St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-06-13
Ballast.

Last Monday the Wisconsin committee of
the Western Freight association meet at Mil
Waukee and made number Of arrangements
of interest to shippers. An understanding
was reached on many points, OF which the
rates from Stearns Point to all points will be
the same as from Wausau, except where 9TH
erWise agreed upon. Rates on bed Stats, in
car load lots, will be the same as on soft lum-
Der. to all points to which lumber tariffs are
published. A rate of twenty-five cuts per
1UO pounds was made on agricultural nipple
ments from tlllWater to Green Bay. The
500 line was given authority to reduce lUnl-
Der rates three cuts per loo pounds from all
points On its line east OF Hermansyille to
points in Wisconsin and Illinois Oh the Chi
cagO Il Northwestern and Milwaukee roads,
except the Sault Ste. Marie group which
are to be reduced four cents per 100 pounds,
the minimum through rate to be not less
than one cent above the rate from Hermans
vile. The minimum rates to be charged on
lumber from Wisconsin points, except Mil
waukee d Northern and Chicago & North
western points, to Eastern trunk line points,
via the 500, are to be the local rates of the
St. Paul companies to functions On the 500
line. They can make no through tariffs
without an agreement between the lines to
that effect. The matter of lumber rates from
Wisconsin points to points on the Lake Shore
4 Michigan Southern was referred to a COM
mittee OF three, and Will be taken up at the
uext regular meeting OF the Western Freight
association.
The freight rate situation is in statu quo,
pending the action of the meeting at Chi
cage Local freight agents do not expect
that any satisfactory arrangement will be
made, and expect period of wild rate cut
ting as soon as the failure is known. The st.
Paul Il Duluth gives it out fiat that 1t will
consent to no agreement OF any sort that does
not admit it's right to 1O-eent differential.
1t will have that at all costs. The representa-
tiyes of other roads are as firm in their state
ment that they will not grant this, and will
cut rates down to 10 cents if necessary to
prevent it. Meanwhile the effect of the dis
turped state of affairs is being felt in a seri-
Gus falling off in shipments. Merchants will
not order goods until something definite
arises from the present chaos. Trade in con-
sequence of this is terribly dull and will get
duller until the incoherent develops into
coherency.
The members of the G.. A. R are kicking
because of an anticipated raise IN excursion
rates to their annual encampmeht. Previous
years the rate has been cent per mile over
all roads. This year tendency to exact
higher rate has called forth circular pro-
testing. What action will be taken is diff
cult to predict.
John E. Rourke, for some time the Kansas
City's station agent at South st. Paul. who
has been appointed travelling freight agent
Of that road. was presented yesterday with
gold-headed cane By his friends in South st.
Paul. He leaves next week for Montana to
hunt for COWS and things.
The annual meeting of the Chicago, Bur
lington d Northern railroad was held at La
Crosse, Wis, Yesterday. The following di-
ray Forbes, Francis L. Higginson, w.
Powell Mason, Edward c. Perkins, A. E.
Tourlam and Charles L. Young.
The Milwaukee will sell return tickets to
the encampments at Lekeview for one fare
and a third from ST. Paul, Minneapolis, Still
nd
Winona, good from Saturday to Monday and
Wednesday to Friday.
Messrs. A. B. Plough, R. j. Williams. H. L.
Chute, Gates and White. accom- panied by
their wives, left yesterday for few days
fishing at Chisago lakes.
The annual meeting of the stockholders Of
the st. Paul d Duluth occurs tomorrow.
President HAYES and the directors are ex-
pected here to-day.
Allan Marvel and F. T. Whitney, Of the
Manitoba, were at Minnetonka yesterday, ar
ranging for opening the Lafayette.
Commencing to-day the Northern Pacific
will run Pullman sleeper through to the
Yellowstone park.
G.. J. Lowell, travelling passenger agent OF
the Minneapolic Il st. Louis, left for West
ern trip yesterday.
L. E. Snively Philadelphia agent of the
Lackawanna Fast Freight line, was in the
city yesterday.
u. d. Me ndenhall general agent of the Wis
consin Central at Duluth, was in town yes
terday.
". T. Jacobs assumed the duties yesterday
of agent at South st. Paul of the Kansas City.
j. W. Vandusen, travelling passenger agent
of the Pennsylvania road, is in the city.
J. W. Loud, assistant general freight agent
of the Grand Trunk, is in the city.
1 c. T. Cumm1ns. the Casselton agent Of the
Northern Pacific. is in the city.
+ General Freight Agent Hamblin, of the
Burlington. Is in Chicago.