St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-08-23

]. D. Waite loaded eleven cars of sheep on
Thursday at Billings, for the east.

j. D. Waite loaded eleven cars of sheep on
Thursday at Billings, for the east.
Chicago Times 22d: At noon to-day w.
X. Vanderbilt and party of directors Of the
Vanderbilt roads will arrive in Chicago. The
object Of their visit is understood to be two
| fold. The recent irregularities on the part
Of some of the trunk lines regarding freight
rates has induced personal inspection of
the situation at Chicago, and a thorough re-
search will be instituted. Another object of
the visit is said to be desire to look into the
causes Of the marked decrease in Nickel
Plate earnings. This special trip west will,
it is thought, be fraught with important re-
suits.
The Burlington has issued a circular an
nouncing that as the Chicago, St. Paul &
Omaha has given notice that all through
billing and PERCENTAGE arrangements with
Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Northern via
Worthington are withdrawn, all through
rates-tariff or specialize points on the
Chicago, st. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha
named in Order l, 206 of Nov. 12, 1888, will
be Cancelled, and that hereafter no rates will
be guaranteed beyond Worthington No
thing in this circular will be construed as
affecting through rates to points on the Chi
cago, st. Paul, Minneapolis 81 Omaha in
Nebraska via Omaha.
The Texas 81 st. Louis railroad p doing q
great deal toward opening up and developing
section of the south that has
so far attracted little or no attention. Towns
are rapidly springing up along the line of its
road and sales of land are being effected
every day. The latest purchase is one which
viii no doubt cause some surprise, it being
that of siding located a short distance
below Clarend Ark. on the Grand Prairie.
| to Chicago firm known as the McKeever
Beef Canning company. 1t is the intention
OF this company to spend about $3.50. 600 in
the establishment of beef canning house at
tina. place. the calculation being to use the
immense amount of land they have secured
control of for the feeding and keeping of
cattle. The county is rich with grass and
pierced by many streams, aud will prove no
doubt an important point for the driving of
cattle.
a st. Louis dispatch says: For some time
there has been movement on change look
ing towards the establishment of freight
bureau, under the auspices and direct man
agement of the Merchants exchange. for
the avowed purpose of obtaininga slice of the
freight-cut in rates. which by some strange
fatality always miss St Louis aud strike
Kansas City ard Chicago. 1t is positively
asserted that Chicago can put merchandise
in Texas al St. Louis prices, and the mer-
chants OF this city are raising q howl al
/ along the line. OF late the competition has
become so great that the mere difference of 3
/ few dollars in freight is of vast importance
/ Ii IS well known that Kansas CITY mer-
/ chants can sell goods, particularly packed
meats, delivered al depots throughout Geor-
/ gia and Alabama al much lower prices than
/ St Louis, and al because, It Is claimed, the
/ railroads discTimins ste in their favor 81
I any rate The trade ot st. Louis has been
/ greatly impaired. and the merchants here
/ are being aroused to the necsssity Of doing
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