St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-06-19
All the East Bound Lines Reducing Fares
to Meet Outs Made by
the Others.
The Fight Likely to Continue and Re
suit in the Generalization
of Rates.
Proposed Extension Of the Milwau-
kee ~ st. Paul Road In
Dakota.
No Agreement Reached on Wash-
burn Observation-Disclosures
Invoked.
The Enca pment business.

| AS expected, considerable trouble devel-
| oped among the Eastern lines in securing
their share OF the Grand Army business to
| Chicago Some time ago the lines agreed
| to 1877. SO rate from st. Paul to Portland,
Me-, and return, but when those who left
were ready to go, a rush was made after
them by all the lines. The passengers, see
ing that chance was open to work the
railroad companies, commenced to beat
around and impose on the morals of the
ticket agent. If the agent would not con-
| cede to the rates the Grand Army recon-
mended, they would walk for some other
office; and if anything breaks a railroad
mans heart, it is to see passengers go over
a competing line, and, with the supposition
that the line the departing veterans were
going on was cutting from the agreed rate,
the agent, without any reluct-
ance, would call them back and
furnish them transportation at what he
thought was basis of the cut made by the
competing lines. Anyway, it is all ac-
knowledged fact that the rates were cut
from SIS to SO. The Milwaukee claims that
it had proof of the Minneapolis Il ST. Louis
cutting, and it only lowered its rates to a
basis of what it heard the st. Louis was
selling at. 1t has now transpired that a
party of fifty-four visited the Milwaukee
Office at Minneapolis on Wednesday after
noon and made inquiry as to the rates to
Portland. The agent said $3.50 and not
id cent less. The party started for the
door in single file, but they were prevented
from getting outside by the agent ordering
the door locked. Then new prices were
made, and before long the agent had 81, 500
out of the party. The Omaha and M1nneap-
oils & st. Louis roads claim that the agent
gave out several tickets free as an induce
ment and charged tariff for the rest, dividing
the amount that should have been received
from the free tickets among the party,
which was virtually making rate OF some
where between $50 and $35. Shortly after
this transaction took place the Turner'S So
ciety came along and a rate of $40 was
made to them, the rate agreed upon being
$3.50 But the Omaha road still retains
it's virtue, Mr. Teasdale, the general pas
senger agent, claiming that not ticket was
sold at either ST. Paul or Minneapolis be-
low the rate agreed upon. The Milwaukee
makes the statement, however, that the
Omaha sold two Portland tickets yesterday
noon at $35, cut of $3.50. On Wednes-
day the Milwaukee telegraphed to Chicago
and received from the Eastern trunk line
agents the lowest rates they would make to
Portland. When the replies came it was
found that the Grand Trunk was the most
condescending by So, and tickets were sold
by that line. The Chicago d Atlantic was
next, and all of the Omaha business and
part of the Albert Lea went over it from
Chicago. Though there is no agreement in
effect that compels any of the lines to adj
here to tariff, the cutting by the different
lines leaves bad impression and is apt to
cause decentralization of rates.