St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-02-11
JUDGE CHANDELIERS NOTIONS.
He Gives His Views as to Who Gut
Some OF the Rates.


Judge Chandler. of the Milwaukee
road. who is naturally somewhat stirred
up in regard to the great rate war, was
yesterday found in more taTkative
mood than usual, and was asked what
was the state of the railway war. He
replied: "As you know, l usually avoid
all interviews, but as have been talk
ing pretty freely to some of the other
reporters to-day, have no objection to
say substantially the same to you, lest
you charge me with Partially. By the
Injurious and unfair statements made
in some of the st. Paul and Minneapolis
papers concerning the Chicago, Mil
waukee & st. Paul road and its policy.
we are made the Seapegoat of every
thing repugnant to supposed business
interests here, and our competi-
tors unfairly lauded for their
act action ,,;nnd 1t is ASSUMED nnned.t that
withdrew from the association to ena-
demanded by considerations OF justice
and fair play towards the business in
terests of the Northwest The fact is
that that road was at perfect liberty to
make any rates it pleased, but was only
required to give fifteen days notice of
intention so to do. That length of time
was necessary, because under the law
change of rates at one point necesSitates
q change at innumerable others. aud it
is work of magnitude to prepare, az
range, print and post tariffs. The road
chose, however, first to get 4 promise Of
the bulk of the business of the two
cities, then to withdraw from the aSsO-
ciatien and spring its tariffs OH the pub
lie. And it is we'll known that the bust
ness men have kept their promise with
the company remarkably well. The Min
neseta & Northwestern has represented
that 1t alone was willing to make the
rates which it ultimately named. This
is not true. The Chicago, Milwaukee IL
st. Paul more than once voted i'm the
association for these very rates. A great
has been said about the boycott of the
Minnesota Il Northwestern, and much
sympathy worked up for the manage
ment Oh that account. There has been
no boycott. So long as that road claimed
the right to change its tariffs without
notice to its competitors OF course such
competitors were not swift in making
joint tariffs with them. Why should
they be! And this is all there ever was
of the boycott. The Minnesota d
Northwestern having acquired tile Hons
share of the business by its peculiar
methods, the Chicago, Burlington &
Northern next sought to recover lost
ground by adopting precisely the same
methods, viz: By preparing new tariffs
reducing rates and then withdrawing
from the association"
but it is alleged that the Chicago,
Milwaukee (S st. Paul are responsible
for the last reduction from so cents to
IS cents OH first-class."
SSrT1at iS nrphg hty fry1p fTko Ehioonr
x Northwestern and Omaha adopted
st. Paul rates between Chicago and Du-
Iuth and Ashland. We did not think
this was fair to st. Paul and Minneap-
oils, and so reduced st. Paul rates. For
my part deplore all these methods and
their results. Business interests are
unsettled, confidence lost and revenue
destroyed, but being in the swim we
must keep up with the procession