St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-04-03
The Open Gut Made by the Milwaukee Net
by All the Other Northwestern
Roads.
Western Traffic Association Roads Add to
the Interest by Beginning to Slash
Rates.
The Unprecedented Warfare OF the
Transcontiuentai Roads Finally
Comes to n Close.
A Victory Claimed by the Atchison--
The wisconsin Central
Finished.
The Others Join Hands.

Special TO the Globe
CHICAGO, April 1.-The progress of the
Northwestern rate was to-day was one OF
rumors rather than action, the only move
made being that of the Northwestern road,
which tardily accepted the situation and
made the eight and ten-cent rate put out by
the st. Paul the day previous. 1t was err
cumstantially Casserted on the street that
the Northwestern had cut deep and
heavy, and had put rate out OF . cents
on classes and cents on all frelght
by the carload. This was emphaticaly de-
MED at the Northwestern Office, ana as
vigorously claimed that the company was
doing nothing nothing beyond meeting the
competitive rates. The limos central
Burlington and Rock Island took like po-
sition, so that up to the close of business
hours the st. Paurs open rate was the
standard. All these roads, however, after
wards met the st. Paurs rate. As stated
yesterday the application of the rates to
MONTANA AND IDAHO
business affected the lines forming the
Western Freight association, and some
action upon their part became necessary
The Union Pacific and the Northern Pacific
pool the business to Montana common
points. so that the effect of turning the
traffic via st. Paul would not effect the
revenue, but the Union Pacific would lose
the carriage OF high-claSs freight and would
be forced TO accept an evening up OF the
balances by taking low-clasS freight.
A consultation was had In re-
gard to the matter, and ii
was agreed that the rates in st. Paul should
apply to traffic destined for Montana points
via Council Bluffs. This includes business
to Butte, Helena, Deer Lodge, Silver Bow
and half a dozen other minor points. The
rates are made by adding to the s and 10
cent rate, the rates provided from Council
Bluffs TO the common Montana points, and
all freight must be billed through to deSti-
nation. The figures are
SUBJECT TO CHANGE
without notice, and only apply from day to
day. No other rates in the Western Freight
association territory have as yet been at
fected by the war in the Northwest, and
there seems to be disposition TO hold them
steady for time at least. There is abso-
lutely no reason why the fight should be
carried into Council Bluffs freight, as
there are no questions involved nor
principles at stake more than
has troubled the pool for the
past six monts and if rates can be main
tanned for half year, without dirturblng
the revenues of the road, there is no good
year longer on the same basis. If the man
ayers take the sensible view of the matter
which, it may be remarked, is the point of
view of the stockholders-the Western
freight may pull through without being
compelled to-
SHARE THE MISFORTUNES
or the fates of its Northern neighbors. In
reference to the ruinored five and three-cent
rates mentioned in the beginning of this
article, it can be stated that it sprang from
kilograms received at Pittsburg, at which
place it was asserted that two of the Chi
cago and ST. Paul roads were using those
figures as basing rates for business destined
to st. Paul. The statement was not verified
to-day, and it is probable that 1t was founded
upon the suspicious of a local freight agent
rather than any facts in his possession.
Any predictions as to the length or limita-
tons of the war amount to nothing, as the
railway officials themselves are all at sea in
the matter. The meeting of the general
freight agents called for Tuesday next will
not be prolific of any great results. There
are TOO many important questions to be
settled-too many new conditions to face
to allow of any summary disposal, and
when these are to be acted upon the man
ayers will take the subject in hand.