St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-07-26
COLORADO POOL LINES.
The Old Freight Rates to be Gradually
Restored.
Especial Telegram to the Globe. !

CHICAGO, July 25.-The formation of an
agreement by Colorado pool lines to partially
restore west bound freight rates on business
from the Missouri river to Colorado points,
brief telegraphic announcement of which
was made yesterday, has excited
considerable interest because of the uncer-
tainty of the action of the lines
between Chicago and the, Missouri river,
1t will be remembered that the Colorado rates
were originally reduced by these latter roads
Exercising their rate making power as vested
in them by the terms of the tripartite deals),
and in doing so they virtually denied to the
Union Pacific the right to form any agree
ment or make any west bound rates without
first securing the sanction of its eastern al
lies. 1t was learned to-day that the Union
Pacific has become party to this agreement
without consulting its tripartite associates,
and it remains to be seen whether they will
endorse its action. The Chicago lines have
as yet become possessed of none of the de-
tails of the new agreement-merely short
dispatches to the effect that new compact
had been subscribed to by the lines west of
the river.
Commissioner Vining, of the Western
Trunk Line association, was unable to-day
to say what the association would do. He
was awaiting the arrival of copy of the
agreement, which will probably come by mail
to-day or tomorrow, when he will commu-
nicate with the general managers of the
tripartite roads. No meeting can be held
for week or moro, Mr.. Cable, of the Rock
Island being in the east, and Mr.. Miller, of
the st. Paul. in Dakota. While j. W. Vim
ing was ignorant of the probable action of
the managers, he said that he would not
think it advisable to approve of any agree
ment which did not include every line hav-
ing access to the territory west of
the Missouri river. The cause of the
recent reduction was the fact that the old
Colorado pool agreement did not include the
st. Louis and San Francisco line, which was
thus left free to cut rates west-bound from
st. Louis to Hastead, Kansas. If the new
compact was not broad enough to cover all
possible disturbing elements it would be in
effective, and he should not be in favor of
concurring in it. He, however, was not to
decide the matter and what the managers
would do remains to be seen.
On and after the meeting, MAY 24) no
free or reduced transportation will be given
to or from Colorado points, or to influence
Colorado business, nor will any rates be
made less than the present open cut rates
between the Missouri river and points in
Colorado
The new rates, which will go into effect
August l, will not fully restore the ante
bellum tariff, the former rate on irst-class,
for example, having been $40, while the
proposed rate on this class will be only 80 10.
The generally accepted explanation of this
only partial restoration is that the managers
thought 1t advisable to proceed cautiously
and demonstrate whether a slightly higher
rate could be maintained before attempting
a complete restoration.
The new rates to take effect August /, are
as follows; First class, 50. 10 per 100 pounds;
second class, s1.70 thind, $40; fourth,
s1.15; fifth, 81; class A, 81; class B, 75c;
class c, Csc; class D, soc. All commodity
tariffs on grain, bullion, etc., datedprevious
to Feb. ~, 1884, will be restored.