St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-12-24
National Transportation Com
pany Keen and Vigil
liant.
A Number Of Evils Incident to
Shipments to Be Rem
edied.
A Number of Railroads De-
clare Semi-Annual Div
idendS.
Chicago, Milwaukee & st,
Paul Open an Era Of Re-
tPenchment.

CHICAGO. Dec. 23.-The railroads are
beginning to understand that they will
hereafter meet with strong opposition
in any movement they may inaugurate
that is not acceptable TO shippers. The
National Transportation association,
that was recently organized in this city.
and which is composed of delegates of
the boards of trades and commercial
bodies throughout the country, is pre-
pairing for active work. Commissioner
Iglehart, of the Chicago freight bureau,
said to-day:
The association has grown in
strength until it is now prepared to take
stand on questions affecting the inter-
ests of shippers. Hereafter we pro-
pose to have voice in the regulation
of matters in which we are interested,
such as the forming of car service COM
bines, and kindred combines, which
provide for the infliction of penalties OH
shippers who fail to unload cars within
a certain period. The shipper has no
redress when the railroad fails to fur
nish cars for the transportation of his
goods at the time he wants them. A
consignment of flour may be two weeks
Coming From Minneapolis
TO Chicago, and although the delay may
entail heavy loss on the shipper he
must grin and bear it. The members
of the National Transportation associa-
ton believe that by united action they
can correct such inconsistencies as
these and secure recognition and justice
from the railroads. There are row over
twenty commercial exchanges repre-
sented in the organization and prepare
tons for protecting the rights of its
members are going actively forward.
A part Of the programme of the aSso-
citation is to insist upon repre- Senta-
ton in all conferences of railroad Off
Gals looking to the adoption of rules or
the forming of agreements calcu lated TO
curtail the privileges of the shippers.
Ii their demands are resisted they will
resort to other means as they reSorted
to the boycott in the case of the uni
form bill of lading, to prevent one
sided legislation.
Chairman NIidgely Surprised.
Chairman J. w. Midgely, of the West
ern Freight association. is apparently
very much surprised and chagrined at
the failure of the Trunk Lihe associa-
ton to adopt the uniform classification.
Il AIN utterly unable to account for
such action" he said this afternoon.
The representatives of that body on
the committee that framed the report
were enthusiastic in its favor, and
have been told by prominent trunk line
representatives within a few weeks that
the association would undoubtedly
adopt it. L. as chairman of the commit
tee, was Instructed some time ago to
Keep the interstate commerce commits
sion informed of the progress of the
work, and of all important develop
ments. L presume it will be necessary
for me under those instructions to no
tify the commission of this action of the
Trunk Line association. | shall not be
surprised if the commission orders the
adoption of the uniform classification as
1t stands, and if the trunk lines ignore
such all order it is probable that an act
OF congress Will make them regret it,"
Illinois Live Stock Rates.
Representatives of the Illinois lines
met to-day at the office of Commissioner
S. p. Brown to consider the new sched-
ule OF rates on live stock prepared by
the state board OF railroad and ware
house commissioners. They found on
checking up the rates that the schedule
makes reduction of about cents per
100 pounds for distance of ITO miles on
shipments within the state. Although
no action was taken at the meeting,
there was an understanding that the
schedule would be adopted without pro-
test by all lines.
Improved Train Service.
Commencing next Sunday the Chi
cago. Milwaukee IL st. p aul road will
extend the run of its C hicago-Councll
Bluffs trains to Omaha, using the Union
Pacific bridge to cross the Missouri
river. Heretofore these trains have
stopped at Council Bluffs, and the new
departure does away with the delays
heretofore existing at the transfer depot
Oh the east side of the river.
#. ". Davis Resigns.
F. V. Davis has resigned the position
of freight traffic manager of the Chi
cagO d Eastern Illinois to accept that of
general freight agent of the Detroit,
Lansing IL Northern and Chicago d
West Michigan roads, taking effect Jan.
l. Davis was general freight agent of
the Chicago d Eastern Illinois for
number of years and was recently pro-
NOTED to make place for l.. G. Brock
enbrough.
Uniform Pay for Switchmen.
A conference of the general managers
of the Western roads was held to-day
relative to the demands Of their switch
men for a uniform scale of wages.
Switchmen in the Chicago yards have
heretofore been paid by the hour, their
wages in day aggregating from 80 to 80
per cent more than the day wages paid
in small cities and towns. The MANA
gers agreed upon scale approximating
uniformity by which the wages of out
side switchmen will be within So
month of the Chicago Switchmen's
wages.
A Rock Island Project.
Surveyors who are now engaged in
running line" from Chicago to Mil
waukee are said to be working under
the direction of the Chicago, Rock
Island & Pacific. They have reached
point near Racine. and the line they are
mapping out follows the lake shore
closely. The Rock Island reaches the
principal gateways of traffic covered by
the st. Paul and the Northwestern. eX-
cept in Wisconsin. The Rock Island is
anxious to get part of the lumber
traffic to the Southwest. and other
branches 10 penetrate the interior of
Wisconsin are projected.
ANNUAL AND SEMI.ANNUAL.
Statements of Various Important
Trunk Lines.