St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-08-18
RAILROAD CoNUNDRUM.
The Minnesota IL Northwestern a
Source of Anxiety.
A Row Between the Manitoba and
Minneapolis d Pacific.
The Minnesota & North

The attitude of this new road into 81
PauI in regard to the Northwestern Freight
association, is causing no small degree OF
anxiety and interest in railroad circles. 1t
was supposed that this road would join the
association, and be governed by its rules
and agreements 1t seems now that it has
not up to this time joined, and that there is
no certainty that it ever will. A few days
ago Commissioner Faithhorn Of the aSSocla-
ton addressed communication to Mr.
Stickney the president of the road, in
which he states that in administering the
affairs of the association he had assumed
that the Minnesota u Northwestern road
was party to the same, and recites the
reasons why he assumed that to be the
fact. Proceeding upon this idea Mr.. Lit
tell, general freight agent of the road. had
been invited to the meeting of general
freight agents held last month. The COM
missioner states that he had been informed
that the Minnesota 81 Northwestern de-
MED that it is member of the association.
He therefore writes Mr.. Stickney to find
out if the attitude of the road toward the
association. Receiving no reply, Mr..
Faithhorn, few days later. sent dispatch
to Mr.. Stickney asking for reply. In
response to this Mr.. Stickney informs Mr..
Faithhorn that the company does not con-
slider itself member of the association and
that the matter of whether or not the road
will join the association cannot be deter
mined until after the new traffic manager
of the road assumes the duties Of his posi-
ton on the 23d inst, when the papers will
be submitted to him. The officers
Of the road here will say moth
ing further upon the subject than what is
said by Mr.. Stickney in his reply to Mr..
Faithhorn.
A CHICAGO VIEW.
Chicago Tribunei 1t is generally undor-
stood that the Minnesota s. Northwestern does
not propose to join the Northwestern under
any conditions. The road was constructed
to sell to somebody, and the evident in
tention is to force some one of the existing
lines to buy 1t by forcing decentralization In
rates. The owners of the road openly admit
that they made their money i'll constructing
it, and that they do not expect to make any
by operating it. Some of the roads stand
ready to buy it providing they can get it at a
reasonable figure, but they do not propose to
pay the exorbitant prices charged for it. 1t
is not believed that the Minnesota q North
western can put the association to much
trouble or cause decentralization of rates.
1t has no line of its own to Chicago.
but uses the Illinois Central from
Mona, having traffic agreement with the
latter The Minnesota & Northwestern
evidently thinks it can make whatever
rate it pleases on east-bound business under
its contract. But the Illinois Central dis
putes this, and does not propose to pro rate
with that company except OIL prevailing rates.
This position on the part of the Illinois Gen.
trail is no doubt correct. A precedent
recently established in q case between the
Santa Fe and the Southern Pacific on Cali
fornia through business. The arbitrator
then decided that the Santa Fe had the right
to meet any rates. Consequently the Min
nesota & Northwestern can only cut rates if
rates are first cut by competing lines, but if
all other lines adhere to the tariff, as is now
the case, it cannot claim a pro rata on
lower rate from the Illinois Central unless
the latter permits it to do So And the Hi
I nois Central people claim that they will insist
upon full pro rata division of regular rates.
A Crossing War.
Special to the Globe.
WAHPEToN, OAK, July 17.-Fifty
pretty tough-looking characters arrived
here this morning and Immediately started
out to work on the Minneapolis d Pacific
railroad. About o'clock Sheriff Ink,
with his deputies. and Solicitor Springer
of the Minneapolis & Pacific.
started for the seat Of war,
situated at Taylor's Lake. thirty miles south
east of Wahpeton, to serve an Injunction
on the Manitoba officials, to force them to
ueSlSl lIOu laying lHolT Track across The
Minneapolis q Pacific. They have not yet
returned, but we learn that the Manitoba
people worked night and day, up to noon,
and Succeeded in laying their track across
the Minneapolis & Pacific right of way. At
IL O'clock most of the men were told
to take a few hours rest, and after they
had left the Minneapolis & Pacific men
came on in large numbers, tore up the line
and pushed on their own work. In conse-
quence there is almost riot down there.
The Manitoba folks have ordered their men
to commence over again and seem deter
mined to carry their point by fair means or
foul.
The Baltimore and Ohio Trouble.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 17.-Officials of
the freight department of the Pennsylvania