St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-05-22
WE sT-BOUND POOL.
Presidents of the Trunk Lines Com
sidering Matters.

siuerlng Matters.
NEW YORK, May 21.--A meeting of
presidents and other officers of the Trunk
lines and their Western connections, was
held at the Office Of Commissioner Fink to-
day. for the purpose Of consulting about
the various matters which have of late
tended to disturb the smooth working of the
pool. The meeting was private. There
were present G. r. Blanchard of the Cen
trail Traffic association, President G. B.
Roberts, sc Fourtho Vice President T. B.
Green and General Ticket Agent j. Wilson
of the Pennsylvania railway, j. Mccullough
and DID. Gray of the Pennsylvania COM
pany, j. K. King and S. NJ. FELTON, of the
Erie, B. A. Hegeman of the Delaware.
Lackawanna & Western, S. S. Spencer and
+. Harriet of the Baltimore & Ohio Chaun-
cey M. Depew and II. j. Heyden of the
New York Central, j. D. Lang and j. w.
Musson of the West Shore, j.,
Hickson and L. ]. Sergeant of the Grand
Trunk, j. Newell of the Lake Shore, 81. B.
Ledyard of the Michigan Central and
Messrs. Spicer and Reeves Of the Chicago
& Grand Trunk road. The session was
harmonious The western roads sgnitied
their intention to agree on a basis to be
discussed in short time, by which freight
rates will be made uniform. Messrs. Fink
and Blanchard will continue their efforts to
induce other Western companies to main
tain the pool rates. Resolutions were
adopted confirming the Central Traffic
association and putting it on better basis
than before The w estern representatives
will leave for Chicago tomorrow night to
be present at the hearing before the arbi-
tration1 committee, consisting of Messrs.
McMullen of the Chicago 81 Alton, Potter
of the Chicago, Burlington 81 Quincy and
Cable of the Rock Island road. It was
said by Mr.. Blanchard that Chicago paper
had fallen into an error in supposing that
the Central Traffic association does not eX-
tend to the lines near the Mississippi river
Their business extends as far west as st.
Louis or Milwaukee, or on line drawn
from Chicago along the Illinois river.
I,sFS Rail Notes.
The Minnesota, Sault Ste. Marie & Atlantic
it is thought win not be completed across the
peninsula this year. as Mr. Ransome esti-
mates. 1t is being pushed from the west and
has something like $50 miles to build In Wis
consin before reaching the Michigan line. It
is possible, however, that some work will be
done from the Sault westward.
Upon the application of c. w. Fairbanks, as
counsel for the bondholders of the st. Louis
circuit court at Springfield, Mo-, entered
decree for the sale of the road and the prop
erty of the company. The sale will take place
the latter part of June.
Gen. Anderson of the Northern Pacific,
who went out with the United States commits
sioners to examine and accept or reject GER
tain parts of The road just completed on the
Pacific coast. returned yesterday.
Mr.. r. B. Angus, one of the directors of
the Canadian Pacific, went through st. Paul
yesterday on his way to British Columbia,
where he goes to make preparations for the
formal opening of that road.
Messrs Fisher Smith and McIver of the st.
Paul & Duluth have gone up the road and
will make tour of inspection Of the whole
road and all its different branches.
The Oregon Railway & Navigation COM
pany has abandoned the project of operating
a line of steamers on the upper Columbia to
the Big Bend country.
The Northern Pacific yesterday shipped 500
head of cattle and 1900 head of sheep from.
Oregon and Washington territories to Mon
tana.
On June the Omaha road will add week
day trains from St. Paul to Lake Elmo and
Saltwater, and on June the same road will
puts Sunday trains to the same points.
2 . 1t is understood that the Northern Pacific
road will take the necessary steps to GUST the
Wells Fargo Sc Co. express from the line of
the road.
Last evening the St. Paul & Milwaukee road
was compelled to put on four sleepers to ac-
commodate those who went by the limited.
John W. Wright of Chicago and John II.
Barker, Michigan City, Ind, directors of the
Nickel Plate, are at the Ryan.
]. P. Nourse, general passenger agent of
the Central Iowa, is in the city.
George NJ. Farnham, travelling passenger
agent of the Erie road, is in St. Paul.
Messrs. Winter and Whitman Of the Omaha
returned last evening.
George B. Harris of the Burlington NORTH
ern is IN st. Paul.
j. T. Clark of the Omaha is expected back
to-day.