St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-08-12
ANOTHER MINNESOTA ROAD.
Opening of Traffic on the Duluth &
Iron Range.
The Northwestern Withdraws From the Tri-
partite Agreement.
New Lumber Tariff on the Milwaukee s.
st. Paul.
Withdra,ua. of the Nortn,cestey,,


The Northwestern has thrown bombshell
into the railroad world by giving official no.
tice that it will cease to report its Elkhorn 6,
Missouri Valley and Sioux City & Pacific
business to the Western Trunk Line associa-
ton. The notice is considered as formal
Withdrawal from the tripartite combination
of the Northwestern and Wabash roads.
1t has been suspected for some time that
these two roads would take this step, and
therefore there is less reason to be surprised.
There is occasion, however, for surprise
among railroad men in the fact that the
Rock Island and Milwaukee & st. Paul roads
construe the meaning of the notice to be
9th withdraw 1t was genera lily thought
to keep both these roads in the
association. 1t now appears, though, that
the Rock Island and Milwaukee have long
been watching for chance to get the North
western and the Wabash out, and they appear
to be greatly pleased with the opportunity Of
fered through this notice of the Northwest
ern. Whether the Northwestern and Wabash
will make an effort to remain parties to the
The opinian of railroad lawyers is that the
position taken by the Rock Island and Mil
waukee 81 st. Paul is sound, and that the
Northwestern IS official notice of withdrawal
annuls that part of the tripartite contract
upon which the Northwestern and Wabash
became parties to it. The Rock Island and
Milwaukee & st. Panl are determined to have
the original tripartite contract between them
and the Union Pacific enforced, and if the
latter does not give them all of its business
at Council Bluffs, as provided for in that con
tract, they will sue the Union Pacific for
damages, and they appear to be quite con-
fdent that the courts will sustain them.
That the matter will create considerable
trouble before final settlement is effected is
considered quite certain.
NeU Lumber Tariffs on the Mu,oaul:ee q
ST. Paul.
The Chicago Milwaukee & St. Paul rail-
way has published the folio wing new lumber
tariffs:
No. 755, dated Aug. H. 1884, from all
points on the Wisconsin valley division in
kosh, Onero and Winnecome, to all points
on the Ceicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul road,
on and west of the Mississippi river the new
rate published cancels all previous rates both
tariff and special.
Tariff No. us, dated Aug. II, 1884, from
Chicago, Milwaukee and Racine to all
stations on the Chicago, Milwaukee &eSt.
Paul railroad, on and west of the Missis-
sippi. ii'V
No. 749, dated Ang. II, 1854, from all
points on the Wisconsin valley division in
Wisconsin, and Fon du Lac, Oshkosh, Omro,
Winnecome to all points on the Chicago,
Milwaukee s. St. Baul road to all points east
of the Mississippi river.
No. IT'S, same date between Chicago,
Milwaukee, Racine and Eau Claire, Chippewa
Falls and all points on the Chippewa Valley
division.
No. III, same date, between Chicago Mil
waukee, Racine and Menominee, Wiscop-
sin.
A new tariff is now in print, giving the
rate on lumber from all lumber shipping
points on the Mississippi to all points on the
Chicago, Milwaukee IL st. Paul road on and
west of the Mississippi river; also tariff to
take effect August 20 between Chicago, Mil
wauee, Racine, and all points on and west
of the Mississippi river. This last tariff will
cover rates on all classes. They are all made
up on the basis of rates agreed to and estab-
lished by all lines at the meeting held al
Milwaukee two weeks since.