St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-11-23
RUMBLE OF THE RAILS.
The Limited Trains From St. Paul to Chi
oago to be Taken OFF Next
Sunday.
officials Claim That There is no Money
in Them During the
Winter.
They May be Resumed In the spring,
But IT Seems Very
Doubtful.
Some Alliances Being Made by the
Northern Pacitic--Snow
Along the Lines.

Tt was rumored Sunday that the limited
trains on the Milwaukee, Burlington and
Omaha roads. between st. Paul and Chi
cago were to be taken of, and the run0r
was confirmed yesterday by announcements
to that effect from the general managers Oh
the three lines. -.
This removal is sooner than was antlcl-
mated. vet the fact that the mandate has
gone forth is.no surprise to those who have
kent An eve to railroad interests. when
the limited trains were put on it was an ex-
neriment and one that has evidently proven
unsatisfactory. inasmuch as they are to be
Withdrawn.
The order will take effect Sunday, Nov.
90 and will he in effect. it is stated. during
the winter. The agents were instructed to
inform the reporters that the cause of the
removal was insufficient business to warrant
three through trains a day between st.
Paul. Minneapolis, Milwaukee and Chicago
during the winter. In one case it was an
nounced that the limited trains would be put
on April 1. and i'll another that the limited
train would probably" be resumed on that
date.
The Omaha officials say that they OPP
posed the taking off of these trains, as they
found no trouble and but little extra ex-
pense in running the limited over their line.
1t is the general impression that the lin
tied trains when once off will be kept OIL
for some time at least, and there is but little
money in them. The VI nnesota q North
western and Wisconsin Central lines are
highly elated over the change, as the move
virtually places them Oh an equal footing
with the older lines in the competition for
traffic. A Minnesota 81 Northwestern OIL
cial said Yesterday that the lines knew Well
enough that it wouldn't pay to run limited
trains. as it would have the effect Of demor-
aIiZing rates. The competing lines World
st the advantages OF time by Selling
tickets at lower rates, and this would END
In war. 1t IS not improbable that the
managers of the Milwaukee. Omaha and
Burlington roads foresaw this. and the
withdrawal was made for the purpose CT
drawing the new lines into pool that, IL Is
hoped, VIII be arranged after the present
truce exnres. Whether this is true or not,
1t is fact that the travelling public by THIS
change will suffer great Inconvenience, as
IT is understood that the regular trains Will
be run on the present schedule.
The fastest train on the Milwaukee road.
ard probably the fastest running between
the Twin Cities and Chicago, other than the
limited. covers the distance In hfteen hours
and tfty-ive minutes. Nearly sixteen
hours. or four hours longer than the limited
required in making the trip.
Notwithstanding the fact that the o1hciais
say the through night trains VIII De run Oh
the present schedule. it is generally De-
lieyed that their running time Will be cut
down to fourteen hours, or tribe more.
This would be big improvement on the
present rate of speed and much more sat
isfactory to the majority OF people than the
twelve hour run, which is considered rather
fast for Western roads.
The putting on of the limited trains mas
demonstrated the fact that there are alto
gether TOO many trains running between
the Twin Cities and Chicago for the well De-
ing of the business. Competition between
the various lines is probably sharper than
in any other cities in the United States
and this has tendency to somewhat de-
moralze business. .u
1t is hoped by some that the lines Will De
able to establish gross money pool. Dull
some of the wiser shake Their heads ana
say it is an impossbility with so many new
and ambitious roads in the field. II the
pool is established, the probabilities are
that the limited Trains will not be put on So
long as it lasts, but shOuld the managers
fail TO come to an agreement OF this Klnd
there promises to be the livelieSt war ever
Witnessed in railroad circles III the North