St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-07-31
BOARD OF TRADE,
Special Meeting Yesterday Transport
tation Matters Discussed and
Some recommendations
Made Proposing Ger
tain Market DAYS.

tain Market Days.
| The special meeting of the board of trade
called for the 23rd and postponed because of
the G. A r. doings at Minneapolis was held
yesterday morning with the president, Mr..
Hubbard in the chair. There was not a large
number present when the meeting was
called to order, but members dropped in and
gradually swelled the meeting to very respect
able proportions. The meeting was espec-
tally called for the purpose of receiving the
reports of the various committees appointed
at a previous meeting.
| The president, for the committee on rail-
roads and transportation, reported that they
had held two sessions to consider the matters
entrusted to them. The grievances they
stated come down to just one point, the
greed and avarice of railroad companies in
| trying to get ''long haul" and in order to
do this st. Paul, as center of trade, is COM
| pletely ignored. The remedy did not seem
so easy to get at. 1t was grievance exist
| ing throughout the country, and complaints
are made by many other cities, The nearest
thing to cure that the committee could
| think of was the procuring a transient rate
This was advocated by Mr.. Sterett, but Mr..
| Hoxsie, another member of the committee,
insisted on obtaining low rate into St.
Paul.
| Mr.. Sterri tt did not think there was any
hope Of getting low rates in or out of St.
| Paul, and he thought the best way was to try
| to get what we can get. He advocated try
ing for transit rate with the privilege of
selling it either here or in Minneapolis.
Mr.. McIlrath motioned that the committee
on railroads and transportation be continued
| and given more time.
Mr.. Gilbert seconded the motion, and on
doing so said that his idea was to get the
| railroads to reduce the rates on wheat and
coarse grains into st. Paul, having been
raised some 25 per cent. since the transit
rates went into effect.
The motion to give the committee more
time was carried.
Mr.. Heyderstacdt reported for the committee
appointed to confer with the jobbers union,
and stated that that body was willing to act
with the board of trade He also advised
that the society and Mr.. Hackett be invited
to meet the board at the next meeting. The
report was adopted.
Mr.. Hawkins said transit rates would only
be burden and damage; it would be pay
ing in advance and locking up money He has
now transits eight months old, he gave
eighteen cents for it and is now not worth
twelve and one-half cents.
Mr.. Heyderstaedt moved that Mr., Hawkins
be added to the committee. The motion
was carried
Mr.. Hawkins on the committee, on hay
and feed reported, recommending the ap-
pointment of an inspectorOf hay and feed,
also weigher. In presenting the report he
said the railroad weighing facilities were not
good nor trust worthy.
He hoped the city or some authority would
erect scales at some convenient place avail
able to all the railroad tracks.
On motion of Mr.. McIlrath the report was
received and laid over till next meeting and
the committee continued.
Mr.. Bohrer, of the committee on dairy
produce, made an informal report, in which
he said that the only way to create a butter
market was to have special day or days for
butter and he had no doubt great deal
could be done. He asked for another week
which was granted.
Mr.. McIlrath, for the committee on trans
fer, had no special report to make. He had
interviewed the elevator people but they have
meeting during the week after which he
would have another interview. He asked for
another week.
Mr.. Mcmillan asked if that committee had
live stock as well as wheat in their charge.
1t appeared to him that it was all wheat and
no meat. There was great difficulty in get
ting stock transferred and the expense was
enormous.
On motion Mr.. Mcmillan was added to the
committee on transit.
The meeting adjourned for one week