St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-01-29
TRANSPORTATION NOTES.
The Trouble Between the NJ. & st. P.
and Wisconsin Central to be
Amicably Settled.
Conversation Between the Opposing Mana
gers Shows There Will be no Ill Feeling
Rail Notes.
The Wisconsfn CentraI.

This road that is now running into St.
Paul is attracting a good deal of attention,
and at the same time it has come into our
midst so quickly that a good many do not
know much about it or where it runs. This
road starts at Schleisingerville, point about
thirty miles northwest of Milwaukee, and
runs in northwesterly direction to Fond du
Lac, Oshkosh and Neenah. From this point
it runs in direction much more strongly to
the west till it reaches Stevens Point, and
thence in the same general direction to Alb
bottsford. At the latter point the road
branches off, one branch going to Ashland
and the other coming to st. Paul in an al
most westerly line, passing through Chippewa
Falls, Jewett's Mills and Arcola to ST. Paul
TROUBLE WITH THE MILWAUKEE, ST. PAUL
ROAD.
The trouble between the Wisconsin Cen
trail and the Milwaukee & St. Paul, which
at one time promised to be serious, has now
some appearance Of being amicably adjusted.
In brief, the trouble is as follows: Some
thing more than & year ago the Wisconsin
Central made contract with the Milwaukee
81 St. Paul road to have the cars of the Wis
consin Central run over its line from Sch
leisingervile to Milwaukee and Chicago.
This contract was for twenty-five years, and
is to continue nearly or quite twenty-one
years longer. When it was made the Central
had no line to st. Paul, and. of course,
did not come into serious compe-
tition with the Milwaukee & St.
Paul road, as it could not, of course, take
through business between st. Paul and Chi
cago. When it mpleted its line from
Abbottsford to St. Paul. the Milwaukee 81
St. Paul road raised the point that the con-
tract did not cover through business be-
tween st. Paul and Chicago, and that con-
sequeutly they were not compelled by the
terms Of the contract to move such business
over its road from Scheisingervile to Chi
cago. The Central people took the other
view of the contract, and claim that the con-
tract covers all business that the road does
wherever it may come from. This is the
whole thing in a nut shell.
THE OPPOSING MANAGERS TALK 1T OVER.
The Milwaukee Sentinel of yesterday con-
tains the following conversation between Mr..
Finney, of the Central, and Mr.. Miller, of the
Milwaukee u st. Paul:
By-the-way, Mr.. Miller, l have instructed
dgcHLS lOT tue btulTdl uOJ W sell W
ST. Paul or Minneapolis from Milwaukee, or
10 Milwaukee from those cities. No conces-
sion to the Milwaukee e. St. Paul was in
tended, but did it simply because l found
that our passengers were likely to be an
noyed while the present condition of affairs
exists
To this remark the gentleman addressed
replied:
well, Mr.. Finney, if you are not going to
sell the tickets referred to, have no objec-
ton to your sleepers being returned, ard
will give orders to that effect. But, should
you conclude to resume the sale Of through
tickets, want notice to that effect from
you"
Certainly, such notice shall be given, Mr..
Miller. although do not care to agree to give
longtime notice"
This sufficient TO explain the nature Of the
conversation, and the result was shown by
the developments Of the afternoon. When
seen at his private Office by Sentinel reporter
and asked regarding the report that truce
had been made, General Manager Finney
said:
eyes, the bloody war is over. Oar sleep
ers have been returned to us, and everything
is running SMOOTHLY. We shall not run
through sleepers nor sell through tickets be
tween Milwaukee and 81. Paul, but pending
a settlement of the differences between the
two roads, we will run our sleepers between
ST. Paul and Menasha or Oshkosh. We shall
also, in the meantime, decline to receive any
through freight between Milwaukee ami st.
Paul, or through freight from St. Paul for
Chicago or points beyond"
When asked what legal action the Central
would probably take, Mr.. Finney replied:
That is a matter entirely outside my terri
tory. Mr.. Abbott will determine that point.
What move, If any, oil when it will be made,
/ have no idea
General Solicitor Abbott, Of the Central,
arrived in Milwaukee from the east on Tues
day. He said he did not think of such
thing as trouble arising over passenger mat
tiers. His idea vas that the objection Of the
Milwaukee ~ ST. Paul people was
nc. He expressed the opinion
that everything would be amicably settled.
and added:
at is merely a matter of dollars and cents
between ourselves and the Milwaukee & ST.
Paul people. We have been one of the Mil
waukee & st. Plul's best friends. We have
contributed vast amount OF business to
them aud, believe, have been their most
gave them $3.50, 600 worth Of business from
our line. We are now in st. Paul and Min
neapolis and will naturally get our portion
Of business originating in those cities. and
a share OF the traffic brought from the north |
western lines centering there and destined
for Chicago or points beyond. Now, then, /
isn't II better for the Milwaukee q st. Paul |
TO get a portion OF the receipts derived from |
this business, as It would by having the haul |
from Milwaukee 20 Chicago, than to force US
to build an Independent line TO Chicagoi
look upon il in that light, and l think they
will so regard it,
Mr.. Abbot indicated that the injunction
suits would be dropped provided the CentraPs !
cars we're not interfered with. In regard 10
being reimbursed for the damages caused by
seiziug the cars OF the Central. he said the
Milwaukee Il St. Paul people had made a
great mistake and would have to pay the
damages.
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