
understood that he was here other business,
it is no doubt the fact that he was here to
counteract the effect of what the Winnipeg gen
tlemen were doing. The gentlemen who repre-
sent the boat business left for home last night
fully persuaded that their hope was alone in
line Of boats on the river, and it looks now as
though this would be the result.