St. Paul daily globe., 1884-07-02
ST. PAUL NEWS.
THE RAILWAYS.
The Canadian Pacific, the Canadian
Government and Manitoba
People.
Some Information Regarding the Ramsey
County Gravity Railway.
A Pious Railroad.

of the regular Sabbath school organization.
There is something unique, as well as beau
tiful in its snow white sensitiveness to the
fear even of committing sin. Its refined
delcacy in this matter surpasses that of the
vestal virgin Upon this pious road the
wicked sinner and the hypocritical saint can
have no effect whatever. 1t knows long be-
fore hand of the approach of sin, and like a
pure saint, gently but firmly watts it aside
when it approaches. One single example is
sufficient to show how super-fne the religious
principle is as it is developed in the soul of
this pious corporation. 1t is especially
fine this season and has on its whitest robes
of purity. The lilies of the valley are i'm
pure and indelicate compared to it, For a
long time the Canadian Pacific has been pay
ing customs officers for overtime at St. Vim
cent, but now that the line is completed to
Thunder Bay and the lake is open, the Cana
dian Pacific road has discovered that it is
sEimmoral and SINFUL and wrong" to do it
any longer. In recent interview, that
great high priest Of the Canadian Pacific, Mr..
w. C. Van Horne, general manager of the
road, said
"The Canadian Pacific had determined
that the payment Of customs officers for
overtime by the Canadian Pacific was i'm
moral and sinful and wrong"
The conversion is rather sudden, as well
as late, but all were rejoiced that it has come
at last, and all will hope that the reformation
may be general and that large numbers of
the Kanucks may be gathered into the king
dom.
HOW 1T AFFECTS THE CANADIANS.
The refusal Of the Canadian Pacific road to
pay the customs officers extra for a little work
is not satisfactory to the business men of
Winnipeg. These worldly merchants take
wicked view of the matter as will appear
from the interview of Winnipeg Times re-
porter in that paper Of the 28th inst:
A Times representative yesterday waited
upon Mr. John Persse, agent of the Great
Eastern Fast Freight line, to ascertain his
views upon the subject.
Can you give me the names of some of
the merchants whose goods have been de-
tained at st. Vincent and the number of
days to come to Winnipeg?" asked the quill
man.
eyes, here they are: Lyon, Mckenzie &
Co., six days: Sutherland 65 Co., six; Tur-
ner, McKeand 81 Co.. eight; Mulholland
Bros, eight; Lewis Arnett, eight; Aid. Drew
Douglas, seven; Ames, Holden & Co., six;
Thompson, CodvIlle q Co., ten; Hodgson,
Sumner & Co., six; Bannatyne 81 Co., six;
Bell Bros, fVe Snowdon Bros, five, and
host of others.
GLOW long has this detention of business
been going on!"
''Since about the first of June 1t has
been causing considerable trouble to mer-
chants and others in the city. Having ship
ped freight by the all-rail route they expect
to get it here in proper time and there should
not be any unnecessary delay"
"What is the cause of this delay?n
ut seems to me the G. 2. r. are doing it
for the purpose of blindfolding the merchants
and make them believe the delay is on ac-
count of their shipping it by all-rail route as
they (the G. 2. r. wish to force all freight
over their own line via Port Arthur. This is
the primary cause"
'What do the merchants think of it?'
81 have talked with several Of them over
the matter and they feel greatly annoyed
about this unnecessary delay. They are all
convinced it is being done for the purpose
which have mentioned. 1t will not have
any effect upon them in ordering future
shipments as the C. P. r. are only
common carriers and must bring in freight
in proper time, otherwise the all rail route
will be compelled to follow out an arrange
ment which the eastern railway men had in
view East spring, and that is TO run line of
boa' s from ST. Vincent to Winnipeg. Ifthis
We're done the freight would arrive in Winni-
peg the day following its reaching the houn-
dairy"
Winnipeg Sun, June 2sth
number of merchants were asked this
morning their opinion of the difficulty. They
we're unanimous in condemnation of the
government or customs department, viii CHI
ever was responsible for the course the btter
was taking. The opinion was expressed that
the work imposed on the officers was SO light
that they could very well attend to all the
business without any serious inconvenience
to themselves aud without being overworked
They all believed any serious delay as would
follow the carrying out of the threat would
not be tolerated by the public. The opinions
expressed were general and were so much
alike that only few of them are given.
Mr.. A. Pearson said the duties were such
that they could be easily executed by the
officers and they would not have to work
nearly as hard as ordinary clerks even then
He thought it shame that the government
would attempt to withdraw the meagre
enough service that had been given the
public. The public should not be allowed to
suffer no matter what was done The
officers ought to have some ''come and go''
in them. Their hours should not be defn-
itely defined.
Postmaster Hargraye stated to gentle
man during conversation about the mat
ter, that if he carried out the same princi-
pie as Mr.. Norquay was seeking to do mat
ters about the postotlice would be in a Gu
rious state. The hours in the postoffice
were the same rs those adopted in the Gus
tom house, but in order to accommodate
the public he arranged the work so that
some clerks work late at night and early in
the morning, while others work during the
day. In this manner the work was per
formed without any grumb bling and to the
satisfaction of the public
Mr.. K. ID. Richardson said it would not
affect him, but the principle was very bad
one, ana II was shame for the customs de
partmeut to insist on adhering rigidlv to
their alleged rights in the matter. Officers
ought TO be ready for trains at all times, even
If the staff had to be increased.
The real reason for refusing to nav the
customs officers any longer for over time is.
as IS iutimated in the above interviews, for
the purpose of forcing business over the
Canadian Pacific to Port Arthur and across
the lake to Montreal. This is done on the
ground of economy. Possibly when the
winter sets in, and the lake is closed. that
the government Of the United States and
The St, Paul X Manitoba road may have an
economical streak and stop the pay of the
officers OF the customs on this side of the
line. Then the people Of Winnipeg may
ind that this is kind of tit-for-tat bust
ness. II Winnipeg can stand it the United
States can.
The GrcGt Route to Eastern Resorts.
JUICE W. c. Andrus, who was for a
number of years travelling agent for the