St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-01-07
The Chicago Lines Unable to Pull Har-
moniously on Through Business
from st. Paul,
8v the Minnesota & Northwestern Accept
ing Flour at Less Than the Tramc
Lines Rates.
AnIncrease of Nearlya M1liioh IN INC
Earnings of the milwaukee q
st. Paul.
Deciston Affecting Atlantic 81 Pacific
J,ands--AnnuaI Meetings
Notes.
Northwestern Traffic Association

Northwestern IT@stfO =,
Commissioner George L. Carman OF the
Northwestern Traffic association was III 81,
Paul Yesterday comforting with agents OIL
roode in the nooI. What the nature Oh his
business with them was, the general ireight
agents would not divulge, statihg ~ ao
ONLY one of Mr.. Carnans perlouicdl fisloS
to St Paul and that it did not mean any
thing in particular. But his WISH mas
broader Significance than the general Irelgnt
agents are willing to admit, as HlalCers III
the Traffic association are not running 90
smoothly as they might be, though there IS
no danger of a disruption of the pool
At a former meeting of the Northwestern
Traffic association at Chicago. General
Freioht 4 gent Tucker of the Illinois Cen
tral road was present, and agreed not 10 re-
ceive business over his line at rates less
than what the lines members OF the lrallc
association were charging. Such conces-
sion to the traffic lines was particularly oD-
noYious to the Minnesota d NORTHWESTERN
which forms a part of the Illinois Centrals
line between st. Paul and Chicago.
The Minnesota 81 Northwestern claims
enc right to make east-bound rates
on business from ST. Paul and Minneapolis
20 Chicago, while it comedies the rlght 10
make west-bound rates to the llllnls zen,
trail road. When the Illinois Central
placed itself in the position at Chlcago' as
being at the head of the whole concern
and as much as said that no rates Oh
through business, either east OF "esE
bound. could be made without its being re-
ferred to the Minnesota 81 Northwestern
was iustlv exasperaied. and it is said had
several interviews with the Illinois Central,
at which IL sustained its right to make east
bound rates. while the Illinois Central
could make west-bound ones. This is the
same arrangement as exists with other
roads. such as the Omaha, having Tor lts
connection the Northwestern to Chicago,
and the Minneapolis & st. Louis connect
ing with the Rock Island. But these TWO
lines are in the association, and 1t does
not devolve upon them to
MAKE RATES SEPARATELY,
the association doing it for them. The
Minnesota q Northwestern, with its con-
nection. the Illinois Central, however, is
not member to any pool. and the ldea OF
the latter pledging itself to uphold the
rates made by the association roads, when
the combination would cut the Threats of
either the Minnesota 81 Northwestern or
Illinois Central at the first opportunity, is
absurd. The Minnesota ~ Northwestern.
knowing this, refused to agree TO Nortll-
western Traffic association rules, principles
and rates, until it became member itself.
If it had agreed to carry business at the
rates charged by the traffic lines, when not
a member. il is only matter of time when
it would have been bankrupt. Know
ing this, it is useless to state
that rates on flour from Minneapolis
have not been according to Hoyle,"
by the Minnesota IL Northwestern, but
sometimes at what transit sold at, and other
times little above as at present. The
traffic lines have stored at Minneapolis now
nearly 275. 900, 600 of transit. The Mime
sofa & Northwestern, having no lines be-
yond st. Paul, has no transit at Minneapo-
lis, and is bound to make rates less than the
association tariff to get business and money
to pay operating expenses. Commissioner
Carman heard at Chicago that the Mime
sofa q Northwestern was carrying at the
price of transit, which sold yesterday at
Tx cents. 1t is hardly probable that it is
carving at this rate, but it is certainty
that it is not carrying at 1712 cents per 100
pounds, the tariff rate of the traffic lines.
1t is said that the latter are not doing so
either. that they have dropped about ~
cents per 100 pounds. though the freight
agents of the traffic lines firmly deny having
done any such thing. Commissioner Car
man will endeavor to enforce tariff, and
will most likely confer with General Freight
Agent Tucker of the Illinois Central when
he returns to Chicago, and try and secure
his consent to enforce tariff on the Mime
sofa d Northwestern, which he will in all
probability fail to do.