St. Paul daily globe., 1884-08-06
ST. PAUL news.
BOGUS RAIL NEWS.
The Pioneer Press Exposed in Its Man.
ufacture of Falsehoods.
The Fargo Southern Not a Disturbing Ele-
ment in Northwest Rates.
The Fargo Southern.

The Minneapolis paper published in ST. Paui
ls making itself ridiculous in its efforts to bring
the Fargo Southern road into prominence before
the people. This is new road, just about be-
ing started of no special prominence ahd SO lar
as present indications concerned 1t Is not
likely to grow into any unusual prominence, at
any rate for while. For some reason however,
the paper spoken of is engaged in trying to
swell the importance of the road IN such way
and to such an extent as to have tendency 10
bring the road into contempt. That paper
Yesterday morning had long article
setting forth that the Northern Pacific And the
st. Paul & Manitoba we're greatly worried at the
success Of the Fargo Southern, and had hnally
concluded that something must be done, and an
effort was therefore made to induce the Fargo
Southern to come into a pooling arrangement,
which the latter refused to accede to. The artl-
Gle referred to contains the following state
ment:
A meeting was held yesterday Of the freight
representatives OF the Manitoba and Northern
Pacific, and the rates to all points between Min
neapolis and st. Paul and Fargo were reduced
from one to two cents lower than the estaD-
lished tariff The new rates will go into enect
In few days, and by this means these two roads
hope TO regain what has been taken away from
them by the Fargo Southern.
The above is a square. up and down falsehood.
No meeting was held between the freight repre-
tatives of the Manitoba and Northern Pacific
roads, on Monday. On Monday Mr.. Hannaford'
general freight agent of the Northern Pacific
left at noon for Chicago, and Mr.. Mohler, gen
eral agent of the st. Paul & Manitoba road, left
with the St. Paul Jobbers at
O'Clock Monday morning. The only
person connected with the freight department
left in town was Mr., Alexander, general trGfhc
MANAGER of the Manitoba road. He says that no
meeting was held on Monday between the North
ern Paclc and St. Paul Il Manitoba roads, ana
no matters Of freight were talked over by the Of
fcers of the two roads Mr. Alexander denies
most emphuticay that rates to all points be-
tween St. Paul and Minneapolis and Fargo have
been reduced and declares that pooling ar
rauEcmcnts have been considered or made. On
reqGcst Of the Fargo Southern, the Northern
Pacific and st. Paul g Manitoba furnish their tar
IFS to the Fargo Southern and The latter will go
by them so far as tho Manitoba people and
the Northern Pacific are concerned
matters are in a satisfactory shape, and there IS
no occasion for any disagreement between the
roads The Chicago Milwaukee st. Paul road
proposes to deliver all freight for local points on
the St. Paul 81 Manitoba at the Minnesota Trans
fer and not at Fargo, and all for Fargo will be
delivered here. This being the case there seems
to be no occasion for any feeling or trouble. No
meeting has been held. No freight rates have
been reduced, and there is no trouble expected.
The statement of the same fasifyng sheet that
ian agent Of the Manitoba has been up at Fargo
looking over all the freight bills of the Fargo
Southern he could reach, for the purpose of
picking a quarrel is declared to be wholly false
and without any ground whatever.