Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1885-10-23
BISMARCK DAKOTA FRIDAY OCTOBER O. 1855
MINNESOTA,
The Milwaukee Road Promises Dakota
~ Shippers Low Rates.

.
today from Milwaukee is to the effect that
arumor prevails there that the Milwaukee
road proposes to fight the Minnesota rail.
road commissioners on account of the re-
cent interference with transit The way
they propose to go at it, according to the
telegram, is to cut through rates from Da-
kota, making the cost Of transportation to
Chicago on stuff to be milled in transit, less
than fiat rates to Minneapolis mills. Cen
eral Becker, Of the state railroad commits
sion, was shown the telegram, and was
asked what there was in it. He said: "The
statement that the commissioners wish
transit rates abolished, is false, In every
particular. What we do want and mean to
have is settlement of this matter,
so that shippers can have the option of
using the fiat rate, and reasonable one,
or the transit rate. In regard to rates from
Dakota, that part of the telegram is foolish.
We have no jurisdiction in that territory
It the Milwaukee company desires to fight
us by giving low rates, they couldn't suit
us better, and hope they will fight it out
duction on rates for milling in transit, that
is away off also, as the Milwaukee road
has not submitted it's schedule. We have the
schedule Of the Minneapolis & St.
Louis and Omaha, but can not pass
upon them until we get the Milwaukee's
report"
western freight agent of the Milwaukee
road, said the dispatch from Milwaukee
above referred to was erroneous in many
particulars. If the commissioners We're
trying to abolish transit rates, they would
not succeed, nor could they force railroads
to make flat rate from local points to St.
Paul and Minneapolis based on the pres
ent transit rates. The only result of such
course would be to change transit rates
to correspond with the arbitrary rate i'm
posed by the commissioners. AS matter
of course, the railroad commissioners will
not attempt to regulate rates outside of
Minnesota. They have neither the right
nor the power. The most they can do is to
compel the roads not to exceed certain
limit in charges between stations within
the state and roads running through it into
other states make their rates to correspond.
FLOUR CITY MILLS
MINNEAPoLIs, Oct 2O.-Eighteen Mime
apolis flour mills were running again to-
day, making approximately 26,O00 barrels
for the twenty-four hours. The sale of
flour was slow, owing to the recent de-
cline in wheat. There is talk of a Large
number of mills shutting down November
lst The turning point in the matter
seems to hinge on the enforcement of the
resolution for an advance in rail freight at
that time between Minneapolis and Chi
cago. Two of the mills not in operation
today will start tomorrow. These are the
st. Anthony and Union (roller) that were
stopped to repair broken shaft.
OFF FOR EUROPE
The fourth European excursion under the
auspices of A. E. Johnson Il Co., agents for
the Thingvalla line of steamers. left St
Paul tonight, via the Albert Lea line, for
| Chicago. The party numbers It's, and will
be Joined at Chicago by about $50 more
From Chicago a special train will be run
over the Grand Trunk and Erie roads, and
on Saturday the party will leave for Nor
way on the steamer Mecla. About one
half of those going from Minnesota and
Dakota will return in the spring. Each
eXcurSionist is taking with him from $50 to
500 after paying passage, the average be.
ing about $500 to each. Among the party is
| an old lady 7S years old, from Lisbon
Oak.
A "slick" giving the name of Horr, has
been trying to work the banks here on the
following paper. Dowagiac city bank. of
Dowagiac, Michigan; the First national
bank of New York, No. 1,O57, drawn for
$12, 1893; Will county national bank, of Joliet,
Illinois, Merchants national bank, of New
York, No. 1887, drawn for 1856; City ma
tiona1 bank, of Goshen, Indiana; Third
national bank, of New York, No. 62,174
drawn for $29SO. His scheme was to make
| deposits of cash, and then work in drafts
like the above but he was detected in the
act and skipped. Detectives are after him
EXCURSION RATES.
The local passenger agents association at
session this morning agreed to sell round
trip tickets from st. Paul and Minneapolis
to the eighth annual convention of fat stock
show at Chicago, November 10th to 10Th in
elusive, for $3.50, good to return to Novem-
Der 21.
St. Paul Notes.