St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-11-26
TRYING TO AVERT WAR
Efforts Being Made to Adjust Troubles
in the Western Freight Assooia-
tion Roads.
The Missouri Pacific Withdraws from the
Pool Because of the Milwau-
KEGS Action.
Omaha Issues a New Grain Tariff
in Compliance with Commits
stoner's Request.
Opinion of Agents on the New Pas
senger Agreement--St. Paul d
Duluth Earnings.
Trying to Avert a Freight War.

Trying to Avert a Freight War.
Efforts are still making to avert a war be-
tween the roads comprising the Western
Freight association. The prospects of an
amicable settlement of the difficulties aris-
ing from the refusal of the Milwaukee q
st. Paul to report its dressed beef from
Omaha under the Hammond contract at
tariff rates are not very hattering at pres
ent The Missouri Pacific still refuses to
make any reports to the commissioner,
and considers itself out Of the association
because the Milwaukee & ST. Paul refuses
to honor the drafts for the settlement of
balances. Considerable correspondence
has lately been going on between Commits
siOner Faithrorn of the Western Freight
association and General Manager Hoxie of
the Missouri Pacific. The former took the
ground that the Missouri Pacific had no
right to withdraw from the pool, which
was definitely fixed for two years. and its
refusal to report the business was contrary
to the agreement, which provided certain
ways for remedying evils like the existing
one. Manager HOxie replied that his road,
being subsidized line, is not required to
remain in the pool if any of the regular
lines refused to settle balances, which
made the payment of the agreed subsidy
impossible. He stated that he could see no
good reason for changing his position, and
ne would continue to act Independently OF
the pool until the Milwaukee & st. Paul
came to terms and
BALANCES WE'RE ADJUSTED
in accordance with the agreement. His
company. however, would keep it's accounts
in such manner that in case an adjust
ment of the difficulties is reached, hereafter
the reports withheld from the association
can then be made and accounts properly
adjusted. This means that the Missouri
Pacific will take no part in the negotiations
going on for settlement of the troubles
with the Milwaukee & st. Paul but will
act independently of the pool and make
whatever rates it deems necessary to secure
its proper share of the Omaha and Nebraska
business. Although the Missouri Pacific
takes this position none of the roads from
Chicago have thus far shown any inclination
to cut rates. and so long as there are any
prospects of settling the troubles nothing
will be done by them to bring on an open
war in rates which, if once inaugurated,
would seriously effect their earnings. A
proposition has been made during the last
few days to the Milwaukee & st. Paul by
the other lines to compromise the difficulty
by making the tariff rates on dressed beef
from Omaha to Chicago 35 cents (the
present rate is 80 cents and allow the Mil
waukee & st. Paul to even up its balances
on that rate. The Milwaukee & St. Paul
has not yet decided whether to accept this
proposition or not, but the other roads think
it will accept this compromise and thus pre-
vent war that would prove disastrous to
all Western roads.-Chicago Tribune.