New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-05
FREIGHT RATE SLAUGHTEk
ST. PAULCARRYIyG TIE WAR INTO AFRICA.
BELIEF TUHT TnE FIGHT WILL DE- LIN" 49,
BITTER WITH HEAVY LOSSES ON ""i" e'''
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rr,,rv ru,,r rur FIGHT WILL DE Long AND
RITTER WITH HEAVY LOSSES IN ROTH SIDES
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Cu,CAGo. Feb. f. Freight ra'es III fhe west aie
IN a dencralized condition to-day, ana the heaVy
cnts m @ by the Chicago Milwaukee ana 81. raal
and ,he prompt manner IN witch thev were met Nv
othar ,,,as "a heing eagerly discussed by railway
man 7 he belief among railroad people Is that'he
preeent lisat is to be long and desperate one. aud
,hot il IS ended several staHch railroad COM
n,r,es whose securities have for years ranked
h;oh in the markets OF the world, Will
osaaa having dividends on their share
ran,tal at least. No move TO compromise
,ro.ters has been made and II is hardly
pro;,able that any will be made for the present
The shrewdest railroad men say that the demoral-
cation cannot be checked at Omaha. bat That 1t
will extend to >ioux City. Pierre, Bismarck and
ultimately INV I've the entire Northwest as well as
the West and Southwest.
Tins morning the st. Paul announced further
cut of l. cent ilst-class and cents on second
class freight to Missouri River points The reauc-
tiou was promptly met by the Northwestern ana oy
the South western Association as far as Omaha ana
Council Bluff, are concerned and the Northwestern
has al 90 announced a cut of 10 certs 10 81 faui
and M,nneapolis 10 meet the IT. Paul cut III mat
dIrectiou. he old tariff to Missouri River points
Class. -; Id $ ,75 GO 4SS 80 IS
The rate at noon to-day was:
fssss7,s SO % IS q III - e & 4 Is IS
Mr.. Miller. general ger of the s.. Paul Rail-
way has come down here from Milwaukee, "nd
is experimenting the fight When asked u
there would be any further CUT ny
his company he said they would have TO consider
it. The order sent out by the st. Paul is as foi-
To Aoents and Connections
The following rates take effect at once frem Chsago
M; 70 Council Blla'. Iowa. Omaha Nen' Kansas CITY
and -. Joseph. Me:
S Ssss-s7is 80 q Is 4 ~ Is IS IS IS
Agents strictly prohibited from quoting or using
the same line ia the direction, the shorer being
'A''''' ''''"' colonel RISING. Cont Agt.
"There IL little doubt that the present freight
war will be long and desperate one.' said Chair
man Midgcy. of the Southwestern Railroad AsTo-
citation, to-day. "No propositions for settlement
have been made DOR would 1t be OF any use 10
make any,"
Where will this fight endf'
"Tbere is no telling fight of this character
is now an entirely different matter from whatit
was few years ago. Five years slrce there
were ten junction points IN Kansas. The
Ten Junction Association was organized at
that time. Now there are 200 junction points
=" The railroad extensions III tne NeS' anu cou'h-
west have been so great that a fight like tie one
now III progress will be far-reach1g III It's ehec 8:
Owing to inc relative geographical situations OF
St Paul, Omaha and Kansas City and the opera
lions OF the Interstate Commerce law, this nght
will demoraiize all rates and mus involve tne en-
tire Northwest, as well as the West and South-
west Al,
e Are anv further cuts likely to be made to-day!,
EYES; they may be made at any minnie. nave
received dispatches ION far southwestern points
meeting the rate with the usual dlferentials from
points connecting with Omaha Kansas City ana
ST. Louis"
Mr. Mileley evidently regards the situation as
serious. He admitted that the railroads would
Eose heavily