St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-06-10
MANITOBA TRAFFIC.
The Amount so Small that Northwestern
Traffic Association Lines Wont
Fight for It.
The Circular Adverse to Milwaukee and
st. Paul Interests Brought Into
Prominence.
Missouri River Passenger Association
Western Freight Meeting POST
pOned.
Conn petition for Manitoba Business.

Conn petition for Manitoba Business.
There is not the interest taken in the
transport of Manitoba business by the
Western Traffic association that is generally
supposed and it is not prepared to make any
extensive fight to secure a part Of that busi-
ness from the Canadian Pacific, which, it is
claimed. now loses about four thousand tons
month to the Northwestern Traffic aSsocia-
ton lines. Ii this were the whole amount
of inter- Canadian business, and divided
among three companies, about thirteen
hundred tons each, it would be hardly
worth making trouble over A railroad
official yesterday. on reading the announce
ment i'll the GLOBE that Commissioner
George L. Carman of the Northwestern
Traffic association had gone to Montreal to
consult with Grand Trunk officials and in
duce them, if possible, to reduce the tariff
to point in conjunction with other roads
that would enable them to successfully
compete with the Canadian Pacific, said it
the Grand Trunk would show poor
diplomacy if it agreed to it.
The Canadian Pacific through rate from
Montreal and Toronto to Winnipeg was
until recently S1.50 per 100 pounds for first
class goods. Just before the opening of
navigation it was found that the Grand
Trunk agent at Winnipeg was offering a
lower rate by the Grand Trunk, Sarnia
boats railroad from Duluth to ST. Vincent
and thence to Winnipeg by Red river boats.
The Canadian Pacific protested, but getting
no answer from the Grand Trunk, cut the
rates to Winnipeg to S1.47, which included
the marine risk. The Grand Trunk
kicked ON the marine risk in the $1.47
| rate. The result was cut by the Grand
Trunk to $1.37. The Canadian Pacific
then said that if the Grand Trunk would
not respect its rates to Winnipeg it would
regard all the rate arrangements between
the two lines as invalid, and followed up
this threat by cutting in Ontario, the cut
averaging about Is per cent. up to the
present. The Grand Trunk has taken up
the challenge and is meeting cut with cut.
The Hidden Circular.
Some time ago the Winnipeg Times pub
lished an article accusing the Milwaukee &
ST. Paul railway Of circulating upon it's
trains circulars derogatory to the Canadian
Northwest, reproducing what purported to
be the contents of the circular said to have
been received on one of the trains Of this
road leaving Chicago. The general pas
senger agent, A. V. III. Carpenter, of the
Milwaukee & st. Paul road at once
commenced thorough investigation of the
accusation, and had agents at ali points
where such a circular was likely to be distrib-
uted. After a long and careful search, the
only evidence procured that there ever was
such circular printed was in Toronto.
Can, and then the Rock Island road was
accused of its publication as the means Of
causing an antagonistic feeling to prevail
against the Milwaukee & ST. Paul road,
and thus secure all travel itself from East
ern Canada to Manitoba. The Rock Island
positively denied the knowledge of any
such circular. and the general passenger
agent Mr.. j. E. ST. John, replied to the
Milwaukee's attack, denying the eaccusation.
Then the conclusion was reached and the
verdict given that the circular was an ema-
nation of a reporter connected with the
Winnipeg Times newspaper, who wanted
to turn in something sensational when there
was scarcity of reliable news. The Times
now reiterates the accusation and claims
that the Milwaukee d st. Paul really
caused the circulars to be distributed.
Those who have had dealings with this
corporation will readily dsbelieve that it
would do anything so despicable as is
charged and sufficient evidence to the con-
trary is shown in it spending a thousand
dollars or more to find out where the circu-
lar originated.