St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-11-13
He Says Harrison's Admins
tration Will Not Hamper
Canadian Railroads.
Citizens and Corporations Of
Both Countries Should
Have Equal Privileges.
Directors Of the Adams Ex-
press Company Frown on
the Lottery.
A Slashing Cut on Rates on
Hogs Forced by the
Alton.

WASH1NGToN. Nov. Is. - Secretary
Blaine was the central figure in dra-
matte scene here this afternoon.
Grouped together in the Office of the
assistant secretary of the treasury were
many noted government officials and
three of the leading railroad law
yers of the country. The occasion that
brought them together was a public
hearing about certain privileges granted
to the Grand Trunk railroad III having
goods for Canada sealed in cars at
American ports and forwarded in bond
to their destinations. Those who Op-
posed this plan cohtended that the seal
should be placed on the ears at the port
nearest the destination of the goods.
Around table sat the official board
Secretary Window, Assistant Secretary
Spaulding and Solicitor Hepburn.
Secretary Blaine was also present.
Several speakers had made remarks
and Secretary Blaine, with members Of
the board, had asked questions. When
A. T.. Raymond. of Detroit, who had
spoken for an hour or so, had con-
cluded, Secretary Blaine arose. He
said that he was there simply as one
of the spectators and not in any official
character. whatever. He wished to say,
however, in answer to MIR. RaymOnd'S
suggestion that this might be policy Of
retaliation that he felt sure the gov
eminent has no such thought; that sup
position of such policy and arguing
against it might create serious misap-
prPhenSlOn in the country as to such an
intention in the part of the government
it was for this reason he interposed to
prevent any such idea going abroad rs
the result of this hearing. Mr.. Ray
mOnd. Mr.. Blaine said, was himself the
representative of the Canadian Pacific
railway, and if the government of the
United States had been desirous OF
throwing
Obstacles in the Way
of developing that great road 1t would
not have given it the privilege of going
through two states of the Northwest
and crossing at the $780, nor would
his own state of Maine have given the
liberty of crossing its entire territory in
order that its connection with the cities
of the maritime provinces of New Bruins
wick and Novia Scotia might be made
some 200 miles nearer. Mr.. Blaine sug-
geSted that the best mode of resisting
retaliation or unfriendliness was to
make the system absolutely complete
and perfect, and he asked MIR. Raymond
If he thought it was so. Mr.. Raymond
answered that he had so regarded 1T.
MIR. Blaine said that it would be much
more satisfactory to the section from
which he came if Halifax and st. John
could treat New England as fairly and
as generously as Portland and Boston
treated the Canadian provinces. Cana
| dians might land any cargo of fish or
anything else at Portland and ship it to
their homes, but the American fisher
man making his catch hundreds of
miles beyond the three-niile limit could
not secure that privilege from the lower
provinces. Mr.. Blaine suggested
that Mr.. Raymond would labor to
good end in making the system for
which he spoke absolutely perfect il ne
could wipe out the inequality which
was known and recognized over the
Prior to Mr.. Blaine'S speech arguments
question. Those who addressed them
selves to the question were ex-senator
| o. ID. Conger, of Port Huron, Mich,
| representing the interests of Port HUI
ron; j. K. McCammon, representing
the transcontinental roads; E. A. Day,
representing the Canadian Pacific: Al
fred Russell, representing the interests
of the Wabash railroad: A. C. Ray
mOnd, representing the interests of the
| Grand Trunk and Canadian Pacific rail-
roads, of Canada, and Daniel Magone,
| representing the Rome, WatertoWn &
| Ogdensburg railroad. Several other
| persons were present.