St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-07-16
END OF THE RATE WAR.
Practical Ending of the Contest Among
the Great Western Rail
road Lines.
Tariffs, Both Passenger and Freight, Re-
stored and to be in Force Till
Sept. Is.
d. N. Fa1thom and E. p. Wilson Ap.
pointed Commissioners of the
Lines in Interest.
n Fernanent Agreement to be Forn-
ulated at a Meeting on
Sept. 8.
Thar Am.aa

The Roads Agree.
Special to the Globe.
CHICAGO, July 15.-The troubles of the,
western railroads were partially settled to-
DAY by agreement to maintain rates I'M
I'LL oept. 10, prior to which time the man.
ayers Will meet again and try to perma-
nently adjust matters. The meeting OF man.
ayers to-day appointed two committees.
one representing the Northwestern Traffic
ASSOCIATION territory, and the other the
Western Freight association. These COM
nlittees were to be charged with the duty of
preparing plan looking to the restoration
OF rates. both passenger and freight and
~ provide Tor continuing tariffs agreed on
III force until Sept. Is, it being understood
tnat the two associations were to be revived
anu given life for the time mentioned. the
inIeIestea ROADS to recommence reporting
competitive business as in the past. The
committee did their work and their renortq
were unanimously agreed to. The West
ern committee was L. j. Potter of the Bur-
nngton, S. G. Tucker of the st. PAM and
r. ST. John of the Rock Island. The
northwestern committee was Roswell Mil
ler OF the st. Paul, w. II. Truesdell of the
M minneapolis d st. Louis and II. c.. Wicker
OF the Northwestern.
THE NORTHWESTERN
report was as follows:
,,: mat the rates on freight from Chicago.
hlwaukee and points common Herewith nv
Ihe late Northwestern Traffic association. to
St. Paul, Minneapolis and Minnesota Trans
Ter De restored to the following named
nsuTes, taxing erect July 20 and continuing
unul sept. 10, inclusive. This will provide
rates: First-class, so cents: second. 81
cents; third, 20 cents; fourth, Is cents: fifth
l2A cents: class A, 171s cents; class B. Is
cents; class @, 1919 cents; class ID. 10 cents.
Eastern rates from ST. Paul, Minneapolis and
minnesota Transfer will be-: First-class, a.
cents; second, 35 cents; third. 25 cents.
fourth, 20 cents; fifth, Is cents: class A. %
cents; class b, 171a cents; class G, Is cents:
CLASS ID, l27a cents. The committee recom-
mend that standing committee be formed
consisting of one representative of the initial
lines out OF st. Panl and Minneapolis parties
10 TINS agreement, who shall have authority
ana VINO are hereby Instructed to take I'D at
once with the Lake Superior lines the cues,
ton or rates, which shall prevail from St.
Paui, Minneapolis and Minnesota Transfer to
Lake Superior and Lake Michigan ports. on
these commodities, with view of es4ahlisb.
ing rates that shall be fair and equitable and
calculated to give the two interests q fair
proportion of the traffic. This committee
snall perfect an organization with chairman
ana secretary, who shall keep the commits
sloner named under this agreement
PROMPTLY AND FULLY ADVISED
or all rates as agreed upon. For the purpose
OF convenience the committee recommended
that this agreement by known and STYLED
the Northwestern freight and passenger
agreement" and the better to secure the
faithful maintenance of the agreed rates. the
committee also recommended that Mr.. ]. N.
Falthern be appointed commissioner, and
that the following specified clauses of the
agreement governing west-bound business OF,
the Northwestern Traffic association made
Sept. 10, 1S82-namely, clauses Nos. 4. 8. g.
II, H. ID, H. Is, Is, shall be appliedto the bus
mess OF this association. The representa-i
tives Of the freight and passenger depart
'ments of the lines parties thereto
Shall convene at J. N. Faithern's
office at 1890 o'clock a. m, Saturday, July II.
1885, at which time each company shall
present and submit in detail all contracts or
agreements for rates less than then.pres
scr1bed by this agreement, which are binding
upon them after July 20, 1856. Such Lowell
rates, ii any, if they cannot be Cancelled,
shall become the entire property of the assoc
citation and open alike to all lines.
Resolved, That the passenger rates between
all competitive points be restored july 20.
1885, to the tariff rates in effect prior to Max
L, 1855. Commencing Aug. /, 1886, the rate
of commissions to be not higher than 81 pef
ticket. all classes, subject to the approval OF
LILO NloCOuSlu OeuIral rallrO2Q, that tho
above named rates, or those from time to
time agreed upon by all parties in interest.
be maintained on honor
IN ABSOLUTE GOOD FAITH
until Sept. Is, 1885. Your committee recon-.
mend that E. P. Wilson be appointed com.
missioner and take charge Of the details of
this agreement, as to passenger business,
preside at all meetings, and hear and decide
all complaints OF the cutting Of rates or yio-
lations of this agreement.
Mr.. j. n. FaithOln was appointed COM
missioner of the Northwestern Freight
association and the Western Freight asso.
citation, and Mr.. E. P. Wilson commits
sioner of the Northwestern Passenger asso-
citation and Western Passenger association.
The report OF the Western committee rec
commended that a Western freight associ-
alton be formed consisting of all members
of the former association to commence July
20, 1886, that the rates shall be such as
were in existence in the old Western
Freight association April 1, 1886; the per-
centages as existing i'll the old association
to be continued in the new one, that the
time for giving notice for a wish to re-
arbitrate range cattle is extended to Aug.
1; that all contracts Of all kinds or nature,
verbally or otherwise, shall be reported in
writing to the commission, signed by each
general manager in person, such contract
rates to be the rates reported to and settled
by the association. The intention is to
practically put into full effect the terms
and conditions of the old Western Freight
association from the date above named.
The committee recommended that
PASSENGER RATES RE RESTORED
on and after July 20. 1886. to the rates in
effect May 1, and that such rates be abso-
luteIy maintained; that the managers
agreement of March 1, covering commits
sions, shall be reinstated and in force from
the above date to Sept. Is, 1886, on or be-
fore which date it is agreed that there be
formed a money pool covering this and all
other competitive passenger businessbe-
tween the lines parties thereto, and that
each agree with the other on honor to carry
out in good faith its terms to the date
named, Sept. Is, 1886. That the parties
interested in the Northwestern Traffic asso-
citation meet at this office Sept. 8, to hear
the report of the committee appointed tu
prepare plan for the continuation of the
association as now formed, both passenger
and freight, and any other business that
may come before them. A committee was
appointed consisting of representative Of
each road interested, upon whom will de-
volve the duty of preparing a permanent
plan to be submitted to the managers Sept.
8, for the future government of the terri
tory.