St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-03-24
AFTER THE RAILROADS.
Red wing Board az Trade Accuses
them Of UEIurs ziscriminatiO.

Special to the Globe.
RED WING. March 23.-At the we-nly meet
ing of the directors of the board of trade
Director f. W. Hoyt presented the following
resolutions, which were unanimously adopted,
and copies ordered sent 10 the boards of trade
throughout the state and TO our senators and
representatives in congress;
Whereas, The great railroad transportation
companies now operated in our state and en-
gagged in interstate commerce, have been and
are guilty of unjust discrimination in giving
undue and unreasonable preference and ad-
vantage to manufacturers and firms, located
and doing business at the great commercial
and manufacturing centers OF the state, 10
the prejudice, disadvantage anu injury, In
many respects, of companies and persons en-
gagged in competing business in the smaller
cities and towns. and
Whereas, The citizens OF Red Wing, as
well as manufacturers and shippers in many
of the smaller cities and towns Of the state.
have felt this unjust discrimination as great
b irden upon their industries and a great det-
rlment TO the growth and development of
their respective localities, and have asked in
vain of such common carriers for redress
from such burdens, and
Whereas, Ii seems impossible to reach these
great interstate corporations, so as TO pro-
hibt their unjust discrimination. under any
state law, or through state legislation, and
Whereas, several bills have been introduced
in congress looking to the suppressi IN o t this
evil and TO establish and regulate interstate
commerce, and TO prohibit any undue or I'M
warrantable preference or advantage to any
particular person, company, firm, corpora
ton or locality, or anv particular description
of traffic, or TO subject any particular person.
company, firm or locality, or any particular
description of traffic to any undue or unrea-
sonable prejudice or disadvantage in any re-
| spect whatsoever; therefore, resolved by the
| DO ard of trade OF the city of Red Wing, that
| we urge our senators ana representa- YES in
congress to use their most earnest endeavors
| to have law speedily enacted prohibiting
such common carriers and transportation
companies from such unjust Discrimination
on their part. and that the secretary of this
| board be instructed to furnish such senators
aud representatives in congress from this
state with printed copy of these resolutions.
also that he invite other boards of trade
| throughout the state TO concur in the same.
| Directors T. B. Sheldon and Charles Betcher
| were added 70 the committee on railroads and
| transportation. The matter of b hiding the
! Red Wing and Iowa railroad was referred TO
| the committee on railroads and transportation
| TO report at the next meeting. Di-
rector B. b. Herbert was elected sec
rotary, vice o. NJ. Hall, resigned.
Messrs. F. W. Hovt; P. Nelson and T. b. Shell
don were appointed committee to amend
| the constitution as TO nrovide for a record
ing secretary. The boa then adjourned.
Court has adjourned on account of the illness
Of Judge Crosby. 1T. f. Sturtevant leaves
| to-day for Hamline, where he will reside in
| the future. ...J. X. Perkins has returned to
| this city TO reside in the future, after an
/ absence of seven years. Swedish NJ. E.
| sociable at the residence of Mr.. q. Leliyblad,
| tomorrow "wednesday evening.