St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-02-06
Competing Lines Forced to
Meet the Cut in Self-De-
Tense.
VanderbiIts Will Not Sell the
South Pennsylvania to the
Pennsylvania.
The Central Stock Yards Need
9uf
Not Receive Lackawanna
Cattle.

Freight rates in Minnesota will
shortly be lowered. July the railway
commissioners of Iowa adopted a rate
schedule using the Illinois classification
as basis for their figures. The rail
way companies of that state asked for
all junction restraining the commits
sioners from putting the proposed
schedule into effect, and arguments pro
and con were heard before Judge
Brewer. He decided that the proposed
rates, if enforced, would be too low for
the maintenance of the railways on a
paying basis and the temporary injunc
ton was allowed. The railway COM
missioners then decided to put into
force the same schedule. using, how
ever, the Western classification as a
basis. The railway companies made
stand against the enforcement of the
obnoxious tariff, which is practically
the same as its predecessor. The courts
were resorted to once more by the Iowa
railways, but Judge Brewers decision
was averse to them. He declared that
the commissioners new schedule should
be enforced. and if after trial it was
found inadequate and unjust to the COM
panes, an injunction would be allowed
restraining the commissioners from en-
forcing these rates.
The interested lines have hitherto
ignored the schedule, which has been
nominally in force the last few weeks,
although the Western state classification
MAKES RATES SLIGHTLY HIGHER
on a few classes of freight. Agricul-
tural implements, Tor example, are sub
jected to higher tariff with eonse-
quent benefit to interested companies.
Yesterday afternoon there was rip
pie upon the unruffied surface of the
whispered in freight circles that the
Chicago, Burlington d Quincy railway
had decided to abide by the Iowa rail
way commissioners schedule of rates.
and the following telegram, received
from Paul Morton, general freight agent
of that line, was offered in substantial
ton of the rumOrs:
This company Will put i'll effect as soon as
it can the revised rates of the commissioners
schedule of rates in the state of Iowa. Our
rates will be in accordance with the decision
in the Burlington case: that is the commits
sioners' schedule governed by the Western
classification with the few exceptions. | do
not know on what date we can make the tariff
effective, but / believe that we will be pre-
pared TO put it in effect by tomorrow, or the
day after at least; will you kindly notify all
railroads in the state of Iowa of this action.
Please take notice accordingly,
In accordance with the terms of
agreement of all lines west Of Chicago,
each company must give notice to all
others when change of rates is con-
templated, and all local lines which run
into Iowa were
NOTIFIED OF THE CHANGE.
President Stickney. of the Kansas
City, who left for Chicago Monday
evening, wired back that his line would
adopt the commissioners tariff of July
5. and that the rate classification should
be put into effect as soon as the new
tariff could be printed" In accordance
with these Instructions the rates will
only be lowered in the state OF Iowa.
The Kansas City line thus takes the
initiative in the HaWkeye state, and all
competing lines will be forced to fol-
low. The new schedule will appreciably
lower the rates in Iowa, and will eXer-
else potent influence in future rates
in Minnesota. A shipper cOnSigning
quantity Of freight from Iowa to Mime
sofa will have decided advantage over
his competitor who desires to ship goods
from Minnesota to Iowa. Those who
are seriously affected by this change are
no more then human, and farmers are
proyerbial grurnblers. A howl of pro-
nounced resonance will undoubtedly be
waited to the. ears of the minnesota
railway commissioners, and that august
body will be called upon to take action
upon this alleged discrimination. If
they have not sufficient power to
grapple with the problem. the wise
men under the big dome will be called
upon to bring their giant intellects to
bear on the question. The average leg
islator is always III state of armed
neutrality respecting the railway cor
poratiOns. and the prayers of the sup
plants will be heard, the rates in Min
nesota being forced to conform to those
enforced by the Iowa commissioners.