St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-06-04
A Right of Way Controversy.

A Right of Way Controversy.
The St. Paul e. Northern Pacific Rail-
way company some time ago filed an appli-
cation for the appointment of commissioners
to appraise the value OF property required
for its line between St. Paul and Minneap-
oils, in the county of Hennepin. Notice
was published and ample time given for the
appearance of all interested parties, and
commissioners were to have been appointed
on Saturday last, but the Hon. J. P. Gil
fillan of Minneapolis appeared ostensibly on
the part of the state university and re-
quested further delay. The district court of
Hennepin county, before which the appli-
cation for commissioners was made eX-
tended the time for making answer to said
petition until Wednesday of this week, and
at the same time extended the time for
argument to Saturday of this week. Yes
terday there were two or three
answers filed, one being by Attorney Gen
eral Hahn to the effect that the contem-
plated line of the ST. Paul q Northern Pa
cific is not a public necessity, and that it
would be detriment to the state of Mime
sofa and to the interests of the state should
it pass in close proximity to the university
grounds. The attorney general further
protests against the granting of the petition
on the grounds that the ST. Paul q North
ern Pacific had not filed proofs OF its
amended articles of incorporation.
These, it is claimed, are purely technical
grounds. 1t is argued on behalf Of the
company that it has complied with all the
necessary provisions of the law; that it is
employing 1000 men in the state of Mime
sofa; that it is now expanding the last
SIS, 900, 900 of Eastern capital, and
is entitled to something better than tech
meal opposition to expenditure of this vast
sum OF money, and the employment of this
army of men. 1t has done much for the
state of Minnesota and the city of Mime
apOlis, and does not feel that it should be
barred from its legitimate terminal, the
head of navigation on the Mississippi river,
by any consideration of local jealousies.
Emcampment Rates.
Some time last winter the Milwaukee &
St. Paul road submitted a proposition to
members of the Patriarchal Circle in regard
to their trip to ST. Paul in July from Chi
cago. The proposition was accepted, con-
tracts signed and the money was paid over
to the railroad company. The Chicago &
Northwestern road was not Informed of the
excursion. or was not asked what it could
do in the matter of rates and therefore feels
somewhat hurt and has issued circular
stating that as it had unfortunately not been
afforded an opportunity to submit, in the
usual way, its rate formembers of the Patri-
archal Circle upon the occasion of the trip
to St. Paul in July for the annual encamp-
ment it proposes to furnish tickets for the
said event, Chicago to ST. Paul and return
at IS. The company expresses its regret
that circumstances have compelled it to
make the announcement by circular, but as
it was entirely ignored in the arrangements
made, and knowing that many temples
would prefer the Northwestern line, the
company says it is disposed to give them
the benefit of an unusually liberal arrange
ment to secure part of the travel. The
Milwaukee rate, it is said, is about $11 per
capita.