St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-12-25
l 81. llss-.llssA.l 1880.
JointRate sheets.

Chairman F. c. Donald, of the pas
Senger department of the Central Pa
cifc association. has called a meeting of
the compllers and rate clerks 10 be held
Tuesday, Jan. !. to make changes for
the quarterly isSae of JOINT rate SHEETS
taking effect Feb. ], The chairman
calls attention 10 the advance in second
class rates from Missouri river points to
Western Colorado. Montana, Utah and
IdanO points quoted in the transmits
souri, WeSt-hOund rate sheet. aud adds:
lit is of the utmost Importance that
every line and association in the cOun-
try be represented in order to secure
greatest uniformity possible. and har-
NOME, as far as 10 Is practicable to 90
so, the differences between the various
interests in establishing through rates,
and with this end in view. we cordially
invite every compiler and rate clerk To
be present, and especially request that
they remain until the work is finished"
AtcilisOm RunOr Denied.
Officials of the Atchison, Topeka &
Santa Fe road positively deny the re-
port that their company has any iuten-
ton of securing. through the Jackson
vile Southeastern company. control or
the Indianapolis. Decatur IL Western.
either by lease or purchase. They say
the AtchisOn has no desire to extend its
system eastward, and is not cunttin-
plating any new deals. Its present con-
nectiOn with the jacksonville Southeast
ern Is simply traffic arrangement, and
IL has no proprietary interest in thai
line. The recent statement of Chairman
MagOun, of the Atchi>on's board of di-
rrctors, Ia the effect that no further ex-
tensions of the system would be Under
taken for some time 10 come, was made
in good faith, il is claimed, and there is
no present intention of departing from
that policy.
Worlds Fair Rates.
A meeting OF general managers
of the Western roads centerins in Chi
eagO was held 1t the general Offices OF
the Chicago, Burlington 81 Quincy to-
day to devise plaiIS for the conveyance
of passengers and freight during the
worlds fair and to agree upon Sched-
ules. After a full discussion of the
matter it was decided TO lake no definite
action at this time but to appoint Gen
eral Manager Benjamin Thomas. of the
Western Indiana road, committee Of
one to confer with Director General
Davis, Traffic Manager Joyce and other
worlds fair officials relative to tileir
views and suggestions in the mattel.
1t was given out at the meeting that the
railroads are willing to act in harmony
with the worlds fair people i'll the mat
ter of transportation and schedules.
SWitchmen Satisfied.
Grand Master Sweeney, of the Switch
mems Mutual Aid association, has sahc-
toned the agreement entered into by
the managers and switchmen of the
Rock Island, the Illinois Central. the
Chicago IL Northwestern and the Mil
waukee IL st. Paul roads. By the terms
Of the agreement Chicago wages are 10
DE paid at all large centers, and So less
at Council Bluffs, Sioux City, Des
M0ines. Duluth, st. Joseph aud such
points. At Omaha, st. Paul, Milwau-
kee. Minneapolis and Kansas City the
pay will DC SO month fur day helpers
and $40 for day foremen, $40 for night
helpers and SO for night foremen, with
q second-class schedule at s. less.
A Wild Runor.
President Marvin Hughitt, of the
Chicago d Northwestern, denies a re-
port that was printed in one of the Chi
cago papers to-day. to the effect that his
company has Secuieu ai option oil the
EScaIaba. Iron Mountain IL Western
road. He says nothing of the kind is
contemplated, and that the story is ab-
solutely without foundation. The Es-
canada, when completed, will PROBABLY
be an important factor in controlling
the mineral traffice of northern Mich
igan, and rumor has credited not only
to the Chicago 81 Northwestern. bull
also the 500 and the Milwaukee & St.
Paul of trying to secure control Of it.
Postponed the Advance.
The Eastern roads have FASHIONED
the advance in corn rates to points in
the territory of the Central Traffic asso-
citation until Jan. 10. The through rate
TO seaboard points will be advanced
Jan. l. as originally proposed, but, ow-
ing to the refusal of the st. Louis east
bound lines TO disturb the rates To inter
mediate points until ten days later. the
Chicago roads have decided to accept
the delay. 1t is understood that one OF
tile East st. Louis lines has contract
on its hands which does not expire until
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