St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-03-07
NO TRUCE PATCHED UP
The Chicago Lines Fail to
Reach a Basis Of Restora-
tion Of Rates.
Differential for Lake Lines
Versus Competition by
Chicago Lines.
The Burlington's Vote Defeats
a Motion to Restore the
Chicago Card.
Hills Consent Necessary to
Raise General Northwest
ePn Rates.

The meeting of railroad passenger
agents in st. Paul yesterday was com.
plete fizzle, and whatever the meeting
may have been called to accomplish, so
conflicting were the interests of tho
roads represented that from the outset
it was evident nothing of a definite or
material character could be accom-
plished. General Passenger Agent
Kenyon, who was largely Instrumental
in calling the meeting. said: Every
man seemed to have all AK to grind,
and" he significantly added, "the Bur.
lington's AK was as big as any OF tho
Others"
The meeting was representative, tax.
ing in all the st. Paul and Chicago lines,
the st. Paul terminal lines, and the
Duluth, South Shore and Atlantic. Mr..
Kenyon presided, and Assistant General
Passenger Agent GiIfillan, of the Du-
luth road, was requested to act as Sec
retary. The secretarial duties, how.
ever, proved to be very light. Mr..
Kenyon announced that the present
st. Paul and Chicago rates, 81 first.
class, and 81 SecOnd-class, must remain
until an association was formed that
would eXtirpate the present demOrallZa-
would be glad to have the "Soo' line
adopt reduced rates uniform with the
present low rates to Chicago, added to
current rates from Chicago east. Gen.
eral Passenger Agent Taylor, of the
$780," was opposed to such PROPOSE
ton. He did not give his reasons for
this, but it is apparent that a compliance
with j. w. KenyOn'S request would have
established precedent against the
"Soo's" claim for a ditferential in the
future, when the present troubles are
settled. The South Shore representa-
tive was willing to adopt uniform rates
with the $500" from st. Paul, bus
insisted on lower rate from Duluth.
because the South Shore was the shorter
line from that point. Assistant General
Passenger Agent Dixon, of the Milwau-
kee, was opposed to this; and the Great
Northern and Northern Pacific rep
resentativeS gave it ont cold thai
their respective lines would continue
to decline to give the South Shore rep
reSentati0n on any other basis than uni
form rates from Duluth 81 st. Paul.
General Passenger Agent Teesdale, OF
the Omaha, offered a resolution that ten
days from date the local roads should
return to rates quoted in the st. Paul
rate sheet. Mr.. Dixon seconded, but
OHO uOSdOiFO NVIO vi 'tiO bulllHSCOu
killed the motion. Assistant General
Passenger Agent Cairns, of the Kansas
City, qualified his vote 10y the remark
that the road be represented, was in
favor of $l1.50 first class unlimited, and
80 first-claSs limited rates, with no sec
ond-class. Mr.. Teesdale offered a sec
ond resolution. 1t was that ten days
from date the rates to Chicago should
be 50 first-class and 81 secOnd-class,
uniform with West-bound rates. The
Burlington opposed this, when motion
to adjourn was carried.
THE moral from tO-day's meeting,"
said passenger official, ''is that there
will be no restoration East bound from
st. Paul until such times as the people
owning the railroad property give per-
emptOry orders to their passenger meu
to put up rates"