St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-08-02
Fire Days -fdr0nce Igreed Upon in
COiorudo RdteS.


Fire Days -fIc0Hce .i1reed Upo,s in
COioIrdo RdteS.
After three days wrangling the general
managers of the various roads in Chicago in
tercsted in Colorado traffic succeeded Thurs
day afternoon in cifectiug a compromise by
which rates betwc2n Chicago and st. Louis
ana the Missouri river on Coordo traffic are
temporarily restored 10 the rates in force last
january for five days only, to give the roads
west OF the Missouri river an opportunity TO
carry out their new agreement, which goes
into effect to-day, until the meeting of the
managers to be held in this city August has
determined what course should be pursued
REGARDING this matter. Mr. Cable, of the
Rock Island and the Milwaukee u St. Paul,
held out to the last, and Mr.. Gable would not
sign till the Alton road got all the other roads
to Join in the advance.
Finally, late Thursday afternoon the Rock
Island aud the Milwaukee IL St Paul ac-
cepted the terms, stating, that while they
could see but little good TO be gained from
SO short an agreement, yet as they had al
ways stood ready to put up rates upon the re-
quest OF their competitors they would cheer
fully agree. In accordance with that action
rates between Chicago, st. Louis, etc, and
Colorado points will 90 back To the original
rates of January last, but as the agreement
between the eastern lines is only to hold good
until after the meeting of Aug. 5, it is still
probable that another row will occur over this
matter before full harmony is restored Thus
far the Burlington only has given official
notice of the advance of rates east of the
Missouri river on Colorado traffic, but the
other roads viii probably instruct their agents
and connections to-day. Even if no notice
is given it is not at all probable that the
temporary agreement will be violated, as no
new business is likely to be secured between
now and Aug >, all the roads having enough
old business on hand to keep them busy
until after next weeks meeting. 1t is hard
to- see why so much powder was
wasted over SO trding matter, as ii really
makes no difference as far IS earnings are
concerned whether Colorado rates for the
next five days are maintained or not. No
shipments whatever would have been made
In either event The inference was tnat the
fight wSs simply test OF skin between rival
managers, and 10 set a precedent that NAV
be used with good effect at the meeting next
week.
The meeting will be the most important
eyer held since the formation of the Western
Trunk Line association, and il will deter
mine whether the tripartite agreement can be
carried out aud amicahle relations main
tanned with the Burlington and other western
roads There arr many of tue opinion that
the Ownership Of the Union Pacific has been
Changed during the last Few weeks, snd the
heavy advance in Union Pacific stock is
taken as an indication thSt somebody is
striving for its possession. Waetler that
somebody Is t,le Burlington or Rock Island or
Vanderbilt or combination of some
of these. nobody seems to know, hul
the opinion prevails thst something will turn
W nj next week ; meeting that will cause A
genuine surprise aua which win upset all the
calculations aereto.ure sasae for settlement
OF tie western com p,icasiuns
The Minneapolis Il II. LoHiS Eitadra.r ia
Regary' to D.aereat5dis.
Tue Minneapolis & St Louis railway has
withdrawn lis objection 10 the differen-
tial rates via Milwaukee * Grand Trunk. 50
that passengers can still continue to purchase
tickets via that roate ST froga SOS 10 8. 90.
@ccerGjug to clsss, less than Tie routes via
C,icsso. For tweLty yesrs Is, rates In effect
VIA wSnlSee aud GrsGi Hev,n To- tern
points aaye been lever ta.r via Coicace in
tae amount of the difference IN ias. 'Ta,-
V.t-s from Milwaukee 10 eS-9Nfn 4sai,, i
tCiag .ac sane rs fra;si tsss- va.
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rate via Milwaukee. insisJ,G ,,i, s.a st6sr
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