St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-11-04

Keeling Ill railroad circles than IL was
thought it would at first. The Union Pa
chic, as well as the Northern Pacific, Is
protesting against the adoption OF the
rates, and in most strenuous terms. In
long letter to +. Piers0n, chairman OF the
trunk line passenger committee, New DIRK
city, Z. 5. Stebbins, general ticket agent OF
the Union Pacific. urges the commit
tee not to recognize the rates, and
charges the Canadian Pacific road
with bad management, and 4. asking
more favorS of the American linesf than 1t
can return. 1t states that it is quite true
that the Canadian line depends almost en-
tlrely on the United States lines for its
through business, and yet it would demon
alize the business of the tranScontinental
American lines by Unfortunately cutting
rates to Pacific coast points. AS an Illus
tratlon OF the unreasonable management o1
the road, Mr.. StebbinS claims that that
line makes the same rate from differept
points the same as if the UniOnPacific would
charge the same from Denver to San
Francisco that it does from Chicago to
San Francisco. While he claims the Cana
dian Pacific will not suffer materially from
this action, as it runs through country
sparsely populated, it will force the Ameri-
can lines to do the same thing with a
necessarily demOralizing effect.
Strictly First-Class.
1t has been given out. not necessarily
for publication, but as guarantee of good
faith, that the Milwaukee road will con-
tinue to run its limited train without recog-
nizing second-claSs tickets and trip passes.
1--WE want to keep it just what we i'll
tended it to be, strictly tirSt-class." says one
of the officials, land we intend to do it,"
The Omaha people have not yet decided
what move to make, but there are indica-
tons that they will put one more car on
their limited train and run it open to
second-class passengers. If they do this,
it will leave the Milwaukee the undsputed
honor of wearing the badge of arstocracy
and of carrying ''strictly frst-class
passengers" 1t probably doesn't
cost the Milwaukee any more to
run a train to Chicago in twelve hours
than it costs the Omaha and Burlington.
While the Burlington line says to the peo-
pie: I'VE are here for your accommodation
and will give you the benefit of quick tran
sit to points along our line at accOmmoda-
ton rates." the Milwaukee says: ''You can
ride on our limited train if you are willing
to pay extra money for the privilege; if
not. you can go tn our accommodation
trains and get to Chicago three OF four
hours later than those who ride on the Bur
lington." 1t looks like coercion on the
part of the Milwaukee. But of course the
people have the RICH, of choice and are not
obliged to ride over any particular road
where there are as many competing lines
as st. Paul has, ana as the question of
dollars and cents is an important
one with the great majority
of people, it is doubtful if they
will pay SO for conveniences on one road
that they can get on another for S.. 1t is
an experiment that is perhaps worth trying
and there is probably 10 road that comes
into st. Paul that is better able to try it
than is the Milwaukee and in the meantime
the Omaha will undoubtedly pick up the
gauntlet thrown down by the Burlington.
Probably nothing would please the latter
road more than to have both the Milwaukee
and Omaha lines continue on the first class
ticket scheme, as it would assuredly put
money into its pockets and give it promi
nence among Northwestern roads that might
render it dangerous rlval among its COM
petitors. 1t is safe to predict that if the
Milwaukee refuses to acknowledge second
class tickets on its Limited" train, it Will
break it's resolution within two months or
the Milwaukee limited" will not be Oh the
rails.