St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-03-18


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D. M. Gilmore thought it question of great
importance. The road gives seven
rates in the first classification,
while in the last classification
only gives one rate from New York and all
points between there and Minneapolis and
Spokane Falls, and the rate from Minneap-
oils to Portland is the same as to Spokane
Fallss He stated that the new tariff is nearly
double that of the old one, and it enables
EASTERN shippers to lay down goods at the
same rate as Minneapolis and st. Paul ship
pers. Mr.. Gilman alleged that the rate vir-
tually cut the Threats of Minneapolis and st.
Paul shippers. He continued: While New
York has been active we have been asleep.
I think that we should telegraph to our
Representatives in congress to do nothing for
the Northern Pacific. would move you
that resolution be adopted to have the mat
ter referred to a committee on railroads and
a deipatch sent to our delegates.
j. T. Wyman gave an instance of car of
goods of $1,000 IN value. The freight
amounted to S700,S What previously was $500
Continuing, he says: 'We have a large
country which is tributary to this market.
We sent man to st. Paul to see Mr.. Hanna
ford and he stated that he could do moth
ing now, but some rebate might be OBJ
tained.n
GEO. A. PILLSBURY
branded the tariff as an outrage
upon the two cities. The people
of that country are anxious to trade with us.
The idea that the freight rates from New
York, Philadelphia, ETC., is the same to Spo-
kane Falls or Portland as from here is ridicu-
lous. AndI favor Mr.. Gilbert's motion.
Not only can trade be introduced to Spokane
Falls and Portland, but to San Francisco as
well os Oregon, Idaho and Washington Ter
ritory. The trade is going to be immense
l will go as far as any man to show the
Northern Pacific road thatwe will not submit
to this matter tamelv.
Supt. o. c. Merriam was not yet prepared
to favor the motion, but he would favor a
resolution which should in no mild terms
characterize the action of the Northern Pa
cific as an outrage. He did
not think it right however, to ask
our delegation to act in opposition to the
road, as proposed by the Spokane Falls board
Mr.. Fornsworth said that he knew the
business men looked W it'll favorupon Mime
apolis and said the rate to Portland from
New York was 40 per cent. lower than the
Minneapolis rate to Portland.
James 7. Wyman called the attention of
the board to the fact that the cream of the
trade must occur within the next sixty DAYS,
or consequently immediate relief should be
obtained if possible.
j. G. Whitney suggested that the board tel
egraph the president of the Northern Pacific
road and ask that relief be given at once
D. NJ. Gilmore believed in fighting and
said he thought that that is the only way to
which immediate relief can be obtained
Geo. A. Pillsbury believed the tariff was
concocted to kill our trade, or else the officials
did not understand it.
QMr. Gilman believed every official knew
and fully understood the matter.
Mr.. Whitney insisted upon the telegraph
ing project as the most effective
David Blakely was opposed to asking our
delegates to congress to oppose the Northern
Pacific road. He offered the following reso-
lutions:
RESOLVED, By the board of trade of Mime
apolis, that the new schedule of rates on the
Northern Pacific railroad, whereby the same
tariff is charged upon many articles of freight
from st. Paul and Minneapolis to the points
as from New York is an injustice of so helm
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outrage; and this board asks that the new
tariff be abrogated forthwith, and the old one
or one equivalent thereto, be restored, and
the committees on railroads and jobbing
trades of this board are hereby requested to
bring this matter at once before the officers
of the Norteern Pacific Railroad and urge
immediate action thereto, and are further re-
quested to ask the cooperation of the st.
Paul chamber of commerce to this end.
ReSolved, That the president and secretary
of this board are requested to transmit copy
Of this resolution to the president and vice
president of the Northern Pacific railroad.
Robert Hale was of the opinion the tariff
would never go into effect Robert Harris,
the president of the road, was fair man
and would not countenance such tariff.
He believed the tariff was drawn up only to
be submitted to higher authority for approval
or amendment.
The resolutions were adopted and D. M.
Gilman was added to the committee on rail-
roads.
The message was telegraphed to the officers,
and committee will visit st. Paul to confer
with the officers there.